Nonprofit · EIN 36-3389287
RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Tax-exempt · FARGO, ND 58102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,912,615 | $1,525,869 | $9,386,746 | $10,494,639 | $655,468 | $9,839,171 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $708,663 | $648,271 | $60,392 | $546,666 | $104,653 | $442,013 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,781,792
- of which government grants
- $670,000
- Program service revenue
- $100,740
- Investment income
- $23,692
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $750
- Other revenue
- $6,391
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $108,306
- Other salaries and wages
- $202,929
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $402,309
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,872
- Occupancy
- $31,366
- Depreciation
- $3,330
- Program services (functional)
- $1,109,215
- Management and general (functional)
- $331,790
- Fundraising (functional)
- $84,864
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $546,666
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,494,639
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $655,468
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,839,171
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $64,429
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$374,425
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,213,596
- Gross receipts
- $10,912,615
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TED PREISTER | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $104,181 | $4,125 |
| DAVE PIEPKORN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN PLETT | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEROY OSSE | SECT./TREAS./DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAVIN VAN DER LINDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG GOEHRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA HEDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN JASCHKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE GLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY KIESOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIE LANNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTA MONETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOM PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEB WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES POSTHUMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURT JOHANNSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH STROMMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATRINA KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIMPLE ROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON BENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE CARLSRUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARKUS CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY JOHANNSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MONGEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA STRANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALE TOEWS | PAST CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH WESTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON FIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANK FROESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REICE HAASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOM PERDUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEOFF REIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AL GRASSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TED PREISTER | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $98,649 | $3,967 |
| GAVIN VAN DER LINDE | PAST CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SCHERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HOLMER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE PIEPKORN | VICE CHAIR/ DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY CARLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG GOEHRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN GRASSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA HEDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN JASCHKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE GLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY KIESOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIE LANNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTA MONETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEROY OSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOM PETERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA TRAVNICEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEB WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEL KLASSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES POSTHUMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RON STAPLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT JOHANNSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH STROMMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN VARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIMPLE ROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON WIEBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN PLETT | SEC./TREAS./DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE CARLSRUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARKUS CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY JOHANNSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY MONGEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA STRANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE TOEWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH WESTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER JOHNSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1120 28TH AVE N STE C, FARGO, ND 58102-1334
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TED PREISTER, 1120 28TH AVE N SUITE C, FARGO, ND 58102
- Signed the 990
- TED PREISTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (701) 356-3183
- Return prepared by
- WIDMER ROEL PC
Mission
TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED BASIN-WIDE VISION, TO BUILD CONSENSUS AND COMMITMENT TO THE VISION, AND TO SPEAK WITH A UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE RED RIVER BASIN.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, NEARLY 20,000 NEW ACRES WERE ENROLLED IN CONSERVATION PRACTICES SUCH AS NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT, RESIDUE AND TILLAGE MANAGEMENT, AND COVER CROPS. IN TOTAL, THESE PRACTICES ACCOUNTED FOR ALMOST 43,000 PRACTICE ACRES, WITH SOME ACRES IMPLEMENTING MORE THAN ONE PRACTICE. NINE TAP-CERTIFIED CCAS ENROLLED 27 FARMERS IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM RESULTED IN AN ESTIMATED REDUCTION OF 5,000 ACRE-FEET PER YEAR OF WATER RUNOFF, 2,479.24 TONS PER YEAR OF SOIL EROSION, AND 7,471.96 POUNDS PER YEAR OF PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF, ALONG WITH LOWER NET EMISSIONS COMPARED TO FARMERS OUTSIDE THE PROGRAM WITHIN THE SAME PROJECT BOUNDARY.Expenses $873,777
- CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE RRBC IS TO FOSTER COMMUNICATION ON WATER TOPICS ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. TO THIS END WE HOST A CONFERENCE AND DOZENS OF MEETINGS ANNUALLY TO BRING TOGETHER A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUE. IN 2024 WE HAD A CONFERENCE THAT HAD OVER 300 ATTENDEES, 30 PRESENTERS, AND DOZENS OF HIGH PRIORITY ISSUES. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFERENCE, WE HELD QUARTERLY BOARD MEETINGS OF NEARLY 40 PEOPLE INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, STATE AGENCY LEADERSHIP, CITIZENS, AND OTHER WATER ENTITIES. FINALLY, THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED DOZENS OF WORKING GROUP, COMMITTEE, AND WATER TOPIC MEETINGS THIS YEAR.Expenses $173,045 · revenue $100,740
- FLOODING IS ONE OF THEM MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN THE RED RIVER BASIN AND THE RRBC IS ALWAYS INVOLVED IN FLOOD MANAGEMENT WORK. IN 2024 THE RRBC COMPLETED ITS FOUNDATION DOCUMENT "LONG TERM FLOOD SOLUTIONS". THE WORK INCLUDED UPDATING MODELS TO INCLUDE PROJECTS COMPLETED SINCE ITS INITIAL PUBLICATION IN 2011. ADDITIONALLY THE MODELS WERE ADAPTED TO INCLUDE CHANGING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND BUILD OUT MODEL ORDINANCES THAT COULD BE USED BY SMALLER COMMUNITIES TO ADAPT THEIR FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLANS.Expenses $62,393
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3389287
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,494,639
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,912,615
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,912,615 | $1,525,869 | $10,494,639 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $708,663 | $648,271 | $546,666 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $501,784 | $636,496 | $641,104 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3389287).
Questions about RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
- What is the EIN of RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION is 36-3389287.
- Is RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TED PREISTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 39 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,181 (TED PREISTER, EXEC. DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,912,615, expenses of $1,525,869 and total assets of $10,494,639 at year end.
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