2025-10-10T15:25:18-04:00 2024-12-31 472785532 ROSE GROUP CPAS PLLC 101 COSGROVE AVE STE 260 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 990 2024-01-01 581510282 HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY INC HAWR 9195425790 POST OFFICE BOX 187 BYNUM NC 27228 EMILY SUTTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9199425790 2025-09-19 true true CHRISTINA STROUD EA P00469800 9199138081 2025-10-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EMILY SUTTON PO BOX 187 BYNUM NC 27228 426326 false X WWW.HAWRIVER.ORG X 1982 NC HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY WAS FOUNDED IN 1982 TO PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE HAW RIVER, JORDAN LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES. WE ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN WATER AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, STREAM MONITORING, RIVER CLEAN-UPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND THE PUBLIC. 17 17 7 692 0 1525767 365129 1865 -73120 32727 -1459 -2157 1451188 397564 4495 2575 0 334467 436333 0 22904 88706 147491 427668 586399 1023520 -188835 2073936 1982682 38078 47413 2035858 1935269 X HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY WAS FOUNDED IN 1982 TO PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE HAW RIVER, JORDAN LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES. WE ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN WATER AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, STREAM MONITORING, RIVER CLEAN-UPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND THE PUBLIC. false false 173683 WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM: THE HAW RIVER WATCH PROGRAM TRAINS AND EQUIPS VOLUNTEERS TO EVALUATE WATER QUALITY IN CREEKS AND RIVER SITES IN THE HAW RIVER WATERSHED. WE TEACH VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR AND IDENTIFY SOURCES FOR SEDIMENT IN OUR STREAMS THROUGH THE MUDDY WATER WATCH PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE COLLECT WATER SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL CONTAMINANTS, CAFO NUTRIENTS, AND MICRO-PLASTICS. WE TEST POPULAR SWIMMING SITES ON THE HAW RIVER AND JORDAN LAKE FOR E-COLI LEVELS EACH WEEK DURING THE SUMMER AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS IN OUR ONLINE SWIM GUIDE. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST US IN INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING TRASH TRAPS ON URBAN STREAMS TO REMOVE SINGLE USE PLASTICS AND OTHER TRASH. 261 VOUNTEERS TOOK PART IN THESE POLLUTION MONITORING, CLEAN UP, AND RESTORATION PROGRAMS. 177240 2575 HAW RIVER WATERSHED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM:THE HAW RIVER WATERSHED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC INCLUDES THE ANNUAL HAW RIVER LEARNING CELEBRATION OUTDOOR PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS, WHERE STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE RIVER ECOSYSTEM AND CULTURAL HISTORY. WE HOLD AN ANNUAL FREE RIVER FESTIVAL FOR THE PUBLIC EACH MAY, AND AN ANNUAL RIVER CLEAN-UP OF OUR WATERWAYS WITH HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS. OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE FILM STREAMINGS AND GUIDED HIKES AND PADDLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 394 VOUNTEERS TOOK PART IN THESE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS REACHING OVER 800 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. 182653 HAW RIVERKEEPER PROGRAM: HAW RIVERKEEPER PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ADVOCACY FOR CLEAN WATER IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. WE CONDUCT PROGRAMS AND PRESENTATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY, AGENCES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THREATS TO CLEAN WATER, AND PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. WE WORK TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO STOP INDUSTRIES FROM CONTAMINATING THE HAW RIVER WITH PFAS AND OTHER UNREGULATED CHEMICALS, AND TO REDUCE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT POLLUTION INTO THE HAW RIVER. 533576 true true false true false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 7 true false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false true false false NC X EMILY SUTTON 9195425790 PO BOX 187 BYNUM NC 27228 ELAINE CHIOSSO PAST EXEC DI 40.00 X 87727 0 0 EMILY SUTTON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 0.00 X 71611 0 0 JEANNIE AMBROSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CARTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN FEATHERSTONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANNE FORD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE FULBRIGHT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE GAINES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON GARBUTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID JESTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL