Nonprofit · EIN 94-2400210
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $895,752 | $784,569 | $111,183 | $1,351,202 | $302,620 | $1,048,582 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $750,578 | $535,782 | $214,796 | $1,163,555 | $226,156 | $937,399 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $774,118
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $29,102
- Net income from fundraising events
- $85,898
- Other revenue
- $92,532
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $380,766
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $443,226
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,850
- Occupancy
- $24,155
- Depreciation
- $984
- Program services (functional)
- $606,984
- Management and general (functional)
- $120,130
- Fundraising (functional)
- $57,455
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,163,555
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,351,202
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $302,620
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,048,582
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $85,761
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $779,463
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $269,119
- Gross receipts
- $940,874
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1976
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANN DORMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JANN DORMAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| CHARLIE CENTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD WEIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN YOST | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHON BOLLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARRICK CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY OVERHOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG MANER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN ROBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA LOREJO-SIMSIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COHEN SUMMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DUBOIS | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANN DORMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JANN DORMAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| RICHARD WEIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN YOST | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHON BOLLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY OVERHOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARRICK CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE CENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DUBOIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN ROBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA LOREJO-SIMSIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG MANER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3336 BRADSHAW RD STE 335, SACRAMENTO, CA 95827-2600
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GARRICK CHANG, 3336 BRADSHAW ROAD SUITE 335, SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
- Signed the 990
- GARRICK CHANG, TREASURER
- Phone
- (916) 442-3155
- Website
- WWW.FRIENDSOFTHERIVER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PUZDRAK AND STORTZ LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2400210 or by the name FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION.
- 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
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA BY INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY AND INSPIRING CITIZEN ACTION. WE WORK TO RESTORE RIVER FLOWS, REDUCE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF HYDROPOWER, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE WATER AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT, UPHOLD LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR RIVERS, AND BUILD PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN RIVER CONSERVATION. FOR HAS BEEN PROTECTING CALIFORNIA RIVERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. FOR IS A LEADER IN OPPOSING THE MOST DAMAGING WATER PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DROUGHT AND FLOOD RISKS POSED BY ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE.
Program accomplishments
- RESTORING FLOWS TO CALIFORNIA RIVERS.FRIENDS OF THE RIVER WORKED TO RETURN WATER TO DRY AND DEPLETED RIVERS. FOR LED EFFORTS TO RESTORE FLOWS AND FISHERIES IN THE DEWATERED SECTIONS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER. FOR OPPOSED THE HARMFUL DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT, ENGAGED IN PROTESTING THE WATER RIGHTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN EXTENSIVE PUBLIC PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES TO LIMIT HARMFUL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT. FOR REPRESENTED ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS FOR THE AMERICAN RIVER THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO WATER FORUM WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HISTORIC WATER FORUM 2050 AGREEMENT. FOR LED EFFORTS TO RESTORE RIVER CONNECTIVITY IN THE MERCED WATERSHED AND ENSURE THE LOWER MERCED RIVER DOES NOT RUN DRY AGAIN. FOR PARTNERED WITH OVER 50 LOCAL AND REGIONAL GROUPS AND TRIBES WORKING TO RESTORE RIVERS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THREATS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA ESTUARY, REWATERING THE KERN RIVER, RESTORING THE STANISLAUS, TUOLUMNE, MERCED, SAN JOAQUIN, ENSURING FLOWS ON THE AMERICAN, SACRAMENTO, AND YUBA RIVERS.PROTECTING RIVERS FROM WASTEFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE DAMS AND RESERVOIRS.FRIENDS OF THE RIVER MONITORED WATER POLICY FOR OVER 100 DAMS AND RESERVOIRS, ENGAGED IN PUBLIC PROCESSES FOR FUNDING, PERMITTING, WATER RIGHTS, OR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, TO IDENTIFY AND OPPOSE HARMFUL AND COSTLY IMPACTS FOR OVER 40 PROJECTS. OUR WORK FOCUSED ON PROJECTS SUCH AS THE PROPOSED SITES RESERVOIR, SHASTA DAM RAISE, DEL PUERTO RESERVOIR, AND PACHECO RESERVOIR, FOR LEADS A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COALITION OF OVER 200 LEADERS IN CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY THAT TRACKS, SHARES INFORMATION, AND ORGANIZES JOINT ACTION ON SURFACE WATER RESERVOIR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FOR ANALYZED THE ENDANGERED SPECIES PERMITS FOR EXISTING RESERVOIRS IN THE FEDERAL CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT AND STATE WATER PROJECT, AND ENGAGED WITH DECISION-MAKERS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.PROMOTING LOW IMPACT HYDROPOWER.HYDROPOWER AND PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS CAN HAVE A TREMENDOUS NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL, RECREATION, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON RIVERS. HYDROPOWER DAM PROJECTS ARE RELICENSED ONCE A GENERATION, EVERY 30 TO 50 YEARS. FOR WORKED TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF HYDROPOWER GENERATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, FISH PASSAGE, AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS. FOR SUPPORTED CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 401 COMPLIANCE FOR RELICENSING DAMS ON THE YUBA AND TUOLUMNE RIVERS. FRIENDS OF THE RIVER PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ON OROVILLE DAM OPERATIONS AND FLOOD SAFETY ON THE FEATHER RIVER, AND FOCUSED EFFORTS ON AMERICAN RIVER LICENSE IMPLEMENTATION, RELICENSING FOR HYDROPOWER DAMS ON THE TUOLUMNE, YUBA, STANISLAUS, AND KERN RIVERS, AS WELL ADDRESSING THE RISKS OF PROPOSED PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS ON THE MOKELUMNE AND OTHER RIVERS. BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RIVERS.FRIENDS OF THE RIVER INSPIRES, BUILDS AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR RIVER PROTECTION THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS, PRODUCING MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRODIGIOUS DATA AND INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE. FOR HOSTED 7 RIVER TRIPS FOR OVER 100 PEOPLE TO SUPPORT NATIVE TRIBES IN RECONNECTING TO THEIR ANCESTRAL WATERS, AND INSPIRE AND EDUCATE DECISION-MAKERS, INFLUENCERS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN CONNECTING TO THE RIVERS WE ARE ALL WORKING TO SAVE.Expenses $606,984
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
- 94-2400210
- 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
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N32Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,351,202
- Income (IRS master file)
- $940,874
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $895,752 | $784,569 | $1,351,202 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $750,578 | $535,782 | $1,163,555 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $609,158 | $409,458 | $946,154 | 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 94-2400210).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION is 94-2400210.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION 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 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION 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 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION 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 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GARRICK CHANG.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE RIVER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $895,752, expenses of $784,569 and total assets of $1,351,202 at year end.
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