Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1967.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.
Jason Brownknight’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric B Partee | — | — | — | $75,830 | $93,042 |
| Jason Brownknight | $80,404 | $59,615 | $73,141 | $14,954 | — |
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.
See Little Miami Conservancy executive salaries →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 and restores the Little Miami River's natural beauty and values.
Questions for Little Miami Conservancy
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The organization has a full time director and additional staff who work with land owners as well as local, state and federal agencies on the preservation, scenic beauty, cleanliness, and recreational use of the little miami river CORRIDOR.EXPENSES supporting program services include wages, travel, payroll taxes, utilities, telephone…
The organization conducts educational programs related to wildlife habitation along the river, water quality and life within the river. Fishing clinics, water quality testing and cleanup of debris in and along the river were performed thorugh out the year.
For land or conservation easements, the organization provides erosion control, wetlands preservation as well as plants, trees, and grasses to preserve the natural beauty, habitation and ecosystem of the river.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $125K | $106K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $584K | $794K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5.5M | $5.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $22K | $10K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $91K | $64K | $14K | $14K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $8K | $6K | $1K | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $9K | $6K | $1K | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $25 | $25 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $1K | $2K | $617 |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | $221 | $221 |
| InterestLn 20 | $284 | $284 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $27K | $26K | $998 | $105 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $11K | $2K | $10K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $119K | $107K | $10K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $13K | $5K | $5K | $4K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $286K | $218K | $45K | $23K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $3.3M | $269K | $3.0M | $11.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2024 | $869K | $319K | $550K | $6.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 | $483K | $286K | $197K | $6.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $585K | $255K | $330K | $6.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $482,796 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $482,796 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $285,620 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $6,410,931 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,401,137 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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