Civic Intelligence

The Downstream Project

990 • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 26-0310939

Apr 01, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023 • Filed on Feb 14, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.THEDOWNSTREAMPROJECT.ORG
PO Box 1000Berryville, VA 22611

(540) 955-8441

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

69th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

68th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

13th percentile

-35%

Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$77,390

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 62.0% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

17th percentile

-32%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

17th percentile

-32%

Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets69th percentile

Assets

Up

$96,848

Up $3,999 (+4.3%) from 2021

Net Assets

Up

$95,326

Up $7,151 (+8.1%) from 2021

Liabilities

Down

$1,522

Down $3,152 (-67%) from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue68th percentileNet Margin13th percentile

Revenue

Up

$124,910

Up $25,035 (+25%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$168,806

Up $54,031 (+47%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$43,896

Down $28,996 (-195%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth17th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $21,819Liabilities 2013: $2,452Net Assets 2013: $19,3672013Assets 2014: $55,423Liabilities 2014: $1,214Net Assets 2014: $54,2092014Assets 2015: $83,688Liabilities 2015: $17,236Net Assets 2015: $66,4522015Assets 2016: $20,641Liabilities 2016: $14,104Net Assets 2016: $6,5372016Assets 2017: $58,486Liabilities 2017: $10,897Net Assets 2017: $47,5892017Assets 2018: $120,079Liabilities 2018: $10,334Net Assets 2018: $109,7452018Assets 2019: $124,123Liabilities 2019: $15,025Net Assets 2019: $109,0982019Assets 2020: $96,688Liabilities 2020: $1,199Net Assets 2020: $95,4892020Assets 2021: $92,849Liabilities 2021: $4,674Net Assets 2021: $88,1752021Assets 2023: $96,848Liabilities 2023: $1,522Net Assets 2023: $95,3262023Assets 2025: $113,456Liabilities 2025: $3,909Net Assets 2025: $109,5472025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$96,848
Liabilities$1,522
Net Assets$95,326
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth17th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KExpenses 2013: $188,2112013Revenue 2014: $175,380Expenses 2014: $140,538Net Income 2014: $34,8422014Revenue 2015: $143,800Expenses 2015: $131,557Net Income 2015: $12,2432015Revenue 2016: $75,257Expenses 2016: $135,172Net Income 2016: -$59,9152016Revenue 2017: $179,918Expenses 2017: $138,340Net Income 2017: $41,5782017Revenue 2018: $197,856Expenses 2018: $137,400Net Income 2018: $60,4562018Revenue 2019: $157,551Expenses 2019: $157,323Net Income 2019: $2282019Revenue 2020: $197,850Expenses 2020: $205,978Net Income 2020: -$8,1282020Revenue 2021: $99,875Expenses 2021: $114,775Net Income 2021: -$14,9002021Revenue 2023: $124,910Expenses 2023: $168,806Net Income 2023: -$43,8962023Revenue 2025: $228,567Expenses 2025: $183,843Net Income 2025: $44,7242025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$124,910
Expenses$168,806
Net Income-$43,896
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signed
Feb 14, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$212,473
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of the downstream project is to help protect watersheds by promoting awareness, alliance, and action through creative technology and communication. The downstream project's vision is a chesapeake bay community of passionate people connected to their local watersheds. Downstream is a nonprofit team of professional graphic artists, web developers, video producers, copy writers, and database experts. We protect watersheds by promoting awareness, alliance, and action. We do this by supporting partners--helping them strengthen their identities, share their stories, build digital platforms for activism, and manage their donors and events more efficiently. As a nonprofit, downstream can share project costs with partners from our own public funds. Contributions to downstream enable us to help people and organizations do more to protect water. The downstream project is an approved national fish and wildlife foundation (nfwf) technical service provider.

The mission of the downstream project is to protect watersheds by promoting awareness, alliance, and action through creative technology and communication. Downstream's vision is a broad-based community of passionate people connected to their local watersheds. The project focus is to increase awareness of environmental issues at the local and regional levels and how they cumulatively affect us globally. As the saying goes "we all live downstream." in the words of founder, george l. Ohrstrom, ii: "the hope is that people will educate themselves and stand up and become a voice for downstream issues because they are exceedingly important to all of us."

