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Cahaba Riverkeeper FY2023 filing

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Protects the Cahaba River, its streams, and watershed's natural health. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $452K in revenue, $210K in expenses, and $661K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Birmingham, AL
Website
www.cahabariverkeeper.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$452KFY2023
Expenses
$210K
Net assets
$661K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2623785 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Birmingham, AL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects the Cahaba River, its streams, and watershed's natural health.
Leadership
David P Butler · Employee · $76K
Money in and out
$452K revenue, $210K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$452K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$661K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $242K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
41.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+54%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$452K
FY2023▲ +67%
Expenses
$210K
FY2023▲ +26%
Total assets
$732K
FY2023▲ +49%
Total liabilities
$71K
FY2023▼ -2%
Total revenue
$452K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$661K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$242K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$732K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCahaba Riverkeeper
EINHdr · item D26-2623785
Principal addressHdr · item CBirmingham, AL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cahabariverkeeper.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,833Pt VII · Sec A
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David P Butler’s $76K as Employee is at the 58th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David P Butler$75,833$75,833$60,417$65,417$60,000
Anne R Chamberlain$43,333$40,000
Nicole Tran$11,667

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $210K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Corporation continues to defend the ecological integrity of the cahaba river, its tributaries and its watershed.

$210Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$449K · 99%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$449K
Investment income1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$420K
Total revenueLn 12$452K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$210K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$732K
Total assetsLn 16$732K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$71K
Total net assetsLn 32$661K
Months of cash on handcomputed41.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $732K · Operating expenses/yr $210K
41.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $210K · Total expenses $210K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $172K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $449K · Total revenue $452K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $420K · Total revenue $452K
93%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $452K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $452K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $452K · Prior year $272K
+67%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $661K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $452K · Expenses $210K
+54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $732K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $661K · Total assets $732K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $732K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David P Butler · Reported title EMPLOYEE · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $210K
36%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $125K · Total expenses $210K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 67%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Abahac INCFY2025$24K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$452K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$272K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$217K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$188K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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