The Watershed Research & Training Center
The Watershed Research & Training Center reported $21.5 million in revenue and $14.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.84 went to program services, $9.15 to management and general costs and $0.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.9% of the total. Government grants made up 57.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $171,845 (COEXECUTIVE). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 550% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.8% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.2% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 57.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $171,845 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.19% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense458 regional forest and fire capacity ii - increase regional capacity to prioritize, develop, and implement projects that improve forest health and fire resiliency, facilitate greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and increase carbon sequestration in forests throughout california
507 usfs healthy and resilient forest landscape restoration - a stewardship agreement to expand cooperation, capacity, alignment, and efficiencies in all pahses of landscape restoration, with an emphasis on vegetation and fuels management so that both the shasta trinity national forest and the wrtc may realize increased pace and scale in their mutually beneficial landscape restoration and maintenance efforts
564 calfire southern trinity fire resiliency projects - a strategic, landscape-scale fuels reduction and prescribed burn project to create ridgetop fuel breaks, and reduce fuel loading in and between hayfork and hyampom, california
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COEXECUTIVE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $171,845 | $0 | $0 | $171,845 |
| COEXECUTIVE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,248 | $0 | $0 | $157,248 |
| PROGRAM DIRE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,676 | $0 | $0 | $117,676 |
| OPERATIONS D Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,455 | $0 | $0 | $114,455 |
| ADMIN DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,798 | $0 | $0 | $112,798 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Watershed Research & Training Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $329K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5183
- Volunteers Part I, line 6150
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MOUNTAIN VIEW REFORESTATION LLC Plant seedlings | $433,279 |
| KEVIN BERRY LOGGING Fuels reduction | $243,780 |
| TRINITY TIMBERLANDS LLC Fuels reduction | $238,924 |
| KEPHART'S CUSTOM CUTS TREE SERVICE Fuels reduction | $195,580 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to The Watershed Research & Training Center totaling $190K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Watershed Research & Training Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Watershed Research & Training Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Watershed Research & Training Center spent in FY2025, $90.84 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Watershed Research & Training Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, The Watershed Research & Training Center reported that 90.8% of its $14.4 million in expenses went to program services, 9.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Watershed Research & Training Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Watershed Research & Training Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $171,845, for the role of COEXECUTIVE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Watershed Research & Training Center get its money?
Of $21.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 98.9% came from contributions and grants (including 57.0% from government grants) and 1.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Watershed Research & Training Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3116339 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202620479349301027 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202540179349301819 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202440469349301724 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202330129349302818 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202220279349300962 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202033439349300108 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3116339: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.