Educating the public about the importance of Water resources and the conservation of rivers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers.
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
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 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$95K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$11
FY2025▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$278K
FY2024$17
FY2025$11
Expenses
$95K
FY2025▲ +484%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$105K
FY2024$16K
FY2025$95K
Net assets
$62K
FY2025▼ -61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$173K
FY2024$157K
FY2025$62K

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 Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $69K Management & general 28% · $26K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates the public on water resources and river conservation.

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1 program · $69K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The foundation educates the public about water resources, freshwater ecosystems, and river conservation through immersive, multi-day educational river experiences. During the year, the foundation conducted a river expedition for 10 participants through the first 90 miles of the colorado river in the grand canyon, basing out of flagstaff…

$69Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$95K
Ln 25
Programscol B$69K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Total revenueLn 12$11
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$62K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$157K$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$157K$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$69K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K$69K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11$95K−$95K$62K 990 PDF
FY2024 $17$16K−$16K$157K 990 PDF
FY2023 $278K$105K$173K$173K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$0$0$0 990 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 $11 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17$11
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,274$95,038
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,274$95,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,257−$95,027
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11$11
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11$11
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,038 across 5 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,081$2,081
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,855$16,855
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,612$68,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,280$5,280
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,210$2,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $68,612 · Management $26,426 · Fundraising $0$95,038
Part X · Balance sheet $61,587 assets, 5 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $156,614$61,587
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $156,614$61,587
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,614$61,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $156,614$61,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11
XI-2 Total expenses$95,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$95,027
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,614
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,587

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

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