Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 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
39 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Preister | $104,181 | $98,649 | $98,649 | $96,158 | $94,350 |
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 Red River Basin Commission 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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Educates about land and water issues in the Red River Basin.
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In 2024, nearly 20,000 new acres were enrolled in conservation practices such as nutrient management, residue and tillage management, and cover crops. In total, these practices accounted for almost 43,000 practice acres, with some acres implementing more than one practice. Nine tap-certified ccas enrolled 27 farmers in the program.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3389287) · Dispute this lineConferences and meetings. The primary role of the RRBC is to foster communication on water topics across jurisdictional boundaries. To this end we host a conference and dozens of meetings annually to bring together a variety of perspectives and issue.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3389287) · Dispute this lineFlooding is one of them most pressing issues in the red river basin and the RRBC is always involved in flood management work. In 2024 the RRBC completed its foundation document "long term flood solutions". The work included updating models to include projects completed since its initial publication in 2011.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3389287) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 |
|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $194K |
| AddedLn 1b | $176K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $9K |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $353K | $1.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $64K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $547K | $10.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $105K | $655K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $442K | $9.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $108K | $62K | $19K | $28K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $203K | $138K | $30K | $34K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $7K | $3K | $2K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $59K | $23K | $21K | $15K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $25K | $10K | $9K | $6K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $10K | $9K | $498 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $17K | $4K | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $8K | $7K | $2K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $892K | $669K | $223K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $49K | $44K | $5K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $10K | $8K | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $31K | $25K | $6K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $66K | $66K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | $666 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $16K | $13K | $3K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $15K | $12K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $332K | $85K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $10.9M | $1.5M | $9.4M | $9.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $709K | $648K | $60K | $442K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $502K | $636K | −$135K | $372K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $550K | $634K | −$84K | $535K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2021 | $866K | $705K | $161K | $608K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $10,912,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 38 of 39 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,912,615 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,525,869 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,494,639 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,839,171 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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