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Save the River INC FY2020 filing

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Clayton, NY501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 16-1125061Revenue $401K in FY2020

On file with the IRSsavetheriver.org409 Riverside Dr, 13624-1024 · Clayton, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To protect and preserve the ecological integrity of st. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $100K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$98K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$401K
Spent
$394K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$985K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$401K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$801K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$419K
FY2025$484K
Expenses
$394K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$985K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$985K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1982.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $272K Management & general 20% · $79K Fundraising 11% · $43K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $70K 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
John Peach
Exec. Direc.
$70,231Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jack Butts
Director/Tre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Cerow
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Garnsey
Director/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Gregware
Director/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Jock
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridget Wright’s $60K as Exec. Direc. is at the 39th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Peach——$78,387$74,920$74,508$70,231
Bridget Wright$59,777$47,807————

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

Protects and preserves the St. Lawrence River's ecosystem through advocacy, education, and research.

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3 programs · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Riverkeeping

Encouraging navigational policies that are protective of river health.

$73Kprogram expense
02

Education

Partnership with area schools to teach students about ST. Lawrence river ecology.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Riverkeeper

Volunteer monitoring program to assess river health.

$35Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Helen and Ritter Shumway FoundationFY2024$40K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$18K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$15K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
The Bockus Brown Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Cleveland H Dodge Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Edward John Noble Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation LtdFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$100K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$401K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$272K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$985K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$10K
Total revenueLn 12$401K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$533K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
Net assetsLn 32$985K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6132
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$549K$533K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$422K$410K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$98K
Net assetsLn 32$966K$985K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$219K$131K$52K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$14K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$11K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$1K$918
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$905
TravelLn 17$613$613
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$15K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$46K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$272K$79K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $484K$483K$663$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $419K$433K−$13K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $419K$502K−$83K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $801K$465K$336K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $504K$385K$119K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $401K$394K$7K$985K 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 I · Summary $401,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $318,729$366,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,825$15,170
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,029$6,673
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,880$13,326
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $403,463$401,351
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $290,722$260,267
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,568$133,626
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $406,290$393,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,827$7,458
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $401,351 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,650 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$196,663
VIII-1e Government grants$75,307
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,212
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,032
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$366,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,170$15,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,118$17,118
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$10,445−$10,445
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,676$7,676
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,375 · Excluded from tax $24,794$401,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,893 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $131,230 · Management $52,492 · Fundraising $34,994$218,716
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,889 · Management $5,555 · Fundraising $3,704$23,148
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,042 · Management $4,417 · Fundraising $2,944$18,403
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,123$23,123
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,178 · Management $1,376 · Fundraising $918$11,472
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,358 · Management $905$2,263
IX-17 TravelPrograms $613$613
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,510$13,510
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,982 · Management $4,995$19,977
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,795 · Management $5,385$7,180
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,899 · Management $1,200$47,099
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,389$5,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,008 · Management $79,325 · Fundraising $42,560$393,893
Part X · Balance sheet $1,082,270 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225$225
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,397$110,624
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,875$8,928
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,132$9,780
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,305$9,537
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $421,943$410,259
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $549,174$532,917
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,018,051$1,082,270
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,610$35,011
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,582$62,550
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,192$97,561
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $916,002$934,947
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,857$49,762
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $965,859$984,709
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,018,051$1,082,270
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $984,709 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$401,351
XI-2 Total expenses$393,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$965,859
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,392
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$984,709

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