White River Partnership INC

Tax-deductible

South Royalton, VT501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 03-0371746

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A community based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together people and local communities to improve the long term health of the White River

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $287K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$482K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$412K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$482K
FY2024▲ +61%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$482K
Expenses
$412K
FY2024▲ +42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$412K
Net assets
$254K
FY2024▲ +38%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$254K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $350K Management & general 15% · $62K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,917Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Russ’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Mary Russ$67,917$65,126$61,107$51,960

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves White River health by uniting people and local communities.

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3 program services account for $350K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Watershed Restoration

Through on the ground restoration projects, we work to reduce siltation, stabilize stream banks, improve water quality and habitat, provide new recreational opportunities and protect crops from land erosion.

$265Kprogram expense
02

Education and Stewardship

To raise awareness about watershed issues and to promote long-term stewardship, we inform the public about important issues and offer opportunities for the public to actively protect the watershed.

$83Kprogram expense
03

Watershed Assessment

Through long term monitoring, we work to understand the watersheds health, prioritize our resources and gauge our effectiveness through water quality monitoring, river corridor planning and crayfish monitoring.

$1Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$482K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Money outPt IX
$412K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Government grantsLn 1e$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Total revenueLn 12$482K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$237K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137$0
Total assetsLn 16$194K$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$58K$10K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$117K$6K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$0$24K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$447$447$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$60K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$221$71$150$0
Office expensesLn 13$270$0$270$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$0$7K$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$203$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$863$150$713$0
InterestLn 20$121$0$121$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$138$0$138$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$0$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$27K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$70K$69K$860$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$412K$350K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $482K$412K$70K$254K 990 PDF
FY2023 $300K$290K$9K$183K 990 PDF
FY2022 $485K$443K$42K$174K 990 PDF
FY2021 $441K$602K−$162K$132K 990 PDF
FY2020 $467K$311K$156K$293K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $482,006 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$98,083
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,846
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$481,929
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $77$77
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $77$482,006
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $411,872 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,897 · Management $10,020 · Fundraising $0$67,917
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,830 · Management $5,845 · Fundraising $0$122,675
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $24,080 · Fundraising $0$24,080
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,622 · Management $2,539 · Fundraising $0$16,161
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $447 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$447
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,789 · Management $1,250 · Fundraising $0$61,039
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $270 · Fundraising $0$270
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $6,600 · Fundraising $0$6,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,206 · Management $203 · Fundraising $0$5,409
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $150 · Management $713 · Fundraising $0$863
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $121 · Fundraising $0$121
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $138 · Fundraising $0$138
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,844 · Fundraising $0$6,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,861 · Management $2,665 · Fundraising $0$29,526
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,701 · Management $860 · Fundraising $0$69,561
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $349,574 · Management $62,298 · Fundraising $0$411,872
Part X · Balance sheet $264,861 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,265$236,594
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,205$28,267
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $137$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $193,607$264,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,124$11,244
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,124$11,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,483$253,617
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $193,607$264,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,617 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$482,006
XI-2 Total expenses$411,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,134
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,483
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,617

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