West Virginia Rivers Coalition INC

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Charleston, WV501(c)(3)Since 1991EnvironmentEIN 52-1736621

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To promote safe and healthy waters for all in West Virginia, primarily through water policy advocacy. The organization provides public education and informational resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5,272 volunteers and 15 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $395K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$260K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 70% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $871K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$871K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +30%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$553K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$633K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1992.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.2M Management & general 16% · $237K Fundraising 6% · $90K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $260K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$103,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$80,476Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance & Operations
$76,725Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennie Smith’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 30th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennie Smith$103,000$31,692————
Angela Rosser——$101,330$88,580$82,414$71,515
Autumn Crowe$80,476—————
Shannon Cunningham-Snead$76,725—————
Angie Rosser—$23,692————

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

Conserves and restores West Virginia's rivers and streams through education and programs.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conducted research and public education on water quality issues. Coordinated a volunteer stream monitoring program. Provided support and communications to approximately 2,500 supporters. Partnered with government agencies to educate the public on drinking water source protection.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $60K · 2025–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$237K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$167K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$157K
Gains on assetsLn 7$80K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 65,272
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$260K$195K$52K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$467K$350K$93K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$107K$80K$21K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$31K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$40K$11K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$17K$2K$385
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$18K$2K$401
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$140K$125K$13K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$9K$2K$610
Office expensesLn 13$89K$65K$10K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$613$720
TravelLn 17$46K$34K$9K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$161K$127K$10K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$237K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.5M$464K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.1M$451K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$919K$416K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $871K$794K$77K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$553K$854K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $551K$445K$107K$633K 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 $1,943,638 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$167,199
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,615,593
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,782,792
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $3,529$3,529
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,598$77,598
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $79,719$79,719
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $160,846$1,943,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,480,013 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $59,643$59,643
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $195,151 · Management $52,040 · Fundraising $13,010$260,201
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $350,361 · Management $93,430 · Fundraising $23,357$467,148
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $80,128 · Management $21,368 · Fundraising $5,341$106,837
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,333 · Management $8,355 · Fundraising $2,089$41,777
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,953 · Management $10,654 · Fundraising $2,663$53,270
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,110 · Management $1,730 · Fundraising $385$19,225
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,838 · Management $1,804 · Fundraising $401$20,043
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,600 · Management $12,600 · Fundraising $2,799$139,999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,143 · Management $2,438 · Fundraising $610$12,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,722 · Management $9,753 · Fundraising $14,185$88,660
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $613 · Management $720$1,333
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,444 · Management $9,185 · Fundraising $2,296$45,925
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,744$2,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,342 · Management $10,388 · Fundraising $23,287$161,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,152,381 · Management $237,209 · Fundraising $90,423$1,480,013
Part X · Balance sheet $4,848,583 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $280,134$64,402
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,930,902$1,959,042
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $33,233$161,449
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,952$7,208
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,271,301$2,656,482
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,525,522$4,848,583
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,643$26,429
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,096,542$1,783,686
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,050$39,253
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,136,235$1,849,368
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,385,962$2,995,890
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,325$3,325
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,389,287$2,999,215
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,525,522$4,848,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,999,215 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,943,638
XI-2 Total expenses$1,480,013
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$463,625
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,389,287
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$146,303
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,999,215

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