Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 2023 (IRS tax year 2022).
Status and standing
Where the money goes
Statement of Functional Expenses
Financial health
Summary of the Filing
Balance Sheet
Statement of Revenue
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 95% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 4% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 0.5% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 62% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0.7% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0.2% | — | — |
| Fundraising fee ratio | 0.4% | — | — |
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
Helen Cherullo’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Cherullo | $124,261 | $122,338 |
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
Mission and programs
Protects orcas, develops films, and educates about the Arctic Refuge's importance.
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Where the work happens
Freedom to Roam
California project - funds for this project have gone towards the long-term development of the blue-chip nature documentary "freedom to roam" (working title). Based on braided river book with florian schulz, the wild edge and other freedom to roam assets, this film project is created in collaboration with allen preger and the margot…
Living River
This book and visual campaign released in april 2023 has been educating about the imperiled colorado river watershed. To date, the author dave showalter has presented at 19 in-person and digital events as a part of the living river events series, reaching a total of 4105 people in person in colorado, arizona, nevada, utah, wyoming, and…
America's Arctic
Braided river is a media partner alongside a coalition of national conservation and indigenous nonprofits supporting science and cultural education around the alaskan arctic. We are supporting the impact campaign for an educational giant screen film called the arctic: our last great wilderness, which has been many years in the making.
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Funders
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Filing history
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $457K | $484K | -60% | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $1.1M | $1.1M | +62% | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $710K | $313K | +158% | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $275K | $260K | +16% | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $237K | $225K | 990 PDF |
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