Save the River INC FY2021 filing

Clayton, NY · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$504K
▲ +26% vs prior year
Spent
$385K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$504K
FY2021▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$801K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$419K
FY2025$484K
Expenses
$385K
FY2021▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +23%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$985K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 2021 (IRS tax year 2020).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
13 funders, incl. Helen and Ritter Shumway Foundation
$100K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
65% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +26% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSave the River INC
EINHdr · item D16-1125061
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1982
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CClayton, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C320)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.savetheriver.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.12
Program services65%$250K
Management & general23%$89K
Fundraising12%$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$385K

Financial health

Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +21%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Total liabilities
$96K
FY2021▼ -2%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$84K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$119K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$96K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$428K · 85%
Investment income$31K · 6%
Other revenue$28K · 5%
Program service revenue$18K · 3%
Contributions & grants85%$428K
Investment income6%$31K
Other revenue5%$28K
Program service revenue3%$18K
— government grantsLn 1e$84K
Total revenueLn 12$504K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $131K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $385K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $380K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $250K · Total expenses $385K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $385K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $45K · Total expenses $385K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $318K
$0.14 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $428K · Total revenue $504K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $84K · Total revenue $504K
17%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $18K · Total revenue $504K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $31K · Total revenue $504K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $18K · Total expenses $385K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $504K · Prior year $401K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $504K · Expenses $385K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.3M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Peach · Reported title EXEC. DIREC. · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $385K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $276K · Total expenses $385K
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth 26%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec. Direc.
$74,508Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Tre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Sec
$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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $162K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Riverkeeping

Encouraging navigational policies that are protective of river health.

$79Kprogram expense
02

Riverkeeper

Volunteer monitoring program to assess river health.

$42Kprogram expense
03

Education

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

$40Kprogram expense

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Funders

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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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $484K$483K+15% 990 PDF
FY2024 $419K$433K+0.05% 990 PDF
FY2023 $419K$502K-48% 990 PDF
FY2022 $801K$465K+59% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $504K$385K+26% 990 PDF
FY2020 $401K$394K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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