Rivanna Conservation Alliance

Tax-deductible

Charlottesville, VA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 52-0194008

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Working with the community to conserve the Rivanna river and its tributaries through monitoring, restoration, education, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 460 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 9% 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
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
$69K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$994
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$699K
+92% vs prior year
Spent
$643K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$455K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$699K
FY2024▲ +92%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$699K
Expenses
$643K
FY2024▲ +69%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$281K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$643K
Net assets
$455K
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$455K

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 Aug 1990.

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% · $546K Management & general 9% · $59K Fundraising 6% · $38K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,129Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Wittenborn’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Wittenborn$69,129$32,296$36,713$58,095$49,146

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

Conserving the Rivanna River and its tributaries through monitoring, restoration, education, and advocacy.

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1 program service account for $546K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The rivanna conservation alliance (rca) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose programs are guided by the belief that healthy waterways and green spaces are essential to a vibrant and resilient community. Rca formed in 2016 when two long-standing organizations, the rivanna conservation society and streamwatch, joined together.

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$693K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$643K
Ln 25
Programscol B$546K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$455K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$994
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$693K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$135K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$994
Net assetsLn 32$455K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6460
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K$321K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$135K
Total assetsLn 16$401K$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$994
Net assetsLn 32$399K$455K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$268K$204K$40K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$10K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$16K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$177$177
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$638$291
Advertising and promotionLn 12$234$39$193$2
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$402$366
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$1K$121
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K$370
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$273K$264K$8K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$3K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$643K$546K$59K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $699K$643K$56K$455K 990 PDF
FY2023 $365K$381K−$16K$399K 990 PDF
FY2022 $394K$340K$55K$415K 990 PDF
FY2021 $245K$254K−$9K$360K 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$281K$102K$370K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $699,088 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$76,183
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$616,905
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$693,088
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$699,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,944 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $203,648 · Management $39,944 · Fundraising $24,628$268,220
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,398 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $1,050$10,498
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,485 · Management $1,310 · Fundraising $1,310$13,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,687 · Management $3,063 · Fundraising $1,893$20,643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,416 · Management $177 · Fundraising $177$1,770
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,325 · Management $638 · Fundraising $291$3,254
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39 · Management $193 · Fundraising $2$234
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,170 · Management $402 · Fundraising $366$3,938
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,531 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $1,653$16,837
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,938 · Management $1,238 · Fundraising $121$8,297
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,206 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,206
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,243 · Management $1,075 · Fundraising $370$6,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $263,939 · Management $7,567 · Fundraising $1,463$272,969
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,475 · Management $1,098 · Fundraising $4,712$9,285
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $545,500 · Management $59,408 · Fundraising $38,036$642,944
Part X · Balance sheet $456,192 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,872$321,319
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,080$134,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $400,952$456,192
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,898$994
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,898$994
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $340,703$455,198
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $399,054$455,198
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $400,952$456,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $455,198 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$699,088
XI-2 Total expenses$642,944
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,144
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$399,054
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$455,198

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

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