Public Charity

THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT

THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT, of BERRYVILLE, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $229K in revenue, $184K in expenses, $113K in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $150K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 260310939 BERRYVILLE, VA Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$229K
Total Expenses$184K
Total Assets$113K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$150K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT IS TO HELP PROTECT WATERSHEDS BY PROMOTING AWARENESS, ALLIANCE, AND ACTION THROUGH CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION. THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT'S VISION IS A CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMUNITY OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THEIR LOCAL WATERSHEDS. DOWNSTREAM IS A NONPROFIT TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC ARTISTS, WEB DEVELOPERS, VIDEO PRODUCERS, COPY WRITERS, AND DATABASE EXPERTS. WE PROTECT WATERSHEDS BY PROMOTING AWARENESS, ALLIANCE, AND ACTION. WE DO THIS BY SUPPORTING PARTNERS--HELPING THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR IDENTITIES, SHARE THEIR STORIES, BUILD DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR ACTIVISM, AND MANAGE THEIR DONORS AND EVENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY. AS A NONPROFIT, DOWNSTREAM CAN SHARE PROJECT COSTS WITH PARTNERS FROM OUR OWN PUBLIC FUNDS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO DOWNSTREAM ENABLE US TO HELP PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS DO MORE TO PROTECT WATER. THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT IS AN APPROVED NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER.

Where $100 goes at The Downstream Project

How The Downstream Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $70 for programs

$41
2) constituent resource management & partner capacity-buildingdownstream added two new organizations to our support of more than 18 conservation and watershed organizations through the implementation and maintenance of…
59% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 18 organizations
$27
1) website development & digital infrastructure for conservation partnersdownstream provided website development, hosting, and technical support for 45 conservation and watershed organizations, enabling partners to share environmental information…
38% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 45 organizations
$2
3) communications & educational mediaduring the fiscal year, downstream produced nonpartisan educational video content for conservation west virginia's "fix it" public education campaign, focusing on water infrastructure, watershed…
3% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER/DIRECTOR David Grant
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER George L Ohrstrom Ii
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Robert Whitescarver
DIRECTOR Tom Wood
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR William R Howard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$136,600 7 grants
Training & Professional Development
$13,800 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $229K $184K $113K
2024 $146K $180K $66K
2023 $125K $169K $97K
2022 $185K $131K $141K
2021 $100K $115K $93K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $100K to $229K (+129%), with total assets most recently reported at $113K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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