American Rivers Inc

“The executive committee acts for the board of directors as may be required in between annual, regular, and special meetings, provided however that the power to elect to, or remove a director from, the board of directors is a power reserved solely to the board of directors as a whole. The executive committee shall be composed of up to nine members: five serving ex officio: the chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, and chair of the board governance committee; and up to four other directors serving at-large as elected by the board of directors.”

“The 990 is prepared by the external accounting firm using information provided by management. A final draft is submitted to the audit committee for review. The audit committee then meets with the accounting firm. When the form has been accepted by the audit committee on behalf of the full board, it is shared with the full board. The form is then signed by the president or chief financial officer.”

“All new board members are required to sign this document promptly upon commencement of their board service and all board members shall review and re-sign the policy every year. A similar process is in place for all employees, including key employees. The office of the general council reviews all completed conflict of interest forms and interrogates for level of potential risk. If indeed a conflict is determined, the board member and/or employee is required to recuse themselves of any decision-making in the area of conflict.”

“The compensation committee compiles data on ceo salaries for comparable organizations and uses this information to determine the appropriate salary for american rivers' president. The compensation committee reviews the findings of a periodic compensation survey conducted by an external consultant to determine the appropriate salary and any fringe benefits for the president. This process was last undertaken in 2022. American rivers, inc's board of directors meeting minutes on october 18, 2024 include approval of the ceo's compensation.”

“The governing documents and conflict of interest policy of the organization are made available to the public upon request. The audited financial statements and irs form 990 are posted on the organization's website. The above are available for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).”

“American rivers is championing a national effort to protect and restore all rivers, from remote mountain streams to urban waterways. Healthy rivers provide people and nature with clean, abundant water and natural habitat. For 50 years, american rivers staff, supporters, and partners have shared a common belief: life depends on rivers. American rivers is the only national organization dedicated entirely to protecting and restoring the rivers all life depends on. With a half-century of experience addressing river threats from coast-to-coast, we've protected more rivers and removed more dams than any other organization. In 2024, we worked in 50 states to protect healthy rivers, restore damaged rivers, and champion a powerful river movement. In addition to protecting 853 miles of rivers from damming and development, we removed 7 dams to restore river health and public safety and galvanized more than 15,993 volunteers to remove more than 550,000 lbs of trash from their hometown rivers.”

“Restore damaged rivers and waters: we need to fundamentally transform the health of rivers in our country. Up to 85% of all dams in our country are unnecessary, harmful, and even dangerous. Because removing a dam is the single most impactful way to secure a river's future health, we must remove thousands of them quickly. Our work to remove dams has been central to american rivers over the past decades and will be even more important as we work to restore rivers in the decades ahead. We are prioritizing removing 400 outdated and unsafe dams by 2027 and will kickstart the removal of 30,000 dams by 2050. We also drive national solutions to flooding that prioritize communities' safety, equity, and the health of river habitats and will restore 20,000 acres of functional floodplains by 2027. In addition, we work to ensure clean water by working in cities to connect communities to their rivers, and we work to restore healthy river flows, habitat, and access by engaging in hydropower relicensing and reform.”

“Miscellaneous: program service expenses 12,693,631. Management and general expenses 93,815. Fundraising expenses 562,782. Total expenses 13,350,228.”

“To reflect that the organization was included in consolidated, independently audited financial statements. The audit was finalized after the original form 990 filing.”