Mission
Protect water resources & the communities that rely on them.
Public Charity
WATERLEGACY
WATERLEGACY is a Public Charity headquartered in Duluth, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $261K revenue, $270K expenses, $990K total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $389K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 263999186
Duluth, MN
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: C05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$261K
Total Expenses$270K
Total Assets$990K
Grant Records34
Funding Total$389K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Waterlegacy
How Waterlegacy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $90 for programs
$48
Advocacy-Legal Services for Water Advocacy
$42
Public Outreach & Support
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$21,000
litigation costs
$18,000
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$10,550
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$10,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,649
Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Don Arnosti
Board Member
Gwen Chynoweth
President
Janet Keough
Board Member
Karla Anderson
Treasurer
Lise Abazs
Board Member
Mike Maleska
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $261K | $270K | $990K |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $205K | $998K |
| 2023 | $185K | $226K | $116K |
| 2022 | $196K | $174K | $156K |
| 2021 | $145K | $154K | $134K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $145K to $261K (+79%), with total assets most recently reported at $990K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.