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← AMERICAN RIVERS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN RIVERS INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 15 December 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$36,643,206
Total expenses
$34,022,477
Contributions and grants received
$35,675,231
Grants paid
$5,131,460
Program service revenue
$456,552
Investment income
$239,871
Other revenue
$271,552
Total assets, end of year
$26,399,588
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,413,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,986,407
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,693,551
Management and general expenses
$2,765,136
Fundraising expenses
$4,563,790
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,693,551

Program services were 78.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $20,499

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,558,574

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,020,285

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,075,873

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE CONTRACTS

    total $456,552 · related or exempt $456,552

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $245,644 · excluded $245,644

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $244,294 · excluded $244,294

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,421,344

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,427,117

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$5,773

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,773 · excluded -$5,773

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,357 · excluded $22,357

  • 11b · Other revenue: SALES REVENUE

    total $4,901 · unrelated business $4,901

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,258

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,061,083 · program services $5,061,083

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $70,377 · program services $70,377

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,581,095 · program services $491,060 · management and general $764,339 · fundraising $325,696

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,456,116 · program services $4,641,022 · management and general $527,413 · fundraising $1,287,681

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $285,706 · program services $183,617 · management and general $45,278 · fundraising $56,811

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,801,315 · program services $1,800,347 · management and general $443,945 · fundraising $557,023

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $718,108 · program services $461,513 · management and general $113,804 · fundraising $142,791

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $87,667 · program services $77,667 · management and general $10,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,982 · management and general $58,982

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $39,046 · program services $39,046

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $476,575 · fundraising $476,575

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,350,228 · program services $12,693,631 · management and general $93,815 · fundraising $562,782

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $845,268 · program services $78,532 · management and general $12,664 · fundraising $754,072

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $389,863 · program services $102,339 · management and general $199,248 · fundraising $88,276

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $58,996 · program services $11,170 · management and general $42,478 · fundraising $5,348

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $675,653 · program services $199,185 · management and general $331,394 · fundraising $145,074

  • 17 · Travel

    total $781,055 · program services $638,645 · management and general $27,153 · fundraising $115,257

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $181,278 · program services $103,867 · management and general $52,302 · fundraising $25,109

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $36,264 · program services $25,941 · management and general $7,084 · fundraising $3,239

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $42,834 · program services $7,143 · management and general $23,480 · fundraising $12,211

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN

    total $24,968 · program services $7,366 · management and general $11,757 · fundraising $5,845

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,224,786 · end of year $4,316,243

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,441,698 · end of year $4,426,322

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,870,770 · end of year $5,272,602

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,885,456 · end of year $6,440,952

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,796 · end of year $30,089

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $294,331 · end of year $282,680

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

    $461,327

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

    $390,659

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $89,886 · end of year $70,668

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,941,754 · end of year $3,223,013

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,026,374 · end of year $1,171,496

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,585,888 · end of year $1,165,523

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,865,087 · end of year $4,320,304

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $585,690 · end of year $536,435

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,062,007 · end of year $1,556,442

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,008,126 · end of year $5,311,620

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,855,829 · end of year $14,674,787

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

AMERICAN RIVERS IS CHAMPIONING A NATIONAL EFFORT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE ALL RIVERS, FROM REMOTE MOUNTAIN STREAMS TO URBAN WATERWAYS. HEALTHY RIVERS PROVIDE PEOPLE AND NATURE WITH CLEAN, ABUNDANT WATER AND NATURAL HABITAT. FOR 50 YEARS, AMERICAN RIVERS STAFF, SUPPORTERS, AND PARTNERS HAVE SHARED A COMMON BELIEF: LIFE DEPENDS ON RIVERS. AMERICAN RIVERS IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED ENTIRELY TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE RIVERS ALL LIFE DEPENDS ON. WITH A HALF-CENTURY OF EXPERIENCE ADDRESSING RIVER THREATS FROM COAST-TO-COAST, WE'VE PROTECTED MORE RIVERS AND REMOVED MORE DAMS THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. IN 2024, WE WORKED IN 50 STATES TO PROTECT HEALTHY RIVERS, RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS, AND CHAMPION A POWERFUL RIVER MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING 853 MILES OF RIVERS FROM DAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT, WE REMOVED 7 DAMS TO RESTORE RIVER HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND GALVANIZED MORE THAN 15,993 VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE MORE THAN 550,000 LBS OF TRASH FROM THEIR HOMETOWN RIVERS.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $23,150,736 · Grants $4,925,309 · Revenue $339,928

