PUYALLUP WATERSHED INITIATIVEClosed
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Programs
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This organization closed in 2023. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.
Program 1 [2020]
JUST AND HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM COI - THE JUST AND HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM TEAM RELIES HEAVILY ON ITS ABILITY TO CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EACH OTHER, CONVENE SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AND SUPPORT THE LAUNCHING OF COMMUNITY-DESIGNED PROJECTS. THE PANDEMIC SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED THE COST OF THESE ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS, SO MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED MORE SUPPORT TO OFFSET THE INCREASED COSTS OF PARTICIPATION. PROJECTS THAT WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH OR CONTINUE FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, INCLUDING SUPPORTING FOOD GROWING BASED ON INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS. FOOD JUSTICE WAS PROMOTED THROUGH WORKSHOPS THAT LOOKED AT THE ECONOMIC STRUCTURES WITHIN THE FOOD SYSTEMS AND HOW OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS HOUSING, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND LAND USE RELATED. MEMBERS ALSO CONTINUED REFINING AND STRENGTHENING THEIR OWN DECISION-MAKING AND GOVERNANCE PRACTICES TO ENSURE THERE WAS A FOCUS ON ANTI-RACIST ACTIONS. EXPENSES ACCOUNTED FOR TWO FULL-TIME STAFF POSITIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$145.4KProgram 2 [2020]
STORMWATER COI - THE STORMWATER COMMUNITY OF INTEREST (SCOI) IS A COLLABORATIVE GROUP FOCUSED ON IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN THE PUYALLUP WATERSHED BY RETHINKING HOW OUR COMMUNITIES APPROACH STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. THE SCOI PARTNERS INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND AGENCIES LOCATED IN THE PUYALLUP RIVER WATERSHED AND THE CITY OF TACOMA. WE HAVE RECENTLY EXPANDED THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE MORE STAKEHOLDERS AND APPROACH STORMWATER ISSUES FROM MORE ANGLES. EXPENSES ACCOUNTED FOR ONE FULL-TIME STAFF POSITIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$82.8KProgram 3 [2020]
FOREST COI - THE FORESTS COI MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN THE BREADTH AND SCALE OF ITS WORK IN 2020. NOTABLY, THE TACOMA TREE FOUNDATION PROGRESSED FROM A SMALL, COMMUNITY-MEMBER LED PROJECT INTO AN ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATION AND PARTNER OF KEY INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE CITY OF TACOMA AND VARIOUS COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS. PROJECT PARTNERS RECOGNIZE THE INNOVATIVE WORK OF THE TACOMA TREE FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE TREE GROWING TO INCREASE CANOPY COVER THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. TREE GROWING WAS SEEN AS BOTH A NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND AN EQUITY CONCERN AS WELL. PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE FORESTS COI LIKE A TREE COUPON PROGRAM HELPED DISTRIBUTE TREES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO TREES AND TREE-GROWING MATERIALS AND KNOWLEDGE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$79.6K
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