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Riverkeeper INC FY2020 filing

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Ossining, NY501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 13-3204621Revenue $4.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSriverkeeper.org20 Secor Rd, 10562-4645 · Ossining, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Protect the ecological integrity of the hudson river & safeguard the drinking water supply of nyc

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$491K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $353K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$491K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $318K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$645K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.7M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$5.3M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 1984.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.7M Management & general 3% · $116K Fundraising 8% · $345K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $491K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Paul Gallay
President and Director
$185,051Pt VII · Sec A
Linde Ostro
Vice Pres for Development
$181,662Pt VII · Sec A
John Lipscomb
Boat Captain
$124,453Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Sinding
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Spanier
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary McNamara
Advisory Board Representat
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Brown’s $216K as President and Riverkeeper is at the 87th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracy Brown$216,240$201,833$203,500———
Linde Ostro$204,676$196,804$192,945$197,945$194,162$181,662
Paul Gallay———$177,144$198,731$185,051
Robin Meadows$165,610$153,000$150,000$151,407——
John Lipscomb—$138,954$136,365$134,245$125,999$124,453

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Safeguarding NYC's drinking water by protecting the Hudson River's ecological health.

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3 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Legal Program

See schedule o.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Water Quality Program

See schedule o.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

Boat and Habitat Restoration Program

See schedule o.

$1.0Mprogram 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
Edris Charitable FoundationFY2025$170K
Wescustogo FoundationFY2025$110K
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$25K
The New York Architects' Regatta Foundation LtdFY2025$10K
Audrey P Connor Charitable FoundationFY2025$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$318K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$553K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$345K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$645K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$147K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$846
Other incomeLn 4–11$553K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$645K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 62,110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$683K$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$645K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$222K$200K$3K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.1M$33K$194K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$297K$267K$6K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$205K$184K$4K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$8K$255$590
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$20K$659$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$500K$449K$15K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$79K$3K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$127K$92K$29K$6K
TravelLn 17$25K$23K$393$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$134$338
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$14K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$27K$5K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$190K$170K$7K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$27K$3K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.7M$116K$345K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.7M$5.3M$405K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$4.7M$561K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$4.3M$71K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.5M−$37K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$4.5M$924K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.4M$4.2M$191K$2.5M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,350,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,415,317$3,765,340
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,658$30,652
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55$846
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $809,562$553,439
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,252,592$4,350,277
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,894,062$3,068,473
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,075,250$1,090,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,969,312$4,159,383
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $283,280$190,894
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,350,277 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,480
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,675,860
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$147,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,765,340
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,652$30,652
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $846$846
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $551,127$551,127
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,312$2,312
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,964 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $551,973$4,350,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,159,383 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,273 · Management $3,251 · Fundraising $18,372$221,896
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,117,746 · Management $32,933 · Fundraising $194,168$2,344,847
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $266,553 · Management $5,944 · Fundraising $24,527$297,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,706 · Management $4,096 · Fundraising $16,904$204,706
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,794 · Management $255 · Fundraising $590$8,639
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,142 · Management $659 · Fundraising $1,525$22,326
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $18,737$18,737
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $449,218 · Management $15,309 · Fundraising $35,421$499,948
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $78,911 · Management $3,353 · Fundraising $8,513$90,777
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,394 · Management $28,928 · Fundraising $5,713$127,035
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,606 · Management $393 · Fundraising $1,549$24,548
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,129 · Management $134 · Fundraising $338$2,601
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,824 · Management $4,937 · Fundraising $1,369$20,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,397 · Management $5,357 · Fundraising $3,571$36,325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $170,352 · Management $7,343 · Fundraising $12,127$189,822
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,646 · Management $2,959 · Fundraising $20,417$50,022
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,698,428 · Management $115,851 · Fundraising $345,104$4,159,383
Part X · Balance sheet $3,190,410 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $682,453$1,727,904
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,663,733$1,389,753
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,340$5,919
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $60,250$55,734
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,600$10,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,429,876$3,190,410
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,247$95,607
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$549,280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,247$644,887
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$472,664$30,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,827,293$2,514,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,354,629$2,545,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,429,876$3,190,410
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,545,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,350,277
XI-2 Total expenses$4,159,383
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$190,894
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,354,629
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,545,523

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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