Civic Intelligence

Charles River Conservancy Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 04-3503656

Oct 01, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024 • Filed on Jan 16, 2024

43 Thorndike Street S3-3Cambridge, MA 02141

(617) 608-1410

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

63rd percentile

0.17x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

66th percentile

14%

Higher net margin than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

68th percentile

$104,907

Higher top officer pay than 68% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 12.2% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

28%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

73rd percentile

29%

Faster revenue growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Up

$1,353,155

Up $295,933 (+28%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$1,208,683

Up $232,556 (+24%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$144,472

Up $63,377 (+78%) from 2023

Revenue

Up

$860,818

Up $195,546 (+29%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$744,218

Up $35,486 (+5.0%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$116,600

Up $160,060 (+368%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2010: $2,373,283Liabilities 2010: $14,096Net Assets 2010: $2,359,1872010Assets 2011: $2,366,726Liabilities 2011: $18,312Net Assets 2011: $2,348,4142011Assets 2012: $2,589,432Liabilities 2012: $22,712Net Assets 2012: $2,566,7202012Assets 2013: $2,930,485Liabilities 2013: $28,944Net Assets 2013: $2,901,5412013Assets 2014: $4,901,810Liabilities 2014: $76,830Net Assets 2014: $4,824,9802014Assets 2015: $5,694,469Liabilities 2015: $635,326Net Assets 2015: $5,059,1432015Assets 2016: $643,300Liabilities 2016: $160,200Net Assets 2016: $483,1002016Assets 2017: $670,200Liabilities 2017: $48,300Net Assets 2017: $621,9002017Assets 2018: $1,082,500Liabilities 2018: $22,800Net Assets 2018: $1,059,7002018Assets 2019: $1,018,000Liabilities 2019: $55,000Net Assets 2019: $963,0002019Assets 2020: $990,200Liabilities 2020: $30,000Net Assets 2020: $960,2002020Assets 2021: $979,700Liabilities 2021: $31,500Net Assets 2021: $948,2002021Assets 2022: $1,064,235Liabilities 2022: $102,434Net Assets 2022: $961,8012022Assets 2023: $1,057,222Liabilities 2023: $81,095Net Assets 2023: $976,1272023Assets 2024: $1,353,155Liabilities 2024: $144,472Net Assets 2024: $1,208,6832024Assets 2025: $1,439,361Liabilities 2025: $111,204Net Assets 2025: $1,328,1572025

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$1,353,155
Liabilities$144,472
Net Assets$1,208,683

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MExpenses 2010: $453,2132010Expenses 2011: $421,6562011Expenses 2012: $372,4382012Revenue 2013: $690,023Expenses 2013: $485,002Net Income 2013: $205,0212013Revenue 2014: $2,228,976Expenses 2014: $576,647Net Income 2014: $1,652,3292014Revenue 2015: $686,927Expenses 2015: $511,672Net Income 2015: $175,2552015Revenue 2016: $581,000Expenses 2016: $5,157,000Net Income 2016: -$4,576,0002016Revenue 2017: $635,100Expenses 2017: $496,300Net Income 2017: $138,8002017Revenue 2018: $1,180,200Expenses 2018: $742,400Net Income 2018: $437,8002018Revenue 2019: $545,900Expenses 2019: $642,600Net Income 2019: -$96,7002019Revenue 2020: $629,600Expenses 2020: $632,400Net Income 2020: -$2,8002020Revenue 2021: $571,700Expenses 2021: $597,200Net Income 2021: -$25,5002021Revenue 2022: $794,079Expenses 2022: $693,254Net Income 2022: $100,8252022Revenue 2023: $665,272Expenses 2023: $708,732Net Income 2023: -$43,4602023Revenue 2024: $860,818Expenses 2024: $744,218Net Income 2024: $116,6002024Revenue 2025: $1,056,299Expenses 2025: $1,001,696Net Income 2025: $54,6032025

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$860,818
Expenses$744,218
Net Income$116,600
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
Signed
Jan 16, 2024
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$1,107,278
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The conservancy works to amplify community voice and catalyze bold solutions, to make the lower charles river and its parks more vibrant, healthy and welcoming now and in the future. Our works aligns with 3 "c"s: connect organizations, people and communities to each other and the river and its parks. Create bold, impactful solutions that elevate and strengthen the river and its parks as an essential ecological foundation and cultural asset for greater boston. Celebrate the river and its parks and the intersection of people and nature to inspire involvement.

