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San Antonio River Foundation

Tax-deductible

San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 42-1602181Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsanantonioriverfoundation.orgPo Box 830045, 78283-0045 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Sep 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Through its outreach, whether through educational field trips or public art, the San Antonio River foundation's goal is to inspire stewardship and broader public conservation of the 240 miles of the San Antonio River and its native ecology. Significant time and volunteer resources are dedicated year-round toward bringing informative programs and engaging events which highlight the history, culture, and ecology of the River and the communities IT helps shape. Additionally, the River Foundation raises funds to support educational programming at confluence park. Collectively, Foundation programs at confluence park have served more than 60,000 students and participants from across the entire metro community, as well as surrounding counties, reconnecting each with fundamental values of nature and the River.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $119K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $539K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$841K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$407K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$841K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$513K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$841K
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $715K Management & general 5% · $41K Fundraising 10% · $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

19 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Frates Seeligson
Executive Director
$111,750Pt VII · Sec A
John Mize
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane Bockus
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Bruce
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frates Seeligson’s $112K as Executive Director is at the 38th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Frates Seeligson$111,750$106,600$105,100$103,600$108,603

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires river stewardship and conservation through educational trips and public art.

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1 program · $715K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The san antonio river foundation devotes significant time and resources towards programming confluence park. These efforts have resulted in more than 120,000 students and participants from across the entire community attending.

$715Kprogram 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
The Jeanie Wyatt Family FoundationFY2024$150K
The H L Brown Family FoundationFY2024$100K
Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992FY2024$50K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$50K
Betty Stieren Kelso FoundationFY2024$50K
Elma Dill Russell Spencer FoundationFY2024$40K
San Antonio Area FoundationFY2024$28K
Russell H Rogers Fund for the Arts Bank of America N A 05-500-3132032FY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$539K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Money outPt IX
$841K
Ln 25
Programscol B$715K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$854
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$604K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$93K$6K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$176K$146K$9K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$41K$2K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K$221
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$15K$3K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$7K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$354$772
TravelLn 17$156$129$8$19
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$428K$391K$5K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$841K$715K$41K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$841K$1.1M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.8M−$682K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $594K$595K−$699$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $749K$465K$283K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $407K$513K−$107K$4.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,940,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $924,121$1,734,234
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $160,410$122,722
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,738$83,653
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,113,269$1,940,609
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 $311,349$337,067
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,483,463$503,862
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,794,812$840,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$681,543$1,099,680
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,940,609 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,734,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,734,234
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123,576$123,576
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$854−$854
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $58,077$58,077
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,576$25,576
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,722 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $181,653$1,940,609
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $840,929 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,753 · Management $5,587 · Fundraising $13,410$111,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $145,842 · Management $8,786 · Fundraising $21,086$175,714
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,171 · Management $2,480 · Fundraising $5,952$49,603
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $16,138 · Management $221$16,359
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,210 · Management $2,574 · Fundraising $5,616$23,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,698 · Management $6,113 · Fundraising $1,365$11,176
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,484 · Management $1,267 · Fundraising $2,763$11,514
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,090 · Management $354 · Fundraising $772$3,216
IX-17 TravelPrograms $129 · Management $8 · Fundraising $19$156
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,523 · Fundraising $1,650$7,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $390,541 · Management $4,620 · Fundraising $32,707$427,868
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $715,056 · Management $40,533 · Fundraising $85,340$840,929
Part X · Balance sheet $5,257,152 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $749,943$1,037,942
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $116,745$666,773
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $597$8,660
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,504,997$3,543,777
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,372,282$5,257,152
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $534,396$102,580
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $69,896$49,254
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $604,292$151,834
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,597,404$2,036,721
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,170,586$3,068,597
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,767,990$5,105,318
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,372,282$5,257,152
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,105,318 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,940,609
XI-2 Total expenses$840,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,099,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,767,990
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$237,648
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,105,318

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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