Connecticut River Joint Commissions Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 223086288
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Lebanon, NH, USA
- Phone
- 6034481680
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $67,866
- Expenses
- $67,285
- Assets
- $30,681
- Liabilities
- $4,668
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARIE CADUTO (PRESIDENT)
- TED COOLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARIE CADUTO (PRESIDENT)
- TED COOLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JEFFREY MILLER (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To facilitate cooperation between the Vermont ct river watershed advisory commission and the New Hampshire ct river valley resource commission in carrying out their respective missions to protect and preserve the Connecticut river valley.
What it reported doing in 2024
Commissioners work in fy25 was informed by the crjc's longstanding Connecticut river corridor management plan, its current 2020-2025 strategic plan, and 35 years of experience. During fy25 the crjc commissioners engaged in the following priority activities through research and proactive engagement of local and state stakeholders from both states:- water quality monitoring at 15 sites;- provided expert presentation on water quality conditions in the Connecticut river using the water quality monitoring data from crjcnh des and vt dec- drafting updates to by-laws and updating the mission statement- received interest for 3 nh crvrc commissioners and submitted them for governor appointment, continued working with nh des to update information on current commissioners in the nh red book- voted in the fy26 budget totaling $64,455 which then required revision to $ 44,651 following the decision by nh to cut all funding- continued intervenor status for the ferc hydro-power dam relicensing for the vernon, bellows falls, and wilder stations.- participation in two long island sound futures fund grant projects addressing agriculture and stormwater to reduce nitrogen discharges to the Connecticut river- tabled at the herricks cove wildlife festival attended by 1500 people
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 69
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 68.6%; rating input score 69
- Program expense ratio: 69.2%; rating input score 69
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 68.6% of revenue deployed · 69.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $47K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.