The Ausable River Association provides public education, scientific monitoring and stream restoration services to improve the health and resilience of the Ausable River for the benefit of ecosystems and the Ausable watershed communities of essex and clinton counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $104K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$829K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$590K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$406K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$829K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$716K
FY2021$829K
FY2022$694K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$590K
FY2021▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$406K
FY2021▲ +142%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$536K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $473K Management & general 16% · $96K Fundraising 4% · $22K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,302Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelley Tucker’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 28th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelley Tucker$100,000$83,301$78,016$72,302$66,255

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

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

Programs and updates

Educates, monitors, and restores the Ausable River for ecosystem and community health.

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1 program · $473K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The ausable river association (asra) works broadly to protect the ausable river for its ecological value and its value to the human communities that care for and enjoy its many benefits. We organize our work into three broad program areas:a) identify and understand watershed resources -asra supports and implements science, data…

$473Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$829K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$590K
Ln 25
Programscol B$473K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$406K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$782K
Government grantsLn 1e$271K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$165K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$829K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$179K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$406K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$179K
Total assetsLn 16$198K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$168K$406K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$65K$9K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$218K$180K$26K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$33K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$165
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$392
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$939$428
OccupancyLn 16$12K$10K$1K$655
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$482
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$163K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$5K$12K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K$473K$96K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.3M$116K$536K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$47K$421K 990 PDF
FY2022 $694K$759K−$64K$342K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $829K$590K$238K$406K 990 PDF
FY2020 $716K$584K$133K$168K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $828,553 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $658,862$781,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,483$52,983
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,873−$6,239
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $716,481$828,553
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 $259,413$336,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $324,495$253,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $583,908$590,061
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $132,573$238,492
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $828,553 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,769
VIII-1e Government grants$270,890
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$491,146
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$165,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$781,805
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,983$52,983
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,239−$6,239
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,983 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,235$828,553
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $590,061 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,572 · Management $9,379 · Fundraising $4,271$78,222
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,665 · Management $26,096 · Fundraising $11,883$217,644
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,318 · Management $4,839 · Fundraising $2,204$40,361
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,005$8,005
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,309 · Fundraising $165$9,474
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,284 · Fundraising $392$4,676
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,465 · Management $939 · Fundraising $428$7,832
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,906 · Management $1,439 · Fundraising $655$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,758 · Management $482$11,240
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,817$2,817
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,511$2,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,970 · Management $13,518$176,488
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,915 · Management $12,012 · Fundraising $1,864$18,791
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $472,569 · Management $95,630 · Fundraising $21,862$590,061
Part X · Balance sheet $423,934 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,934$200,555
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,861$42,531
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$1,231
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,936$179,117
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $500$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $198,231$423,934
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,554$17,765
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,554$17,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,677$406,169
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,677$406,169
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $198,231$423,934
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $406,169 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$828,553
XI-2 Total expenses$590,061
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$238,492
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,677
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$406,169

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