Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc.

“The staff works with the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors to present the Form 990 to the full Board of Directors for review and approval.”

“CRK is committed to avoiding actual and perceived conflicts of interest. Our policy is to respond to and resolve any actual or perceived conflicts of interest that may arise. To that end, any person acting on behalf of CRK is expected to serve the best interests of the organization and shall immediately disclose potential conflicts of interests to the Audit Committee. The organization requires that the Board of Directors, Officers and the Executive Director disclose any potential conflicts of interest.”

“It is the policy of CRK to establish rates of pay that are competitive in the nonprofit community particularly as they are reflected for organizations of comparable size, mission and location. Salary increases are considered annually, the organization does not grant automatic salary increases. Increases are determined based on budget considerations and in conjunction with a performance review. The consideration of salary increases includes the fulfillment of current job responsibilities and maintaining an attitude of professionalism of the employee.”

“It is the policy of CRK to establish rates of pay that are competitive in the nonprofit community particularly as they are reflected for organizations of comparable size, mission and location. Salary increases are considered annually, the organization does not grant automatic salary increases. Increases are determined based on budget considerations and in conjunction with a performance review. The consideration of salary increases includes the fulfillment of current job responsibilities and maintaining an attitude of professionalism of the employee.”

“The organization publishes an annual report, audit, financial statements and by the numbers each year and makes the governing documents, conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“Unrealized Gain = $294885”

“In 2017, the second largest program area was the CRK water monitoring projects; we processed more than 4,961 water samples in our three laboratories. Through our Neighborhood Water Watch program, we were joined by 110 partner organizations and individuals at 163 sample stations. This effort led to the discovery and resolution of 15 major sewer spills. We completed eight years of nutrient monitoring at Lake Lanier and West Point Lake. All of our data was shared publicly on the CRK web site as well as Georgia Environmental Protection Division and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency web sites. We responded to 278 citizen hotline calls, conducted 240 field investigations, resulting in 33 enforcement actions. In addition, we investigated 170 industrial stormwater facilities.”

“In 2017, the largest program area was the CRK community outreach and stewardship projects, which reached more people than ever before engaging 1,216 volunteers. CRK distributed 960 rain barrels and reached more than 13,000 people with the tools and knowledge to adopt water conservation and efficiency practices at home and in their businesses. CRK hosted two dozen river awareness events including the River Race and Festival, Member Celebration, River Revival, Film Festival, Patron Dinner. We removed 27.1 tons of trash from the watershed, and recycled 3.4 tons. CRK staff trained and managed 15 interns. We also educated 10,203 students and adults on board our two floating classrooms on Lake Lanier and West Point Lake. We hosted a two-day conference to explore the impacts of climate change on our watershed.”