American Rivers Action Fund
American Rivers Action Fund's network
6 people5 organisationsi6 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
6 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Rome | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Alyssa Macy | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Heather Taylor-Miesle | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| JO-Ellen Darcy | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lisa Wozniak | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mark Magana | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Marshall | Assistant Secretary | since 2024 |
| Susan Brown | Chair | 2025 |
| Thomas Kiernan | President | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Taylor-Miesle | Executive Director | 2 | $17k | $200k | $12k |
| Jennifer Marshall | Assistant Secretary | 3 | $13k | $174k | $55k |
| Thomas Kiernan | President | 1 | $1k | $387k | $53k |
| Abigail Rome | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jo-Ellen Darcy | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alyssa Macy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Magana | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Wozniak | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Brown | Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- American Rivers Action Fund
- EIN
- 990692195
- Address
- 1101 14th St Nw Ste 1400, Washington, DC, 20005-5637
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To engage the public and public officials in the conservation and protection of america's remaining wild and scenic rivers and their immediate environs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R19 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2023
- Principal officer
- Heather Taylor-Miesle (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2024
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2025
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsAbigail Rome
≥2years on the filingsHeather Taylor-Miesle
≥2years on the filingsJO-Ellen Darcy
≥1years on the filingsAlyssa Macy
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $696k
- Total liabilities
- $218k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $478k
- Contributions and grants received
- $989k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $40k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conserve and Protect Our Water | To support efforts to advance hb241436, sports betting tax revenue voter approval, which aims to secure future funding for river health init | $40k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.American Rivers Action Fund likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 19 March 2026
- Registered agent
- Urs Agents Inc. (city and state not held)