River Fields INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 61-6032501)

Kristin Faurest’s $62K as President and CEO (from 05/24) is at the 42nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Meme Sweets Runyon	$28,472	$73,299	$73,912	$81,969	$90,638
Kristin Faurest	$61,815	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and preserves natural, cultural, and scenic resources along the Ohio River through land conservation, advocacy, and education.

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3 programs · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Land Conservation

Protection, mostly permanent, of natural and cultural resources including scenic and agricultural resources through conservation easements or purchase of land in fee simple. Helping landowners and citizens protect and create more open space, natural and cultural resources, and scenic vistas.

$161Kprogram expense

02

Education

Encourage and empower all citizens to protect the river and its surrounding lands. Our largest email list allows us to communicate with any person who signs up. We send out educational information, alerts about public meetings and critical issues that impact the ohio river corridor.

$37Kprogram expense

03

Advocacy

Seek creative solutions that promote protection of natural and historic resources, protection and enhancement of open spaces, promotion of planned development and growth management, greater public access, the enhancement of scenic views, rational transportation decisions and good urban design.

$35Kprogram 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 · FY2024

The Community Foundation of Louisville INCFY2024$20K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$12K

Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Blue Grass Community Foundation INCFY2024$10K

The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository INCFY2024$8K

Clifton Foundation INCFY2024$6K

Snowy Owl FoundationFY2024$5K

The Wells FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$74K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$304K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K

Other incomeLn 4–11$37K

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Money outPt IX

$349K

Ln 25

Programscol B$233K

Managementcol C$57K

Fundraisingcol D$59K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K

Total assetsLn 16$4.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$170K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Other incomeLn 4–11$37K

Gains on assetsLn 7$27K

Total revenueLn 12$304K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$79K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$739K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M

Total assetsLn 16$4.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$170K

Net assetsLn 32$4.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 629

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$21K	$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$492K	$739K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.4M	$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.3M	$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$131K	$170K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.2M	$4.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$94K	$56K	$24K	$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$49K	$30K	$11K	$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11K		$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$10K		$10K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K	$3K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$18K		$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$5K	$4K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$9K		$9K
Information technologyLn 14	$4K		$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$25K		$25K
TravelLn 17	$17		$17
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K	$107	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$9K		$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$98K	$133K	−$72K	$37K
All other expensesLn 24e	$6K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$349K	$233K	$57K	$59K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$450K	$459K	−$9K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$349K	$322K	$27K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$331K	$333K	−$2K	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$347K	$352K	−$4K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$304K	$349K	−$44K	$4.2M	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

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Part I · Summary $304,413 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $223,476$232,211

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51,432$34,815

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,104$37,387

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,012$304,413

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $183,614$163,815

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,703$185,009

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $373,317$348,824

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,305−$44,411

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $304,413 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,744

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,467

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,207

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$232,211

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,833$7,833

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $26,982$26,982

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $37,291$37,291

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $96$96

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $72,202$304,413

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,824 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,146 · Management $23,984 · Fundraising $13,558$93,688

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,782 · Management $11,105 · Fundraising $7,759$48,646

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $10,992$10,992

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,489$10,489

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,176 · Management $3,306$6,482

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,775$17,775

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,771 · Management $1,500$5,271

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,536$8,536

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,404$4,404

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,950$24,950

IX-17 TravelManagement $17$17

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,084$2,084

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $107 · Management $2,577$2,684

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,005$9,005

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,830 · Management −$71,889 · Fundraising $37,277$98,218

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,583$5,583

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,479 · Management $56,751 · Fundraising $58,594$348,824

Part X · Balance sheet $4,393,051 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,027$78,526

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $374,370$139,134

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,117$3,263

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,800$6,748

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,429,117$3,426,433

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $491,637$738,947

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,329,068$4,393,051

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,837$114,245

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $35,154$22,654

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$33,500

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $130,991$170,399

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,515,247$2,559,262

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,682,830$1,663,390

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,198,077$4,222,652

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,329,068$4,393,051

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,222,652 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$304,413

XI-2 Total expenses$348,824

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,411

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,198,077

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$68,986

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,222,652

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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