Bronx River Alliance Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the alliance worked to keep the river clean, reduce pollution, restore wildlife habitats, creating and activating many waterfront parks and greenway connections. We led outdoor, experiential learning trips with children, drawing thousands of local community members to learn and explore by walking, paddling, cycling, and gardening. The bronx river foodway - nyc's only edible and medicinal foraging garden in a public park - was highlighted by a dedicated coordinator and resident artist who shared natural remedies, foraging techniques, and the many benefits of the plants grown.the foodway program and team activated community members to engage around traditional knowledge and cultural practices, healthy food production and preparation, herbal remedies, integrating nature into arts and crafts, and strengthening community resilience. The foodway team, an alliance advisory body made up of local individuals and organizations, guides community activities in the foodway and sets priorities for future activities. In 2025, the alliance coordinated with partners to implement the bronx river intermunicipal watershed management plan, a 10 year plan that guides priority restoration projects along the river.the ecology program continued staff and volunteer water quality monitoring efforts testing for bacteria in the river, finding that despite drought conditions for much of the year bacteria was still higher than in previous years.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 46.6%; rating input score 47
• Program expense ratio: 66.9%; rating input score 67
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 62.1%; rating input score 62; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 30.8%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings