Great River Passage Conservancy FY2021 filing

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 2018EnvironmentEIN 83-2828394Revenue $550K in FY2021

On file with the IRSgreatriverpassage.org370 Wabasha St N, 55102-1325 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Aug 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
26¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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
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
26%
of spending
Concern: 26% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $252K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$550K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
26%
Net assets
$732K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$550K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$445K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$251K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$361K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$732K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$23K

From the FY2021 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

26 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 26% · $66K Management & general 26% · $65K Fundraising 48% · $120K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$133,492Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $66K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS The Great River Passage Conservancy's three key capital projects all built momentum in 2021. Two of them, the Mississippi River Learning Center and River Balcony, reached the milestone of launching schematic design.

$66Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$550K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$732K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$698K
Total assetsLn 16$757K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Gains on assetsLn 7$39
Total revenueLn 12$550K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$698K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$698K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$757K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$732K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K$698K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$453K$757K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$433K$732K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$47K$48K$38K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$5K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$8K$317$30K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$337$2K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$488$3K
TravelLn 17$849$849
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$7K$446$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$66K$65K$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $550K$251K$299K$732K 990 PDF
FY2020 $396K$262K$134K$433K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $550,071 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $384,796$550,032
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,500$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$39
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $396,296$550,071
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 $133,492$146,549
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $52,896$34,816
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,949$69,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $262,337$251,347
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,959$298,724
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $550,071 across 12 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$550,032
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,032
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39$39
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39$550,071
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,347 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,746 · Management $48,409 · Fundraising $38,337$133,492
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,572 · Management $4,735 · Fundraising $3,750$13,057
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,779$4,779
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $34,816$34,816
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,795 · Management $317 · Fundraising $29,641$37,753
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $337 · Management $2,229 · Fundraising $10,264$12,830
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $488 · Management $2,660$3,148
IX-17 TravelFundraising $849$849
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,289$1,289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,558 · Management $446 · Fundraising $2,330$9,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,496 · Management $64,864 · Fundraising $119,987$251,347
Part X · Balance sheet $756,550 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,955$697,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200,000$58,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$39
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $967$966
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 $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $452,922$756,550
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,442$24,096
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 $19,442$24,096
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $195,664$157,731
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $237,816$574,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,480$732,454
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $452,922$756,550
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $732,454 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$550,071
XI-2 Total expenses$251,347
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$298,724
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,480
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$250
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$732,454

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