Flint Riverkeeper Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263179215
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Albany, GA, USA
Phone
2294352241
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$710,501
Expenses
$655,550
Assets
$194,515
Liabilities
$54,267

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • GORDON ROGERS (EXECUTIVE DI): $121,057 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Restore and preserve the habitat, water quality and flow of the flint river watershed for the benefit of current and future generations and dependent wildlife. Address regional and state land issues which impact the southeastern united states and Georgia river systems.

What it reported doing in 2024

4th exempt purpose accomplishment -continued work in the upper and lower flint to diminish the effects of over. 35,268.20 5th exempt purpose accomplishment - after settling (winning) clean water act lawsuit against major source of discharge in the sumter county portion of the muckalee creek system (leatherbrook dairy) in 2023, continued onitoring of the settlement. 30,871.52 6th exempt purpose accomplishment - continued, as required by our license and as happens every week of every year, investigations of citizen complaints of water quality issues (pollution) and improper permitting or use of public resources, abuse of private property rights (overuse of water). 30,508.10 7th exempt purpose accomplishment - initiated extensive investigation of pollution sources into waters of the us and waters of the state of Georgia by a data-center development (qts) in fayette county. Extensive data collection during dry and wet periods; light, moderate, and heavy rain events. Extensive communiciaton with local government, gae+pd, and flint rk counsel. 29,643.89 8th exempt purpose accomplishment -continued investigation of moderate source of pollution into waters of the united states and waters of the state of Georgia by a fertilizer mixing plant in miller county. Extentensive data collection during moderate to heavy rain events; extensive legal consultation. 29,643.89 9th exempt purpose accomplishment - monitored process of buildout of remedies for sewer overflows and pollution of the flint by the city of albany. 28,709.76 10th exempt purpose accomplishment - continued campaign to secure public fishing rights in the navigable waters of Georgia, to insure accurate and reasonable delineation of Georgia's navigable waters, and to simultaneously provide proper protections of private property rights. Continued to monitor lawsuit brought by a riverfront property owner along the upper flint. Our motion to intervene in the case was denied (alongside our partner, the ga wildlife federation) but our input to the state's legal team continued. 28,709.76

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 66.7%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 88.1%; rating input score 88; 37th 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.7%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.5%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62% of revenue deployed · 66.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $437K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $121K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 39 of 40 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.