River Network

The River Network is a progressive center left non-profit organization that encourages minority groups to participate in environmental activism and enables citizens to protect the country’s bodies of water.1

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Boulder, CO View on map
Tax ID: 93-0969979
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,246,459 Revenue: $3,703,029 Expenses: $4,150,762

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $3,246,459 $3,703,029 $4,150,762 View
2023 $3,562,210 $3,210,384 $3,278,755 View
2022 $3,721,825 $4,468,341 $3,683,575 View
2021 $2,957,092 $2,821,505 $2,779,418 View
2020 $2,994,222 $2,601,196 $2,784,300 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 24

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Rajan ShuklaPRESIDENT/CEO$209,872
Barbara LongVP FINANCE, OPS AND PEOPLE$127,918
Lisa RunkelEMPLOYEE$125,307
Diana ToledoEMPLOYEE$124,878

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $25,537,381
  • Number of Grants: 493
  • Number of Funders: 131

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$450,0002025 Charles Stewart Mott FoundationRiver Network is a national organization whose mission is to grow and strengthen the nationwide network of water, justice and river advocates. With previous support from the Mott Foundation, the grantee provided training, workshops, toolkits and other resources for member groups to advance clean water protections in the Great Lakes region. With renewed support, River Network will continue to build the capacity of and collaboration among various partners to address water challenges facing the region and convene advocates at River Rally, the organization's national conference.
$450,0002023 Charles Stewart Mott FoundationRiver Network is a national organization that provides training to advance organizational effectiveness and sharpen advocates' skills and capacity to address a range of issues including access to clean, safe and affordable drinking water. With prior Mott support, the grantee provided such capacity building support to groups and individuals in the Great Lakes region. River Network also convened key individuals and organizations to build regional collaboration on drinking water issues. Renewed support will enable the grantee to continue to focus on water affordability, community resiliency and equitable water infrastructure investment. The grantee will also build the capacity of Great Lakes groups around drinking water issues by providing consulting and mentoring. Grant funds will also be used to help Great Lakes stakeholders attend River Rally, a leading national conference.
$400,0002021 Charles Stewart Mott FoundationRiver Network is a national organization that provides training to advance organizational effectiveness, and sharpen skills and capacity to address issues like access to clean, safe and affordable drinking water. With prior Mott support, the grantee expanded its technical assistance around drinking water issues and organized partner groups to respond to programmatic challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Renewed support will enable the grantee to assist new organizations as they confront affordability and aging infrastructure challenges. The grantee will also provide training to build the capacity of Great Lakes groups around drinking water issues, addressing equity issues, provide consulting, training and mentoring around organizational effectiveness and support robust participation at River Rally, a leading national conference.
$350,0002021 Walton Family FoundationTo advance community-based river management in Colorado .
$331,0002022 The Coca-Cola Foundation IncInnovating Sustainable Solutions Toward Litter-free Waterways Across the U.S.
$304,6002024 Walton Family FoundationTo advance community-led river management skills and programs within the Colorado River Basin.
$300,0002022 Anheuser-Busch FoundationSustainability
$300,0002020 Anheuser-Busch FoundationGENERAL OPERATING
$295,1872023 Water FoundationWATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
$290,0002024 The Kresge FoundationTo expand and deepen the engagement of community-based organizations across the River Network and engage with municipal and federal agencies to adopt approaches that center the voices of marginalized communities in equitable and climate-resilient water solutions.
$290,0002022 The Kresge FoundationSupport to expand and deepen the engagement of community-based organizations across the River Network membership and engage with federal agencies to adopt approaches that center the voices of marginalized communities in equitable and climate-resilient water solutions.
$250,0002022 Walton Family FoundationTo advance community-based river management in Colorado generally (and on the Yampa River specifically); and to conduct convenings for information exchange among partners through RN's annual national River Rally and environmental flows workshops.
$244,7002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$156,1782023 William Penn FoundationRN 2023- CWA ADVOCACY PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING
$150,0002023 Walton Family FoundationTo advance community-based river management in Colorado generally (and on the Yampa River specifically); and to conduct convenings for information exchange among partners through RN's annual national River Rally and environmental flows workshops.
$150,0002022 William Penn FoundationRN 2021 – 25K MILES WORK
$150,0002022 SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INCCONSERVATION POLICY & INFLUENCE
$150,0002021 William Penn FoundationRN 2021 – 25K MILES WORK
$150,0002021 The Coca-Cola Foundation IncSustainable Solutions for Community Litter Management and Aquatic Litter Capture and Recycling
$150,0002020 William Penn FoundationSTREAM DESIGNATION RECREATION
$143,8222024 William Penn FoundationRN 2023- CWA ADVOCACY PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING
$140,6582021 GROUNDWORK USA INCPROGRAM SUPPORT
$140,0002021 Walton Family FoundationTo support annual convenings for river conservation, ongoing development of conservation planning for the Yampa River.
$135,0002021 The Kresge FoundationThis grant will build the capacity of water leaders and organizations to facilitate the meaningful participation of their community’s most vulnerable members in defining the scope of the problem of climate change risks/impacts and formulating and implementing equitable water solutions.
$110,0002020 Walton Family FoundationWater Transactions Workshop and Yampa River Management Planning

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $2,313,791
  • Number of Grants: 179
  • Number of Recipients: 113

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$50,5252024 GROUNDWORK USA INCRIVER CONSERVATION
$44,0752024 Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and DevelopmentRIVER CONSERVATION
$34,7322022 Community Agriculture Alliance IncRIVER CONSERVATION
$33,0002022 The HUUB IncRIVER CONSERVATION
$31,4192022 Mancos Conservation DistrictRIVER CONSERVATION
$30,5752020 Chesapeake Conservancy IncRiver conservation
$30,5752020 Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.River conservation
$30,5752020 The Commons IncRiver conservation
$30,5752020 Waterkeeper AllianceRiver conservation
$25,0002024 Communities of Love in ActionRIVER CONSERVATION
$25,0002023 The HUUB IncRIVER CONSERVATION
$25,0002022 Achieving Community Task SuccessfullyRIVER CONSERVATION
$20,0002023 Living Lands & WatersRIVER CONSERVATION
$20,0002022 Living Lands & WatersRIVER CONSERVATION
$20,0002021 Living Lands & WatersRIVER CONSERVATION
$18,0002020 Dig DeepRiver Conservation
$17,5362022 Watershed Management Group IncRIVER CONSERVATION
$16,9762023 Mancos Conservation DistrictRIVER CONSERVATION
$16,9202023 ItisoverdueRIVER CONSERVATION
$15,5602023 Upper Merced River Watershed CouncilRIVER CONSERVATION
$15,5602023 Yosemite Rivers AllianceRIVER CONSERVATION
$15,0002023 Leona Tate Foundation for Change IncRIVER CONSERVATION
$15,0002021 Passaic River Coalition IncRIVER CONSERVATION
$14,5002022 Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.RIVER CONSERVATION
$14,4002024 National Forest FoundationRIVER CONSERVATION

References

1. “About Us.” River Network. Accessed August 2, 2022.https://www.rivernetwork.org/about-us/