Nonprofit · EIN 37-6085905
PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK
Tax-exempt · CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,785,687 | $1,784,581 | $1,001,106 | $6,993,321 | $359,532 | $6,633,789 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,596,322 | $1,623,749 | -$27,427 | $5,815,493 | $233,370 | $5,582,123 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,372,819 | $1,065,894 | $306,925 | $5,180,720 | $73,844 | $5,106,876 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,737,877
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $61,141
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,979
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$21,089
- Other revenue
- -$13,331
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $226,083
- Other salaries and wages
- $913,974
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,358,247
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,195
- Accounting fees
- $16,987
- Occupancy
- $55,340
- Travel
- $50,061
- Depreciation
- $11,165
- Program services (functional)
- $1,406,736
- Management and general (functional)
- $144,141
- Fundraising (functional)
- $233,704
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,815,493
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,993,321
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $359,532
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,633,789
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $27,556
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,171,108
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,495,258
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,138,531
- Gross receipts
- $7,024,073
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BRUNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $112,350 | $8,732 |
| VICKIE NUDELMAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Officer | 40 | $99,992 | $5,000 |
| JON MCNUSSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ROSENTHAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB KANTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK BULLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL DERBY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN FLEMMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HOOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY MEINTS FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BRUNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $107,000 | $8,595 |
| VICKIE NUDELMAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Officer | 40 | $95,230 | $4,762 |
| JON MCNUSSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ROSENTHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK BULLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN FLEMMA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB KANTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM VAN HAGEY | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE WESTCOTT | SECRETARY (THRU 11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BRUNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 | $7,704 |
| VICKIE NUDELMAN | OPERATIONS MANAGER Officer | 40 | $85,250 | $4,263 |
| JON MCNUSSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM VAN HAGEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ROSENTHAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK BULLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN FLEMMA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB KANTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE WESTCOTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1605 S STATE ST STE 1, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820-7264
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JON MCNUSSEN, 1605 SOUTH STATE STREET 1, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820
- Signed the 990
- JON MCNUSSEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (217) 344-2371
- Website
- WWW.PRAIRIERIVERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE PROTECT WATER, HEAL LAND, AND INSPIRE CHANGE. USING THE CREATIVE POWER OF SCIENCE, LAW, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, WE PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR RIVERS, RETURN HEALTHY SOILS AND DIVERSE WILDLIFE TO OUR LANDS, AND TRANSFORM HOW WE CARE FOR THE EARTH AND FOR EACH OTHER.
Program accomplishments
- AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE PROTECT WATER, HEAL LAND, AND INSPIRE CHANGE. PROTECT WATER - WATER IS LIFE-CONNECTING, SUSTAINING, AND INSPIRING US ALL. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK WE PROTECT WATER FROM RAVAGES OF POLLUTION AND RESTORE THE BEAUTY AND POWER OF NATURALLY FLOWING RIVERS. WE HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE, ADVANCE POLICIES TO ALLOW RIVER ECOSYSTEMS TO THRIVE, AND PROMOTE PRACTICES THAT KEEP OUR WATERS CLEAN.HEAL LAND - LAND AND WATER FORM A SYSTEM ON WHICH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF LIFE DEPENDS; TO CARE FOR LAND IS TO CARE FOR WATER. TOO OFTEN, HUMAN ACTIVITY DEGRADES LAND AND WATER AND IMPERILS THIS COMMUNITY. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE ADVANCE PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT RETURN HEALTH TO OUR SOILS AND INCREASE BIODIVERSITY. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE TO RESTORE THE LANDS ALONG AND BETWEEN OUR RIVERS, REPAIR THE EARTH THAT PROVIDES OUR FOOD, AND ENSURE THAT ANIMALS HAVE THE HABITAT NEEDED TO THRIVE. INSPIRE CHANGE - PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK IS PART OF AN INTERCONNECTED WHOLE. OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDES ALL PARTS OF THE EARTH: SOIL, WATER, PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE ELEVATE AND UPHOLD THE CULTURAL VALUES AND UNDERSTANDINGS NEEDED FOR ALL LIFE TO FLOURISH. WE USE THE IMAGES AND VOICES OF PEOPLE TO TELL COMPELLING STORIES OF RESISTANCE AND RENEWAL. WE EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO ACT. AND WE LEAD COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO CREATE NEW WAYS OF RESTORING OUR RIVERS, HEALING OUR LANDS, AND CARING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.Expenses $1,406,736 · revenue $7,758
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 | 990 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
- 37-6085905
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C00E)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,993,321
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,024,073
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,785,687 | $1,784,581 | $6,993,321 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,596,322 | $1,623,749 | $5,815,493 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,372,819 | $1,065,894 | $5,180,720 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,080,104 | $924,409 | $4,236,652 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 37-6085905).
Questions about PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK
- What is the EIN of PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK is 37-6085905.
- Is PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK 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 PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JON MCNUSSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,350 (MARGARET BRUNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,785,687, expenses of $1,784,581 and total assets of $6,993,321 at year end.
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