  • MOBILIZE RIVER AND WATER MOVEMENT: AMERICAN RIVERS HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR OUR WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO WORK WITH EVERYONE, FROM LOCAL PARTNERS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DECISION-MAKERS, TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR RIVERS. WE KNOW THAT THE CHALLENGES TO RIVERS ARE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY. WE NEED A BROAD, POWERFUL, NON-PARTISAN RIVER MOVEMENT TO FACE THESE CHALLENGES AND DRIVE CHANGE THAT MAKES RIVERS HEALTHIER, WATER CLEANER, AND COMMUNITIES SAFER. WE WON'T STOP UNTIL EVERY RIVER HAS MULTITUDES OF CHAMPIONS SPEAKING UP FOR IT.

    Expenses $2,200,586 · Grants $73,909 · Revenue $116,624

  • PROTECT HEALTHY RIVERS: SCIENTISTS SAY WE MUST PROTECT ONE-HALF OF THE PLANET TO SUSTAIN THE WEB OF BIODIVERSITY UPON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. BY DRIVING FEDERAL AND STATE PROTECTIONS, WE WILL SAFEGUARD 1 MILLION MILES OF RIVERS, FROM REMOTE MOUNTAIN STREAMS TO URBAN WATERWAYS. TO DO IT, WE ARE WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT OUR HEALTHIEST, MOST REMOTE, AND SCENIC RIVERS, AS WELL AS RIVERS IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS, THROUGH THE FEDERAL WILD AND SCENIC LEGISLATION AND OTHER APPROACHES.

    Expenses $1,342,229 · Grants $132,242

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ABIGAIL ROME

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • AJA DECOTEAU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALYSSA MACY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW SHEEHAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANGELA WIGGINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BETH BURROUGH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BILL HOFFMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAN REICHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID SOLOMON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DONALD AYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FRED ST GOAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMES BEH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JO-ELLEN DARCY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • JOHN COSTELLO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTIN BLAIR HULL PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK BARNES PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK BUSTO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK GREATREX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARTIN CHAVEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARY PAVEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NA'TAKI OSBORNE JELKS PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PALLAVI PHARTIYAL PHD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • QUETA GONZALEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROY ROMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHANNON WHEELER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUSAN WALLACE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TOM BARNEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TREVOR PRICE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JENNIFER MARSHALL

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $205,649
    From this org
    $163,307
    From related orgs
    $9,325
    Other
    $33,017
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,963 + $9,325 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,344
    Deferred
    $6,908 + $398 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,913 + $1,798 related
    Filer's total
    $194,128 + $11,521 related

  • KRISTIN MAY

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $206,227
    From this org
    $187,073
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,154
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,354
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $719
    Deferred
    $7,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,646
    Filer's total
    $206,227

  • THOMAS KIERNAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $414,885
    From this org
    $372,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,595
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,310
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,980
    Deferred
    $13,448
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,147
    Filer's total
    $414,885

  • HEATHER TAYLOR-MIESLE

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $208,978
    From this org
    $193,751
    From related orgs
    $7,872
    Other
    $7,355
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,282 + $7,872 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $469
    Deferred
    $5,950 + $242 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $875 + $288 related
    Filer's total
    $200,576 + $8,402 related

  • JENNIFER HOFFNER

    VP, CONSERVATION STRATEGIE

    Total calculated
    $207,874
    From this org
    $170,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,189
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,995
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $690
    Deferred
    $7,316
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,873
    Filer's total
    $207,874

  • PAULA WOLFERSEDER YABAR

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADV

    Total calculated
    $229,331
    From this org
    $219,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,392
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,876
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,063
    Deferred
    $8,229
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,163
    Filer's total
    $229,331

  • AMANDA KOBER

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $172,238
    From this org
    $136,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,370
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,407
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $461
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,370
    Filer's total
    $172,238

  • FREDERICK ILLSTON

    VP, POLICY AND GOV'T (THRU 4/5/25)

    Total calculated
    $176,900
    From this org
    $145,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,578
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,978
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,344
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,578
    Filer's total
    $176,900

  • JONATHON D MORYC

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,106
    From this org
    $126,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,954
    Hours/week
    40

  • MELISSA LEWIS

    VP, PPL JUSTICE & CULTURAL

    Total calculated
    $166,639
    From this org
    $165,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,207
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,119
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $313
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,207
    Filer's total
    $166,639

  • PATRICIA CALLAHAN

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $148,702
    From this org
    $147,956
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $746
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUND

    501(C)(4) · PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO CONSERVE RIVERS · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN RIVERS INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349317316

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