Red River Basin Commission FY2023 filing

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Fargo, ND501(c)(3)Since 1985EIN 36-3389287Revenue $709K in FY2023

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.
67¢ 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% 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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 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
$105K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
38
of 38 voting members
Looks good: 38 of 38 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$709K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$648K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$442K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$709K
FY2023▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$866K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$10.9M
Expenses
$648K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$636K
FY2023$648K
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$442K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$9.8M

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $436K Management & general 20% · $127K Fundraising 13% · $85K

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

41 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/ Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • 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 · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Conduct conferences and meetings on land and water issues in the red river basin.

$436Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$709K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$654K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$648K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$442K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$353K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a38
IndependentVI 1b38
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$654K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$709K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
SavingsLn 2$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$353K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$43K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$442K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K$353K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62$0
Total assetsLn 16$641K$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$372K$442K
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$197K$126K$29K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$22K$20K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$9K$8K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$9K$456
Legal feesLn 11b$900$720$180
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$14K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K$413
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$123K$92K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$33K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$23K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62$50$12
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$11K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$648K$436K$127K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.9M$1.5M$9.4M$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $709K$648K$60K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $708,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $458,459$654,228
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,924$32,562
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,261$10,731
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,140$11,142
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $501,784$708,663
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 $369,005$382,524
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,491$265,747
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $636,496$648,271
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$134,712$60,392
Part VI · Governance 38 of 38 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body38
VI-1b Independent voting members38
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 $708,663 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$654,228
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$654,228
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,562$32,562
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,161 · Excluded from tax $4,433$7,594
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,137$3,137
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,142$11,142
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,723 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,712$708,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $648,271 across 17 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 $126,486 · Management $28,507 · Fundraising $41,629$196,622
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,136 · Management $1,972 · Fundraising $1,370$5,478
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,810 · Management $20,131 · Fundraising $13,980$55,921
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,536 · Management $7,879 · Fundraising $5,472$21,887
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,668 · Management $456$9,124
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $720 · Management $180$900
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,783 · Management $3,446$17,229
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,652 · Management $413$2,065
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,057 · Management $30,686$122,743
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,035 · Management $3,225$36,260
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,150 · Management $2,287$11,437
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,790 · Management $5,698$28,488
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,526$12,526
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50 · Management $12$62
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,698 · Management $2,175$10,873
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,232 · Management $2,808$14,040
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $436,038 · Management $127,087 · Fundraising $85,146$648,271
Part X · Balance sheet $546,666 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,832$76,616
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $259,189$275,898
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,000$139,357
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,979$11,793
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $118,042$43,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $641,104$546,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,906$29,471
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $121,068$32,180
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $269,016$104,653
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $345,920$335,236
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,168$106,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $372,088$442,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $641,104$546,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $442,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,663
XI-2 Total expenses$648,271
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$372,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,193
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$340
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$442,013

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