Rivers Alliance of Connecticut Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 061361719
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Litchfield, CT, USA
- Phone
- 8603619349
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $74,516
- Expenses
- $70,926
- Assets
- $3,968
- Liabilities
- $5,687
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Dwight Merriam (Vice President)
- Lynn Werner (President)
People named in this filing
- Sarah Martin (Director)
- Alicea Charamut (Executive Dir.)
- Dwight Merriam (Vice President)
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
Advocate and encourage river protection.
What it reported doing in 2024
1. Water Advocacy and PolicyRivers Alliance worked to protect and improve Connecticuts water resources by participating in over 25 state legislative and regulatory processes. We submitted testimony, coordinated with local partners, and advised decision-makers on water policy issues including nature-based solutions, emerging contaminants, drought resilience, hydropower, and improving protections for our inland waters. These efforts directly contributed to stronger protections for drinking water sources and enhanced community engagement in protection of and planning for our water resources.2. Watershed Education and OutreachThrough workshops, webinars, community events, social media outreach, and newsletters, Rivers Alliance educated thousands of residents, stakeholders, and decision makers about water issues. We distributed informational materials, engaged with dozens of partner organizations, and maintained a robust online presence to raise awareness. Our work improved public understanding of water quality and the importance of watershed protection.3. Technical Assistance for Local Water LeadersWe provided direct support to dozens of local residents dealing with land-use changes, water utilities, and watershed groups. This included one-on-one consultation, data sharing, and expert guidance on permitting and regulatory process and compliance. Our assistance helped these local groups work for better outcomes for their local waters.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 92
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 95%; rating input score 95
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: 4.8%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.43; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 65.6%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 90.4% of revenue deployed · 95% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $67K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.