Washington · Nonprofit
SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER
SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER (Washington) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $495,410 to it, the largest being THE BURNING FOUNDATION ($87,000). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $419k
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $495k
- Net assets
- $430k
What Spokane Riverkeeper does
Mission
To protect and restore the health and ecological integrity of the spokane river watershed and to defend the access and opportunity for all citizens to enjoy the benefits of a clean and healthy spokane river watershed.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
River connection - arguably our most visible work to the community is the river litter cleanup program. This program engages the public by inviting them to participate in stewardship which in turn, provides an opportunity for deeper understanding and connection to the river. In 2024 we engaged 2,300 volunteers in this program, removing more than 30 tons of trash. Hosting four public cleanup events, we had record participation at the 2024 earth day cleanup. Additionally, private and diy cleanups involving other community organizations as well as with the city of spokane on 24 floats collecting trash in hard to reach areas along the river. Similarly, our river science program engages and educates through community riverscience while monitoring water quality that helps shape policy to promote a healthy river. From december of 2022 - june 2023, 28 citizen scientists went on 119 sampling runs, collecting 458 samples, and uploaded 102 photos to our timelapse. In addition, we trained approximately 50 community scientists during training events. Depending on the location, 16 -78% of our samples exceeded the state standards. These data support a state 303d listing on the spokane river for…
$151,201 spentof which $300 as grants$10,583 earned by the program57% of program spendingRiver protection - in 2024 we continued our work to defend the spokane river watershed against pollution through clean water defense and river flow protection. Notable accomplishments in clean water defense include: epa implementation of strong and protective water quality standards for pcb pollutionin washington state due to Spokane Riverkeeper and partners' strong pressure and best available science, successful ligigation and settlement with primeland chs, inc. For stormwater violations reduce pollution to hangman creek, a panel discussion co-hosted with gonzaga law school on rights of nature to educate the public on this legal framework, and continued work with the department of ecology to ensure implementiation of the hangman settlement. Our river flow protection campaign continues to support regional water planning and supply options to promote healthy,cold river flow in reponse to drought and population growth. Last year we partnered with water wise to advocate for local water conservation and water consumption reduction. We shared water conservation method and river statistics on social media to connect with our community and educate them on the needs of the river, and we…
$94,800 spent36% of program spendingRiver restoration - Spokane Riverkeeper supports recovery efforts of native fish and salmon populations to the spokane river and its tributaries. In 2024 we participated on the "lead entity" team to guide scientific studies regarding salmon and trout habitat by attending four meetings to design a limiting factors analysis that will guide funding in the basin. We also planted approximately 6,000 plants on 40 acres of riparian habitat along rock creek.
$20,133 spent8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $266,134.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $143k to $297k (+107%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 26%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $41k → $85k.
4 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
39% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 47% · 2021 30% · 2022 22% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
80% of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 84% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $150k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER has grown faster than three-quarters of the 4,266 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,266 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER?
- SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER (Washington) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $495,410 to it, the largest being THE BURNING FOUNDATION ($87,000). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $495,410 in grants to SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER?
- THE BURNING FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $87,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SPOKANE RIVERKEEPER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing