Prairie Rivers Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE PROTECT WATER, HEAL LAND, AND INSPIRE CHANGE. USING THE CREATIVE POWER OF SCIENCE, LAW, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, WE PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR RIVERS, RETURN HEALTHY SOILS AND DIVERSE WILDLIFE TO OUR LANDS, AND TRANSFORM HOW WE CARE FOR THE EARTH AND FOR EACH OTHER.
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 16.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $121,082, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 75% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.4 million spent. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE PROTECT WATER, HEAL LAND, AND INSPIRE CHANGE. PROTECT WATER - WATER IS LIFE-CONNECTING, SUSTAINING, AND INSPIRING US ALL. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK WE PROTECT WATER FROM RAVAGES OF POLLUTION AND RESTORE THE BEAUTY AND POWER OF NATURALLY FLOWING RIVERS. WE HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE, ADVANCE POLICIES TO ALLOW RIVER ECOSYSTEMS TO THRIVE, AND PROMOTE PRACTICES THAT KEEP OUR WATERS CLEAN.HEAL LAND - LAND AND WATER FORM A SYSTEM ON WHICH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF LIFE DEPENDS; TO CARE FOR LAND IS TO CARE FOR WATER. TOO OFTEN, HUMAN ACTIVITY DEGRADES LAND AND WATER AND IMPERILS THIS COMMUNITY. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE ADVANCE PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT RETURN HEALTH TO OUR SOILS AND INCREASE BIODIVERSITY. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE TO RESTORE THE LANDS ALONG AND BETWEEN OUR RIVERS, REPAIR THE EARTH THAT PROVIDES OUR FOOD, AND ENSURE THAT ANIMALS HAVE THE HABITAT NEEDED TO THRIVE. INSPIRE CHANGE - PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK IS PART OF AN INTERCONNECTED WHOLE. OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDES ALL PARTS OF THE EARTH: SOIL, WATER, PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK, WE ELEVATE AND UPHOLD THE CULTURAL VALUES AND UNDERSTANDINGS NEEDED FOR ALL LIFE TO FLOURISH. WE USE THE IMAGES AND VOICES OF PEOPLE TO TELL COMPELLING STORIES OF RESISTANCE AND RENEWAL. WE EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO ACT. AND WE LEAD COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO CREATE NEW WAYS OF RESTORING OUR RIVERS, HEALING OUR LANDS, AND CARING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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