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PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE

Protecting and Enhancing Puget Sound

Seattle, WA   |  www.pugetsoundkeeper.org

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Mission

To protect and enhance the waters of Puget Sound for the health and restoration of our aquatic ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.

Ruling year info

1985

Soundkeeper & Executive Director

Sean Dixon

Main address

130 Nickerson Street, Ste. 107

Seattle, WA 98109 USA

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EIN

91-1285783

NTEE code info

Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C. (C99)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Soundkeeper

PSA reviews National Pollution Discharge Permits, checks for compliance, and files citizen's lawsuits when not in compliance. PSA works to regulate storm water pollution and patrols and monitors the waters of Puget Sound in order to detect, document and report sources of illegal pollution.

Population(s) Served
Adults

PSA has developed and maintains a redesigned web page and printed materials for outreach and education. The target audience is students, agency personnel, foundations and the general public, including recreational boaters.

Population(s) Served
Adults

PSA prevents pollution by working with businesses, boaters and residents to reduce harmful pollution.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Waterkeeper Alliance - Founding Member 1990

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Adolescents, Children, Preteens

Related Program

Clean Water Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of pounds of marine debris removed from Puget Sound shorelines and waterways

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults, Adolescents, Children, Preteens

Related Program

Clean Water Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Decreasing

Number of public events held to further mission

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Clean Water Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Cleanup events

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE

Board of directors
as of 01/18/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Patricia Baird

Advanced Therapeutics Group

Term: 2021 - 2025

Tom Putnam

Principal / Putnam Films, Inc.

Walt Tabler

Retired / Puget Sound Pilots

Patricia Baird

Advanced Therapeutics Group

Glenn Bonci

HR Creative Group

Sara Parker

Climate Policy and Law Consultant

Tiffany Sevilla

Workforce Development Program Manager / Port of Seattle

Katrina Sukola

Water Quality/Water Resources Specialist / ICF

Florence Smith

Owner / Fluidity Psych, LLC

Stephanie Burns

Program Director / Maritime High School

David Garton

Retired Attorney / NOAA

Elana Garton

Founder / Empilo Health

Shannon McIntyre

Director of Operations / Construction for Change

Allan Chartrand

Environmental Scientist, Chartrand Environmental, LLC

Erin Breslin

Senior Manager, Product (Technical), UX Design, and Content Operations for Amazon Merch on Demand, Amazon

Jonathan Frodge

Stormwater Scientist and Limnologist, Seattle Public Utilities

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/2/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/10/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.