Friends of the Kaw Incorporated EIN 74-2878023

Friends of the Kaw Incorporated

EIN  74-2878023 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lawrence, KS
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects and preserves the Kansas River for current and future generations.
Leadership
Dawn Buehler · Executive Di · $79K
Money in and out
$458K revenue, $472K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Protects and preserves the Kansas River for current and future generations. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $458K in revenue, $472K in expenses, and $803K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$458K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$472K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$803K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$14K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
19.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -125% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$458K
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses
$472K
FY2024▲ +25%
Total assets
$803K
FY2024▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$458K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$472K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$803K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$803K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $411K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To protect, advocate, and discover the kansas river by engaging individuals, communities, and organizations. We do this through advocacy, educational paddles, river cleanups, riverbank restorations, and water quality programs in the schools.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFriends of the Kaw Incorporated
EINHdr · item D74-2878023
Principal addressHdr · item CLawrence, KS
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kansasriver.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 Di
$78,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn Buehler’s $79K as Executive Di is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dawn Buehler$78,700$63,100$65,858$57,600$58,834

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$374K · 82%
Investment income$45K · 10%
Program service revenue$26K · 6%
Other revenue$13K · 3%
Contributions & grants82%$374K
Investment income10%$45K
Program service revenue6%$26K
Other revenue3%$13K
— government grantsLn 1e$131K
Total revenueLn 12$458K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program services87%$411K
Management & general13%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$472K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$107K
Total assetsLn 16$803K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$803K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $758K · Operating expenses/yr $472K
19.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $411K · Total expenses $472K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $472K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $472K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $214K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $374K · Total revenue $458K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants $131K · Total revenue $458K
29%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $26K · Total revenue $458K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $45K · Total revenue $458K
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $26K · Total expenses $472K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $458K · Prior year $428K
+7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $182K · FY2024 $458K
+26%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $803K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $458K · Expenses $472K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $803K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $803K · Total assets $803K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $650K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $803K
81%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dawn Buehler · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $79K · Total expenses $472K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $298K · Total expenses $472K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 7%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$458K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$428K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$207K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$182K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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