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← SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,681,945
Total expenses
$6,719,451
Contributions and grants received
$6,246,723
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$390,399
Investment income
$12,419
Other revenue
$32,404
Total assets, end of year
$3,057,610
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,628,368
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,429,242
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,737,572
Management and general expenses
$726,308
Fundraising expenses
$255,571
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,737,572

Program services were 85.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $399,702

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $286,402

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,662,895

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $897,724

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $92,851

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WILD SCENIC FILM FESTI

    total $364,169 · related or exempt $364,169

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION AND RIVER PE

    total $26,230 · related or exempt $26,230

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,419 · excluded $12,419

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $18,600

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $18,600

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $18,600 · excluded $18,600

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $286,402

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $13,804

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $13,804 · excluded $13,804

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,877,557 · program services $1,430,247 · management and general $266,373 · fundraising $180,937

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $232,446 · program services $157,191 · management and general $45,245 · fundraising $30,010

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $150,899 · program services $115,770 · management and general $21,073 · fundraising $14,056

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,708 · program services $2,088 · management and general $22,620

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,671,991 · program services $3,671,703 · management and general $288

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,823 · program services $11,810 · fundraising $13

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $59,264 · program services $40,146 · management and general $18,762 · fundraising $356

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $78,054 · program services $5,389 · management and general $67,165 · fundraising $5,500

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $13,241 · program services $13,241

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,143 · program services $21,643 · fundraising $1,500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,338 · program services $45,318 · management and general $14,393 · fundraising $627

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,319 · program services $5,926 · management and general $6,393

  • 20 · Interest

    total $29,453 · management and general $29,453

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $56,393 · management and general $56,393

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,545 · management and general $35,545

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES, LICENSES, FEES,

    total $93,592 · program services $87,810 · management and general $5,567 · fundraising $215

  • 24b · Other expenses: BUILDING MAINTENANCE

    total $44,607 · program services $0 · management and general $44,607

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING, POSTAGE, AND

    total $42,640 · program services $25,116 · management and general $8,196 · fundraising $9,328

  • 24d · Other expenses: FILM FESTIVAL

    total $36,868 · program services $36,868

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $164,570 · program services $67,306 · management and general $84,235 · fundraising $13,029

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $537,216 · end of year $39,923

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $782,010 · end of year $1,013,222

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $866,364 · end of year $925,202

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,317 · end of year $728

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,507 · end of year $44,643

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,261,909

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $228,017

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,000,306 · end of year $1,033,892

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $713,292 · end of year $735,737

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $649,985 · end of year $616,923

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $382,695 · end of year $275,708

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,466,748 · end of year $1,429,242

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SYRCL UNITES THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE YUBA RIVER WATERSHED.

  • WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL: 2025 BROUGHT SYRCL'S 23RD ANNUAL WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL. THE "FLAGSHIP FESTIVAL" IN NEVADA CITY AND GRASS VALLEY OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2025 AND FEATURED MORE THAN 120 FILMS, SCORES OF GUEST FILMMAKERS, WORKSHOPS, ART, MUSIC AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES TO THE 5-DAY EDUCATIONAL EVENT. THE "ON-TOUR" PROGRAM, WHICH PARTNERS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS, TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 150 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SHARING INFORMATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL FILMS AND STORIES..

    Expenses $612,539 · Revenue $364,169

  • IN 2024-25, SYRCL'S WATERSHED SCIENCE PROGRAM WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN FISH AND HABITAT STUDIES ON THE LOWER YUBA RIVER AND MEADOW RESTORATION PROJECTS AT THE YUBA HEADWATERS. ALSO, IT PROVIDED SCIENTIFIC INPUT INTO REGULATORY PROCESSES THAT AFFECT RIVER FLOWS IN THE YUBA BASIN. THE WATERSHED SCIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH BROUGHT EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON WATER CONSERVATION AND FISH HABITAT TO SCHOOLS IN NEVADA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. RIVER MONITORING, ANOTHER COMPONENT OF RIVER SCIENCE, ENTERED ITS 24TH YEAR, AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE WATER QUALITY OF THE YUBA RIVER USING VOLUNTEER CITIZEN-SCIENTISTS TO COLLECT DATA SO THAT ANY POTENTIAL THREATS COULD BE DETECTED. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 80 RIVER MONITORS COLLECT HIGH QUALITY DATA AT NEARLY 40 SITES.

    Expenses $4,546,830

  • THE RIVER PEOPLE PROGRAM ENGAGES THE ENTIRE WATERSHED COMMUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED AS VOLUNTEERS THROUGH RIVER AMBASSADORS, RIVER RESTORATION & MONITORING, THE WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THE YUBA RIVER CLEANUP. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO COORDINATE ONE OF THE LARGEST RIVER CLEANUPS IN CALIFORNIA WITH MORE THAN 800 VOLUNTEERS. TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN STEWARDSHIP OF THE YUBA, OUR RIVER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM CONNECTS 10,000 VISITORS OVER THE 12 WEEKENDS IN THE SUMMER AT SEVERAL RIVER CROSSINGS NEAR POPULAR SWIMMING AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH YUBA RIVER STATE PARK. RIVER AMBASSADORS, WHO ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ASSIST WITH PROMOTING FIRE-SAFETY, RECYCLING, AND LITTER PREVENTION. THIS WAS THE 13TH YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, AND IT CONTINUES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT VISITORS NEED TO "PACK OUT WHAT THEY PACK IN."

    Expenses $462,747 · Revenue $26,230

  • RIVER POLICY

    Expenses $115,456

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • GEORGE OLIVE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • FRAN MURPHY

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DUSTIN HARPER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • AMY GUY WAGNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KURT LORENZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SYD BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFF ADAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REBECCA COFFMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GERARD VAN STEYN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349301149

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