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US nonprofit · EIN 271516833 · Chipley, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 271516833) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2012.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2016. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2016 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Riverway South - Apalachicola's network

9 people5 organisationsi9 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 22 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Heather LopezDirector2020
6 yrs
Joe RoneDirector2022
4 yrs
John AlterDirector2020
6 yrs
John SolomonDirector2020
6 yrs
Kelly GodwinDirector2024
2 yrs
Lauren PasqualoneDirector2022
4 yrs
Matt AlgarinDirector2022
4 yrs
Melinda GatesDirector2020
6 yrs
Vacant SeatDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Allara Mills GutcherImmediate Past President2024
Jennifer VigilPresident2024
Kelsi JacksonCompany secretary2024
Leslie SteeleVice President2024
Silvia WilliamsTrasurer2024
Sydney CliftonDirector2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Vacant SeatDirector0$0
Heather LopezDirector2$0
Melinda GatesDirector2$0
John SolomonDirector2$0
Matt AlgarinDirector2$0
John AlterDirector2$0
Kelly GodwinDirector2$0
Joe RoneDirector2$0
Lauren PasqualoneDirector2$0
Allara Mills GutcherImmediate Past President2$0
Jennifer VigilPresident2$0
Sydney CliftonDirector2$0
Leslie SteeleVice President2$0
Silvia WilliamsTrasurer2$0
Kelsi JacksonSecretary2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Riverway South - Apalachicola
EIN
271516833
Address
Po Box 450, Chipley, FL, 32428-0450
State
Florida
Mission
To create a regional rural tourism organization that encourages sustainable tourism through public/private partnerships to preserve and promote the unique resources of the Apalachicola and Choctawhatchee River Basins in Northwest Florida. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S30 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
2 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2009
Principal officer
Betty Webb (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsHeather Lopez
≥6years on the filingsJohn Alter
≥6years on the filingsJohn Solomon
≥6years on the filingsMelinda Gates

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$16k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$16k
Contributions and grants received
$71k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
22

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$71k$97kDeficit $26k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.