2022-01-19T08:11:50-06:00 2021-06-30 420714325 RSM US LLP 2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2020-07-01 237305963 AMERICAN RIVERS INC AMER 2023477550 1101 14TH STREET NW NO 1400 WASHINGTON DC 20005 THOMAS C KIERNAN PRESIDENT AND CEO 2023477550 2022-01-19 1 THOMAS KIERNAN 999009999 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 2022932200 2022-01-19 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z THOMAS C KIERNAN 1101 14TH STREET NW NO 1400 WASHINGTON DC 20005 19483377 0 X WWW.AMERICANRIVERS.ORG X 1974 DC TO PROTECT WILD RIVERS, RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS AND CONSERVE CLEAN WATER FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE. 24 24 93 48 0 0 16059273 18235415 475290 868113 88260 133109 35077 24943 16657900 19261580 1470969 1798614 0 0 7663896 7833776 6660 7745 2760301 7220620 9643897 16362145 19284032 295755 -22452 17492357 20224809 4231964 6468359 13260393 13756450 X AMERICAN RIVERS BELIEVES A FUTURE OF CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHY RIVERS FOR EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE IS ESSENTIAL. SINCE 1973 WE HAVE PROTECTED WILD RIVERS, RESTORED DAMAGED RIVERS, AND CONSERVED CLEAN WATER FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND 300,000 SUPPORTERS, MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE ARE THE MOST TRUSTED AND INFLUENTIAL RIVER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, DELIVERING SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE.IN 2021 ALONE, WE WORKED IN 34 STATES TO ENSURE CLEAN DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES, REVITALIZE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, IMPROVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND, LEAVE A LEGACY OF HEALTHY RIVERS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING MORE THAN 280 MILES OF RIVERS FROM DAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT, WE REMOVED SIX DAMS, RESTORED MORE THAN 325 MILES OF RIVERS THROUGH DAM REMOVAL, AND GALVANIZED VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION POUNDS OF TRASH FROM THEIR HOMETOWN RIVERS. 0 0 6799400 746342 244353 HYDROPOWER REFORM: OUR HYDROPOWER REFORM WORK FOCUSES ON THE REFORM OF HYDROPOWER OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WHILE HYDROPOWER HELPS US SUPPLY MUCH NEEDED FOSSIL-FREE ENERGY, IT IS NOT WITHOUT IMPACTS. HYDROPOWER DAMS BLOCK RIVERS AND CAN LEAVE SEVERAL MILES OF RIVER SECTIONS DRY. IN ADDITION, THEY BLOCK FISH PASSAGE, ALTER HABITAT FOR AQUATIC SPECIES, DAMAGE WATER QUALITY AND HARM THE OVERALL INTEGRITY OF THE RIVER ECOSYSTEMS. THROUGH OUR HYDROPOWER REFORM PROGRAM, WE SEEK TO MODERNIZE THE OPERATIONS OF HYDROPOWER DAMS TO IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE USING EXISTING REGULATORY PROCESSES. WE ALSO SEEK TO IMPROVE POLICIES THAT DICTATE HYDROPOWER LICENSING AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT. 4837024 725050 271562 RIVER RESTORATION: THE RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM BRINGS RIVERS BACK TO LIFE BY REMOVING DAMS, REPLACING CULVERTS, AND RESTORING FLOODPLAINS THROUGH PRACTICE, POLICY, AND STRATEGIC CAPACITY BUILDING. WITH AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS INCLUDING INCREASED FLOODING OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, THIS WORK IS CRITICAL TO COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE. OUR RESTORATION PROGRAM WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES TO CAPITALIZE ON NATURE'S STRENGTHS AND THOSE OF OUR STAFF AND PARTNERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. OUR NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY EFFORTS IMPROVE THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE TO ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT, HIGH QUALITY RIVER RESTORATION WORK NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, PARTNERING WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO YIELD STRATEGIC HIGH PRIORITY RESTORATION INITIATIVES ON FEDERAL LANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 1429707 196415 276326 CLEAN WATER SUPPLY: AMERICAN RIVERS' CLEAN WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING CLEAN AND RELIABLE WATER FOR COMMUNITIES AND THE RIVERS ON WHICH THEY DEPEND BY CREATING EQUITABLE, CLIMATE RESILIENT AND INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN CITIES ACROSS THE US. WE DO THIS BY CONVENING AND COALESCING PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS TO ADOPT NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, POLICIES, GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING THAT HELPS BREAK DOWN BARRIERS ACROSS WATER AGENCIES AND BETWEEN THE AGENCIES AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS. 1396177 130807 75872 RIVER PROTECTION: AMERICAN RIVERS' RIVER PROTECTION WORK PROTECTS FREE-FLOWING RIVERS AND STREAMS, ENSURES SOURCE WATERS CAN PROVIDE RELIABLE DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES, AND MAKES MORE ROOM FOR THE RIVER TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY FLOODING. OUR RIVER PROTECTION WORK IS INCLUSIVE OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR INITIATIVES: 1) OUR WILD & SCENIC DESIGNATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS IN TARGETED GEOGRAPHIES; 2) SOURCE WATER PROTECTION IN THE FORM OF NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, BUFFERS AND FOREST HEALTH; 3) RIVER PROTECTION FUNDING AND FINANCING TO SUPPORT PROTECTION EFFORTS AND 4) RECREATION-BASED PROTECTION SUCH AS BLUE TRAILS. 