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ROCK RIVER WATERSHED GROUP CORP

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ROCK RIVER WATERSHED GROUP CORP

EIN 86-1563422 · Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE ROCK RIVER WATERSHED GROUP CORP, WHICH FURTHERS ITS CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, is to BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE COALITION of STAKEHOLDERS to WORK TOGETHER to PRESERVE AND/OR ENHANCE WATER QUALITY IN THE ROCK RIVER WATERSHED. THE ACTIVITIES of THE ROCK RIVER WATERSHED GROUP CORP SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE DEVELOPMENT of A NUTRIENT ASSESSMENT REDUCTION PLAN 2) PARTICIPATION IN WATER QUALITY MONITORING EFFORTS IN THE ROCK RIVER WATERSHED 3) DEVELOPMENT of A PLAN to PRESERVE AND/OR ENHANCE THE WATER QUALITY of THE ROCK RIVER 4) PROMOTION, AS NEEDED, of THE ADOPTION of THE WATERSHED PLAN BY THE APPROPRIATE ENTITIES WHO HAVE THE AUTHORITY for ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $28.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$28.10of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”
$56.23spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
$71.90of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.
$17.15in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$28.10
ManagementOffice and general costs$71.90
FundraisingAsking for donations$0.00

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202528.1% mission
202496.4% mission
202396.0% mission
202298.6% mission
202197.7% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$30,151
Expenses$16,953
Annual surplus $13,198 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,761 · 28.1% of expenses
Management and office costs$12,192 · 71.9% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$30,151
Expenses$16,953
Assets$290,794
Income$30,151
Contributions$30,151
Mission work (program services)$4,761
Management and general$12,192
Accounting fees$1,561
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

ADAM LANNINGPRESIDENT

ANNE GEORGEDIRECTOR

BRENT ANDERSONDIRECTOR

CORY BRADSHAWDIRECTOR

DAN BARBERDIRECTOR

JEFF REININGERVICE PRESIDE

JOSH MCNITTDIRECTOR

MATT TROTTERDIRECTOR

MICHAEL CHRISTENSENSECRETARY/TR

MIKE ROUSEYDIRECTOR

SEAN VON BERGENDIRECTOR

TIM ZENKERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2021
Location
3501 KISHWAUKEE STREET, ROCKFORD, IL 61109
County
Winnebago
In care of
ADAM LANNING
Primary officer
ADAM LANNING, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990
Tax preparer
SIEPERT & CO LLP
NTEE classification
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
IRS tax category
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection

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