The conservancy strives to make the charles river and its parks a well- maintained network of urban places that invite and engage all in their use and stewardship.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$690,589$827,437▲ $136,848
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$266,559$386,969▲ $120,410
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$17,908$14,938▼ $2,970
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$996$5,859▲ $4,863
Accounts Receivable$39,025$5,000▼ $34,025
Total Assets$1,057,222$1,353,155▲ $295,933
Other Assets Total$42,145$112,952▲ $70,807
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$37,600$108,407▲ $70,807
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$43,495$36,065▼ $7,430
Total Liabilities$81,095$144,472▲ $63,377
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$951,127$1,206,683▲ $255,556
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$25,000$2,000▼ $23,000
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$976,127$1,208,683▲ $232,556
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,057,222$1,353,155▲ $295,933

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$5,859$42,953$48,812
Other Assets Org$4,545--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Laura JasinskiExecutive DiFT$104,907$104,907

Board Members and Trustees

Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$831,081
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$29,686
Other Revenue
$51
All Other Contributions
$831,081
Change in Net Assets
$116,600

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$860,818
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$115,956
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$976,774
Total Revenue per Form 990
$860,818
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$533,407
Other Expenses$210,811
Total Fundraising Expense$80,896
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$365,750$41,744$50,778$458,272
Fees for Services Other$24,395$19,950$15,010$59,355
Payroll Taxes$31,823$3,632$4,418$39,873
Occupancy-$38,563-$38,563
Other Employee Benefits$28,143$3,212$3,907$35,262
Insurance$5,520$12,607-$18,127
Office Expenses$2,142$6,302$5,790$14,234
Fees for Services Accounting$230$10,185-$10,415
Other Expenses$7,453$176$993$7,629
Depreciation Depletion-$1,710-$1,710
Total Functional Expenses$491,517$171,805$80,896$744,218

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$744,218
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$744,218
Total Expenses per Form 990$744,218
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Lease Payable$108,407
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

The board of directors has delegated responsibility for review of form 990 to the executive director. Directors receive a copy of the form 990 via email with an opportunity to comment before filing.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

Members for the board are required annually to complete a conflict of interest form. Those forms are distributed to the entire board and the board reviews and has an opportunity to discuss them at a board meeting.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

Board members researched the salaries at comparable not-for-profits in the boston area. The salary was further confirmed by the executive search firm retained to conduct the search for executive director. Compensation and new hires were also informed by/consistent with a compensation and benefit survey performed by a local nonprofit with a membership of organizations comparable to the conservancy.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

The organization makes its governing documents available upon request. Form 990 is also available on the website.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Charles River Conservancy Inc
EIN
04-3503656
Phone
6176081410
Address
43 THORNDIKE STREET S3-3, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02141

Signing Officer

Name
Laura Jasinski
Title
Executive Director
Phone
6176081410
Signed
2024-01-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Laura Jasinski
Formed
2000
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
7
Volunteers
2,000

Preparer

Firm
Bacallconniff Inc
Address
111 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109-2905
Preparer
Jeffery E Richards
Phone
6173673250
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

All other programs - the charles river conservancy strives to make the charles river and its parks a well-maintained network of natural urban places that invite and engage all in their use and stewardship. In addition to the programs discussed in 4a-c, our work seeks to increase engagement with, access to and understanding of these public natural resources through a variety of other programming, advocacy and outreach.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0ALL OTHER PROGRAMS - THE CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY STRIVES TO MAKE THE CHARLES RIVER AND ITS PARKS A WELL-MAINTAINED NETWORK OF NATURAL URBAN PLACES THAT INVITE AND ENGAGE ALL IN THEIR USE AND STEWARDSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS DISCUSSED IN 4A-C, OUR WORK SEEKS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT WITH, ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF THESE PUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMMING, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEW OF FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 VIA EMAIL WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT BEFORE FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2MEMBERS FOR THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THOSE FORMS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND THE BOARD REVIEWS AND HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THEM AT A BOARD MEETING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3BOARD MEMBERS RESEARCHED THE SALARIES AT COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN THE BOSTON AREA. THE SALARY WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED BY THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM RETAINED TO CONDUCT THE SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION AND NEW HIRES WERE ALSO INFORMED BY/CONSISTENT WITH A COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT SURVEY PERFORMED BY A LOCAL NONPROFIT WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE TO THE CONSERVANCY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.44$0.11$1.33$1.06$1.00$0.05
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.35$0.14$1.21$0.86$0.74$0.12
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.06$0.08$0.98$0.67$0.71$0.04
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.06$0.10$0.96$0.79$0.69$0.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.03$0.95$0.57$0.60$0.03
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.03$0.96$0.63$0.63$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.02$0.06$0.96$0.55$0.64$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.02$1.06$1.18$0.74$0.44
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.67$0.05$0.62$0.64$0.50$0.14
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.64$0.16$0.48$0.58$5.16$4.58
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.69$0.64$5.06$0.69$0.51$0.18
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.90$0.08$4.82$2.23$0.58$1.65
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.93$0.03$2.90$0.69$0.49$0.21
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.59$0.02$2.57$0.37
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.37$0.02$2.35$0.42
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.37$0.01$2.36$0.45
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