Riverbanks Society: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-7278668)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.1M
FY2021	$6.4M
FY2022	$16.5M
FY2023	$8.3M
FY2024	$13.8M
FY2025	$8.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.0M
FY2021	$5.0M
FY2022	$10.6M
FY2023	$9.4M
FY2024	$9.3M
FY2025	$7.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.2M
FY2021	$6.7M
FY2022	$12.6M
FY2023	$11.5M
FY2024	$15.9M
FY2025	$7.7M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1974.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $7.2M Management & general 5% · $375K Fundraising 3% · $217K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Patti Embry-Tautenhan

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wes Jackson

Vice-Preside

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deonca Shuler

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Manly

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deans R Fawcett

Immediate PA

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheila Abron

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Bedenbaugh

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Will Elliott

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds Richland-Lexington Riverbanks Park District and its activities.

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2 programs · $7.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The society functions solely to support the efforts of riverbanks zoo and garden, a governmental entity that owns and operates a public zoo and botanical garden. The society provides funds to riverbanks derived from membership sales and fundraising efforts.

$6.2Mprogram expense

02

The society's primary source of funds for supporting riverbanks zoo and garden is from membership sales. Annual memberships are sold that entitle the members to free admission to riverbanks zoo and garden. The society sells, fulfills and manages the membership base that totaled 41,300 households as of june 30, 2025.

$975Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$28K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$25K

Central Carolina Community FoundationFY2024$22K

Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationFY2024$20K

Prisma HealthFY2024$18K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K

Michael J Mungo Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$150K

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Grants paid · 18 grants · $38.8M · 2019–2024

Richland-Lexington Riverbanks ParkFY2024$6,025,009

Association of Zoos & AquariumsFY2024$25,000

International Rhino FoundationFY2024$25,000

Turtle Survival AllianceFY2024$10,000

Giraffe Conservation FoundationFY2024$5,500

Richland-Lexington Riverbanks ParkFY2023$7,711,065

The International Rhino FoundationTX · FY2023$50,000

Richland-Lexington Riverbanks ParkFY2022$7,862,588

International Elephant FoundationTX · FY2022$19,828

The International Rhino FoundationTX · FY2022$10,000

Pan African Sanctuary AllianceOR · FY2022$9,970

Richland-Lexington Riverbanks ParkFY2021$9,253,115

Richland-Lexington Riverbanks ParkFY2020$3,936,835

Turtle Survival AllianceFY2020$10,000

International Elephant FoundationTX · FY2020$7,500

Richland-Lexington Riverbanks ParkFY2019$3,845,550

Turtle Survival AllianceFY2019$10,000

The International Rhino FoundationTX · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$381K

Other incomeLn 4–11$128K

Money outPt IX

$7.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.2M

Managementcol C$375K

Fundraisingcol D$217K

Owns and owesPt X

$7.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M

Total assetsLn 16$7.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$140K

PeoplePt VI, VII

21

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$381K

Other incomeLn 4–11$128K

Total revenueLn 12$8.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$7.3M

SavingsLn 2$215K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.5M

Other assetsLn 15$240K

Total assetsLn 16$7.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$140K

Net assetsLn 32$7.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$16.9M	$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$17.0M	$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.1M	$140K
Net assetsLn 32	$15.9M	$7.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$6.2M	$6.2M
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K		$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K		$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.4M	$886K	$335K	$193K
All other expensesLn 24e	$139K	$89K	$25K	$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.8M	$7.2M	$375K	$217K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$8.0M	$7.8M	$206K	$7.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$13.8M	$9.3M	$4.4M	$15.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$8.3M	$9.4M	−$1.2M	$11.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$16.5M	$10.6M	$5.9M	$12.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$6.4M	$5.0M	$1.5M	$6.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$7.1M	$5.0M	$2.1M	$5.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $7,972,739 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,982,994$7,463,337

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $641,735$381,415

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $127,911$127,987

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,752,640$7,972,739

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,874,757$6,199,175

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,450,250$1,567,129

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,325,007$7,766,304

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,427,633$206,435

Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members21

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,972,739 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$9,729 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$6,968,658

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$494,679

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,463,337

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $381,415$381,415

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$136,185

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,531$1,531

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$8,198 · Excluded from tax $381,415$7,972,739

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,766,304 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,199,175$6,199,175

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,625$5,625

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,343$5,343

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,593$3,593

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $885,899 · Management $335,008 · Fundraising $192,588$1,413,495

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $89,099 · Management $25,248 · Fundraising $24,726$139,073

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,174,173 · Management $374,817 · Fundraising $217,314$7,766,304

Part X · Balance sheet $7,845,732 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,642,523$7,292,483

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $208,994$214,714

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $87,353$98,322

X-15 Other assets$240,213

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,011,309$7,845,732

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,745$79,049

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $67,285$60,944

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,124,636$139,993

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,444,528$2,551,269

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,442,145$5,154,470

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,886,673$7,705,739

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,011,309$7,845,732

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,705,739 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,972,739

XI-2 Total expenses$7,766,304

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$206,435

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,886,673

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$185

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$8,387,554

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,705,739

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

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Riverbanks Society

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Where the money goes

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Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Riverbanks Society

Funders

Grants

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By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV