Great River Passage Conservancy FY2023 filing

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 2018EnvironmentEIN 83-2828394Revenue $279K in FY2023

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.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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FY2023 · 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 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
$14K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$279K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$279K
FY2023▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$445K
FY2025$273K
Expenses
$434K
FY2023▼ -50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$863K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$361K
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$197K
FY2023▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$732K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$23K

From the FY2023 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

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $294K Management & general 25% · $107K Fundraising 8% · $33K

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; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (july-Present)
$77,115Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (thru June)
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

River Learning Center

After extensive community engagement, we finalized schematic design in 2022 and secured $8 million in funds from the MN Legislature in 2023. The design won the prestigious American Architecture Award and is Saint Paul's top capital investment project in 2024.

$294Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$472
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K
Total assetsLn 16$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$472
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$130K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$130K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$300
Total assetsLn 16$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$739K$130K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$833K$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$480K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$353K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$117K$117K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$75K$11K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$7K$798$399
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$701$351
Management feesLn 11a$100K$37K$63K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$975$0$975$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$0$17K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$20K$20K$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$196$196
Office expensesLn 13$12K$814$3K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$488$198$290$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$506$479$27$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$329$838$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$294K$107K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $273K$349K−$76K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $445K$361K$84K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $278,651 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $483,532$277,179
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$472
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $483,532$278,651
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $449,000$117,350
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,000$110,109
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $39,220$11,930
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,187$194,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $863,407$434,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$379,875−$155,369
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $278,651 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $472 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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$277,179
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,179
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,472 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$278,651
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,020 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $117,350$117,350
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,548 · Management $10,772 · Fundraising $9,796$95,116
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,784 · Management $798 · Fundraising $399$7,981
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,960 · Management $701 · Fundraising $351$7,012
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $37,143 · Management $63,343 · Fundraising $0$100,486
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $975 · Fundraising $0$975
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $16,830 · Fundraising $0$16,830
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $20,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $11,930$11,930
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,485$30,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $196$196
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $814 · Management $3,051 · Fundraising $8,223$12,088
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,998 · Fundraising $0$3,998
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,705 · Fundraising $0$3,705
IX-17 TravelPrograms $198 · Management $290 · Fundraising $0$488
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $479 · Management $27 · Fundraising $0$506
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,537 · Fundraising $0$1,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $329 · Management $838 · Fundraising $2,170$3,337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,090 · Management $106,865 · Fundraising $33,065$434,020
Part X · Balance sheet $211,417 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $739,201$129,574
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 $92,545$79,700
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,013$1,843
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 $833,059$211,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,480$14,207
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $449,000$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 $480,480$14,207
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $195,818$80,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $156,761$117,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $352,579$197,210
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $833,059$211,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,210 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,651
XI-2 Total expenses$434,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$155,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$352,579
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,210

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