Nonprofit · EIN 58-2095413
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC
Tax-exempt · SMYRNA, GA 30126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,192,676 | $2,583,531 | $609,145 | $5,877,216 | $158,078 | $5,719,138 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,404,172 | $2,304,263 | $99,909 | $5,535,620 | $226,919 | $5,308,701 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,531,739
- of which government grants
- $75,573
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $660,937
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $390,793
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $124,335
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,337,999
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,462,334
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $94,505
- Travel
- $10,947
- Depreciation
- $75,327
- Program services (functional)
- $2,171,809
- Management and general (functional)
- $197,953
- Fundraising (functional)
- $213,769
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,535,620
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,877,216
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $158,078
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,719,138
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,070,511
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,860,978
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,719,138
- Gross receipts
- $3,914,503
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 2,340
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON ULSETH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $130,000 |
| DOUG BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA CRANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRAHAM GAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERT ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERARD GUNTHERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR HAYDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS HERNDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KIRKPATRICK | CO-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEN KRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY ANNE LANIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL LOCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF MOKOTOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE ODAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE PRYOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J RUTHERFORD SEYDEL II | CO-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SHAFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE WOODLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CIRCE TSUI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON ULSETH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $107,436 |
| JULIET COHEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $63,522 |
| JEFF MOKOTOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE ODAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN KRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ANNE LANIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL LOCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PEMBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE WOODLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE PRYOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SHAFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CIRCE TSUI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRAHAM GAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERT ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERARD GUNTHERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA CRANFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FELICIA DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS HERNDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR HAYDEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KIRKPATRICK | CO-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| J RUTHERFORD SEYDEL II | CO-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6020 RIVER VIEW RD SE STE 100, SMYRNA, GA 30126-3252
- In care of
- % JASON ULSETH
- Signed the 990
- JASON ULSETH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (404) 352-9828
- Website
- WWW.CHATTAHOOCHEE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- J Lunsford CPA
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O - 01. GENERAL EXPLANATION ATTACHMENT
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, THE LARGEST PROGRAM AREA WAS WATER MONITORING, WHICH ENCOMPASSES OUR URBAN STREAM MONITORING AS WELL AS RIVER AND LAKE WATER QUALITY TESTING. THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATER WATCH PROGRAM WE COLLECTED AND TESTED 6,763 WATER SAMPLES. WE FOUND AND STOPPED 20 SEWER SPILLS. WE ALSO COLLECTED AND PROCESSED 144 RIVER SAMPLES FOR BACTERIA POLLUTION IN THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. CRK ALSO MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH STORMWATER RULES AT VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. IN 2024.Expenses $1,100,337
- IN 2024, THE SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM AREA WAS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDES OUR TRASH CLEANUPS AND 14 IN-STREAM TRAXH TRAPS. WE MOBILIZED 2,123 VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE 54 TONS OF TRASH AND RECYCLABLES FROM THE WATERSHED, AND RECYCLED AN ADDITIONAL 3,644 LBS. ADDITIONALLY, WE LOGGED 186 YOUTH VOLUTEERS IN THE WATER WARRIORS PROGRAMS. WE ALSO EDUCATED 9,165 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ONBOARD OUR FLOATING CLASSROOMS PROGRAM. WE PROVIDED 4,182 FLOATING CLASSROOM SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS FROM TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. 19 INTERNS AND 2 FELLOWS GAINED CAREER EXPERIENCE IN WATER SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE ADDED 1,540 NEW MEMBERS AND HELD 85 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS TO SHARE OUR MISSION.Expenses $936,937
- IN 2024, THE THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM AREA WAS OUR ADVOCACY WORK. WE WROTE AND DELIVERED PUBLIC COMMENT LETTERS AND TESTIMONIES TO AGENCIES AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. WE HELD TOWN HALL MEETINGS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.Expenses $134,535
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
- 58-2095413
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,877,216
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,914,503
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,192,676 | $2,583,531 | $5,877,216 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,404,172 | $2,304,263 | $5,535,620 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,417,632 | $2,343,695 | $4,872,259 | 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 58-2095413).
Questions about CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC
- What is the EIN of CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC is 58-2095413.
- Is CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC 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 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC 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 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,000 (JASON ULSETH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,192,676, expenses of $2,583,531 and total assets of $5,877,216 at year end.
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