1396177 130807 75872 14462308 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 89 0 1 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC FL GA IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS WA NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X RON B HINES 2023477550 1101 14TH STREET NW NO 1400 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN HAYDOCK CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA LEITER VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PALLAVI PHARTIYAL ACTING VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT MCDERMOTT TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JO-ELLEN DARCY SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD AYER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM BARNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BEH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH BURROUGH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BUSTO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN CHAVEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN COSTELLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA DEAVER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DIVER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN HITSCHLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN HULL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG LUCE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLEY MILLIGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME PINKHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN REICHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAL ROME DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROY ROMER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHMITT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SOLOMON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED ST GOAR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WALLACE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TILLIE WALTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD WHITNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA WIGGINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WM ROBERT IRVIN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 40.00 X 244632 0 16397 THOMAS KIERNAN PRESIDENT (FROM 2/21) 40.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN MAY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 164196 0 15559 JENNIFER MARSHALL ASSISTANT SECRETARY 40.00 X 162229 0 5980 PAULA WOLFERSEDER YABAR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 182591 0 3040 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 145823 0 7447 CATHALINE YI VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 132859 0 14463 JENNIFER HOFFNER VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 114911 0 21415 FREDERICK ILLSTON SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112806 0 16731 AMANDA KOBER VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 103262 0 20996 1363309 0 122028 10 0 1 0 CITY OF BELLINGHAM 210 LOTTIE STREET BELLINGHAM WA 98225 DAM REMOVAL CONSTRUCTION 2040700 THE MOSELEY GROUP 1805 COLUMBINE AVE BOULDER CO 80302 WATER PROTECTION MESSAGING 285000 BIG HILL LOGGING & ROAD BUILDING 680 SUTTER STREET YUBA CITY CA 95991 DAM REMOVAL CONSTRUCTION 225104 FLYWAY EXCAVATING INC 4070 OLD HARRISBURG PIKE MOUNT JOY PA 17552 DAM REMOVAL CONSTRUCTION 189398 PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS INC 1953 GALLOWS RD VIENNA VA 22182 MEMBERSHIP MAILINGS 146619 10 30869 1401788 43587 6599562 10159609 485523 18235415 PROGRAM SERVICE 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V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE PRINCIPAL IS TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY, WHILE THE EARNINGS MAY BE USED FOR OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD APPROVED SPENDING POLICY. 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MONITORING IS ACHIEVED THROUGH REGULAR REPORTING BY THE GRANTEES ON PROJECT PROGRESS AND RESULTS. X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WM ROBERT IRVIN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 242652 0 0 0 1980 0 7452 0 8945 0 261029 0 0 0 PAULA WOLFERSEDER YABAR VICE PRESIDENT 180611 0 0 0 1980 0 1812 0 1228 0 185631 0 0 0 KRISTIN MAY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 163506 0 0 0 690 0 4966 0 10593 0 179755 0 0 0 JENNIFER MARSHALL ASSISTANT SECRETARY 161539 0 0 0 690 0 4835 0 1145 0 168209 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT 144918 0 0 0 905 0 3495 0 3952 0 153270 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A CHRISTOPHER E WILLIAMS - $29,675 SEVERANCE PAYMENT X 24 443598 FAIR VALUE X DONATED AUCTION ITEMS 50 41925 FAIR VALUE 0 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): REPORTING THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED PART I, LINE 32B: A BROKER IS USED TO SELL PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES (STOCK GIFTS). THE BROKER IS INSTRUCTED TO SELL ALL SECURITIES UPON RECEIPT FROM DONORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN BETWEEN ANNUAL, REGULAR, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE POWER TO ELECT TO, OR REMOVE A DIRECTOR FROM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A POWER RESERVED SOLELY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A WHOLE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF UP TO NINE MEMBERS: FIVE SERVING EX OFFICIO: THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE; AND UP TO FOUR OTHER DIRECTORS SERVING AT-LARGE AS ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. A FINAL DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN MEETS WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM. WHEN THE FORM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD, IT IS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD. THE FORM IS THEN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT PROMPTLY UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THEIR BOARD SERVICE AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS SHALL REVIEW AND RE-SIGN THE POLICY EVERY YEAR. A SIMILAR PROCESS IS IN PLACE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPILES DATA ON CEO SALARIES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND USES THIS INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY FOR AMERICAN RIVERS' PRESIDENT. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FINDINGS OF A PERIODIC COMPENSATION SURVEY CONDUCTED BY AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY AND ANY FRINGE BENEFITS FOR THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,136,455. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 198,209. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 417,386. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,752,050.