Russian Riverkeeper EIN 68-0321117

Russian Riverkeeper FY2023 filing

EIN  68-0321117 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Healdsburg, CA Founded 1993
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Protecting the Russian River for future generations through community engagement.
Leadership
Don McEnhill · Executive Dir. · $133K
Money in and out
$1.5M revenue, $1.4M expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Protecting the Russian River for future generations through community engagement. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.5M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, and $752K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$752K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $136K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +46%
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +29%
Total assets
$915K
FY2023▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$163K
FY2023▼ -18%
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$752K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$136K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$915K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $952K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

The Riverkeeper Restoration Program major focus was removing the highly flammable, non-native, and invasive arundo donax. We removed over 43 acres, saving over 220 million gallons of water and dramatically reducing the fire risk to Fitch Mountain and Healdsburg.

$528Kprogram expense
02

Riverkeepers Clean Team program removed over 200,000 pounds of trash and 315 tires in 2023. Clean Team and RR Watershed Cleanup volunteers removed another 18,450 pounds of trash in 52 community cleanups with 822 volunteers donating 2.016 hours of time.

$214Kprogram expense
03

Riverkeepers Water Advocacy program led the environmental caucus to develop the first water quality permit for vineyards and led work to improve efforts to adapt our water management for the climate change era.

$211Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRussian Riverkeeper
EINHdr · item D68-0321117
Principal addressHdr · item CHealdsburg, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.russianriverkeeper.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1993
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C32Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$132,600Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt 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

Robert Schwenker’s $173K as Executive Dir. is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1843 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.5M · 100%
Program service revenue$15K · 1%
Contributions & grants100%$1.5M
Program service revenue1%$15K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$629K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.12
Program services80%$1.1M
Management & general8%$111K
Fundraising12%$172K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$513K
Total assetsLn 16$915K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$163K
Total net assetsLn 32$752K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $513K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.4M · Less non-cash grants $52K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.3M
4.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.4M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $111K · Total expenses $1.4M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $172K · Total expenses $1.4M
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $151K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $759K
$0.20 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $1.5M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $629K · Total revenue $1.5M
41%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $15K · Total revenue $1.5M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $15K · Total expenses $1.4M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year $1.0M
+46%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $752K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $1.4M
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $915K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $752K · Total assets $915K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $915K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Don McEnhill · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $133K · Total expenses $1.4M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $883K · Total expenses $1.4M
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 46%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$847K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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