Living Rivers

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Moab, UT501(c)(3)Since 2000EnvironmentEIN 87-0668658Revenue $207K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlivingrivers.orgPo Box 466, 84532-0466 · Moab, UTTax-exempt since Jun 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Living Rivers promotes river restoration through mobilization by articulating conservation and alternative management strategies to the public. Seeking to revive the natural habitat and spirit of Rivers by undoing the extensive damage done by dams, diversions and pollution on the colorado plateau.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 4 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $200K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$207K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$259K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$207K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$207K
Expenses
$259K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$259K
Net assets
$146K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$146K

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 Jun 2001.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $221K Management & general 14% · $35K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Weisheit’s $24K as President is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
John Weisheit$24,043$24,234$24,273

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

Restores rivers by educating the public on conservation and alternative management to heal damaged habitats.

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3 programs · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Canyons of the colorado; undertaking education and outreach to restore the colorado river through glen and grand canyons and protecting water resources from proposed tar sands and oil shale strip mining in eastern utah

$221Kprogram expense
02

Protecting water resources from mining and milling of uranium in the four corners region.

Pt IX · col B
03

Protecting water sources for the colorado river basin from pollution

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$200K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2020–2020
Canyonlands Watershed CouncilFY2020$7,300

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$221K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$172K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$25K$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$172K$172K
Total assetsLn 16$210K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$198K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$59K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$119K$119K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$8K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$244$244
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$9K$139
All other expensesLn 24e$47$16$31
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$221K$35K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $207K$259K−$52K$146K 990 PDF
FY2024 $247K$225K$22K$198K 990 PDF
FY2023 $142K$158K−$16K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$263K−$14K$339K 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$184K−$14K$353K 990 PDF
FY2020 $147K$161K−$14K$366K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $207,091 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $232,015$190,791
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,442$16,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $247,457$207,091
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$3,370
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,953$86,317
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,495
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,453$166,858
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,406$259,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,051−$51,949
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $207,091 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$190,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$190,791
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,300$15,300
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $16,300$207,091
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,040 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,370$3,370
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,450 · Management $20,733$80,183
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,548 · Management $1,586$6,134
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $119,350$119,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,086$4,086
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,495$2,495
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,201$3,201
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,490 · Management $4,750$13,240
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,634$2,634
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,075 · Management $2,043$4,118
IX-17 TravelPrograms $244$244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,377$7,377
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,004 · Management $2,033$3,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,385 · Management $139$9,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16 · Management $31$47
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $221,144 · Management $35,401 · Fundraising $2,495$259,040
Part X · Balance sheet $207,917 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,879$22,986
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $171,828$171,828
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,103$13,103
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $209,810$207,917
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,000$60,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,024$2,080
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,024$62,080
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $197,786$145,837
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,786$145,837
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $209,810$207,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,837 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,091
XI-2 Total expenses$259,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,949
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,786
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,837

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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