River in Action (RIA) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing community based environmental education programs for TK-5 youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
2¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
2%
of spending
Concern: 2% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$110K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$114K
To programs
2%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$110K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$122K
FY2025$110K
Expenses
$114K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$100K
FY2025$114K
Net assets
$74K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$78K
FY2025$74K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

2 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 2% · $3K Management & general 98% · $112K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$62,413Pt VII · Sec A

Erica Maceda’s $62K as President is at the 42nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Erica Maceda$62,413$18,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Teaches elementary students about the environment through hands-on community programs.

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1 program · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Programs and workshops help young community members better understand groundwater and local water systems.

$3Kprogram 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$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Money outPt IX
$114K
Ln 25
Programscol B$3K
Managementcol C$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$78K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$78K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$0$62K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$20K$0$20K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$150$857$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$0$23K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$315$0$315$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75$0$75$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$114K$3K$112K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $110K$114K−$5K$74K 990 PDF
FY2024 $122K$100K$22K$78K 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 $109,683 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $122,400$109,683
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,400$109,683
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,745$106,327
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,175$7,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,920$114,319
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,480−$4,636
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $109,683 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,683
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$109,683
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,319 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $62,413 · Fundraising $0$62,413
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $20,213 · Fundraising $0$20,213
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $150 · Management $857 · Fundraising $0$1,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $22,694 · Fundraising $0$22,694
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,497 · Fundraising $0$2,497
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,550
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $315 · Fundraising $0$315
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,555 · Fundraising $0$2,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $75 · Fundraising $0$75
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,700 · Management $111,619 · Fundraising $0$114,319
Part X · Balance sheet $73,621 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,257$73,621
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,257$73,621
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,257$73,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,257$73,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$109,683
XI-2 Total expenses$114,319
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,636
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,257
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,621

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