Protects and restores the Hackensack River watershed through advocacy, education, and cleanups.
For fiscal year 2023 it reported $848K in revenue, $778K in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$848K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$778K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $70K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
84%
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$848K
FY2023▼ -2%
$1.1M$527K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$778K
FY2023▲ +8%
$871K$436K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +12%
$1.5M$770K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2023▲ +82%
$96K$48K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$848K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$778K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$70K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $315K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01
Eco- Cruises
Hackensack riverkeeper hosted 1726 adults, students and children on our eco-cruises. The educational outreach during the 2.5 hour tour includes a narrative that describes the eco-system, pollution, wildlife and recoveryt of the river and the meadowlands.
$141Kprogram expense
02
Cleanups
Hackensack riverkeeper has an ambitious public and private corporate partnership with the watershed clean-up program. Olver 18,598 LBS of debris were removed last year through the efforts of volunteers and corporate partners. Plastics, tires, appliances and paper debris comprised the bulf of the items found.
$94Kprogram expense
03
Paddling
Hackensack riverkeeper operates three paddle centers on the hackensack RIVER.RIVERKEEPER partners with bergen county parks and hudson county parks to provide access to the watwershed. In addition, programs are coordinated with various urban cities, communities and groups. During 2023, 4976 individuals participated in the program
Captain William Sheehan’s $79K as Executive Director
is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
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.
Individual Captain William Sheehan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $778K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $561K · Total expenses $778K
72%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
84%
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Overhead ratio
7%
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Fundraising cost ratio
14%
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Revenue growth
-2%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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