Working in partnership with the City of Saint Paul's Great River Passage Initiative, the Great River Passage Conservancy leads advocacy and private fundraising efforts for capital projects and programs along Saint Paul's 17 miles of the Mississippi River. By advancing major projects along the Mississippi River and supporting unique programming opportunities that allow people to experience the river in new ways, Great River Passage Conservancy fosters environmental stewardship, community health and economic development. Our mission is to raise resources that support the community's vision for connecting Saint Paul's two greatest assets: Its people and the Mississippi River.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$137K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
6
named funders · $252K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$273K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$273K
FY2025▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$445K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$349K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$361K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$23K
FY2025▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$23K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $266K Management & general 21% · $72K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $137K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director from Jan 2025
$120,941Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Through Jan 2025
$15,714Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jodi Massey’s $121K as Interim Executive Director from Jan 2025 is at the 91st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Nyberg$15,714$150,000$77,115———
Mary Elizabeth Delaittre——$18,000$144,000$133,492$133,492
Jodi Massey$120,941—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for and funds projects and programs improving Saint Paul's Mississippi Riverfront.

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1 program · $266K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization continued its mission to strengthen connections between Saint Paul and the Mississippi River through projects, programs, and partnerships. In addition, the GRPC board embarked on a strategic planning process that resulted in the decision to merge with another non-profit, Saint Paul Parks Conservancy, effective January 1…

$266Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $571K · 2022–2024
Urban Bird CollectiveMN · FY2024$10,000
City of Saint PaulFY2023$112,350
City of Saint PaulFY2022$449,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$300
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$302K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$22K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$924$749$93$82
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$280$237
Management feesLn 11a$207K$174K$27K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$187$187
Office expensesLn 13$2K$141$2K$368
Information technologyLn 14$8K$2K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$230
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$55K$325$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$266K$72K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $273K$349K−$76K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $445K$361K$84K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 $279K$434K−$155K$197K 990 PDF
FY2022 $484K$863K−$380K$353K 990 PDF
FY2021 $550K$251K$299K$732K 990 PDF
FY2020 $396K$262K$134K$433K 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 $273,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $444,927$273,059
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$46$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $444,881$273,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $215,491$30,570
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $875$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $130,717$318,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $360,583$349,468
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,298−$76,409
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $273,059 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$24,384
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,675
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,059
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$273,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,468 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,814 · Management $2,685 · Fundraising $2,352$26,851
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $749 · Management $93 · Fundraising $82$924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,278 · Management $280 · Fundraising $237$2,795
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $174,363 · Management $26,955 · Fundraising $5,899$207,217
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,282$26,282
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $187$187
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $141 · Management $1,926 · Fundraising $368$2,435
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,361 · Management $5,968$8,329
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,014$4,014
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,625 · Management $230$1,855
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,436$3,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,127 · Management $325 · Fundraising $2,691$58,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,645 · Management $72,194 · Fundraising $11,629$349,468
Part X · Balance sheet $24,017 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,259$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,551$7,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,525$16,217
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $300$300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,635$24,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,127$1,439
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,127$1,439
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $143,508$15,078
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $138,000$7,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,508$22,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,635$24,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,059
XI-2 Total expenses$349,468
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,409
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,508
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$182,521
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,578

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