Water Watch of Oregon
Address: 213 S.W. Ash Street,
Suite 208
Portland, Oregon 97204-2720
Telephone: 503-295-4039
Fax: 503-295-2791
Web site: http://www.waterwatch.org
Email: rdbwater@teleport.com
Status: 501(c)(3)
EIN: 93-0888158
1998 revenue: $269,016
1998 assets $244,133
Exempt since: Feb 1986
Reed Benson, Executive Director - 1998 salary $45,000, benefits $1,672,
total compensation, $46,672.
Total salaries and related expenses for 1998: $229,199.
Coalitions: Watch Watch of Oregon is a member organization of the Save
Our Wild Salmon Coalition.
HARMS: Savage River Dam Campaign seeks to remove an agricultural irrigation dam on the
Rogue River of Oregon, and to abrogate farmers' water rights. 1998 budget spent on this
project was $40,993. Other projects similarly harm the water and property rights of
farmers, businesses, homeowners, and the budgets of county governments.Approximately
53% of Water Watch's 1998 revenue was provided by four grantors. This group is highly
grant driven.
Water Watch owned money market funds of $80,477 at December 31, 1998.
Water Watch of Oregon has the following foundation, corporate and allied-organization
funders:
| DONOR |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
TOTAL
1993-97 |
| Compton Foundation |
|
|
|
$15,000 |
|
| Hastings Foundation |
|
|
|
$2,000 |
|
| General Services Foundation |
$10,000 |
|
$10,000 |
$25,000 |
45,000 |
| Patagonia |
|
|
|
$4,000 |
|
| Bullitt Foundation |
$50,000 |
$55,000 |
$45,000 |
$45,000 |
$195,000 |
| Environmental Federation of Oregon |
|
|
|
$10,927 |
|
| Ford Foundation |
|
$150,000 |
|
|
$150,000 |
| Flintridge Foundation |
$30,000 |
$20,000 |
$15,000 |
$35,000 |
$100,000 |
| George Gund Foundation |
|
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
|
$50,000 |
| Kendall Foundation |
|
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
|
$50,000 |
| Lazar Foundation |
|
|
|
$6,000 |
|
| National Rivers Coalition |
|
|
|
$1,000 |
|
| Oregon Community Foundation |
|
|
|
$5,000 |
|
| Wilburforce Foundation |
$16,670 |
|
$35,000 |
|
$51,670 |
| David and Lucille Packard Foundation |
|
$40,000 |
|
$100,000 |
$140,000 |
| Weeden Foundation |
|
$10,000 |
|
$25,000 |
$35,000 |
| Hewlitt Foundation |
|
|
|
$153,750 |
$153,750 |
Total annual gifts, grants and contributions received:
| 1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
Total |
| $469,595 |
$212,287 |
$383,563 |
$190,328 |
$1,255,773 |
Water Watch is governed by a board of directors that receives no
compensation:
| James Ruff, President |
| Rich McIntyre, Vice President |
| Nancy Duhnkrack, Secretary |
| Karen Ringquist, Treasurer |
| Mary Lou Soscia |
| Karl G. Anuta |
| Lorna Stickel |
| Ben Wong |
| Guido Rahr |
|
