River Partners

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the president and cfo, who will review and approve the form 990 before it is filed. However, if the board of directors has a regular scheduled meeting prior to the form 990's filing due date, then the board will perform a final review and approval of the form 990. If the board does not have a regular schedule meeting prior to the form 990's due date, then a copy of the filed form 990 will be provided to the board for review and approval via email prior to the president and cfo's approval.”

“Board members and employees are expected to be alert for and avoid situations which might be construed as a conflict of interest. If a board member or employee has a conflict of interest regarding compensation, a contract, or any other transaction, that board member or employee must disclose all facts material to the conflict of interest. The disclosure is documented in the minutes of the meeting. A person who has a conflict of interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board's or committee's discussion of the matter, except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the contract or transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Such person's ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting.”

“Management uses the "fair pay for northern california nonprofits compensation & benefits survey report" to determine pay ranges for cfo, executive assistant, senior accounting manager, staff accountant, director of operations, field manager, field technician, staff scientist, and regional managers. This process was last undertaken in 2024.”

“Documents available upon request.”

“Consulting services: program service expenses 712,574. Management and general expenses 94,149. Fundraising expenses 4,061. Total expenses 810,784. Contract services: program service expenses 3,059,300. Management and general expenses 19,938. Fundraising expenses 4,000. Total expenses 3,083,238. Field contract labor: program service expenses 2,315,394. Management and general expenses 806. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,316,200.”

“Land easement impairment -31,828,325.”

“Neither the process for oversight of the financial statement audit nor the process for selection of an independent accountant has changed from the prior year.”