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Deschutes River Conservancy FY2024 filing

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Bend, OR501(c)(3)Since 1996EnvironmentEIN 91-1748485Revenue $3.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSdeschutesriver.orgPo Box 1560, 97709-1560 · Bend, ORTax-exempt since Mar 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Water reclamation and conservation to increase, protect and improve water quality in the Deschutes River basin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$898K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2024▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$867K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.4M Management & general 15% · $455K Fundraising 6% · $186K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kate Fitzpatrick
Executive Director
$129,184Pt VII · Sec A
Jade Mayer
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Craig Horrell
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Hill
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Fine
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen K Fitzpatrick’s $141K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen K Fitzpatrick$140,938—————
Kate Fitzpatrick—$129,184$121,129$113,655——
Ronald Nelson————$118,366$105,896

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

Reclaiming and conserving water to improve the Deschutes River Basin's quality.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Water Acquisition / Stream Flow Restoration

Conservation, leasing of water rights and permanent instream transfers of water rights.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Riparian restoration, monitoring, planning and other program expenses.

$768Kprogram expense
03

Mitigation

Temporary and permanent water rights transfers.

$354Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Dziuban FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$455K
Fundraisingcol D$186K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$898K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$83K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K
Other assetsLn 15$358K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$898K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 681
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$898K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$83K$28K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$773K$498K$167K$107K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$63K$41K$14K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$178K$115K$39K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$58K$19K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$2K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.3M$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$2K$14K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$78K
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$1K$77
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$2K$12K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$10K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$201K$7K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$55$6K$759
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.4M$455K$186K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $3.5M$3.0M$500K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.3M$257K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M$27K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$170K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.9M−$51K$867K 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 $3,511,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,103,651$3,140,766
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $329,121$274,602
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,441$9,305
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,847$87,283
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,514,060$3,511,956
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 $1,102,695$1,232,766
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,154,174$1,779,147
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,256,869$3,011,913
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $257,191$500,043
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,511,956 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$83,282
VIII-1e Government grants$1,975,434
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,082,050
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,140,766
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $274,602$274,602
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,305$9,305
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$43,309−$43,309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $130,592$130,592
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $405,194 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$34,004$3,511,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,011,913 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,338 · Management $27,961 · Fundraising $17,885$129,184
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $498,382 · Management $167,213 · Fundraising $106,959$772,554
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,792 · Management $13,686 · Fundraising $8,755$63,233
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $114,904 · Management $38,552 · Fundraising $24,660$178,116
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,853 · Management $19,410 · Fundraising $12,416$89,679
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,893 · Management $23,913$25,806
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,459$30,459
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,297,509 · Management $5,803 · Fundraising $3,235$1,306,547
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,805 · Management $13,582 · Fundraising $5,019$20,406
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $78,334$78,334
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,323 · Management $1,306 · Fundraising $77$12,706
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,053 · Management $11,673 · Fundraising $1,019$14,745
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,056 · Management $5,611$15,667
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,047$5,047
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $201,055 · Management $6,921 · Fundraising $4,880$212,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $55 · Management $5,760 · Fundraising $759$6,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,371,018 · Management $455,231 · Fundraising $185,664$3,011,913
Part X · Balance sheet $2,719,028 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $984$3,586
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,295,934$1,476,407
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $532,547$744,292
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,809$48,832
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,627$14,052
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,712$73,676
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $409,200$358,183
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,333,813$2,719,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $399,239$332,043
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $209,214$214,304
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $404,204$351,482
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,012,657$897,829
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,095,472$1,163,196
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $225,684$658,003
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,321,156$1,821,199
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,333,813$2,719,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,821,199 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,511,956
XI-2 Total expenses$3,011,913
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$500,043
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,321,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,821,199

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