Riverkeeper Inc

Analysis

Riverkeeper Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ossining, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Riverkeeper Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $4.4m (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Riverkeeper Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Bay ($4.4m), Citizens Climate Education Corp ($4.4m) and The Funders Network Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $366k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $421k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 38 employees.