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Charles River Conservancy INC FY2024 filing

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Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 04-3503656Revenue $861K in FY2024

On file with the IRSthecharles.org43 Thorndike St S3-3, 02141-1764 · Cambridge, MATax-exempt since Jun 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Charles River Conservancy, Inc. strives to make the Charles River and its parks a well-maintained network of urban places that invite and engage all in their use and stewardship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $827K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$144K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$861K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$744K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$861K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$630K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$665K
FY2024$861K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$744K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$597K
FY2022$693K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$744K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$960K
FY2021$948K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$976K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2000.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $492K Management & general 23% · $172K Fundraising 11% · $81K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Laura Jasinski
Executive Di
$104,907Pt VII · Sec A
Craig Bida
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frans Lawaetz
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Jasinski’s $165K as Executive Di is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Jasinski$165,476$104,907$144,375$128,011——
Jasinski Laura————$126,600$124,500

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

Maintains the Charles River and its parks for public enjoyment and care.

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3 programs · $267K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Conservancy Volunteers

This program organizes approximately 2,000 volunteers annually to steward the charles river reservation. Projects include invasive species management and planting of native species (to both address erosion and support biodiversity), litter removal (to support a healthier ecosystem),leaf removal (to address nutrient pollution) and…

$117Kprogram expense
02

Lynch Family Skatepark Art Program

After leading the design and construction of the lynch family skatepark (which opened in 2015 and is now owned and managed by the state), the CRC has embarked on a community-led design process to support the social and physical infrastructure of the park, which will culminate in public artwork that celebrates park users and invites new…

$85Kprogram expense
03

Charles River Floating Wetland

Through the installation and maintenance of a human-made island of wetland plants, this project is expanding the tools available to support a resilient urban river and is increasing the community's understanding of local ecosystems.

$65Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
McKenzie Fam Charitable TrFY2025$25K
Andrew B Young FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$861K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$831K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51
Money outPt IX
$744K
Ln 25
Programscol B$492K
Managementcol C$172K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$831K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$861K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$387K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$387K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$827K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$113K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 62,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$387K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$691K$827K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$996$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$144K
Net assetsLn 32$976K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$458K$366K$42K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$28K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$32K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$230$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$24K$20K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$2K$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$6K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$34K$34K$993
Total functional expensesLn 25$744K$492K$172K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$55K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $861K$744K$117K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $665K$709K−$43K$976K 990 PDF
FY2022 $794K$693K$101K$962K 990 PDF
FY2021 $572K$597K−$26K$948K 990 PDF
FY2020 $630K$632K−$3K$960K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $860,818 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $655,746$831,081
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,428$29,686
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $98$51
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $665,272$860,818
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $490,938$533,407
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,794$210,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $708,732$744,218
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,460$116,600
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $860,818 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$831,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$831,081
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,795$8,795
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,891$20,891
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $51$51
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51 · Excluded from tax $29,686$860,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $744,218 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $365,750 · Management $41,744 · Fundraising $50,778$458,272
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,143 · Management $3,212 · Fundraising $3,907$35,262
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,823 · Management $3,632 · Fundraising $4,418$39,873
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $230 · Management $10,185$10,415
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,395 · Management $19,950 · Fundraising $15,010$59,355
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,142 · Management $6,302 · Fundraising $5,790$14,234
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $38,563$38,563
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,710$1,710
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,520 · Management $12,607$18,127
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,514 · Management $33,900 · Fundraising $993$68,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $491,517 · Management $171,805 · Fundraising $80,896$744,218
Part X · Balance sheet $1,353,155 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,559$386,969
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,025$5,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,908$14,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $996$5,859
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $690,589$827,437
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,145$112,952
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,057,222$1,353,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,495$36,065
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $37,600$108,407
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,095$144,472
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $951,127$1,206,683
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$2,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $976,127$1,208,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,057,222$1,353,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,208,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$860,818
XI-2 Total expenses$744,218
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,600
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$976,127
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$115,956
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,208,683

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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