Russian Riverkeeper FY2021 filing

Healdsburg, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1993 · Environment

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2021
Revenue
$1.0M
▲ +19% vs prior year
Spent
$831K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$653K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2021 (IRS tax year 2021).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/11/26 · 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?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Mws Foundation INC
$1K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
82% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
↑ +19% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRussian Riverkeeper
EINHdr · item D68-0321117
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1994
Year of formationHdr · item L1993
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHealdsburg, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.russianriverkeeper.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.11
Program services82%$685K
Management & general7%$56K
Fundraising11%$90K
Total functional expensesLn 25$831K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +19%
Expenses
$831K
FY2021▲ +0.9%
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$851K
FY2021▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$197K
FY2021▼ -26%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$178K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$851K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$599K
Total assetsLn 16$851K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$197K
Total net assetsLn 32$653K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 100%
Program service revenue$9K · 1%
Contributions & grants100%$1.0M
Program service revenue1%$9K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$393K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $599K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $831K · Less non-cash grants $27K · Cash operating expenses/yr $803K
9.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $685K · Total expenses $831K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $831K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $90K · Total expenses $831K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $107K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $562K
$0.19 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.0M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $393K · Total revenue $1.0M
39%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $9K · Total revenue $1.0M
0.9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $1.0M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $9K · Total expenses $831K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $847K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $653K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $831K
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $851K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $653K · Total assets $851K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $851K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Don McEnhill · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $831K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $650K · Total expenses $831K
78%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 9%——
Revenue growth 19%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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 Dir.
$91,571Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Schwenker’s $173K as Executive Dir. is at the 75th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Schwenker$173,465—————
Donal McEnhill$137,878$166,500————
Don McEnhill——$132,600$110,868$91,571$92,000
Jaime Neary$130,091—————
Birken Newell$112,882—————
Susan Ryan$102,131—————

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 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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

Protecting the Russian River for future generations through community engagement.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $685K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Riverkeepers Education and Field Programs remediated 18 properties affected by the Glass fire, continued restoration of 357 acres of floodplain wetlands and provided educational presentations to over 19 community groups and the public.

$233Kprogram expense
02

Russian Riverkeepers Advocacy Program submitted more than 26 major policy and permit comment letters and testified at over 38 public meetings and regulatory hearings. Major focuses included water use demand management in the drought, water rights enforcement, protecting river flows, pollution control, bacteria TMDL, county general…

$227Kprogram expense
03

Russian Riverkeepers Clean Team program removed over 358,000 pounds of trash and over 235 tires from the Russian River and local creeks in 2021. The Clean Camp program engaged over 200 homeless individuals living along our waterways to maintain a clean camp environment and bag trash for weekly pickup to keep it out of the river.

$225Kprogram 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$1K

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.8M+33% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M-6% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M+46% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.1M+4% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.0M$831K+19% 990 PDF
FY2020 $847K$823K 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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