Civic Intelligence

Protect Our Rivers

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 86-2101337

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Jun 07, 2022

Organization Profileprotectourrivers.org
2583 Moore StreetLakewood, CO 80215-1329

(303) 909-6510

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

60th percentile

16%

Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$745

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.4% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2021

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$8,539

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Net Assets

$8,539

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin60th percentile

Revenue

$51,866

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$43,327

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$8,539

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2021: $8,539Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $8,5392021Assets 2022: $42,547Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $42,5472022Assets 2023: $58,220Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $58,2202023Assets 2024: $69,556Net Assets 2024: $69,5562024

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2021

Assets$8,539
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$8,539
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2021: $51,866Expenses 2021: $43,327Net Income 2021: $8,5392021Revenue 2022: $87,721Expenses 2022: $53,713Net Income 2022: $34,0082022Revenue 2023: $129,804Expenses 2023: $114,131Net Income 2023: $15,6732023Revenue 2024: $159,265Expenses 2024: $147,929Net Income 2024: $11,3362024

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2021

Revenue$51,866
Expenses$43,327
Net Income$8,539
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Jun 7, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$52,216
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purpose of Protect Our Rivers is to protect and restore rivers by supporting river protection and renewal projects across the west organizing and attending river clean-up events and distributing information about river issues and responsible recreation access.

ThepurposeofProtectOurRiversistoprotectandrestoreriversbysupportingriverprotectionandrenewalprojectsacrossthewest,organizingandattendingriverclean-upevents,anddistributinginformationaboutriverissuesandresponsiblerecreationaccess.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ProtectOurRiversplanned,organized,andhosted28cleanupeventsacross8waterwaysinColorado,removing11,245lbsoftrashfromrivers,streams,andnearbybeaches.ProtectOurRiversreceivedthesupportof709volunteers,whodonated3,415hoursoftheirtimetomakethishappen.Inaddition,ProtectOurRiversempowered16communitiesin8statesand2countriestocleanupoutdoorplacesontheirownbyprovidingtoolsandresourcestodososafely.$0$19,185
ProtectOurRiversutilized2021cleanupeventstoeducateparticipantsaboutwatershedsandsmallactionsindividualscantaketohelpprotectthem.ProtectOurRiversalsoutilizedawatersheddemonstrationprogramtoeducateelementaryandmiddleschoolaged-kidsthroughpartneringwithretailerslikePatagonia.Thiswatershedmodelisatoolthatkidscanparticipateintohelpdemonstratecausesandwaystoreducepointsourceandnonpointsourcepollution.Finally,ProtectOurRiverspublishedandcirculatedimportantinformationaboutriverhealth,conservation,endangeredrivers,andriverrecreation.$0$6,380
ProtectOurRiversreached10.6millionpeoplein2021throughpodcastsandnewschannelinterviewstoraiseawarenessabouttheplasticpollutioncrisisandsomeofthesignificantthreatsColorado'sriversandstreamsfacetoday.Inadditiontocreatinggeneralawareness,eachinterviewandnewsstorycontainedpracticalwayspeoplecanminimizewaste,theirimpactontheenvironment,conservewater,andprotectourrivers.$0$5,754
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Sarah NelsonChairman Of The Board Executive DirectorFT$745-$745
Scott CoeDirector Of The Board-$0--
Carter FreericksDirector Of The Board-$0--
Preston HartmanDirector Of The Board-$0--
Jessica Cuneo SammsDirector Of The Board-$0--
Lindsey McKissickDirector Of The Board-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Protect Our Rivers
EIN
86-2101337
In Care Of
% Sarah Nelson
Address
2583 Moore Street, Lakewood, CO 80215-1329

Signing Officer

Name
Sarah Nelson
Title
Chairman and Executive Director
Signed
2022-06-07
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“Protect Our Rivers”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Trash Pickup Program & Supplies, $19185| Education Development & Demonstration Models, $6380| Marketing & Cause Awareness, $6572| Legal Fees, $1436| Subscriptions, $888| Bank Charges and Payment Processing Fees, $429|”

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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,539
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$8,539
Revenue
$51,866
Expenses
$43,327
Net income
$8,539
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.70$1.59$1.48$0.11
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.58$1.30$1.14$0.16
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.88$0.54$0.34
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.52$0.43$0.09