Nonprofit · EIN 68-0171371
SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE
Tax-exempt · NEVADA CITY, CA 95959
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,681,945 | $6,719,451 | -$37,506 | $3,057,610 | $1,628,368 | $1,429,242 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,374,239 | $6,745,978 | $628,261 | $3,212,720 | $1,745,972 | $1,466,748 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $11,568,707 | $11,595,972 | -$27,265 | $2,687,453 | $1,848,966 | $838,487 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,246,723
- of which government grants
- $4,662,895
- Membership dues
- $399,702
- Program service revenue
- $390,399
- Investment income
- $12,419
- Net rental income
- $18,600
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $13,804
- Other revenue
- $32,404
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,877,557
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,260,902
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $24,708
- Occupancy
- $23,143
- Travel
- $60,338
- Depreciation
- $56,393
- Program services (functional)
- $5,737,572
- Management and general (functional)
- $726,308
- Fundraising (functional)
- $255,571
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,212,720
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,057,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,628,368
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,429,242
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,033,892
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,429,242
- Gross receipts
- $6,681,945
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 624
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE OLIVE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| FRAN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DUSTIN HARPER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| AMY GUY WAGNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT LORENZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SYD BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA COFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GERARD VAN STEYN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER BURNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUSTIN HARPER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| FRAN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GEORGE OLIVE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| REBECCA COFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT LORENZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SYD BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY GUY WAGNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER BURNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN REGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JEFF ODEFEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| FRAN MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GEORGE OLIVE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KURT LORENZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SYD BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY GUY WAGNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF ADAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUSTIN HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 313 RAILROAD AVE STE 101, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959-2851
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AARON ZETTLER-MANN, 313 RAILROAD AVE 101, NEVADA CITY, CA 95959
- Signed the 990
- AARON ZETTLER-MANN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (530) 265-5961
- Website
- WWW.YUBARIVER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHIAMPOU TRAVIS BESAW & KERSHNER LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0171371 or by the name SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SYRCL UNITES THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE YUBA RIVER WATERSHED.
Program accomplishments
- WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL: 2025 BROUGHT SYRCL'S 23RD ANNUAL WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL. THE "FLAGSHIP FESTIVAL" IN NEVADA CITY AND GRASS VALLEY OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2025 AND FEATURED MORE THAN 120 FILMS, SCORES OF GUEST FILMMAKERS, WORKSHOPS, ART, MUSIC AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES TO THE 5-DAY EDUCATIONAL EVENT. THE "ON-TOUR" PROGRAM, WHICH PARTNERS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS, TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 150 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SHARING INFORMATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL FILMS AND STORIES..Expenses $612,539 · revenue $364,169
- IN 2024-25, SYRCL'S WATERSHED SCIENCE PROGRAM WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN FISH AND HABITAT STUDIES ON THE LOWER YUBA RIVER AND MEADOW RESTORATION PROJECTS AT THE YUBA HEADWATERS. ALSO, IT PROVIDED SCIENTIFIC INPUT INTO REGULATORY PROCESSES THAT AFFECT RIVER FLOWS IN THE YUBA BASIN. THE WATERSHED SCIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES THE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH BROUGHT EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON WATER CONSERVATION AND FISH HABITAT TO SCHOOLS IN NEVADA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. RIVER MONITORING, ANOTHER COMPONENT OF RIVER SCIENCE, ENTERED ITS 24TH YEAR, AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE WATER QUALITY OF THE YUBA RIVER USING VOLUNTEER CITIZEN-SCIENTISTS TO COLLECT DATA SO THAT ANY POTENTIAL THREATS COULD BE DETECTED. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 80 RIVER MONITORS COLLECT HIGH QUALITY DATA AT NEARLY 40 SITES.Expenses $4,546,830
- THE RIVER PEOPLE PROGRAM ENGAGES THE ENTIRE WATERSHED COMMUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED AS VOLUNTEERS THROUGH RIVER AMBASSADORS, RIVER RESTORATION & MONITORING, THE WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THE YUBA RIVER CLEANUP. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO COORDINATE ONE OF THE LARGEST RIVER CLEANUPS IN CALIFORNIA WITH MORE THAN 800 VOLUNTEERS. TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN STEWARDSHIP OF THE YUBA, OUR RIVER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM CONNECTS 10,000 VISITORS OVER THE 12 WEEKENDS IN THE SUMMER AT SEVERAL RIVER CROSSINGS NEAR POPULAR SWIMMING AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH YUBA RIVER STATE PARK. RIVER AMBASSADORS, WHO ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ASSIST WITH PROMOTING FIRE-SAFETY, RECYCLING, AND LITTER PREVENTION. THIS WAS THE 13TH YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, AND IT CONTINUES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT VISITORS NEED TO "PACK OUT WHAT THEY PACK IN."Expenses $462,747 · revenue $26,230
- RIVER POLICYExpenses $115,456
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0171371
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,057,610
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,681,945
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,681,945 | $6,719,451 | $3,057,610 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,374,239 | $6,745,978 | $3,212,720 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $11,568,707 | $11,595,972 | $2,687,453 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,085,213 | $4,046,791 | $2,701,919 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 68-0171371).
Questions about SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE
- What is the EIN of SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE is 68-0171371.
- Is SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE 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 SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AARON ZETTLER-MANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,681,945, expenses of $6,719,451 and total assets of $3,057,610 at year end.
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