Potomac Riverkeeper Network: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 54-1982624)

Nancy Stoner’s $214K as President is at the 87th 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Nancy Stoner	$213,638	$207,013	$193,100	$188,741	$179,349
Phillip Musegaas	—	—	$116,375	$150,705	$129,295
Emily Franc	$125,652	$135,274	$127,617	$127,617	$115,542
Elizabeth Nicholas	$131,930	$124,502	—	—	—
Dean Naujoks	$112,678	$108,645	$101,537	—	—

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

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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

Cleans and restores rivers and tributaries through enforcement and community action.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Watershed Protection

We identify sources of pollution and analyze how to stop them. We regularly patrol the rivers we work to protect. We respond to tips and complaints. We review public records - like discharge monitoring reports and inspection reports to assess whether violations have occurred.

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

Shenandoah

We upgraded our monitoring equipment for toxic algal outbreaks so we dont have to rely on the state to determine when and where they occur. We filed multiple algae complaints with the Commonwealth to encourage the state to monitor for algal outbreaks.

$253Kprogram expense

03

Upper Potomac

We expanded our investigation and awareness campaign for PFAS (forever chemicals), including partnering with USGs on testing PFAS levels in fish tissue and blood and partnering with faculty at Frostburg State.

$112Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Waterkeepers Chesapeake INCFY2025$18K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$183K

Investment incomeLn 3$47K

Money outPt IX

$2.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.8M

Managementcol C$271K

Fundraisingcol D$149K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$103K

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b18

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$16K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$101K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$229K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K

Investment incomeLn 3$47K

Other incomeLn 4–11$183K

Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$288K

SavingsLn 2$992K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K

Other assetsLn 15$832K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$103K

Net assetsLn 32$2.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 512

VolunteersI 6900

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$879K	$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$64K	$136K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$143K	$103K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.8M	$2.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$346K	$291K	$38K	$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$774K	$653K	$86K	$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$25K	$21K	$3K	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$141K	$119K	$16K	$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$92K	$78K	$10K	$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$157K	$157K	$635
Accounting feesLn 11c	$62K	$14K	$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$197K	$156K		$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$6K	$1K	$5K	$196
Office expensesLn 13	$92K	$57K	$14K	$21K
OccupancyLn 16	$125K	$106K	$14K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$43K	$37K	$6K	$500
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$28K	$18K	$3K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$37K	$31K	$4K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$31K	$28K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$52K	$23K	$22K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.2M	$1.8M	$271K	$149K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.6M	$2.2M	$415K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.6M	$2.0M	−$406K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.9M	−$160K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.9M	$1.5M	$1.3M	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.6M	$1.4M	$200K	$1.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,624,478 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,389,867$2,351,906

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,087$42,390

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,516$46,687

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $147,432$183,495

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,582,902$2,624,478

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,250,515$1,378,573

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $738,807$830,724

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,989,322$2,209,297

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$406,420$415,181

Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members18

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,624,478 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$229,285

VIII-1e Government grants$15,824

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,106,797

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100,950

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,351,906

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,390$42,390

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46,687$46,687

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$69,214−$69,214

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $252,709$252,709

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,099 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$22,527$2,624,478

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,209,297 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $291,341 · Management $38,170 · Fundraising $16,057$345,568

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $652,825 · Management $85,530 · Fundraising $35,980$774,335

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,445 · Management $2,810 · Fundraising $1,182$25,437

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $119,129 · Management $15,608 · Fundraising $6,565$141,302

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,505 · Management $10,154 · Fundraising $4,272$91,931

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $156,746 · Management $635$157,381

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,400 · Management $48,054$62,454

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $155,527 · Fundraising $41,493$197,020

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,051 · Management $4,670 · Fundraising $196$5,917

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,965 · Management $13,681 · Fundraising $21,366$92,012

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,698 · Management $13,848 · Fundraising $5,825$125,371

IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,124 · Management $5,567 · Fundraising $500$43,191

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,873 · Management $3,473 · Fundraising $6,935$28,281

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,872 · Management $4,047 · Fundraising $1,702$36,621

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,854 · Management $2,874$30,728

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,483 · Management $21,553 · Fundraising $6,712$51,748

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,789,838 · Management $270,674 · Fundraising $148,785$2,209,297

Part X · Balance sheet $2,295,397 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,367$288,131

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $554,620$992,333

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,585$29,095

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,640$18,511

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $63,912$135,663

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $921,480$831,664

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,920,604$2,295,397

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $143,378$102,990

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143,378$102,990

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $895,044$1,264,197

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $882,182$928,210

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,777,226$2,192,407

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,920,604$2,295,397

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,192,407 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,624,478

XI-2 Total expenses$2,209,297

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$415,181

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,777,226

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,192,407

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

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