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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$750,578
Total expenses
$535,782
Contributions and grants received
$614,587
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,774
Investment income
$3,639
Other revenue
$116,578
Total assets, end of year
$1,163,555
Total liabilities, end of year
$226,156
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$937,399
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$356,876
Management and general expenses
$104,340
Fundraising expenses
$74,566
Program service expenses (Part III)
$356,876

Program services were 66.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $614,587

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,309

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING INCOME

    total $15,774 · related or exempt $15,774

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,639 · excluded $3,639

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $150,999

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $43,636

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $107,363 · excluded $107,363

  • 11a · Other revenue: GAIN FROM ENDOWMENT

    total $9,215 · related or exempt $9,215

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,215

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $249,470 · program services $185,887 · management and general $40,891 · fundraising $22,692

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $24,703 · program services $19,930 · management and general $2,788 · fundraising $1,985

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,638 · program services $15,094 · management and general $3,692 · fundraising $1,852

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,720 · management and general $12,720

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $148,157 · program services $87,016 · management and general $24,127 · fundraising $37,014

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,085 · program services $975 · fundraising $110

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,023 · program services $14,894 · management and general $1,577 · fundraising $1,552

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,014 · management and general $4,014

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,116 · program services $871 · management and general $145 · fundraising $100

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,465 · program services $6,324 · management and general $674 · fundraising $467

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $9,107 · program services $5,511 · management and general $2,221 · fundraising $1,375

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $9,050 · management and general $9,050

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $6,635 · program services $5,141 · management and general $794 · fundraising $700

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE/INTERNET

    total $6,015 · program services $4,726 · management and general $744 · fundraising $545

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,584 · program services $10,507 · management and general $903 · fundraising $6,174

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $671,273 · end of year $692,591

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,640 · end of year $305,089

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $119,473 · end of year $41,403

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $995

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,612 · end of year $1,830

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

    $76,221

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

    $53,580

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,194 · end of year $22,641

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $89,967 · end of year $100,001

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,561 · end of year $4,896

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $220,988 · end of year $221,260

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $594,318 · end of year $791,511

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,287 · end of year $145,888

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FRIENDS OF THE RIVER PROTECTS AND RESTORES CALIFORNIA RIVERS BY INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY AND INSPIRING CITIZEN ACTION.

