New River Conservancy FY2021 filing

W Jefferson, NC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$896K
▲ +16% vs prior year
Spent
$927K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$736K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$896K
FY2021▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$771K
FY2021$896K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$927K
FY2021▼ -23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$927K
FY2022$559K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$736K
FY2021▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$744K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.8M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2021 (IRS tax year 2021).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/1/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Virginia Environmental Endowment
$99K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
92% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↑ +16% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CNew River Conservancy
EINHdr · item D58-1949660
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1991
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CW Jefferson, NC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C320)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.newriverconservancy.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program services92%$854K
Management & general5%$44K
Fundraising3%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$927K

Financial health

Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$928K
FY2021▲ +17%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$795K
FY2021$928K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.2M
Total liabilities
$192K
FY2021▲ +280%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$26K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$457K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$928K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$868K
Total assetsLn 16$928K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$192K
Total net assetsLn 32$736K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$741K · 83%
Program service revenue$151K · 17%
Contributions & grants83%$741K
Program service revenue17%$151K
Investment income$3K
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$508K
Total revenueLn 12$896K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $868K · Operating expenses/yr $927K
11.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $854K · Total expenses $927K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $44K · Total expenses $927K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $29K · Total expenses $927K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $34K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $213K
$0.16 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $741K · Total revenue $896K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $508K · Total revenue $896K
57%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $151K · Total revenue $896K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $896K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $151K · Total expenses $927K
16%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $896K · Prior year $771K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $736K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $896K · Expenses $927K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $928K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $736K · Total assets $928K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $928K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elizabeth Underwood · Reported title Executive Director Effective June 2021 · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $927K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $211K · Total expenses $927K
23%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 16%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Effective June 2021
$50,750Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Through May 2021
$4,170Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Through July 2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Downs’s $36K as Executive Director Eff. August 2024 is at the 3rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Underwood—$100,000$87,000$50,750—
George Santucci———$4,170$66,961
Andrew Downs$36,026————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Protects New River Watershed's water, woodlands, and wildlife.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $854K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

To protect the water woodlands and wildlife of the New River Watershed.

$854Kprogram expense

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Funders

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$99K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.0M+78% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.1M-16% 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $1.7M$559K+94% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $896K$927K+16% 990 PDF
FY2020 $771K$1.2M 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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