2021-11-15T17:09:50-08:00 2020-12-31 010560769 WILLIAMS & OLDS PROFESSIONAL CORP 900 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SUITE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 990 2020-01-01 942400210 Friends of the River Foundation FRIE 9164423155 1418 20th Street 100 Sacramento CA 95811 Jann Dorman Treasurer 2021-11-15 true Jann Dorman 999009999 Steven J Olds CPA P01343979 9168581680 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Eric Wesselman 1418 20th Street 100 Sacramento CA 95811 559159 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. 13 13 7 50 0 656518 392924 0 2144 7726 173901 152545 832563 553195 0 0 324982 378433 0 143470 182374 219185 507356 597618 325207 -44423 672699 864695 12163 248582 660536 616113 Friends of the River protects and restores California Rivers by influencing public policy and inspiring citizen action. false false 391619 Friends of the Rivers program work seeks to protect and restore California rivers through public engagement, education, government relations, and litigation when necessary. In 2020, the organizational program work focused on the three following areas:PROTECTING RIVERS FROM COSTLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE DAMS AND DIVERSIONS. Friends of the River continued to lead the conservation groups response to proposed surface water projects. A critical part of that work includes managing the Storage Response Group (SRG), which is a multi-stakeholder coalition that works on dam projects sparked by state and federal subsidies that transitioned to virtual bi-weekly Zoom convenings during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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, generated earned media, and filed litigation to halt progress on the Del Puerto Canyon Dam.PROMOTING HYDROPOWER AND DAM POLICY, SYSTEM, AND OPERATIONAL REFORM. 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 Californias 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 Commissions 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 Electrics American River projects.BUILDING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RIVERS. 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The Foundation has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and have measured the exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the Foundation 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 and audit the previous three years of tax returns filed. Any interest or penalties assessed to the Foundation are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from federal or state tax authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements. X X X X X X false CRA 97510 97510 450 1850 139 3442 Fireside Chats 39819 39819 83 137329 137329 450 1850 139 3525 5964 131365 X 4 22273 FMV X Auction Items 46 10983 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The form 990 is reviewed by Board of Directors' Finance Committee and ExecutiveDirector. The filing is signed by the Board Treasurer. 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