CAVALIER KECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUFUS KING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MCFALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO PLAZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RUNKLE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JO SANDERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WAGNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AYO WILSON PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 159338 false false false 32242 332887 365129 PROGRAM FEES 1865 1865 1865 24744 24744 69 69 4800 4638 162 162 162 7983 7983 7983 7983 12564 15717 -3153 8563 8407 156 156 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 609 609 609 397564 10775 24813 2575 2575 159338 144982 8062 6294 225815 213130 3765 8920 19767 17986 1000 781 31413 28583 1589 1241 2335 2125 118 92 7935 7935 1406 1279 71 56 1043 1043 8073 7345 409 319 3772 3432 191 149 10075 9167 510 398 15994 14553 809 632 1704 1551 86 67 1969 1791 100 78 22242 22242 4422 4023 224 175 SUPPLIES 28074 25544 1421 1109 CONTRACT LABOR 22082 20093 1117 872 UTILITIES 4222 3841 214 167 MISCELLANEOUS 2485 2261 126 98 9658 6030 2172 1456 586399 533576 29919 22904 19952 27211 1639416 389762 25 105 3717 3717 412112 47491 375573 364621 35253 1197266 2073936 1982682 13663 14848 24415 32565 38078 47413 X 2031858 1935269 4000 2035858 1935269 2073936 1982682 X -188835 91387 -3141 X false false X 168312 633441 288075 1525767 365129 2980724 168312 633441 288075 1525767 365129 2980724 8624 2972100 1028 437 1930 24688 24813 52896 2446 18850 14458 18487 19907 74148 3107768 28401 0.95630 0.46250 X PART II, LINE 10 MISC 16,691 FUNDRAISING 41,624 PROGRAM FEES 4,566 RENTAL INCOME 11,000 ROYALTIES 267 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2435 3117 5552 5552 1110 278 2157 4442 false 1200 1344 1410 1110 5064 7596 3000 6720 7050 5552 22322 300 336 353 278 1267 1901 960 1680 2250 2435 7325 182448 182448 168753 12930 155823 50831 24013 26818 10080 384 9696 374785 INVESTMENT-SCHWAB 1150985 ROU ASSET 40617 SALES TAX RECEIVABLE 4954 SECURITY DEPOSIT 700 INVESTMENT-EDWARD JONES 10 1197266 OTHER LIABILITIES 32565 32565 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY WAS FOUNDED IN 1982 TO PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE HAW RIVER, JORDAN LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES. WE ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN WATER AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, STREAM MONITORING, RIVER CLEAN-UPS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS AND THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 WE ARE A MEMBER ORGANIZATION. MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY DUES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C NO CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE HRA AND ONE OR MORE OF ITS DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS, CORPORATION, FIRM, ASSSOCIATION OR OTHER ENTITY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OF THE DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS OF THE HRA ARE DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, PRINCIPALS OR OFFICERS, OR HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, SHALL BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE THEREOF, IF SUCH DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS OR OFFICER OR OFFICERS (ANY AND EACH OF WHOM IS HEREINAFTER CALL "INTERESTED PARTY") IS OR ARE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD, OR OF A COMMITTEE THEREOF, WHICH AUTHORIZES SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, OR HIS, HER OR THEIR VOTES ARE COUNTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE,UNLESS THE MATERIAL FACTS AS TO THE INTEREST OF EACH INTERESTED PARTY IN CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION AND AS TO ANY COMMON DIRECTORSHIP, OFFICERSHIP OR OTHER INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED IN GOOD FAITH TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZES SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OR VOTES OF THE INTERESTED PARTY EVEN THOUGH THE INTERESTED DIRECTORS ARE LESS THAN A QUORUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY SUBSCRIBED TO THE NC CENTER FOR NON-PROFITS "SALARIES AND BENEFITS IN NORTH CAROLINA'S NONPROFIT SECTOR" TO LOOK AT SALARIES PAID TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS. BOTH A HIRING COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE SALARIES FOR BOTH EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS. THESE DECISIONS WERE DOCUMENTED IN BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE MOST RECENT FORM 990 (INCLUDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION), THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND NC SOLICITATION LICENSE ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, FORM 990 IS PROVIDED ON ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS -3,141