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds$140,571$95,326▼ $45,245
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$54,091$78,341▲ $24,250
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$47,070--
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$33,989$10,029▼ $23,960
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$4,947$5,509▲ $562
Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund$0$0→ $0
Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$141,485$96,848▼ $44,637
Other Assets Total$1,388$2,969▲ $1,581
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$914$1,522▲ $608
Total Liabilities$914$1,522▲ $608
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$140,571$95,326▼ $45,245
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$141,485$96,848▼ $44,637

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$5,509$50,786$56,295
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
William R HowardExecutive DirectorFT$77,390$77,390

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
George L Ohrstrom IiPresident and Founder
Tom WoodDirector
Robert WhitescarverSecretary/director
David GrantTreasurer/director
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$101,906
Program Service Revenue
$32,442
Investment Income
$-9,438
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$101,906
Change in Net Assets
$-43,896

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
No
Third parties used for noncash contributions
No

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeContribution CountReported AmountValuation Method
Securities Publicly Traded1$40,493Proceeds From Sale
Total Noncash Contributions1$40,493-
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$80,070
Other Expenses$74,813
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$13,923
Total Fundraising Expense$369
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$65,781$11,609-$77,390
Grants to Domestic Orgs$13,923--$13,923
Fees for Services Accounting-$4,771-$4,771
Insurance$63$3,480-$3,543
Other Salaries and Wages$2,680--$2,680
Depreciation Depletion$2,450--$2,450
All Other Expenses$591$1,452-$2,043
Other Expenses$17$1,806$369$1,823
Advertising$376$1,134-$1,510
Interest-$42-$42
Total Functional Expenses$130,612$37,825$369$168,806
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Eastern Panhandle Green CoalitionKearneysville, WV501(c)(4)General Operations$13,500
Potomac Riverkeeper IncWashington, DC501(c)(3)General Operations$315
The Commons Inc (aka Chesapeake Commons)Washington, DC501(c)(3)General Operations$108
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
Payroll Liabilities$1,522
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
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
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“Books and records are kept by independent bookkeeper. Tax return is prepared by independent accountant and is reviewed by board before filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“The documents are made available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Downstream Project
EIN
26-0310939
Phone
5409558441
Address
PO BOX 1000, BERRYVILLE, VA 22611

Signing Officer

Name
George L Ohrstrom Ii
Title
President
Phone
5409558441
Signed
2024-02-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
George L Ohrstrom Ii
Formed
2007
Legal Domicile
Va
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
3
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Yount Hyde & Barbour Pc
Address
PO BOX 467, MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118
Preparer
Alexander B Fleming CPA
Phone
5406876381
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc02) CONSTITUENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENTDOWNSTREAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FIFTEEN OR MORE CLIENTS WITH THE INTEGRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LITTLE GREEN LIGHT, THE CONSTITUENT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT APPLICATION, AND WEB INTEGRATION SUPPORTED BY OUR TEAM. NO NEW ACCOUNTS WERE ADDED THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT THE MOST ACTIVE CLIENTS INCLUDED POTOMAC VALLEY AUDUBON, CONSERVATION WEST VIRGINIA, CHESAPEAKE LEGAL ALLIANCE, AND LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA.
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IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/PurposeOfGrantTxt2GENERAL OPERATIONS
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IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt2THE COMMONS INC (AKA CHESAPEAKE COMMONS)
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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2023 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$96,848
Liabilities
$1,522
Net assets
$95,326
Revenue
$124,910
Expenses
$168,806
Net income
-$43,896
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.13$0.04$1.10$2.29$1.84$0.45
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.02$0.95$1.25$1.69$0.44
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.93$0.05$0.88$1.00$1.15$0.15
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.97$0.01$0.95$1.98$2.06$0.08
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.24$0.15$1.09$1.58$1.57$0.00
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.20$0.10$1.10$1.98$1.37$0.60
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.58$0.11$0.48$1.80$1.38$0.42
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.21$0.14$0.07$0.75$1.35$0.60
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.17$0.66$1.44$1.32$0.12
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.01$0.54$1.75$1.41$0.35
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.22$0.02$0.19$1.88