To protect, preserve and enhance the natural and cultural resources, including agricultural and scenic resources, on both sides of the ohio River between westport and west point, kentucky, for the benefit of the public. We accomplish this mission through a three pronged programmatic approach of land conservation, advocacy and education. River Fields started as an advocacy group. In 1986, IT began land aquisition with the intent to protect and manage the land for the benefit of the public. In 1996, IT began another conservation initiative through conservation easements. Additionally, the protection of historic resources takes place in partnership with the KY heritage council. Advocacy is a program that uses many tools in protecting the places people love and can access. The education program educates interested citizens about resources, threats and the many tools that are available to protect important resources and the places people love.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $748K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$109K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$349K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$322K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$349K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$450K
Expenses
$322K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$459K
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2023▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1960.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $195K Management & general 23% · $75K Fundraising 16% · $53K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$73,299Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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 · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

See schedule o for additional detail.

$149Kprogram expense
02

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$34Kprogram expense
03

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$12Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$349K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$360K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
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$360K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$349K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$748K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$66K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$622K$748K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$109K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$43K$16K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$61K$19K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$41$41
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$78K−$59K$175
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$2K$221$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$195K$75K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $450K$459K−$9K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $349K$322K$27K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $349,378 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $326,814$359,813
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,403$26,300
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,266−$36,735
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $330,951$349,378
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 $188,733$205,460
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,421$116,713
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $333,154$322,173
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,203$27,205
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,378 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$795
VIII-1c Fundraising events$150,397
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$208,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$359,813
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,956$18,956
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,344$7,344
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,735−$37,735
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,435$349,378
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,173 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,430 · Management $16,129 · Fundraising $16,602$76,161
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,085 · Management $18,661 · Fundraising $23,352$103,098
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $12,746$12,746
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $13,455$13,455
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,285$10,285
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,424$11,424
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,778$1,778
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,896$8,896
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $5,038$5,038
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $41,085$41,085
IX-17 TravelManagement $41$41
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,093$2,093
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,060$2,060
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,139$5,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,805 · Management −$58,957 · Fundraising $175$19,023
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,900 · Management $221 · Fundraising $7,730$9,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,505 · Management $74,771 · Fundraising $52,897$322,173
Part X · Balance sheet $4,371,435 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,678$65,750
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $136,796$107,806
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,304$5,304
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,457$13,803
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,432,599$3,430,538
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $621,670$748,234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,247,504$4,371,435
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114,890$59,824
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $3,154$48,749
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,044$108,573
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,507,970$2,641,372
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,621,490$1,621,490
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,129,460$4,262,862
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,247,504$4,371,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,262,862 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,378
XI-2 Total expenses$322,173
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,205
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,129,460
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$106,197
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,262,862

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