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← RIVER RELIEF INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RIVER RELIEF INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$886,987
Total expenses
$715,147
Contributions and grants received
$759,726
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$127,197
Investment income
$52
Other revenue
$12
Total assets, end of year
$855,720
Total liabilities, end of year
$289,320
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$566,400
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$541,799
Management and general expenses
$91,240
Fundraising expenses
$82,108
Program service expenses (Part III)
$541,799

Program services were 75.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $61,580

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $698,146

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,596

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM RELATED REVENUE

    total $70,381 · related or exempt $70,381

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $33,961 · related or exempt $33,961

  • 2c · Program service revenue: NONPROFIT REVENUE

    total $13,175 · related or exempt $13,175

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $9,680 · related or exempt $9,680

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52 · related or exempt $52

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $12 · related or exempt $12

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $298,087 · program services $182,428 · management and general $54,547 · fundraising $61,112

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,452 · program services $21,173 · management and general $12,187 · fundraising $7,092

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,951 · program services $13,953 · management and general $3,324 · fundraising $4,674

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $997 · program services $942 · management and general $53 · fundraising $2

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,823 · management and general $2,823

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,552 · program services $18,115 · management and general $2,209 · fundraising $228

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,385 · program services $829 · management and general $556

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $48,451 · program services $46,635 · management and general $311 · fundraising $1,505

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,200 · program services $12,204 · management and general $2,908 · fundraising $4,088

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,828 · program services $10,387 · management and general $2,722 · fundraising $719

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,261 · program services $28,261

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,279 · program services $8,690 · management and general $1,076 · fundraising $1,513

  • 24a · Other expenses: RIVERMILES LOAN PAYMENT

    total $55,952 · program services $55,952

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT SUPPLIES

    total $24,939 · program services $24,668 · management and general $126 · fundraising $145

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

    total $22,149 · program services $21,533 · management and general $591 · fundraising $25

  • 24d · Other expenses: FACILITY & EQUIPMENT RENT

    total $19,513 · program services $18,183 · management and general $1,330

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $85,328 · program services $77,846 · management and general $6,477 · fundraising $1,005

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $320,064 · end of year $276,160

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $39,215

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $27,946

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $1,555

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

    $369,428

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

    $208,584

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $105,425 · end of year $160,844

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $350,000 · end of year $350,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,483 · end of year $10,320

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $81,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $314,300 · end of year $279,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $384,956 · end of year $469,204

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $97,196

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MISSOURI RIVER RELIEF'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER IN THE EXPLORATION, ENJOYMENT, RESTORATION AND CARE OF THE RIVER THROUGH HANDS-ON RIVER CLEAN-UPS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RECREATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER IN THE EXPLORATION, ENJOYMENT, RESTORATION AND CARE OF THE RIVER THROUGH HANDS-ON RIVER CLEAN-UPS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RECREATION.

  • MISSOURI RIVER RELIEF HOSTED OR PARTICIPATED IN 8 RIVER CLEANUPS IN 2022, UTILIZING THE HELP OF 1,908 VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED REMOVE MORE THAN 20 TONS OF TRASH FROM THE RIVER'S ENVIRONMENT. 64 MILES OF STREAM BANKS WERE CLEANED IN COMMUNITIES FROM ST. LOUIS TO KANSAS CITY.

    Expenses $94,442 · Revenue $3,154

  • MISSOURI RIVER RELIEF HOSTED NUMEROUS EDUCATION EVENTS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE COMBINE PLACE- BASED EDUCATION AND INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE FOR BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATORS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. IN 2022, RIVER RELIEF WORKED WITH 4,678 STUDENTS AND 213 TEACHERS.

    Expenses $113,759 · Revenue $2,375

  • MISSOURI RIVER RELIEF HOLDS OUTREACH EVENTS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR EFFORTS ON THE MISSOURI RIVER. IN 2022, MISSOURI RIVER RELIEF GAVE 22 PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE MISSOURI RIVER, PARTNERED OR HOSTED 11 BIG MUDDY SPEAKERS SERIES EVENTS, HELPED WITH 4 PADDLING EVENTS, INTRODUCING MORE THAN 11,922 PEOPLE TO THE BIG MUDDY THROUGH EACH OF OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAM AREAS.

    Expenses $120,610 · Revenue $3,380

  • THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR FOR MISSOURI RIVER RELIEF TO TAKE THE LEAD IN COORDINATING THE WORLD-CLASS PADDLING ADVENTURE KNOWN AS THE MR340, A 340- MILE RACE ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FROM KANSAS CITY TO ST. CHARLES. IN 2022 602 PADDLERS FROM 41 STATES TESTED THEIR METTLE IN 403 BOATS. TO WITNESS THE DETERMINATION OF THE RACERS, THE GRIT OF THE GROUND CREWS AND THE HOSPITALITY OF THE VOLUNTEERS IS A TRULY INSPIRING THING. WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS AMAZING EVENT THAT HAS CHANGED THE WAY OUR STATE LOOKS AT OUR RIVER.

    Expenses $212,988 · Revenue $118,288

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steven Schnarr

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $56,583
    From this org
    $49,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,351
    Hours/week
    40
  • Barney Combs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Michael Crist

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Bill Fessler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Cathy Gunther

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kory Kaufman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Dana Kee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Andrew Lemberger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Tom Lemley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kris Mattern

    VICE-PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Diana Papoulias

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kent Robinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Nic Rogers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Emily Tracy-Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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
2022
Filed
12 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322979349302162

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