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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,273,101
Total expenses
$1,939,802
Contributions and grants received
$1,235,006
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$40,042
Investment income
$50,385
Other revenue
-$52,332
Total assets, end of year
$3,263,007
Total liabilities, end of year
$278,992
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,984,015
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,438,237
Management and general expenses
$353,281
Fundraising expenses
$148,284
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,438,237

Program services were 74.1% 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

    $40,142

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $142,462

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,504

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,037,898

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RAIN BARREL SALES

    total $30,922 · related or exempt $30,922

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $9,120 · related or exempt $9,120

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,802 · excluded $16,802

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $115,128

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

    securities $81,545

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $33,583

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $33,583 · excluded $33,583

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

    $142,462

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $52,332

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$52,332 · excluded -$52,332

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,472 · program services $71,620 · management and general $17,905 · fundraising $9,947

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $985,735 · program services $681,832 · management and general $202,737 · fundraising $101,166

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,344 · program services $12,886 · management and general $3,109 · fundraising $1,349

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,434 · program services $51,805 · management and general $15,701 · fundraising $7,928

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,901 · program services $8,219 · management and general $2,452 · fundraising $1,230

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $30,600 · management and general $30,600

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,126 · management and general $2,126

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,166 · program services $5,723 · management and general $21,587 · fundraising $856

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,107 · program services $15,941 · management and general $9,782 · fundraising $2,384

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,083 · program services $16,869 · management and general $5,032 · fundraising $8,182

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,521 · program services $26,605 · management and general $7,936 · fundraising $3,980

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,765 · management and general $18,765

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,433 · management and general $485 · fundraising $3,948

  • 20 · Interest

    total $186 · management and general $186

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $43,879 · program services $30,305 · management and general $9,040 · fundraising $4,534

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,877 · program services $13,037 · management and general $3,889 · fundraising $1,951

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSES

    total $501,983 · program services $501,983

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $2,751 · program services $76 · management and general $1,949 · fundraising $726

  • 24c · Other expenses: AUTO MAINTENANCE

    total $1,336 · program services $1,336

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $103 · fundraising $103

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $208,820 · end of year $68,858

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $970,406 · end of year $300,519

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,266,076 · end of year $1,995,344

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,751 · end of year $23,026

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,642 · end of year $11,095

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

    $370,856

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

    $187,215

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $191,612 · end of year $183,641

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $456,750 · end of year $496,137

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $32,692 · end of year $184,387

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34,666 · end of year $93,755

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $44,446 · end of year $185,237

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $469,357 · end of year -$27,456

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,615,280 · end of year $3,011,471

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO RESTORE, PROTECT, AND ENHANCE THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, AND COLLABORATION.

  • 1.THE ROUGE EDUCATION PROJECT (REP) IS A 36-YEAR-OLD NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR IN HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GET FURTHER INVOLVED WITH STEWARDING THEIR HOMETOWN RIVER. 2.WATERSHED MONITORING ENGAGES HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN IMMERSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION WHILE THEY OBSERVE, LISTEN, AND STUDY BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES (AQUATIC INSECTS), FROGS AND TOADS, FISH POPULATIONS AND HABITAT THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED. LOCAL RESIDENTS BECOME CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND COLLECT CRITICAL DATA THAT FOTR PROVIDES TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER OVER TIME. 3.RIVER RESTORATION WORK ACROSS THE WATERSHED INCLUDES RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS HANDS-ON IMPLEMENTATION AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION SUCH AS RAIN GARDENS. 4.THE EXPANDING TRAILS PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP A 29-MILE WATER TRAIL ALONG THE LOWER AND MAIN STEMS OF THE ROUGE RIVER ALONG WITH PARALLELED GREENWAY (BIKE/WALK TRAILS) ACCESS WITH SHARED TRAILHEADS. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE KAYAK LAUNCHES CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS - ESPECIALLY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,438,237 · Revenue $9,120

  • RAIN BARREL AND NATIVE MICHIGAN PLANT SALES - FOR WATERSHED RESIDENTS TO MANAGE STORMWATER ON THEIR PROPERTIES. RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATIONS REDUCE RAINWATER RUNOFF BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY STORMWATER STORAGE WHERE IT WILL BE CLEANED, COOLED, INFILTRATED INTO THE GROUND, AND TRANSPIRED BY THE NATIVE PLANTS. RAIN GARDENS HELP TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF FLOODING AND THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. MANY ADDITIONAL BENEFITS RESULT FROM THE EXISTENCE OF RAIN GARDENS INCLUDING HABITAT CREATION FOR INSECTS AND POLLINATORS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE FOR URBAN RESIDENTS. THE GARDENS ALSO RESTORE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LAND AND WATER. RAIN BARRELS PROVIDE THE SAME STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BENEFITS OF RAIN GARDENS BY COLLECTING RAINWATER, KEEPING IT OUT OF THE STORM DRAINS, AND PROVIDING A SOURCE OF WATER FOR FLORA AND FAUNA.

    Revenue $30,922

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Marie McCormick

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $101,573
    From this org
    $99,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,101
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jessica Eiland Anders

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Alice Bailey

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Carol Snodgrass

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gerry Van Acker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Paul Draus PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Erma Leaphart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nicholas Leonard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Samra'A Luqman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Madelin Maher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mike McNulty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dave Norwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Brandy Siedlaczek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeremiah Steen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Myra Tetteh PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sue Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Laura Wagner

    FORMER PRESI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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
2023
Filed
4 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443199349314359

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