Clean River Partners INC EIN 41-1674744 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Inspiring people to value, protect, and improve the Cannon River Watershed's land and water. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $865K in expenses, and $475K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1990
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Northfield, MN
Website
www.cleanriverpartners.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.0MFY2025
Expenses
$865K
Net assets
$475K
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  41-1674744 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Northfield, MN Founded 1990
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Inspiring people to value, protect, and improve the Cannon River Watershed's land and water.
Leadership
Jennifer Tonko · Executive Director · $96K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $865K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$865K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$475K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $150K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +237% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +63%
Expenses
$865K
FY2025▲ +45%
Total assets
$676K
FY2025▲ +66%
Total liabilities
$200K
FY2025▲ +525%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$865K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$475K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$150K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$676K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $727K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Conservation

The conservation program partners with organizations and landowners to preserve land, restore and connect critical habitat, and increase public access. The program has also worked to increase the adoption of soil health practices, with particular emphasis on cover crops across the entire cannon river watershed.

$548Kprogram expense
02

Community Engagement

The organization offers a variety of events for people in the cannon river watershed to have opportunities to learn about, connect with, and care for the water.

$177Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

Advocate for policies that align with our mission and values.

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CClean River Partners INC
EINHdr · item D41-1674744
Principal addressHdr · item CNorthfield, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cleanriverpartners.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C320)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$96,336Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Tonko’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Tonko$96,336
Jennifer Tonko$89,400$72,600
Kristi Pursell$59,505$68,554$63,326

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$847K · 83%
Program service revenue$164K · 16%
Contributions & grants83%$847K
Program service revenue16%$164K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$557K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.05
Program services84%$727K
Management & general11%$97K
Fundraising5%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$865K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$283K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$200K
Total net assetsLn 32$475K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $428K · Operating expenses/yr $865K
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $727K · Total expenses $865K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $97K · Total expenses $865K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $865K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $234K
$0.17 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $847K · Total revenue $1.0M
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $557K · Total revenue $1.0M
55%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $164K · Total revenue $1.0M
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.0M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $164K · Total expenses $865K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $623K
+63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $547K · FY2025 $1.0M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $475K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $865K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $676K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $475K · Total assets $676K
70%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $145K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $676K
21%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Tonko · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $96K · Total expenses $865K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $448K · Total expenses $865K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 63%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
PatagoniaorgFY2024$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$46K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$623K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$588K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$396K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$392K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$547K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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