2023-11-15T18:41:13-08:00 2021-12-31 472098806 Christina L Cavanaugh CPA PO Box 739 Lotus CA 95651 990 2021-01-01 942400210 Friends of the River Foundation FRIE 9164423155 3336 Bradshaw Road Suite 335 Sacramento CA 95827 John Yost Treasurer 2023-11-15 true John Yost 999009999 Christina L Cavanaugh CPA P01500833 5306269720 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X John Yost 3336 Bradshaw Road Suite 335 Sacramento CA 95827 504318 false X www.friendsoftheriver.org X 1976 CA Friends of the River protects and restores California Rivers by influencing public policy and inspiring citizen action. 11 11 11 40 0 392924 486570 4738 7726 13010 152545 0 553195 504318 0 0 378433 398808 0 94134 219185 170811 597618 569619 -44423 -65301 864695 795274 248582 254152 616113 541122 Friends of the River protects and restores California Rivers by influencing public policy and inspiring citizen action. false false 376714 4738 Friends of the River's program work seeks to protect and restore California rivers through public engagement, education, government relations, and litigation when necessary. In 2021, the organizational program work focused on the following areas: PROTECTING RIVERS FROM COSTLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE DAMS, RESERVOIRS AND DIVERSIONS. Friends of the River continued to lead allied conservation groups responding to proposed surface water reservoir projects. A critical part of that work includes managing the Storage Response Group (SRG), which is a multi-stakeholder coalition that works on reservoir projects. Some of the notable projects include the proposed Del Puerto Canyon Dam, the Shasta Dam Raise, proposed Temperance Flat Dam, and proposed Sites Dam. Friends of the River organized allied organizations, engaged in providing comment and feedback to the accountable regulatory agencies, and generated earned media to educate the public. PROMOTING HYDROPOWER POLICY, SYSTEM, AND OPERATIONAL REFORM. Dams with hydropower operations can have a tremendous negative environmental impact on rivers. These hydropower operations are relicensed once a generation, every 30 to 50 years. Friends of the River worked on a number of relevant hydropower and pumped hydropower project relicensing proceedings, legislative and legal issues to protect, enhance, and restore California's rivers, watersheds, and communities affected by hydropower operations. Most of the work was dedicated to the tracking and contributing to the response to the expanding Clean Water Act Section 401 waiver issue throughout California, including filing litigation challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's waiver of Section 401 on hydropower projects in the Yuba and Merced River watersheds. Friends of the River also provided leadership on priority projects such as Oroville and Pacific Gas and Electric's American River projects. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE WATER SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. Healthy rivers are critical for climate resilience. Climate change is bringing increased drought and flood to California. Healthy rivers, with nature-based multi-benefit flood plains can provide benefits for both drought and flood, by storing flood waters and recharging groundwater. Natural river flows support the movement of plants and animals up and down the watershed, providing relief from drought, flood, disease, and invasive species, as well as promoting a riparian environment to provide refuge from extreme heat and combat wildfire risk. BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RIVERS. Friends of the River connects people to rivers through our rafting and canoe programs. These programs were significantly reduced in 2021 due to the COVID-19 risk. 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Fdtn. 104641 Rounding 2 Security Deposits 4561 109204 Accrued Vacation Payable 6590 Credit Card Payable 497 EIDL / SBA Loan 222062 Pass Through Funds 19220 248369 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Friends of the River to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by the Friends of the River. The Friends of the River has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and have measured the exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the Friends of the River has adequately addressed all relevant tax positions and that there are no unrecorded tax liabilities. Federal and state tax authorities generally have the right to examine the previous three years of tax returns filed. Any interest or penalties assessed to the Friends of the River are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from Federal or state tax authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed by Board of Directors' Finance Committee and Executive Director. The filing is signed by the Board Treasurer. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Prior to approving the transactions, the Board considers and in good faith determines after reasonable investigation under the circumstances that the corporation could not obtain a more advantageous arrangement with reasonable effort under the circumstances, and this corporation enters into the transaction for its own benefit and the transaction is fair and reasonable to the corporation at the time the transactions is entered into. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation is approved by the Executive Director and confirmed by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No other documents available to the public. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Lobbying Expenses = -$5176 Amended Explanation During the 2022 audit, an error was discovered on the 2021 reports. Amending to correct interest expense for interest on EIDL Loan, for $4,487. There are no lobbying expenses for 2018-2020.