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International Rivers Network FY2022 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 1992Environment EIN 94-3158295Revenue $1.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRSinternationalrivers.org1999 Harrison St Ste 1800, 94612-4700 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Oct 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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International Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$249K 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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FY2022 · 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
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 surplus $31K a year · 2% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$249K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $713K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2022▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2022▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1992.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.7M Management & general 9% · $176K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $249K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Isabella Winkler
Interim Co-Exec Dir
$101,750Pt VII · Sec A
Joshua Klemm
Interim Co-Exec Dir
$93,760Pt VII · Sec A
Anake Lekkoon
Finance Director
$53,735Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Klemm’s $102K as Co-Executive Director is at the 29th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Simon————$12,633$126,144
Nicholas Guroff—————$122,237
Darryl Knudsen————$112,505$81,932
Isabella Winkler$82,263$103,800$99,300$101,750$91,907—
Joshua Klemm$101,520$95,346$91,634$93,760——
Samir Mehta————$77,777$87,000
Anake Lekkoon$62,512$55,350$53,734$53,735——

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

Protects rivers and defends communities' rights to clean water.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Programs

International Rivers works with river-dependent and dam-affected communities to ensure their voices are heard and their rights are respected. International Rivers helps to build well-resourced, active networks of civil society groups to advocate for healthy rivers.

$1.7Mprogram 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
Arcus FoundationFY2024$350K
New Venture FundFY2024$150K
Conservation International FoundationFY2024$63K
Global Greengrants Fund INCFY2024$35K
Conservation Food and Health Foundation INCFY2024$30K
American Jewish World Service INCFY2024$25K
The Marisla FoundationFY2024$25K
George & Miriam Martin FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$713K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $71K · 2022–2024
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2024$17,000
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2022$54,100

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$534
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$534
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$30K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$149K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$55K$55K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$259K$259K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$249K$227K$20K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$728K$665K$58K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$53K$4K$810
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$36K$5K$589
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$141K$115K$26K$110
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17$17
Office expensesLn 13$26K$25K$1K$47
Information technologyLn 14$42K$30K$11K$827
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$2K$58
TravelLn 17$87K$86K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$87K$87K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$3K$9K$21
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$24K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$176K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.0M$160K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$2.1M−$971K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$1.9M$315K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.6M$1.9M−$249K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$2.1M−$750K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$2.4M$1.7M$3.4M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,625,269 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,321,289$1,613,445
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,136$534
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,849$11,290
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,363,274$1,625,269
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $204,376$314,400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,356,651$1,077,032
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $551,812$482,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,112,839$1,874,239
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$749,565−$248,970
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,625,269 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,613,445
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,613,445
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $534$534
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,290$11,290
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,824$1,625,269
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,874,239 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $55,100$55,100
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $259,300$259,300
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $227,427 · Management $19,806 · Fundraising $2,012$249,245
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $664,557 · Management $57,876 · Fundraising $5,878$728,311
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,763 · Management $4,401 · Fundraising $810$57,974
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,638 · Management $5,275 · Fundraising $589$41,502
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,204$37,204
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115,262 · Management $25,535 · Fundraising $110$140,907
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17$17
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,048 · Management $1,371 · Fundraising $47$26,466
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,300 · Management $10,918 · Fundraising $827$42,045
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,952 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $58$20,204
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86,282 · Management $1,104$87,386
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $87,214$87,214
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,919 · Management $8,678 · Fundraising $21$11,618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,809 · Management $1,956 · Fundraising $3,981$29,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,683,588 · Management $176,318 · Fundraising $14,333$1,874,239
Part X · Balance sheet $2,489,349 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,186,681$1,187,896
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,510,993$1,253,175
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,547$18,739
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,400$29,539
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,728,621$2,489,349
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $136,684$119,607
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,862$9,674
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$26,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $148,546$155,420
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $519,578$437,770
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,060,497$1,896,159
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,580,075$2,333,929
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,728,621$2,489,349
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,333,929 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,625,269
XI-2 Total expenses$1,874,239
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$248,970
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,580,075
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,824
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,333,929

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