The River Project EIN 95-4858263

The River Project FY2020 filing

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Empowering Los Angeles communities with tools for climate resilience and equitable watershed planning. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $272K in revenue, $445K in expenses, and $-208K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Tiburon, CA
Website
www.theriverproject.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$272KFY2020
Expenses
$445K
Net assets
$-208K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  95-4858263 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tiburon, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Empowering Los Angeles communities with tools for climate resilience and equitable watershed planning.
Leadership
Melanie Winter · President
Money in and out
$272K revenue, $445K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$272K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$445K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-208K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$174K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-64%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$272K
FY2020
Expenses
$445K
FY2020
Total assets
$152K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$360K
FY2020
Total revenue
$272K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$445K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-208K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$174K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$152K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $386K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Water La Neighborhood Retrofits Project

Building on the successful Los Angeles Rainwater Harvesting Project, this project extends our program of urban acupuncture by working with residents in the climate-vunerable community of Altadena in the upper LA River watershed to implement 20 parkway basins and 20 residential retrofits.

$332Kprogram expense
02

Water La Parkway Basin Project

Partnering with the County of Los Angeles to site, design, implement, monitor, and steward 30 Parkway Basins in the disadvantaged and climate-vulnerable communities of Florence-Firestone, Los Nietos, and Basset.

$35Kprogram expense
03

Upper Los Angeles River Tributaries Plan

The River Project supported the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority with community education and engagement to support the development of a plan for projects in disadvantaged neighborhoods along tributary corridors in the upper watershed.

$19Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe River Project
EINHdr · item D95-4858263
Principal addressHdr · item CTiburon, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theriverproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melanie Winter’s $9K as President is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 134 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melanie Winter$9,151$6,384$22,506$20,274
Celeste Moye$5,400

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$272K
— government grantsLn 1e$252K
Total revenueLn 12$272K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.00
Program services91%$405K
Management & general9%$40K
Fundraising$582
Total functional expensesLn 25$445K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Total assetsLn 16$152K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$360K
Total net assetsLn 32$-208K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $72K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $445K · Less non-cash grants $199 · Cash operating expenses/yr $445K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $405K · Total expenses $445K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $40K · Total expenses $445K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $582 · Total expenses $445K
0.1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $582 · Solicited contributions $20K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $272K · Total revenue $272K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $252K · Total revenue $272K
93%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $272K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $272K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $445K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $272K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-208K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $272K · Expenses $445K
-64%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $152K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-208K · Total assets $152K
-137%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $152K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melanie Winter · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $445K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $285K · Total expenses $445K
64%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$97K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$0 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$487K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$272K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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