EIN 93-1152222

Sustainable Northwest

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
15
State
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Sustainable Northwest helps rural communities thrive through market-based approaches, reforestation projects, and promoting resilient forests. Located in Portland, OR.
Total revenues
$5,342,652
2022
Total expenses
$4,178,877
2022
Total assets
$6,885,220
2022
Num. employees
15
2022

Program areas at Sustainable Northwest

Forests: in the pacific Northwest, nearly half of our lands are forests. Many of them produce valuable wood products. And many of them are unhealthy, suffering from drought, overharvesting, severe wildfires, and neglect. Our forests team works with communities and tribal nations to develop locally led solutions that improve forest health for nature, people, and local economies. For example, we help communities conserve forests that provide source drinking water, reduce wildfire risk, recover forest health after wildfire, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and provide Sustainable sources of timber for local and regional construction. In 2022, we secured public funds for this effort so that communities can purchase local forests for local management.
Energy: we believe everyone deserves affordable, clean energy produced locally. We partner with rural communities and tribal nations throughout the region to transition to clean energy, reduce climate pollution, lower costs, and take ownership of their energy futures. By reducing climate pollution, we help reduce the risk of climate change facing us all. For example, through our e-farms program, we are working with partners to purchase, test, and demonstrate electric tractors, pickup trucks, and other electric equipment on Northwest farms, forests, and ranches. In 2022, we led nine demonstration events and reached more than 200 farmers and ranchers in Oregon.
Rangelands: our regenerative ranching program is the largest in the west, with 120 ranchers on 7 million acres in 13 western states, including county natural beef's 100 producers and other like-minded families and tribal ranchers. We are helping ranchers implement regenerative practices that are good for nature, people, and local economies and measuring the ecological outcomes including carbon storage, water quality, wildlife habitat, and more. In 2022, we did baseline monitoring and measurements on more than half of the ranches in our program.
Water: our water team focuses both on increasing water quantity and quality. We help farmers, ranches, cities, tribal nations and more assess their water supplies and plan for the future by balancing the in-stream water needs of fish and wildlife with the out-of-stream water needs of people, communities, businesses, and farms and ranches. In 2022, we finalized the lower john day basin integrated water resource plan, helping residents of that basin prepare for a future that supports nature, people, and local economies. In addition, in 2022 we celebrated the removal of the first of four outdated hydropower dams on the klamath river to restore salmon runs.wood markets: we help local, private forest owners including local families, nonprofits, and tribes connect with green builders who are eager to build with wood products that come from forest managed for fish and wildlife, clean water, environmental health, and community wellbeing. For example, we were instrumental in sourcing 2.2 million board feet of timber for the portland airport's new main terminal roof, ceiling, and floor all coming from 13 Oregon and Washington forests that are owned and operated by local family businesses, tribal businesses, and nonprofits.

Who funds Sustainable Northwest

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Alumbra Innovations FoundationBuilding A Sustainable Financial and Economic Paradigm for Forest Health and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change$400,000
M J Murdock Charitable TrustNew Program Staff$259,000
Resources Legacy FundLand Or Marine Conservation, Promotion of Education And/or Healthy Communities$210,000
...and 26 more grants received totalling $1,928,590

Personnel at Sustainable Northwest

NameTitleCompensation
Ngu CastroChief Financial Officer / Director of Finance$131,521
Greg BlockPresident$140,188
John RoseVice Chair / Director$0
Dylan KruseVice President / Director of Government Affairs and Program Strategy / Policy Director$108,229
Stephen GoodmanFinance Chair / Director$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Sustainable Northwest

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,871,899
Program services$447,519
Investment income and dividends$10,371
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$300
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$12,100
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$463
Total revenues$5,342,652

Form 990s for Sustainable Northwest

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-11990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
2018-122019-10-31990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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New Jersey Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ$14,043,934
California State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA$10,418,326
Madison Audubon SocietyMadison, WI$2,068,997
Stewards of the Coast and RedwoodsGuerneville, CA$1,453,026
Idaho Conservation League (ICL)Boise, ID$3,577,511
Sierra Nevada AllianceSouth Lake Tahoe, CA$1,885,926
Maine AudubonFalmouth, ME$5,562,648
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 16 new grant, including a grant for $400,000 from Alumbra Innovations Foundation
January 2, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 5 new vendors, including , , , , and
October 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Roundhouse Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironmentCommunity improvement
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
233 SW Naito Pkwy Ste 200
Portland, OR 97204
Metro area
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Website URL
sustainablenorthwest.org/ 
Phone
(503) 221-6911
IRS details
EIN
93-1152222
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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