Wild and scenic rivers act-monitoring implementation of river management plan for the Upper Delaware scenic and recreational river.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
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
$343K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$337K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$220K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$343K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$343K
Expenses
$337K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$364K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$337K
Net assets
$220K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$220K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1989.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $197K Management & general 41% · $139K Fundraising 0% · $625

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Member Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas 2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson 2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurie Ramie’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Laurie Ramie$65,457$62,341$61,956$60,718

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Monitors river health and implements management plans for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.

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1 program · $197K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Monitoring plan implementation, grants and programs to ensure proper management of the upper delaware river corridor in accord with the national park service and council river management plan under the national wild and scenic rivers act.

$197Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $109K · 2020–2024
Town of TustenFY2024$9,740
Town of DeerparkFY2024$3,000
Berlin TownshipFY2024$260
Town of TustenFY2023$10,000
Damascus TownshipFY2023$2,822
Town of TustenFY2022$8,623
Town of TustenFY2021$4,700
Berlin TownshipFY2020$15,000
Shohola TownshipFY2020$15,000
Lackawaxen TownshipFY2020$14,847
Town of HancockFY2020$10,000
Town of TustenFY2020$9,000
Town of DelawareFY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$343K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$197K
Managementcol C$139K
Fundraisingcol D$625
Owns and owesPt X
$220K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$242K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$337K
Government grantsLn 1e$305K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$343K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$212K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$242K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$220K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$227K$242K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$214K$220K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$62K$32K$29K$625
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$47K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$5K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$14K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$14K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$9K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$6K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$22K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$125$125
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$197K$139K$625

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $343K$337K$7K$220K 990 PDF
FY2024 $333K$323K$10K$214K 990 PDF
FY2023 $325K$319K$6K$204K 990 PDF
FY2022 $312K$338K−$27K$198K 990 PDF
FY2021 $311K$364K−$53K$225K 990 PDF
FY2020 $408K$326K$82K$278K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $343,425 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $325,888$336,678
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,946$6,747
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,834$343,425
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,390$22,121
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,127$200,272
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,395$114,202
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $322,912$336,595
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,922$6,830
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $343,425 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$305,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,678
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$336,678
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,747$6,747
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,747$343,425
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $336,595 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,121$22,121
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $32,484 · Management $29,360 · Fundraising $625$62,469
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,732 · Management $43,137$89,869
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,740 · Management $4,376$9,116
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,706 · Management $12,652$26,358
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,479 · Management $5,981$12,460
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,378 · Management $13,272$27,650
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,007 · Management $8,314$17,321
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,937 · Management $5,481$11,418
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,003$2,003
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,694$10,694
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,969 · Management $1,818$3,787
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,259 · Management $3,931$8,190
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,130 · Management $10,884$33,014
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $125$125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $196,639 · Management $139,331 · Fundraising $625$336,595
Part X · Balance sheet $242,368 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $200,730$211,716
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,839$22,052
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $226,669$242,368
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,091$21,960
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,091$21,960
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $187,739$198,356
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,839$22,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $213,578$220,408
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $226,669$242,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,408 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$343,425
XI-2 Total expenses$336,595
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,830
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$213,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,408

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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