Red River Basin Commission FY2022 filing

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Fargo, ND501(c)(3)Since 1985EIN 36-3389287Revenue $502K in FY2022

On file with the IRSredriverbasincommission.org1120 28th Ave N Ste C, 58102-1334 · Fargo, NDTax-exempt since Oct 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Education of land & water issues in Red River Basin

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 69% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$269K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
39
of 39 voting members
Looks good: 39 of 39 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$502K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$636K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$372K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$502K
FY2022▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$866K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$10.9M
Expenses
$636K
FY2022+0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$636K
FY2023$648K
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$372K
FY2022▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$9.8M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $438K Management & general 18% · $116K Fundraising 13% · $82K

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; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Director
$98,649Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec./Treas./Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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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

Educates about land and water issues in the Red River Basin.

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1 program · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Conduct conferences and meetings on land and water issues in the red river basin.

$438Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$502K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$636K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$372K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a39
IndependentVI 1b39
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$502K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$245K
SavingsLn 2$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$504K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62
Other assetsLn 15$118K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32$372K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 642
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$458K$504K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62$62
Total assetsLn 16$575K$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$535K$372K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$63K$17K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$188K$123K$25K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$19K$18K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$9K$8K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K$404
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$12K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K$411
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$83K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$31K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$23K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$732
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$16K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$636K$438K$116K$82K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.9M$1.5M$9.4M$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $709K$648K$60K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $502K$636K−$135K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 $550K$634K−$84K$535K 990 PDF
FY2020 $866K$705K$161K$608K 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 $501,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $526,491$458,459
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,351$32,924
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,231$6,261
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,351$4,140
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $550,424$501,784
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 $353,624$369,005
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,352$267,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $633,976$636,496
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$83,552−$134,712
Part VI · Governance 39 of 39 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body39
VI-1b Independent voting members39
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 $501,784 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$458,459
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$458,459
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,924$32,924
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,083$4,083
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,178$2,178
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,140$4,140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,924 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,401$501,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $636,496 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,709 · Management $17,212 · Fundraising $22,695$102,616
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,654 · Management $25,393 · Fundraising $40,206$188,253
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,069 · Management $1,910 · Fundraising $1,326$5,305
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,429 · Management $17,934 · Fundraising $12,454$49,817
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,975 · Management $8,285 · Fundraising $5,754$23,014
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,681 · Management $404$8,085
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,116 · Management $3,029$15,145
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,642 · Management $411$2,053
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $83,253 · Management $27,751$111,004
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,197 · Management $3,238$34,435
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,770 · Management $5,692$28,462
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,765$44,765
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,930 · Management $732$3,662
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,904 · Management $3,976$19,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,094 · Management $115,967 · Fundraising $82,435$636,496
Part X · Balance sheet $641,104 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,507$244,832
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $283,140$259,189
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $113,057$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,841$3,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62$62
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$118,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $574,607$641,104
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,805$29,906
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,164$121,068
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,969$269,016
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $494,210$345,920
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,428$26,168
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $534,638$372,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $574,607$641,104
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $372,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$501,784
XI-2 Total expenses$636,496
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$134,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$534,638
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$27,836
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$372,088

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