  • FRIENDS OF THE RIVER'S (FOR) PROGRAM WORK SEEKS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE CALIFORNIA RIVERS THROUGH HYDROPOWER REFORM, RESTORING FLOWS, ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER STORAGE, FLOOD MANAGEMENT, LEGAL PROTECTION, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAM WORK FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS:PROTECTING RIVERS FROM COSTLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE DAMS, RESERVOIRS, AND DIVERSIONS. FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CONTINUED TO LEAD A COALITION OF CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS' RESPONSE TO PROPOSED SURFACE WATER RESERVOIR PROJECTS. A CRITICAL PART OF THAT WORK INCLUDES MANAGING THE STORAGE RESPONSE GROUP (SRG), WHICH IS A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COALITION THAT WORKS ON RESERVOIR PROJECTS. FRIENDS OF THE RIVER LED COORDINATION OF A COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CALIFORNIA TRIBES IN THE SITES RESERVOIR WATER RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS. OTHER NOTABLE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE PROPOSED DEL PUERTO CANYON DAM, AND THE SHASTA DAM RAISE. FRIENDS OF THE RIVER ORGANIZED ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTING AND FEEDBACK TO THE ACCOUNTABLE REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND GENERATED EARNED MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. FOR ALSO SUBMITTED FORMAL WATER RIGHTS PROTESTS FOR THE PROPOSED DELTA TUNNEL, WHICH WOULD FACILITATE MORE WATER EXPORTS FROM THE CRASHING DELTA ECOSYSTEM.PROMOTING HYDROPOWER POLICY AND OPERATIONAL REFORM. DAMS WITH HYDROPOWER PROJECTS CAN HAVE A TREMENDOUS NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON RIVERS. THESE HYDROPOWER PROJECTS ARE RELICENSED ONCE A GENERATION, EVERY 30 TO 50 YEARS. FRIENDS OF THE RIVER WORKED ON A NUMBER OF RELEVANT HYDROPOWER AND PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER PROJECT RELICENSING PROCEEDINGS, AS WELL AS HYDROPOWER POLICY AND LEGAL ISSUES TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S RIVERS, WATERSHEDS, AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HYDROPOWER OPERATIONS. MUCH OF THE WORK IN 2023 WAS DEDICATED TO TRACKING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESPONSE TO THE INTENSIFYING CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 401 WAIVER ISSUE THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING CONTINUING LITIGATION CHALLENGING THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION'S WAIVER OF SECTION 401 ON HYDROPOWER PROJECTS IN THE YUBA AND MERCED RIVER WATERSHEDS. FRIENDS OF THE RIVER ALSO PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ON PRIORITY PROJECTS SUCH AS OROVILLE DAM OPERATIONS AND FLOOD SAFETY ON THE FEATHER RIVER AND NARROWS 1 ON THE YUBA RIVER. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE WATER SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. HEALTHY RIVERS ARE CRITICAL FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE. CLIMATE CHANGE IS BRINGING INCREASED DROUGHT AND FLOOD TO CALIFORNIA. HEALTHY RIVERS, WITH NATURE-BASED MULTI-BENEFIT FLOOD PLAINS CAN PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR BOTH DROUGHT AND FLOOD, BY STORING FLOOD WATERS AND RECHARGING GROUNDWATER. NATURAL RIVER FLOWS SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS UP AND DOWN THE WATERSHED, PROVIDING RELIEF FROM DROUGHT, FLOOD, DISEASE, AND INVASIVE SPECIES, AS WELL AS PROMOTING A RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENT TO PROVIDE REFUGE FROM EXTREME HEAT AND COMBAT WILDFIRE RISK. FOR DEVOTES SIGNIFICANT TIME AND EFFORT TO (1) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY RIVERS, (2) POLICY ANALYSIS, AND (3) ENGAGING IN CONSTRUCTIVE PUBLIC COMMENTING TO RESTORE ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS TO CALIFORNIA RIVERS. WINTER 2023 WAS UNUSUALLY WET FOR CALIFORNIA, SO FOR FOCUSED SOME OF ITS COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE-BASED FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND GIVING RIVERS ROOM. FOR ALSO INFORMED THE PUBLIC ABOUT DRY RIVERS LIKE THE SCOTT AND SHASTA RIVERS.BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RIVERS.FRIENDS OF THE RIVER CONNECTS PEOPLE TO RIVERS THROUGH OUR RAFTING AND CANOE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE DRASTICALLY REDUCED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN LATE 2022, FOR BEGAN TO REBUILD ITS RAFTING PROGRAM. IN 2023, FOR HOSTED A GUIDE-ACTIVIST TRAINING, IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS LEARNED TO GUIDE WHITEWATER RAFTS AS WELL AS RIVER ACTIVISM SKILLS. THE TRAINING IS INTENDED TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF RIVER ADVOCATES. FOR PROVIDED DEI SCHOLARSHIPS TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR SOME PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, FOR HOSTED RIVER TRIPS TO SUPPORT LOCAL NATIVE TRIBES IN RECONNECTING TRIBAL MEMBERS AND YOUTH TO THEIR ANCESTRAL WATERS. FOR ALSO HOSTED TRIPS FOR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER REDUCE BARRIERS TO OUTDOOR RIVER RECREATION.

    Expenses $356,876 · Revenue $15,774

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

Listed in Part VII

  • JANN DORMAN

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • JANN DORMAN

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • RICHARD WEIS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN YOST

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT ARMSTRONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHON BOLLOCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHLEY OVERHOUSE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GARRICK CHANG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARLIE CENTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK DUBOIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AUSTIN ROBBS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THERESA LOREJO-SIMSIMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOUG MANER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
9 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413179349300931

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