NATIONAL WATERWAYS FOUNDATION
EIN 52-1124026 · Environment (C123)
What they do
IN 2024, NWF FINALIZED THE UPDATE of ITS STATE WATERWAYS PROFILES THAT WERE CREATED BY CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS and PROVIDED A ROLL-OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA THAT INCLUDED A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING EACH STATE PROFILE and ITS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.ALSO IN 2024, NWF CONTINUED ITS WORK ON A WATERWAYS BENEFICIARIES STUDY BEING PERFORMED BY ENO CENTER for TRANSPORTATION CENTER to EXAMINE THE RANGE of NON-NAVIGATION BENEFITS.AS WELL, IN 2024, NWF CONTINUED ITS WORK ON AN INLAND WATERWAYS WORKFORCE STUDY CONDUCTED BY TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE THAT WOULD COMPARE THE WATERWAYS INDUSTRY to OTHER MODES of TRANSPORTATION, AS WELL AS NON-TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY/JOBS SUCH AS AN AMAZON/WAREHOUSE POSITION. PART of THE STUDY DELIVERABLES is A VIDEO and A BROCHURE ON THE BENEFITS of WATERWAYS EMPLOYMENT.IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION ALSO HELD A FUNDRAISING EFFORT IN MID-FEBRUARY to OUR DATABASE of GIVERS THAT RESULTED IN $38,460 IN DONATIONS.
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Of every $100 spent, about $62.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (12)
BRIAN MUELLERTRUSTEE
CHAD PREGRACKETRUSTEE
CHERRIE FELDERVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE
DEBRA CALHOUNSECRETARY
DR CRAIG E PHILIPTRUSTEE
H MERRITT LANE IIITRUSTEE
KARL JEFFERSONTREASURER/TRUSTEE
MATT WOODRUFFCHAIRMAN
STEPHEN SHERIDANTRUSTEE
TERI GOODMANNTRUSTEE
TIM PARKERTRUSTEE
TRACY ZEAPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1978
- Location
- 499 S CAPITOL STREET SW 401, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- TRACY ZEA
- Primary officer
- TRACY ZEA, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CST GROUP CPAS PC
- NTEE classification
- Environment (C123)
- IRS tax category
- Other Grantmaking and Giving Services