Coosa Riverkeeper INC FY2022 filing

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 2010EnvironmentEIN 27-3430200Revenue $385K in FY2022

On file with the IRScoosariver.org102 Croft St Suite B, 35242-1823 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Nov 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Protect, promote, and restore the Coosa river

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 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
$119K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$385K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$277K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$385K
FY2022▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$285K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$779K
FY2026$881K
Expenses
$266K
FY2022▲ +54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$793K
FY2026$856K
Net assets
$277K
FY2022▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$225K
FY2026$250K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending March 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $221K Management & general 7% · $18K Fundraising 10% · $26K

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; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$66,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects, promotes, and restores the Coosa River.

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3 programs · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$139Kprogram 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.

$54Kprogram expense
03

Outreach Program

Distribution of brochures, informational cards, radio ads, and promotional materials regarding the coosa river.

$24Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$385K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$318K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Programscol B$221K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$318K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$385K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K
Net assetsLn 32$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$81K
Total assetsLn 16$292K$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K$119K
Net assetsLn 32$158K$277K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$50K$3K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$254$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$968$968
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$12K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$416$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$490$2K
TravelLn 17$592$592
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$619
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$56K$705$693
All other expensesLn 24e$100$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K$221K$18K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $881K$856K$25K$250K 990 PDF
FY2025 $779K$793K−$14K$225K 990 PDF
FY2024 $489K$539K−$50K$239K 990 PDF
FY2023 $401K$390K$12K$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $384,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,303$317,847
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $196$25,621
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,638$41,293
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $285,137$384,761
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,478$138,044
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,309$127,473
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $172,787$265,517
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,350$119,244
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $384,761 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,714 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$119,812
VIII-1e Government grants$19,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$179,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$317,847
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $350$350
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $25,271$25,271
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,579$38,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,271 · Unrelated business $350 · Excluded from tax $41,293$384,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,517 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,875 · Management $3,325 · Fundraising $13,300$66,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,693$61,693
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,580 · Management $254 · Fundraising $1,017$9,851
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $968$968
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,752$7,752
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,502 · Fundraising $7,324$18,826
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,692$3,692
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,245 · Management $416 · Fundraising $1,665$8,326
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,346 · Management $490 · Fundraising $1,959$9,795
IX-17 TravelPrograms $592$592
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,042$2,042
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,181$13,181
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,407 · Management $619$5,026
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,775 · Management $705 · Fundraising $693$57,173
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $100$100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $221,238 · Management $18,321 · Fundraising $25,958$265,517
Part X · Balance sheet $395,859 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,979$315,353
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,954$80,506
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $291,933$395,859
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,821$5,503
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $132,327$113,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,148$118,830
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $103,191$247,754
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $54,594$29,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $157,785$277,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $291,933$395,859
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,761
XI-2 Total expenses$265,517
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$157,785
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,029

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