Nonprofit · EIN 94-3302335
RIVER PARTNERS
Tax-exempt · CHICO, CA 95926
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $41,176,482 | $26,132,198 | $15,044,284 | $56,832,192 | $24,931,012 | $31,901,180 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $56,923,614 | $19,260,052 | $37,663,562 | $43,770,637 | $17,491,318 | $26,279,319 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $28,122,383 | $11,913,484 | $16,208,899 | $27,184,037 | $6,763,524 | $20,420,513 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $27,502,991
- of which government grants
- $22,297,020
- Program service revenue
- $13,547,897
- Investment income
- $96,550
- Other revenue
- $29,044
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $506,634
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,810,875
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,006,034
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $71,540
- Accounting fees
- $130,607
- Occupancy
- $332,596
- Travel
- $405,350
- Depreciation
- $510,952
- Program services (functional)
- $22,632,418
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,133,660
- Fundraising (functional)
- $366,120
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,770,637
- Total assets, end of year
- $56,832,192
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,931,012
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,901,180
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,517,839
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,747,123
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $26,154,057
- Gross receipts
- $41,185,295
- Employees
- 126
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE RENTNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $187,219 | $6,358 |
| PATRICK REYNOLDS | NATIVE SEED PROGRAM DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,416 | $24,601 |
| ARON STERN | CFO Officer | 40 | $173,078 | $6,948 |
| ALEX KAROYLI | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,429 | $22,341 |
| JOHN CAIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,660 | $25,014 |
| TERREL HUTTON | ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,770 | $19,494 |
| CLAUD SHEPPARD | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,587 | $5,801 |
| MONA DAGY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $96,096 | $18,956 |
| WOODY SCAL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE THIERIOT | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MCNALLY | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONROE SPRAGUE | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PIA SEVELIUS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BORGES | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH GROSSMAN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYLEE AYERS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY JACOBS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENA FLYNN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE RENTNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $187,219 | $6,672 |
| PATRICK REYNOLDS | NATIVE SEED PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,516 | $21,721 |
| ARON STERN | CFO Officer | 40 | $173,147 | $6,918 |
| JOHN CAIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,339 | $19,573 |
| ALEX KAROYLI | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,399 | $11,567 |
| TERREL HUTTON | ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,987 | $10,857 |
| CLAUD SHEPPARD | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,787 | $8,952 |
| MONA DAGY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $92,984 | $16,555 |
| DAVE KOEHLER | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY JACOBS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEE AYERS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH GROSSMAN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BORGES | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN HERTEL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONROE SPRAGUE | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE RENTNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $174,509 | $5,623 |
| PATRICK REYNOLDS | NATIVE SEED PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,891 | $20,359 |
| JOHN CAIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,354 | $22,013 |
| ERIN HAGEN | DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,913 | $22,181 |
| ALEX KAROYLI | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,672 | $18,876 |
| CLAUD SHEPPARD | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,584 | $5,073 |
| MONA DAGY | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $84,562 | $14,887 |
| TOM LANDO | CHAIR PERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE KOEHLER | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY JACOBS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEE AYERS | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH GROSSMAN | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK KIMMELSHUE | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DAVIES | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BORGES | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE TREVINO | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN HERTEL | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONROE SPRAGUE | BOARD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARON STERN | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 580 VALLOMBROSA AVE, CHICO, CA 95926-4038
- In care of
- % JOHN CARLON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIE RENTNER, 580 VALLOMBROSA AVENUE, CHICO, CA 95926
- Signed the 990
- JULIE RENTNER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (530) 894-5401
- Website
- RIVERPARTNERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GILBERT CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3302335 or by the name RIVER PARTNERS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
RIVER PARTNERS MISSION IS TO BRING LIFE BACK TO RIVERS BY CREATING WILDLIFE HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WE ENVISION INTERCONNECTED, THRIVING FLOODPLAINS THAT SUSTAIN ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND, PRESERVE FRESHWATER RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- PERFORMED RIVER AND FLOODPLAIN-RESTORATION PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD, U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. INITIATED THE ACQUISITION OF FLOODPLAIN LANDS FOR FUTURE RESTORATION ON HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE CENTRAL VALLEY, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. RIVER PARTNERS CONTINUED THE ACTIVE RESTORATION OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES STATEWIDE ALONG MAJOR CALIFORNIA WATERWAYS SUCH AS THE SACRAMENTO, FEATHER, SAN JOAQUIN, TUOLUMNE, STANISLAUS, KERN RIVERS. DOZENS OF IMPERILED AND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE SPECIES BENEFITTED FROM OUR WORK, INCLUDING ICONIC SALMON, MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT BIRDS SUCH AS THE LEAST BELL'S VIREO, AND MAMMALS SUCH AS THE RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBIT. NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE WORKED THIS YEAR BENEFITTED FROM INCREASED JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTORATION FUNDS GOING TO LOCAL ECONOMIES, REDUCED FLOOD RISK, RECHARGED GROUNDWATER, AND INCREASED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. RIVER PARTNERS ALSO SERVED LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA BY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE PUBLIC FORUMS AT SCHOOLS, CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS, AND SIMILAR EVENTS. RIVER PARTNERS' WILLOW BEND PRESERVE ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL RESTORE CRITICAL FLOODPLAIN HABITAT AND PROVIDE IMPERILED SALMON ACCESS TO PRIME FOOD SOURCES, HELPING BOOST POPULATIONS OF THIS ICONIC FISH. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE DESIGNING A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FISH GATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING THE NOAA RESTORATION CENTER, IRRIGATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTER AT CAL POLY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND UC DAVIS CENTER FOR WATERSHED SCIENCES.Expenses $22,632,418 · grants $6,000 · revenue $13,576,941
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3302335
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $56,832,192
- Income (IRS master file)
- $41,185,295
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $41,176,482 | $26,132,198 | $56,832,192 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $56,923,614 | $19,260,052 | $43,770,637 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $28,122,383 | $11,913,484 | $27,184,037 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $12,811,171 | $13,620,208 | $23,799,713 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-3302335).
Questions about RIVER PARTNERS
- What is the EIN of RIVER PARTNERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RIVER PARTNERS is 94-3302335.
- Is RIVER PARTNERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to RIVER PARTNERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RIVER PARTNERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RIVER PARTNERS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RIVER PARTNERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RIVER PARTNERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JULIE RENTNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of RIVER PARTNERS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $187,219 (JULIE RENTNER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does RIVER PARTNERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $41,176,482, expenses of $26,132,198 and total assets of $56,832,192 at year end.
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