The Delaware Riverkeeper Network champions the rights of our communities to a Delaware river and tributary streams that are free-flowing, clean, healthy, and abundant with a diversity of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $82K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2021▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.1M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.7M Management & general 17% · $382K Fundraising 6% · $132K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
The Delaware Riverkeeper
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maya Van Rossum$89,358$97,521$93,874$130,000$130,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and restores the Delaware River and its streams for clean water and healthy ecosystems.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

1) advocacy to protect water quality and habitat by bringing science, facts, understanding of the law, and informed citizens to bear on decision making at the community, state and regional LEVELS.2) awareness-to-action to organize local communities to be active in restoring stream ecosystems, to be engaged in the decision making process…

$1.7Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$82K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $50K · 2023–2024
Urbanpromise Trenton INCFY2024$25,449
Urbanpromise Tenton INCFY2023$16,719

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$382K
Fundraisingcol D$132K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$260K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$510K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$159K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6251
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$124K$4K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$851K$257K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$7K$2K$474
Other employee benefitsLn 9$204K$149K$45K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$72K$22K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$25K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$9K$3K$602
Office expensesLn 13$14K$8K$6K$748
OccupancyLn 16$42K$36K$5K$789
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$102$323
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K$618$134
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$27K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$354K$307K$12K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$74K$48K$9K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.7M$382K$132K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$2.3M−$627K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.3M−$47K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.4M$614K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.5M$2.2M$306K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.5M−$167K$1.5M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,510,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,325,527$2,458,402
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,699$50,390
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,041$2,095
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,338,267$2,510,887
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 $1,620,893$1,607,282
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $883,886$597,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,504,779$2,204,683
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$166,512$306,204
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,510,887 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$44,570
VIII-1e Government grants$260,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,153,632
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,458,402
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,390$50,390
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,095$2,095
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,390 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,095$2,510,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,204,683 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,399 · Management $4,142 · Fundraising $1,459$130,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $851,304 · Management $257,127 · Fundraising $56,771$1,165,202
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,111 · Management $2,148 · Fundraising $474$9,733
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $148,708 · Management $44,916 · Fundraising $9,917$203,541
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,188 · Management $21,804 · Fundraising $4,814$98,806
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,053$1,053
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,545$1,545
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,105 · Management $10,850$35,955
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,026 · Management $2,726 · Fundraising $602$12,354
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,802 · Management $5,547 · Fundraising $748$14,097
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,769 · Management $5,422 · Fundraising $789$41,980
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,921 · Management $102 · Fundraising $323$15,346
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,573 · Management $618 · Fundraising $134$6,325
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,280$5,280
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,821 · Management $5,250 · Fundraising $3,172$35,243
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $306,629 · Management $11,519 · Fundraising $36,183$354,331
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,499 · Management $8,885 · Fundraising $16,508$73,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,690,680 · Management $382,109 · Fundraising $131,894$2,204,683
Part X · Balance sheet $2,263,203 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $241,198$509,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $964,456$1,252,793
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $276,168$266,247
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,782$10,622
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,675$45,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,054$19,776
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $69,558$159,046
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,627,891$2,263,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114,087$62,137
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,041$12,495
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $138,128$74,632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,041,845$1,414,614
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $447,918$773,957
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,489,763$2,188,571
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,627,891$2,263,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,188,571 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,510,887
XI-2 Total expenses$2,204,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$306,204
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,489,763
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$392,604
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,188,571

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