Missouri · Nonprofit
UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC
UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC (Missouri) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $944,049 to it, the largest being OZARKS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC ($533,178). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $944k
- Net assets
- $3.0M
What Upper White River Basin Foundation Inc does
Mission
To promote water quality in the upper white river basin watershed thorough bi-state collaboration on research, public policy and action projects in arkansas and missouri
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The foundation supports projects to monitor & report on water quality in the upper white river basin region of arkansas and missouri, and the buffalo river watershed region in arkansas. These projects provide data and information on the state of the water quality and provides insight to the projected direction of water quality parameters. The foundation has worked with volunteer monitoring programs in both arkansas and missouri for field work and analysis of water quality. Volunteer monitoring programs in both arkansas and missouri partnerships include stream team programs in arkansas, lakes of missouri volunteer program, secchi day on beaver lake, streamsmart, and various other state agencies, ngos and governmental agencies.
$15,000 spent$243,598 earned by the program1% of program spendingAs of december 1, 2020, the foundation entered into a grant agreement with the arkansas natural resources commission to establish a septic tank remediation program for continued protection of the upper white river/beaver reservoir watershed in arkansas. The foundation is to receive an amount up to 254,000 from the water development fund for the administration of a 1,000,000 construction grant from the clean water state revolving fund for a three-year project period. In 2023, this srf septic remediation project replaced or repaired 25 failing septic systems in the beaver reservoir watershed in northwest arkansas totaling 330,161.74 in project costs; of which 250,881.52 were grants to homeowners, and 79,280.22 were 0% interest loans to homeowners.
$302,881 spentof which $250,881 as grants30% of program spendingThe foundation entered into a sub-grant agreement with the arkansas department of agriculture natural resources division to perform and complete a soil and water assessment tool (swat) model for the upper white river watershed in arkansas (huc 11010001). This project began 12/1/2021. The foundation sub-contracted with ftn associates, overseeing and reviewing modeling and reporting activities. The draft final swat model report was reviewed by the foundation and comments sent to ftn associates in december 2023. The project is expected to be completed early 2024. The objective of this project is to apply the swat model for the arkansas portion of the upper white river watershed so that the sub-watersheds (huc12s) that are partially or completely within arkansas can be ranked based on sediment and nutrient loads, which helps prioritize the sub-watersheds to assist in developing nonpoint source (nps) investment strategies that will have the greatest impact on water quality objectives. Model results from this project will be used as part of the watershed management plan development project.
$3,445 spent0% of program spendingOn september 9, 2022, the foundation entered into a grant agreement with the arkansas natural resources commission to establish a septic tank remediation program for protection of the buffalo river watershed in arkansas. The foundation is to receive an amount up to 278,400 from the water development fund for the administration of a 1,000,000 construction grant from the clean water state revolving fund for a three-year project period. The program offers financial and technical assistance to homeowners in need of septic repair or replacement within the buffalo river watershed. Funding is a combination of grant and/or zero-interest loan based on household income. Up to 90% of the total project cost may be covered by the grant, which requires zero payback by the homeowner. In 2023, this srf septic remediation project replaced or repaired 8 failing septic systems in the buffalo river watershed totaling 139,481.00 in project costs; of which 125,532.90 were grants to homeowners, and 13,948.10 were 0% interest loans to homeowners. The foundation entered into an agreement with beaver water district to conduct preliminary research on the impact of septic systems on water quality in streams…
$689,950 spentof which $124,803 as grants68% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,011,276.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2022 to 2023, from $2.7M to $3.0M (+10%).
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: 2017 43% · 2018 22% · 2019 4% · 2020 18% · 2021 21% · 2022 42% · 2023 62% · 2024 40%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC’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. 1 of the last 8 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.
Board chair
Rob Johns
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $6k → $198k.
2 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% 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 UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC’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
UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 79% · 2019 74% · 2020 48% · 2021 71% · 2022 70% · 2023 76% — 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.
Where its funders are
100% of UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $350k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Ozarks Environmental Services Inc · exempt
- Ozarks Clean Water Company · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC?
- UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC (Missouri) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $944,049 to it, the largest being OZARKS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC ($533,178). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $944,049 in grants to UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC?
- OZARKS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC is the largest funder on record, with $533,178 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UPPER WHITE RIVER BASIN FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing