Georgia River Network is working to ensure a clean water legacy by engaging and empowering georgians to protect, restore and enjoy our rivers from the mountains to the coast.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $595K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $8K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$973K
FY2021$973K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$579K
FY2021$817K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.1M Management & general 8% · $102K Fundraising 3% · $40K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$101,702Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rena Peck’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 29th 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.

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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

Protecting and restoring Georgia's rivers for clean water and enjoyment.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Organization is the hub that connects people to rivers, watershed groups, related resources and other members of the network so they can be effective advocates and works to provide safe access to rivers for all.

$602Kprogram expense
02

Serves as infrastructure, communications and fiscal agent for Georgia Water Coalition.

$411Kprogram expense
03

Serves as a statewide watchdog on water policy, continue advocacy efforts to ensure strong protections for Georgia's rivers.

$102Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$8K
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Grants paid · 73 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2024
Coosa River Basin InitiativeGA · FY2024$29,500
Georgia Wildlife FederationGA · FY2024$20,000
Sierra Club FoundationCA · FY2024$10,000
Science for Georgia INCGA · FY2024$10,000
Flint Riverkeeper INCGA · FY2024$10,000
Altamaha Riverkeeper INCGA · FY2024$10,000
Flint Riverkeeper INCGA · FY2023$21,000
Georgia Wildlife FederationGA · FY2023$20,000
Coosa River Basin InitiativeGA · FY2023$18,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$826K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$417K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$417K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$826K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$335
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$437K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$595K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$477K$437K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$446K$595K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$188K$188K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$100K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$173K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$8K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$39K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$22K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$8K$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$8K$1K
TravelLn 17$21K$16K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$32K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$497K$464K$210$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$89K$68K$17K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$102K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$60K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$52K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$184K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$973K$239K$817K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$973K$95K$579K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,334,712 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $775,114$416,962
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $371,866$826,144
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,590$26,690
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $93,824$64,916
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,263,394$1,334,712
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $165,750$187,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $386,627$396,207
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $658,936$691,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,211,313$1,275,111
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,081$59,601
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,334,712 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$24,292 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,712
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,059
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$382,191
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,964
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$416,962
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $824,985$824,985
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,025$27,025
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$335−$335
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$90,367
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $800,358 · Excluded from tax $27,025$1,334,712
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,275,111 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $187,500$187,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,668 · Management $2,034$101,702
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $173,224 · Management $41,871$215,095
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,689 · Management $1,235$8,924
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,411 · Management $5,866$45,277
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,724 · Management $3,485$25,209
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,460$10,460
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,452 · Management $500$8,952
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,642 · Management $4,874$6,516
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,348 · Management $1,859 · Fundraising $1,903$9,110
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,232 · Management $1,230$9,462
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,248 · Management $4,050 · Fundraising $1,140$21,438
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,612 · Management $4,724$36,336
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,496$2,496
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $463,681 · Management $210 · Fundraising $33,342$497,233
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $68,387 · Management $16,996 · Fundraising $4,018$89,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,132,818 · Management $101,890 · Fundraising $40,403$1,275,111
Part X · Balance sheet $1,191,025 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $320,128$260,188
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $156,969$176,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$18,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $101,547$84,130
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,240$33,247
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,254$13,928
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $445,692$594,817
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,220$10,021
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,098,050$1,191,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,339$6,392
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,110$46,268
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,018$8,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,467$60,857
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $837,781$932,734
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $214,802$197,434
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,052,583$1,130,168
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,098,050$1,191,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,130,168 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,334,712
XI-2 Total expenses$1,275,111
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,601
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,052,583
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,984
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,130,168

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