Coosa Riverkeeper INC

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 2010EnvironmentEIN 27-3430200

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Protect, promote, and restore the Coosa river

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 9 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$74K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$881K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$856K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$881K
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$285K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$779K
FY2025$881K
Expenses
$856K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$793K
FY2025$856K
Net assets
$250K
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$225K
FY2025$250K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $765K Management & general 6% · $50K Fundraising 5% · $41K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kacey Hayes’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Justinn Overton—$101,250$82,500$77,000$66,500$67,000
Kacey Hayes$68,625—————

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

Protects, promotes, and restores the Coosa River.

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3 programs · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Riverkeeper Program

Monitor compliance status of permitted polluters in the coosa valley. Patrolled the river throughout the year. Responded to citizen complaints of pollution.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Swim Guide

Monitor popular recreation sites for E.COLI and other water quality issues. Results presented to public via social media and free text MESSAGE/EMAIL alet system.

$42Kprogram expense
03

Education

Quarterly workshops, fishing clinics,and field trips to educate about organisms in the river, conservation and sustainability.

$30Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Abahac INCFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$881K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$846K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$856K
Ln 25
Programscol B$765K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$846K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$881K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$445K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$471K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$246K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$225K$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$51K$3K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$453K$453K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$37K$2K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$31K$2K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$26K$20K$1K$5K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$8K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$97K$4K$859
All other expensesLn 24e$970$970
Total functional expensesLn 25$856K$765K$50K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $779K$793K−$14K$225K 990 PDF
FY2024 $489K$539K−$50K$239K 990 PDF
FY2023 $401K$390K$12K$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 $385K$266K$119K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $285K$173K$112K$158K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $881,251 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,091 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$154,749
VIII-1e Government grants$5,038
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$686,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$846,415
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,156$4,156
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,589$26,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,836$881,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $856,487 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,469 · Management $3,431 · Fundraising $13,725$68,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $452,792$452,792
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,447 · Management $2,496 · Fundraising $9,986$49,929
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,144 · Management $2,076 · Fundraising $8,305$41,525
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $13,000$13,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,112$20,112
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,670$7,670
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,084 · Fundraising $2,486$8,570
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,135$4,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,727 · Management $1,315 · Fundraising $5,261$26,303
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,407$12,407
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,255$10,255
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,442$17,442
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,493 · Management $11,873$20,366
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,451 · Management $4,076 · Fundraising $859$102,386
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $970$970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $765,381 · Management $50,484 · Fundraising $40,622$856,487
Part X · Balance sheet $323,609 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,331$55,821
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $389,794$259,261
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,969$8,527
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $471,094$323,609
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,183$2,956
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $241,929$70,906
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $246,112$73,862
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,003$225,747
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $168,979$24,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $224,982$249,747
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $471,094$323,609
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,747 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$881,251
XI-2 Total expenses$856,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$224,982
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,747

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