Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by FRIENDS OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $172,886
- Total expenses
- $158,493
- Contributions and grants received
- $145,424
- Grants paid
- $100
- Program service revenue
- $18,964
- Investment income
- $499
- Other revenue
- $7,999
- Total assets, end of year
- $122,696
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,129
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $120,567
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $141,095
- Management and general expenses
- $17,223
- Fundraising expenses
- $175
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $141,095
Program services were 89.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$22,774
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$122,650
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$6,282
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2a · Program service revenue: LAB FEES
total $18,964 · related or exempt $18,964
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3 · Investment income
total $499 · related or exempt $499
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$7,590
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $7,590 · excluded $7,590
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$388
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $388 · related or exempt $388
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $21 · related or exempt $21
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11e · Other revenue, total
$21
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $100 · program services $100
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $67,708 · program services $64,323 · management and general $3,385
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $24,124 · program services $22,918 · management and general $1,206
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,643 · program services $8,211 · management and general $432
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $7,143 · program services $6,786 · management and general $357
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,809 · management and general $1,809
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,992 · program services $1,613 · management and general $379
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,332 · program services $1,049 · management and general $108 · fundraising $175
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14 · Information technology
total $1,840 · management and general $1,840
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,560 · program services $1,560
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17 · Travel
total $589 · program services $589
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $5,483 · program services $5,483
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,670 · program services $2,670
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23 · Insurance
total $5,933 · program services $3,263 · management and general $2,670
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24a · Other expenses: AUTO EXPENSES
total $2,547 · program services $2,165 · management and general $382
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24b · Other expenses: LAB AND WATER MONITORING
total $14,081 · program services $14,081
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24c · Other expenses: COMMUNITY EDUCATION
total $1,023 · program services $1,023
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24d · Other expenses: PRINTING
total $4,370 · management and general $4,370
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,546 · program services $5,261 · management and general $285
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $105,179 · end of year $121,091
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$23,446
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$21,841
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,004 · end of year $1,605
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,009 · end of year $2,129
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $106,174 · end of year $120,567
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO MONITOR THE WATER QUALITY OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
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FOSR MAINTAINS OPERATES & FUNDS A VA DEQ LEVEL III LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENTIST WATER-QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES IN-HOUSE ANALYSIS OF THE WATER SAMPLES. CURRENTLY, THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES ROUTINE SAMPLING AT 99 SITES THROUGH 8 COUNTIES, 59 WATERSHEDS, AND A DRAINAGE AREA OF NEARLY 3,000 SQUARE MILES OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER WATERSHED. THE WATER SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED BY A TEAM OF 42 DEDICATED VOLUNTEER CITIZEN-SCIENTISTS WHO ARE TRAINED & CERTIFIED BY THE FOSRS LABORATORY STAFF FOLLOWING VA DEQ APPROVED STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
Expenses $77,087
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FOSRS ANNUAL SUMMER E.COLI TESTING PROGRAM AT PUBLIC ACCESS & RECREATIONAL SITES ON THE SHENANDOAH RIVER. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FREQUENT, REAL-TIME ACCREDITED E.COLI CONCENTRATION RESULTS FOR RIVER RECREATION USERS TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT POTENTIAL ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISKS WHEN RECREATING IN THE AREAS OF THE RIVER TESTED. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES 14 HEAVILY UTILITIZED PUBLIC ACCESS & RECREATIONAL SITES ON THE SHENANDOAH RIVER LOCATED IN CLARKE, WARREN, PAGE & SHENANDOAH COUNTIES & A SITE LOCATED IN FREDERICK COUNTY ON THE OPEQUON CREEK. THE WEEKLY QUANTITATIVE E.COLI CONCENTRATION RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON BOTH THE FOSR WEBSITE & FACEBOOK PAGE.
Expenses $51,091
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THE FOSR ACTIVELY RESPONDS TO CITIZENS, COMMUNITIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONCERNS RELATED TO WATER-QUALITY ISSUES. THE FOSR DOES THIS BY PROVIDING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ISSUE, WATER-QUALITY TESTING, SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MONITORING PLAN AND ACTS AS A LIAISON TO BRING PARTIES TO THE TABLE TO ASSIST IN ADDRESSING AND RESOLVING THE ISSUES OF CONCERN. FOSR PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO OTHERS IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTATION WATER-QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT(S). CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES AND ENCOURAGE GOOD STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, AND PRESENTATIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. FOSR PROVIDED(2) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS; (5) FOR ADULTS OUTREACH PROGRAMS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP; AND (5) INTERNSHIP/MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING AND INTERESTED IN LIMNOLOGY.
Expenses $12,917
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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GEORGE L OHRSTROM II
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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BERNARD NAGELVOORT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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CHARLES NEWTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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MARK FRONDORF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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WENDY K WRIGHT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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KAREN ANDERSON
LABORATORY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
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
- 15 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513209349301706
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