Flint Riverkeeper INC EIN 26-3179215 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Flint Riverkeeper INC FY2023 filing

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Restores and preserves the Flint River watershed's habitat, water, and flow for people and wildlife. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $639K in revenue, $667K in expenses, and $79K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Albany, GA
Website
www.flintriverkeeper.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$639KFY2023
Expenses
$667K
Net assets
$79K
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-3179215 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Albany, GA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Restores and preserves the Flint River watershed's habitat, water, and flow for people and wildlife.
Leadership
Gordon Rogers · Executive Di · $116K
Money in and out
$639K revenue, $667K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$639K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$667K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$79K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$639K
FY2023▲ +49%
Expenses
$667K
FY2023▲ +24%
Total assets
$92K
FY2023▼ -20%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2023▼ -22%
Total revenue
$639K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$667K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$79K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$92K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $311K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Continued fiscal sponsorship of talbot citizens' united work to reverse a zoning decision that would allow a hard rock mine (quarry) to be located in an area of talbot county ga previously designated as a protected natural area. The area also contains important water resources tributary to the flint river.

$177Kprogram expense
02

Provided the general public with information concerning the importance of preserving the flint river from polution and dams for the present and future generations. These educational materials are provided via printed materials, online blogs and articles, public speaking engagements and the hosting of special events that provide the…

$73Kprogram expense
03

Continued work in the upper and lower flint to diminish the effects of over permitting of water withdrawals on low flows. Initiated work plan drafts in on both the west and east banks of the lower flint.

$61Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFlint Riverkeeper INC
EINHdr · item D26-3179215
Principal addressHdr · item CAlbany, GA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.flintriverkeeper.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MGA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$116,264Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Vice
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Secr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gordon Rogers’s $121K as Executive Di is at the 91st 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gordon Rogers$121,057$116,264$119,642$108,371$103,829

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$500K · 78%
Other revenue$137K · 21%
Contributions & grants78%$500K
Other revenue21%$137K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$639K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.12
Program services84%$557K
Management & general4%$26K
Fundraising12%$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$79K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $86K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $667K · Less non-cash grants $23K · Cash operating expenses/yr $643K
1.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $557K · Total expenses $667K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $667K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $83K · Total expenses $667K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $118K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $452K
$0.26 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $500K · Total revenue $639K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $639K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $639K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $639K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $667K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $639K · Prior year $429K
+49%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $79K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $639K · Expenses $667K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $92K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $79K · Total assets $92K
86%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $64K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $92K
69%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gordon Rogers · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $116K · Total expenses $667K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $330K · Total expenses $667K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth 49%
Investment management fee ratio 0.6%
Legal fee ratio 27%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $62K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,625
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,100

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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)$711K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$639K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$429K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$550K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$455K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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