River Network FY2024 filing

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Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Since 1988EnvironmentEIN 93-0969979

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River Network grows and strengthens a transformational national Network of water, justice and River advocates.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$565K 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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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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$565K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $295K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$264K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2024$6.1M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2024$6.4M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$2.7M

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 Aug 1992.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.1M Management & general 17% · $692K Fundraising 8% · $340K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $565K 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
President/CEO
$201,800Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance, Ops and People
$122,998Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$120,488Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$120,075Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rajan Shukla’s $200K as President/CEO is at the 84th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rajan Shukla$200,460$201,800$53,527———
Nicole Silk———$168,406$164,321$158,000
Barbara Long$105,468$122,998$113,175———
Lisa Runkel$115,571$120,488$105,116———
Diana Toledo—$120,075$113,968$104,836——
Katherine Baer——$119,526$107,943——
Amy Boal$106,230—————
April Ingle$103,354—————

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

Equips and unites local communities, water protectors, and leaders nationwide with tools, training, and resources to protect and restore rivers and clean water.

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1 program service account for $3.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Delivery of tools, training, mentoring and resources to water protectors and business leaders across the country, ensuring expanded access to healthy rivers and clean water for all. Work includes engagement of over 2,500 groups working at the local level across the country, delivery of our annual conerence (river rally), engagement…

$3.1Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Abahac INCFY2025$24K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$295K
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Grants paid · 205 grants · $5.0M · 2019–2024
City of HermistonFY2024$358,482
City of ShorelineFY2024$348,221
City of SeattleFY2024$248,299
Northwestern Band of the Shoshone NationFY2024$177,317
Kanu I Ka Pono INCHI · FY2024$156,199
City and County of HonoluluFY2024$154,242
Protectores De Cuencas INCPR · FY2024$152,057
Truckee River FoundationNV · FY2024$139,024
Sovereign EarthworksDC · FY2024$138,768
Groundwork USA INCNY · FY2024$126,543
City of HillsboroFY2024$115,455
Create AyaCO · FY2024$68,478
Rock River Coalition INCWI · FY2024$68,357
Perch ComerFY2024$62,045
State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural ResourcesFY2024$61,046
City of Port TownsendFY2024$56,758
Ecology Action of TexasFY2024$47,737
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$692K
Fundraisingcol D$340K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$874K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 615
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$2.9M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K$264K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$459K$459K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.5M$353K$245K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$53K$14K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$41K$22K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$151K$106K$27K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$116K$0$116K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$622K$542K$38K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$7K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$24K$26K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$7K$5K$7
TravelLn 17$232K$186K$39K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$163K$160K$3K$29
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$0$12K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$27K$24K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$8K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.1M$692K$340K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $3.7M$4.2M−$448K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.3M−$68K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$3.7M$785K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.8M$42K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.8M−$183K$2.7M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,703,029 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,048,439
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,317,245
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,365,684
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$246,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,457$90,457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $246,888 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,457$3,703,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,150,762 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $459,089$459,089
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,491,146 · Management $352,673 · Fundraising $244,815$2,088,634
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,308 · Management $13,769 · Fundraising $9,024$76,101
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,171 · Management $22,478 · Fundraising $7,789$71,438
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,392 · Management $26,868 · Fundraising $17,843$151,103
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $116,404 · Fundraising $0$116,404
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $542,248 · Management $37,691 · Fundraising $42,080$622,019
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,797 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,797
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,955 · Management $6,455 · Fundraising $1,169$14,579
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,087 · Management $25,771 · Fundraising $2,500$52,358
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,060 · Management $4,691 · Fundraising $7$11,758
IX-17 TravelPrograms $185,935 · Management $39,462 · Fundraising $6,858$232,255
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $160,062 · Management $2,929 · Fundraising $29$163,020
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $12,313 · Fundraising $0$12,313
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,788 · Fundraising $0$1,788
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,287 · Management $24,328 · Fundraising $1,952$53,567
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,100 · Management $4,303 · Fundraising $6,136$18,539
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,118,637 · Management $691,923 · Fundraising $340,202$4,150,762
Part X · Balance sheet $3,246,459 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,121,713$873,769
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,729,239$1,349,312
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $496,474$631,067
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $196,571$386,411
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,213$5,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,562,210$3,246,459
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,117$264,099
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,117$264,099
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $805,400$520,270
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,624,693$2,462,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,430,093$2,982,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,562,210$3,246,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,982,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,703,029
XI-2 Total expenses$4,150,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$447,733
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,430,093
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,982,360

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