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Nonprofit · EIN 84-5175870

SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER

Tax-exempt · SPOKANE, WA 99201

Financials

$384K$329K2023$419K$384K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$419,002$384,291$34,711$442,441$12,811$429,630
December 31, 2023990$383,619$329,159$54,460$401,399$6,050$395,349
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$410,691
of which government grants
$108,522
Program service revenue
$10,583
Investment income
$8,912
Net income from fundraising events
-$11,465
Other revenue
-$11,184

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$300
Other salaries and wages
$262,717
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$290,880
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$1,800
Occupancy
$7,247
Travel
$7,979
Depreciation
$901
Program services (functional)
$266,134
Management and general (functional)
$80,786
Fundraising (functional)
$37,371

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$401,399
Total assets, end of year
$442,441
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,811
Net assets, end of year
$429,630
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,179
Publicly traded securities
$338,924
Net assets without donor restrictions
$429,630
Gross receipts
$453,144
Employees
5
Volunteers
2,511
Year formed
2020
State of legal domicile
WA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOSHUA ABELPRES, BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
3.9$0
BOB BARLETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1.5$0
JAKE BROOKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1.5$0
DEANNA CAMPBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
7$0
PATTY GATESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KENDRA JONESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
CHASITY KOLBSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
HEIDI LASHERPRES, BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BART MIHAILOVICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1.6$0
NATHAN SOUTHVICE CHAIR,
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Ronald Jerry White JRRiverkeeper/ED
Officer
40$61,576
Kendra JonesBoard member
Trustee or director
3$0
Patty GatesFounding member
Trustee or director
2$0
Bob BartlettBoard member
Trustee or director
2$0
Jake BrooksBoard member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
Deanna CampBoard member
Trustee or director
7$0
Bart MihailovichBoard member
Trustee or director
3.4$0
Joshua AbelChair/Pres/Trea
Officer
4.7$0
Nick ScoureyTreasurer
Officer
2.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
35 W MAIN AVE STE 308, SPOKANE, WA 99201-0119
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
NATHAN SOUTH, 451 W SHOSHONE PLACE, SPOKANE, WA 99203
Signed the 990
NATHAN SOUTH, VICE CHAIR, TREAS
Phone
(509) 464-7614
Return prepared by
PIERSON CPA PLLC

Mission

TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SPOKANE RIVER WATERSHED AND TO DEFEND THE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CITIZENS TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A CLEAN AND HEALTHY SPOKANE RIVER WATERSHED.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • RIVER CONNECTION - ARGUABLY OUR MOST VISIBLE WORK TO THE COMMUNITY IS THE RIVER LITTER CLEANUP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES THE PUBLIC BY INVITING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN STEWARDSHIP WHICH IN TURN, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND CONNECTION TO THE RIVER. IN 2024 WE ENGAGED 2,300 VOLUNTEERS IN THIS PROGRAM, REMOVING MORE THAN 30 TONS OF TRASH. HOSTING FOUR PUBLIC CLEANUP EVENTS, WE HAD RECORD PARTICIPATION AT THE 2024 EARTH DAY CLEANUP. ADDITIONALLY, PRIVATE AND DIY CLEANUPS INVOLVING OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS WITH THE CITY OF SPOKANE ON 24 FLOATS COLLECTING TRASH IN HARD TO REACH AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. SIMILARLY, OUR RIVER SCIENCE PROGRAM ENGAGES AND EDUCATES THROUGH COMMUNITY RIVERSCIENCE WHILE MONITORING WATER QUALITY THAT HELPS SHAPE POLICY TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY RIVER. FROM DECEMBER OF 2022 - JUNE 2023, 28 CITIZEN SCIENTISTS WENT ON 119 SAMPLING RUNS, COLLECTING 458 SAMPLES, AND UPLOADED 102 PHOTOS TO OUR TIMELAPSE. IN ADDITION, WE TRAINED APPROXIMATELY 50 COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS DURING TRAINING EVENTS. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION, 16 -78% OF OUR SAMPLES EXCEEDED THE STATE STANDARDS. THESE DATA SUPPORT A STATE 303D LISTING ON THE SPOKANE RIVER FOR TURBIDITY. SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER ALSO PLACED 12 PASSIVE TEMPERATURE LOGGERS THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED TO ACTIVELY MONITOR AND COLLECT DATA FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE. FINALLY, OUR MERCURY AND CRAYFISH STUDY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO HAD 61 VOLUNTEERS COLLECT 170 CRAYFISH FOR TESTING FROM THE SPOKANE RIVER AND HANGMAN CREEK, OVER THREE EVENTS.
    Expenses $151,201 · grants $300 · revenue $10,583
  • RIVER PROTECTION - IN 2024 WE CONTINUED OUR WORK TO DEFEND THE SPOKANE RIVER WATERSHED AGAINST POLLUTION THROUGH CLEAN WATER DEFENSE AND RIVER FLOW PROTECTION. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN CLEAN WATER DEFENSE INCLUDE: EPA IMPLEMENTATION OF STRONG AND PROTECTIVE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PCB POLLUTIONIN WASHINGTON STATE DUE TO SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER AND PARTNERS' STRONG PRESSURE AND BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE, SUCCESSFUL LIGIGATION AND SETTLEMENT WITH PRIMELAND CHS, INC. FOR STORMWATER VIOLATIONS REDUCE POLLUTION TO HANGMAN CREEK, A PANEL DISCUSSION CO-HOSTED WITH GONZAGA LAW SCHOOL ON RIGHTS OF NATURE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THIS LEGAL FRAMEWORK, AND CONTINUED WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TO ENSURE IMPLEMENTIATION OF THE HANGMAN SETTLEMENT. OUR RIVER FLOW PROTECTION CAMPAIGN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT REGIONAL WATER PLANNING AND SUPPLY OPTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY,COLD RIVER FLOW IN REPONSE TO DROUGHT AND POPULATION GROWTH. LAST YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH WATER WISE TO ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER CONSUMPTION REDUCTION. WE SHARED WATER CONSERVATION METHOD AND RIVER STATISTICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND EDUCATE THEM ON THE NEEDS OF THE RIVER, AND WE CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE WATER RIGHT REQUESTED BY AIRWAY HEIGHTS.
    Expenses $94,800
  • RIVER RESTORATION - SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER SUPPORTS RECOVERY EFFORTS OF NATIVE FISH AND SALMON POPULATIONS TO THE SPOKANE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. IN 2024 WE PARTICIPATED ON THE "LEAD ENTITY" TEAM TO GUIDE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES REGARDING SALMON AND TROUT HABITAT BY ATTENDING FOUR MEETINGS TO DESIGN A LIMITING FACTORS ANALYSIS THAT WILL GUIDE FUNDING IN THE BASIN. WE ALSO PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 6,000 PLANTS ON 40 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT ALONG ROCK CREEK.
    Expenses $20,133

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
84-5175870
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
2020
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C32)
Assets (IRS master file)
$442,441
Income (IRS master file)
$453,144

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$419,002$384,291$442,441XML
990December 2023$383,619$329,159$401,399XML
990December 2022$225,049$184,437$341,194IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––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 84-5175870).

Questions about SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER

What is the EIN of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER is 84-5175870.
Is SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER 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 SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER 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 SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER 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 SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NATHAN SOUTH.
Who are the officers and directors of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $419,002, expenses of $384,291 and total assets of $442,441 at year end.

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