Back to the River INC

Tax-deductible

Omaha, NE501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 47-0823801Revenue $61K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbacktotheriver.orgPo Box 3802, 68103-0802 · Omaha, NETax-exempt since Sep 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Back to the River was created to preserve and improve wildlife habitat and provide economic development opportunities in a balanced, sustainable manner along the missouri River.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: 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
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$61K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$34K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$848K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$61K
FY2024▲ +83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$61K
Expenses
$34K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$74K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$34K
Net assets
$848K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$879K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$734K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$848K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2000.

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% · $29K Management & general 15% · $5K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Restores wildlife habitat and fosters sustainable economic growth along the Missouri River.

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3 programs · $29K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Contribution to the bellevue community foundation to sponsor the bellevue rocks community event. This event was estimated to bring 50,000 people from across the region to the bellevue riverfront for a weekend full of music, carnival, food and family fun.

$15Kprogram expense
02

A contribution to the city of council bluffs for the summerfest 2024. This event will include music, food trucks, use of belles play garden, drone shows, and field events of baseball, soccer, lacrosse, disk golf, and flag football.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Contribution to the discovery exhibition of ST. Charles, mo, inc. This project intends to bring the 55 foot flagship keelboat "discovery" to omaha and return by river to ST. Charles, mo. The organization will utilize a traditional camp and discovery tent to explain to children and the public what life was like in 1804.

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 11 grants · $416K · 2020–2024
City of Council BluffsFY2024$10,000
River Relief INCMO · FY2023$10,000
City of Council BluffsFY2023$8,000
City of Council Bluffs Iowa Rivers Edge Park Phase IIFY2021$50,000
River Relief INCMO · FY2021$10,000
Heartland Bike ShareNE · FY2020$3,126

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$61K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$34K
Ln 25
Programscol B$29K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$848K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Gains on assetsLn 7$41K
Total revenueLn 12$61K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$818K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$848K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$736K$818K
Total assetsLn 16$796K$848K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$796K$848K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1$1
Office expensesLn 13$216$216
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128$128
Total functional expensesLn 25$34K$29K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $61K$34K$27K$848K 990 PDF
FY2023 $33K$32K$901$796K 990 PDF
FY2022 $138K$155K−$17K$734K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$74K−$9K$886K 990 PDF
FY2020 $147K$157K−$9K$879K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $60,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,166$60,579
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,166$60,579
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,000$29,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,265$4,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,265$33,976
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $901$26,603
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $60,579 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19,528$19,528
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $41,051$41,051
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,579 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$60,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,976 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $29,000$29,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,327$2,327
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,304$2,304
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1$1
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $216$216
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $128$128
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,000 · Management $4,976 · Fundraising $0$33,976
Part X · Balance sheet $847,573 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,439$2,094
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,326$25,579
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $373,227$316,309
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $362,597$502,118
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,256$1,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $795,845$847,573
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $795,845$847,573
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $795,845$847,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $795,845$847,573
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $847,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$60,579
XI-2 Total expenses$33,976
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,603
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$795,845
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,125
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$847,573

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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