River's Edge-A Place for Reflection and Action FY2020 filing

Cleveland, OHUnknown exempt organization EIN 20-1289813Revenue $400K in FY2020

On file with the IRSriversedgecleveland.com3430 Rocky River Drive · Cleveland, OH

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The mission of River's Edge, a Place for Action and Reflection is to foster the integration of personal wellness, spirituality, global and ecological responsibility, and expanding

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
2
named funders · $65K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$400K
Spent
$436K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$400K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$133K
Expenses
$436K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$436K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$214K
Net assets
$59K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$3K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $357K Management & general 14% · $62K Fundraising 4% · $18K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $49K 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
Executive Director
$49,487Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Widener$132,924$60,000$49,487

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes personal wellness, spirituality, and global/ecological responsibility through action and reflection.

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3 programs · $344K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Wellness practice & programming includes the costs of providing yoga, tai chi & reiki courses, massotherapy, neurofeedback, cranial-sacral therapy, art therapy, counseling, and spiritual direction. River's edge offers group retreats that allow participants to contemplate diverse faith traditions and quiet directed retreats.

$304Kprogram expense
02

Hospitality services includes costs associated with providing meeting spaces, bedroom accomodations, and catered meals for groups that have their own programming. River's edge hosts retreats only for groups devoted to fostering personal wellness, global or ecological responsibility, spirituality, and other religious concerns.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Distinguished speaker series provides a series of educational programs that integrate theology, spirituality and science, the arts, nature, rituals and prayer, not only to inspire and challenge us to come to terms with the critical issues for our church and world, but to assist in bringing about personal and societal transformation.

$5Kprogram 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 · FY2020

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$152K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$436K
Ln 25
Programscol B$357K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$152K
Investment incomeLn 3$328
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 612
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$102K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$96K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$45K$4K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$104K$18K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$14K$2K$278
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$30K$5K$607
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$1K$195
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$2K$15K$43
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$24K$0$10K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$86K$86K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$125$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$568$568$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$24K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K$357K$62K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $133K$214K−$81K$3K 990 PDF
FY2021 $214K$189K$25K$84K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $400K$436K−$37K$59K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $399,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,288$239,213
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $244,100$151,622
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,262$328
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,178$8,393
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $436,304$399,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $263,266$237,807
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,854$198,683
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,120$436,490
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$86,816−$36,934
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $399,556 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,213
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,348
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,213
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$151,622
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $328$328
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,222$8,222
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $171$171
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,622 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,721$399,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,490 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,987 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $0$49,487
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $103,845 · Management $17,957 · Fundraising $3,000$124,802
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,961 · Management $2,109 · Fundraising $278$16,348
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,499 · Management $4,607 · Fundraising $607$35,713
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,784 · Management $1,478 · Fundraising $195$11,457
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,159 · Management $14,978 · Fundraising $43$17,180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,152 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,152
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $10,322 · Fundraising $13,416$23,738
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,239 · Management $1,080 · Fundraising $0$4,319
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,948 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,948
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,727 · Management $125 · Fundraising $0$1,852
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $568 · Management $568 · Fundraising $0$1,136
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,568 · Management $4,459 · Fundraising $0$28,027
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,331 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,331
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $356,768 · Management $62,183 · Fundraising $17,539$436,490
Part X · Balance sheet $126,076 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,233$122,906
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,520$872
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,150$2,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,277$126,076
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,564$2,350
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,991$26,741
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$38,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,555$67,288
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,472$41,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,250$17,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $95,722$58,788
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,277$126,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,788 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$399,556
XI-2 Total expenses$436,490
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,934
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$95,722
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,788

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