River science is a nonprofit that advocates, educates, and provides services of innovative solutions that help achieve the greatest impact on Water conservation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$700K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$708K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$700K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$661K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$700K
Expenses
$708K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$708K
Net assets
$231K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$231K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $595K Management & general 16% · $113K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$104,467Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luke Javernick’s $104K as Executive Di is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luke Javernick$104,467$94,639$76,923$74,922$38,982
Michaela Taylor————$59,378
Bradley J Boileau————$35,950
Carrie Trimble————$3,563

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes water conservation through advocacy, education, and innovative solutions.

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3 programs · $595K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Performed river restoration, hydraulic modeling, aerial and land surveys, water testing and mapping, hydrological assessment.

$279Kprogram expense
02

Statewide citizen science volunteer water quality monitoring network supported by colorado parks and wildlife, volunteers, and student (school) groups. Worked with schools and volunteer throughout the state to collect water quality samples and run data analysis.

$196Kprogram expense
03

Organized and planned a new, innovative americorps program called river conservation corps. This corps provides technician-level members to assist in various data collection, assessment, and local ORGANIZATION/COMMUNICATION for improved river and watershed health.

$119Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$700K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$677K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$708K
Ln 25
Programscol B$595K
Managementcol C$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$677K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$700K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300
SavingsLn 2$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94K
Other assetsLn 15$375
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$94K
Total assetsLn 16$298K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$239K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$89K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$188K$160K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$19K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$14K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$8K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$746
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$15K$3K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$2K
InterestLn 20$695$591$104
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$31K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$177K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$51K$45K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$708K$595K$113K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $700K$708K−$8K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $552K$604K−$52K$239K 990 PDF
FY2022 $679K$677K$1K$291K 990 PDF
FY2021 $661K$466K$195K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 $429K$338K$92K$94K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $700,345 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$25,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $551,788$677,203
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4−$2,147
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $551,792$700,345
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $301,647$332,216
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,942$375,660
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $603,589$707,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,797−$7,531
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $700,345 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,997
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$292
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $677,203$677,203
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,152−$2,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $677,203 · Excluded from tax −$2,147$700,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $707,876 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,797 · Management $15,670$104,467
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,831 · Management $28,205$188,036
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,474 · Management $3,437$22,911
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,282 · Management $2,520$16,802
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,500 · Management $26,965$35,465
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,225 · Management $746$4,971
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,684 · Management $1,886$12,570
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,809 · Management $1,202$8,011
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,037 · Management $2,653$17,690
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,401 · Management $2,188$14,589
IX-20 InterestPrograms $591 · Management $104$695
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,447 · Management $5,550$36,997
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,766$9,766
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $177,346 · Management $6,493$183,839
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,090 · Management $5,977$51,067
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $594,514 · Management $113,362 · Fundraising $0$707,876
Part X · Balance sheet $273,434 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $11,500; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,797$300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$73,178
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $153,395$93,817
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,709$94,264
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $375$375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $298,076$273,434
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,691$14,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,150$42,039
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,926$231,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $238,926$231,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $298,076$273,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,345
XI-2 Total expenses$707,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,531
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$238,926
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,395

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