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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GREAT RIVER PASSAGE CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$444,881
Total expenses
$360,583
Contributions and grants received
$444,927
Grants paid
$13,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$46
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$301,635
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,127
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$281,508
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$284,486
Management and general expenses
$55,454
Fundraising expenses
$20,643
Program service expenses (Part III)
$284,486

Program services were 78.9% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $55,616

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $389,311

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $46

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$46

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$46 · related or exempt -$46 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $13,500 · program services $13,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,000 · program services $127,500 · management and general $15,000 · fundraising $7,500

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $43,775 · program services $35,073 · management and general $4,377 · fundraising $4,325

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,941 · program services $4,987 · management and general $594 · fundraising $360

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,775 · program services $13,213 · management and general $1,578 · fundraising $984

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $38,472 · program services $35,900 · management and general $2,572 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,460 · program services $0 · management and general $20,460 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $875 · fundraising $875

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,075 · program services $8,225 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,850

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $390 · program services $390 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,410 · program services $7,807 · management and general $1,314 · fundraising $2,289

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,856 · program services $0 · management and general $2,856 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,850 · program services $0 · management and general $3,850 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,088 · program services $9,024 · management and general $64 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,484 · program services $2,916 · management and general $519 · fundraising $49

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,000 · program services $0 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $4,324 · program services $1,643 · management and general $270 · fundraising $2,411

  • 24b · Other expenses: Community event expense

    total $4,308 · program services $4,308 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $129,574 · end of year $286,259

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $79,700 · end of year $12,551

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,843 · end of year $2,525

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $300 · end of year $300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,207 · end of year $20,127

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $80,010 · end of year $143,508

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $117,200 · end of year $138,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Working in partnership with the City of Saint Paul's Great River Passage Initiative, the Great River Passage Conservancy leads advocacy and private fundraising efforts for capital projects and programs along Saint Paul's 17 miles of the Mississippi River. By advancing major projects along the Mississippi River and supporting unique programming opportunities that allow people to experience the river in new ways, Great River Passage Conservancy fosters environmental stewardship, community health and economic development. Our mission is to raise resources that support the community's vision for connecting Saint Paul's two greatest assets: Its people and the Mississippi River.

  • In 2024, we encouraged people to explore the river through new events, deepened our partnerships with community leaders, and advanced transformational projects that will connect more people to the Mississippi River in meaningful ways. RIVER LEARNING CENTER - A major milestone in bringing the River Learning Center to life was the selection of architecture firm VJAA and landscape architects TEN x TEN to lead the next phase of design. These local firms have national expertise in riverfront projects and are deeply committed to environmental stewardship, making them ideal partners. Joining them is Full Circle Indigenous Planning + Design, which will continue to facilitate engagement with Native American tribal leaders and organizations, ensuring Indigenous perspectives remain central to the project's development. Together, this team will refine the concept plan, integrate community input, and advance the design toward final construction documents by December 2025, bringing us one big step closer to creating a dynamic new gateway to the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, we are piloting events to activate the site and explore future programming opportunities. Our Winter Play Day drew over 400 attendees in January, and partner-led programs like Park After Dark, History Cruises, and Mystery on the Mississippi have helped us collaborate with future River Learning Center partners to test a range of program types and scales. These efforts not only activate the site but prepare us to work well together before the Center officially opens. RIVER BALCONY - We are leading the effort to unite downtown partners under the Saint Paul Riverfront vision, aligning projects like the River Balcony and RiversEdge to guide development, funding, and programming. A new website, saintpaulriverfront.com, launched as a hub for exploring the projects transforming the riverfront. Working in partnership with the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, and downtown stakeholders like the Science Museum of Minnesota, MN Wild, and Downtown Alliance, we are advancing a cohesive vision for the downtown riverfront. One of the key steps is completing the Downtown Riverwalk, a pedestrian loop connecting downtown Saint Paul to the Mississippi Riverfront. The two-mile loop will feature interpretive locations focusing on a range of subjects, including cultural history, geology, river commerce, and ecology. The successful Riverwalk funding campaign in 2024 will see it come to fruition in 2025. A central feature of the Riverwalk will be a reimagining of the railroad underpasses at Sibley and Jackson streets. Today, these passageways are dark, uninviting, and often perceived as unsafe, deterring pedestrians and cyclists from accessing the riverfront. To turn the underpasses into vibrant, welcoming gateways to the Mississippi River, we are transforming these spaces through public art installations. As these larger-scale and longer-term projects progress, we aim to bring people to the river along the way. Last summer, we hosted events like Patio Thursdays, History Walking Tours, and JazzClectic on the River. EAST SIDE RIVER DISTRICT - Restoration and community activation efforts continue across this 1,000-acre district, particularly at Pig's Eye Regional Park. In partnership with the city and University of Minnesota scientists, we are planning bioremediation projects to explore how plants can accelerate cleanup and restore a healthy landscape. We launched this initiative with a November webinar that introduced the public to these efforts and previewed upcoming ecological experiments. This spring, we will begin experiments, including two demonstrations of a biochar filtration system. Community events are being planned for this fall to share progress and engage the public in the restoration efforts. We continue to collaborate with partners like the DNR, Army Corps, Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi, Urban Roots, and Friends of Pigs Eye, while also working closely with the Pig's Eye Dump Task Force, an MPCA-led multi-agency task force charged with developing a plan to clean up and restore Pig's Eye Dump. Their cleanup and restoration plan will be completed in February 2026, with "future public use" being the most important factor in the state's decision to fully remediate the site.

    Expenses $284,486 · Grants $13,500 · Revenue $444,881

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katie Nyberg

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $154,688
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,688
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $154,688

  • Peter B Myers

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Anna Eleria

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jay Haapala

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tanya Bell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cameron Boyd

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Monica Bryand

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shelley Buck

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kedar Hickman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sam Olbekson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elisa Rasumsen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jake Reint

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Russ Stark

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melanie McMahon

    Ex Officio Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andy Rodriguez

    Ex Officio 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. 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 · 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

  • Urban Bird Collective

    $10,000

    The purpose of the grant to Urban Bird Collective is to increase community engagement with the East Side River District. The $10,000 grant is to be used in 2024 for the following activities at Pig's Eye Regional Park and surrounding areas. * 6 birding hikes / surveys for BIPOC specific communities * 1 kayak trip that explores Pig's Eye Lake * Participation in a Bioblitz community event * Connecting members of the community, particularly on the East Side, to the Pig's Eye Task Force meetings

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202511559349301471

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