River Fields INC: FY2022 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 · $208K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Land Conservation

This important program area focuses on the protection, mostly permanent, of natural and cultural resources including scenic and agricultural resources through voluntary conservation easements or purchase of land in fee simple.

$165Kprogram 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.

$22Kprogram expense

03

Advocacy

River fields takes positions based only on the facts and the law. We seek creative solutions that promote protection and enhancement of natural, scenic historic and agricultural resources and open spaces. We promote planned development and growth management, greater public access, rational transportation decisions and good urban design.

$20Kprogram 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

$331K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Money outPt IX

$333K

Ln 25

Programscol B$208K

Managementcol C$56K

Fundraisingcol D$69K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K

Total assetsLn 16$4.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$118K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$67K

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Gains on assetsLn 7$19K

Total revenueLn 12$331K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$39K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$622K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M

Total assetsLn 16$4.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$118K

Net assetsLn 32$4.1M

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 FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$77K	$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$779K	$622K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.4M	$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.4M	$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$138K	$118K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.3M	$4.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$76K	$45K	$17K	$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$87K	$53K	$17K	$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$13K		$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K		$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K	$3K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$17K		$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$8K		$8K
Information technologyLn 14	$4K			$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$34K		$34K
TravelLn 17	$8		$8
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$9K		$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$84	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$57K	$104K	−$80K	$33K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$3K		$130
Total functional expensesLn 25	$333K	$208K	$56K	$69K

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 Viewing	$331K	$333K	−$2K	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$347K	$352K	−$4K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $330,951 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $292,498$326,814

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,853$35,403

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,125−$31,266

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $347,226$330,951

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 $186,312$188,733

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,308$144,421

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,620$333,154

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,394−$2,203

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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 $330,951 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,642

VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,909

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$258,263

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,600

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$326,814

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,321$16,321

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $19,082$19,082

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,481−$31,481

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $215$215

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,137$330,951

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $333,154 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,783 · Management $16,706 · Fundraising $14,664$76,153

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,640 · Management $17,002 · Fundraising $17,237$86,879

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,459$13,459

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $12,242$12,242

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,983 · Management $3,105$6,088

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,669$16,669

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,769$1,769

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,837$7,837

IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $4,330$4,330

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $33,954$33,954

IX-17 TravelManagement $8$8

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,738$8,738

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84 · Management $2,024$2,108

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,826$2,826

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,937 · Management −$80,339 · Fundraising $33,120$56,718

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,246 · Fundraising $130$3,376

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,673 · Management $56,000 · Fundraising $69,481$333,154

Part X · Balance sheet $4,247,504 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,455$38,678

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $139,698$136,796

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,556$5,304

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,643$12,457

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,433,857$3,432,599

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $778,570$621,670

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,441,779$4,247,504

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $128,662$114,890

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $9,154$3,154

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,816$118,044

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,640,573$2,507,970

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,663,390$1,621,490

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,303,963$4,129,460

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,441,779$4,247,504

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,129,460 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$330,951

XI-2 Total expenses$333,154

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,203

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,303,963

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$172,300

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,129,460

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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