River Heritage Conservancy creates, maintains, and preserves parklands along the ohio River to serve regional recreational and environmental needs in the southern indiana and louisville metro area. In 2018, the Conservancy: acquired planning control of more than 300 acres for the initial origin park" site; secured a collaborative planning agreement with five public agencies; assessed regional recreation needs; and completed initial environmental studies. The landscape architecture firm olin completed a master plan in 2019; more than 30 meetings introduced the plan to the public during the following year. The Conservancy raised over $700,000 to build the park's first amenity, the silver creek blueway, designed in 2021 by joseph & joseph + bravura for construction in 2022.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 2 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.1M a year · 81% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$418K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
82 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 82.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$941K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.5M
+673% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$33.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$16.5M
FY2024▲ +673%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$16.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +101%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$934K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$33.9M
FY2024▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$20.0M
FY2024$33.9M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.8M Management & general 25% · $649K Fundraising 5% · $122K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $418K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$213,980Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Park Operations
$123,864Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$80,167Pt 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

Dennis Schnurbusch’s $214K as CEO is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M recreation & sports 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dennis Schnurbusch$213,980————
Scott Martin———$192,938$176,323
Susan Rademacher$80,167$170,000$170,000——
Kevin Beck$123,864————
Douglas E Scott——$105,000——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves parklands along the Ohio River for recreation and environmental needs.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Founded in 2016, river heritage conservancy, inc. (the organization) is an indiana based nonprofit corporation formed to create, improve, and sustain exceptional parks with natural and historic resources unique to the falls of the ohio area, advancing the region's quality of life and environment through PUBLIC/PRIVATE partnerships.

$1.8Mprogram 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 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2021–2021

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$212K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$649K
Fundraisingcol D$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$33.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.7M
Total assetsLn 16$34.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$941K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$249K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$212K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$16.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$17.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.0M
Other assetsLn 15$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$34.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$941K
Net assetsLn 32$33.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 614
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$4.2M$17.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$20.3M$34.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K$941K
Net assetsLn 32$20.0M$33.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$321K$321K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$423K$211K$127K$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$9K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$45K$27K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$23K$14K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$624K$624K
Accounting feesLn 11c$99K$99K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$491K$491K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$136K$136K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$49K
OccupancyLn 16$205K$147K$58K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$22K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$1.8M$649K$122K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $16.5M$2.6M$13.9M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.3M$854K$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.3M$934K$5.3M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$656K$1.5M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.4M$460K$3.9M$7.7M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $16,506,702 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,569,269$16,283,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90,183$212,358
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $476,112$10,657
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,135,564$16,506,702
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,215$3,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $501,438$896,164
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,400$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $769,897$1,672,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,281,950$2,571,576
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $853,614$13,935,126
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $16,506,702 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$249,023
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,034,664
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$242,655
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,283,687
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $212,358$212,358
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,200$4,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,582$3,582
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,875$2,875
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,875 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $220,140$16,506,702
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,571,576 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $320,669$320,669
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $211,468 · Management $126,880 · Fundraising $84,587$422,935
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,504 · Management $5,102 · Fundraising $3,401$17,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,007 · Management $27,004 · Fundraising $18,003$90,014
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,769 · Management $13,662 · Fundraising $9,108$45,539
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $624,161$624,161
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $98,505$98,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $491,107$491,107
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $136,181$136,181
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $49,067$49,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $146,710 · Management $58,376$205,086
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $26,754$26,754
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,356$13,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $21,600 · Fundraising $6,595$28,195
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,800,768 · Management $649,114 · Fundraising $121,694$2,571,576
Part X · Balance sheet $34,868,733 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,553$11,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,929,637$17,676,903
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,403,470$2,278,876
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,488$11,064
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,948,097$9,042,788
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,447$12,178
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,756,616$5,835,095
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,271,308$34,868,733
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $279,439$690,785
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$250,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $279,475$941,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,133,801$18,494,489
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,858,032$15,433,144
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,991,833$33,927,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,271,308$34,868,733
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,927,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,506,702
XI-2 Total expenses$2,571,576
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,935,126
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,991,833
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$674
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,927,633

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