River Network

Analysis

River Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 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 September 2023, River Network reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.2m (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, River Network sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trees Forever Inc ($3.2m), Hydrologic Research Center ($3.2m) and Montana Wilderness Association Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 25 employees.