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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, NSEA COMPLETED SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS INCLUDING NINE LARGE WOODY DEBRIS PROJECTS AND THE REMOVAL OF FIVE FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS WHICH IMPROVED ACCESS TO 2.4 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT. NSEA ALSO IMPROVED STREAMBANK RIPARIAN THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE VEGETATION AND THE PLANTING OF OVER 33,545 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS. IN ADDITION TO NEW RESTORATION PROJECTS, 79 PAST SITES WERE MONITORED AND MAINTAINED. 514866 EDUCATION: NSEA PROVIDES SCIENCE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. DURING 2023 NSEA WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY INCREASE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMING WHILE CONTINUING TO OPERATE SAFELY UNDER PANDEMIC HEALTH GUIDELINES. NSEA STAFF WORKED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE MORE THAN 1,811 FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT WHATCOM COUNTY IN THE STUDENTS FOR SALMON PROGRAM. THIS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2000, PROVIDES EACH CLASS WITH A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION AND, IN 2023, FACILITATED 80 FIELD TRIPS TO STUDY STREAM ECOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, NSEA INSTRUCTORS LEAD CLASSES THROUGH STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES WHICH OFTEN INCLUDE RESTORATION PROJECTS. NSEA PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD 121 EDUCATORS IN TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH THE TEN-HOUR CLIME TIME PROGRAM. CAMP KEYSTONE CELEBRATED ITS THIRD YEAR IN 2023 WITH 126 CAMP PARTICIPANTS OVER TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP. 350892 STEWARDSHIP: NSEA IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION AND STRIVES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SALMON RECOVERY. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HELP A SMALL CORE STAFF ACCOMPLISH FAR MORE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN SALMON RECOVERY. IN 2023, 4,533 HOURS WERE DONATED BY 1,511 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE ABOUT 21.75 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT. INTERNS AND STUDENTS FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NSEAS PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATION, MONITORING, AND STEWARDSHIP. IN 2023, 45 DEDICATED INTERNS SUPPORTED NSEAS PROGRAMS WHILE GAINING VALUABLE JOB SKILLS. SUMMER AND FALL OF 2023 BROUGH INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSEA STAFF AND INTERNS TO DO OUTREACH: NSEAS SUMMER RIVER STEWARDS PROGRAM LED GUIDED RIVER WALKS ALONG THE NOOKSACK RIVER AND HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE FALL, WE HOSTED TEN SALMON SIGHTING EVENTS ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS, ENGAGING OVER 500 PEOPLE. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 2992 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT SALMON, SALMON HABITAT, AND HOW WE, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A COMMUNITY, CAN SUPPORT SALMON RECOVERY. 1777076 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 64 true false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false WA X X THE ORGANIZATION 3607150283 3057 E BAKERVIEW RD BELLINGHAM WA 98226 DORIE BELISLE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSE ANNE FEATHERSTON VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOCELYN HOEY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY RANZ 2023 TREASUR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHELPS MCILVAINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER DIERX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASA KELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA LAWSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH CARPENTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHOSHANA PAIGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM SEATON 2024 TREASUR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER DOCKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISABELLA MCFRAZIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREE BORSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL VASAK EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 118281 0 0 KATHERINE UNDERWOOD FINANCE DIRE 40.00 X 77883 0 0 196164 1 false false false 1204707 1603713 753667 2808420 CAMP TUITION 611600 60617 60617 60617 276045 276045 10230 10230 OTHER REVENUE 2389 2389 2389 3157701 339051 196164 145446 49539 1179 967726 717524 244386 5816 25333 18783 6398 152 56362 41790 14233 339 137998 102319 34850 829 26244 26244 2850 2850 31541 11731 13535 6275 18921 18921 7881 6508 1198 175 2573 2573 46388 315 46073 PROGRAM & PROJECT 661637 642287 16305 3045 VEHICLE 59411 37994 21417 FACILITIES 57257 3339 53918 NURSERY EXPENSE 29078 29078 57736 17112 37717 2907 2385100 1777076 587307 20717 288718 155174 2690945 3796071 330752 396760 11000 11000 1473883 405978 1090992 1067905 153036 177716 4565443 5604626 106760 115595 55672 200583 85080 140785 247512 456963 X 1475535 1359687 2842396 3787976 4317931 5147663 4565443 5604626 772601 57131 X false true X true X 1498382 1409858 2253620 2430331 2808420 10400611 1498382 1409858 2253620 2430331 2808420 10400611 789562 9611049 115479 57689 112571 129620 276045 691404 11092015 179727 0.86650 0.96090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1695674 857596 274738 274738 2553270 1587714 107960 117156 117156 1695674 1482714 105000 195550 195550 1587714 1482364 350 106791 92402 1497103 1379314 103050 226454 220881 5573 1482364 false false 122253 122253 1131888 218534 913354 219742 187444 32298 1067905 LINE OF CREDIT 140785 140785 3214832 57131 57131 3157701 3157701 2385100 2385100 2385100 X 1 753667 STOCK EXCHANGE false false true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B INVESTMENT ADVISOR SOLD THE STOCK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION: NSEA PROVIDES SCIENCE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. DURING 2023 NSEA WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY INCREASE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMING WHILE CONTINUING TO OPERATE SAFELY UNDER PANDEMIC HEALTH GUIDELINES. NSEA STAFF WORKED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE MORE THAN 1,811 FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT WHATCOM COUNTY IN THE STUDENTS FOR SALMON PROGRAM. THIS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, STARTED IN 2000, PROVIDES EACH CLASS WITH A CLASSROOM PRESENTATION AND, IN 2023, FACILITATED 80 FIELD TRIPS TO STUDY STREAM ECOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, NSEA INSTRUCTORS LEAD CLASSES THROUGH STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES WHICH OFTEN INCLUDE RESTORATION PROJECTS. NSEA PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD 121 EDUCATORS IN TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH THE TEN-HOUR CLIME TIME PROGRAM. CAMP KEYSTONE CELEBRATED ITS THIRD YEAR IN 2023 WITH 126 CAMP PARTICIPANTS OVER TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C STEWARDSHIP: NSEA IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION AND STRIVES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SALMON RECOVERY. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HELP A SMALL CORE STAFF ACCOMPLISH FAR MORE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN SALMON RECOVERY. IN 2023, 4,533 HOURS WERE DONATED BY 1,511 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE ABOUT 21.75 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT. INTERNS AND STUDENTS FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NSEAS PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATION, MONITORING, AND STEWARDSHIP. IN 2023, 45 DEDICATED INTERNS SUPPORTED NSEAS PROGRAMS WHILE GAINING VALUABLE JOB SKILLS. SUMMER AND FALL OF 2023 BROUGH INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSEA STAFF AND INTERNS TO DO OUTREACH: NSEAS SUMMER RIVER STEWARDS PROGRAM LED GUIDED RIVER WALKS ALONG THE NOOKSACK RIVER AND HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE FALL, WE HOSTED TEN SALMON SIGHTING EVENTS ALONG SEVERAL CREEKS, ENGAGING OVER 500 PEOPLE. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 2992 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT SALMON, SALMON HABITAT, AND HOW WE, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A COMMUNITY, CAN SUPPORT SALMON RECOVERY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHEN BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER OR WHEN HIRED. THIS POLICY IS SIGNED ANNUALLY, OR MORE OFTEN IF NEEDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A HIRING COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY COMPARISON FOR ALL POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING FILLED. SALARIES ARE SET BASED ON BUDGET, SALARY COMPARISONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OTHER RFEGS AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION, AND THEN ARE FINALIZED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. THIS PROCESS WAS USED IN THE HIRING ALL STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.