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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAVE THE HARBOR SAVE THE BAY INC BOSTON FISH PIER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,296,826
Total expenses
$1,360,411
Contributions and grants received
$1,295,857
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$969
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,120,142
Total liabilities, end of year
$573,965
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$546,177
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,079,242
Management and general expenses
$116,369
Fundraising expenses
$164,800
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,079,242

Program services were 79.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $327,624

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $968,233

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $969 · excluded $969

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $8,341

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $327,624

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,341

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $125,000 · program services $113,638 · management and general $5,681 · fundraising $5,681

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $478,097 · program services $434,637 · management and general $21,730 · fundraising $21,730

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,172 · program services $12,896 · management and general $638 · fundraising $638

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,005 · program services $39,135 · management and general $1,935 · fundraising $1,935

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,898 · program services $48,138 · management and general $2,380 · fundraising $2,380

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,500 · management and general $30,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $112,338 · program services $112,338

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,356 · program services $9,549 · management and general $27,201 · fundraising $1,606

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,823 · program services $41,867 · management and general $11,165 · fundraising $2,791

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,573 · program services $4,573

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,405 · program services $18,649 · management and general $2,152 · fundraising $604

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,915 · program services $10,441 · management and general $2,237 · fundraising $2,237

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM AND EVENT EXPEN

    total $218,790 · program services $95,949 · fundraising $122,841

  • 24b · Other expenses: WATER TRANSPORTATION

    total $53,486 · program services $53,486

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $40,316 · program services $31,425 · management and general $7,213 · fundraising $1,678

  • 24d · Other expenses: SMALL GRANT

    total $37,594 · program services $37,594

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,143 · program services $14,927 · management and general $3,537 · fundraising $679

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $815,841 · end of year $798,803

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $74,000 · end of year $185,750

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,381 · end of year $7,506

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $27,633

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $27,633

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,228 · end of year $128,083

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $36,179 · end of year $55,774

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $251,509 · end of year $390,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $128,191

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $544,762 · end of year $386,177

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $65,000 · end of year $160,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY, INC. IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC-INTEREST HARBOR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF CITIZENS, SCIENTISTS AND CIVIC, CORPORATE, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHOSE MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHARE THEM WITH THE PUBLIC FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

  • YOUTH PROGRAMS:SAVE THE HARBOR/SAVE THE BAY RUNS THE REGION'S LARGEST FREE, HARBOR-FOCUSED YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, CONNECTING NEARLY 300,000 YOUTH, TEENS AND FAMILIES TO BOSTON HARBOR AND THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS SINCE WE BEGAN THEM IN 2002. OUR FREE PROGRAMS INCLUDE 27 FREE EXCURSIONS TO SPECTACLE AND GEORGES ISLANDS IN THE BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, AND 16 FREE FISHING TRIPS TO GIVE SMALLER COMMUNITY GROUPS A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH THE SPECIES IN THE HARBOR. WE ALSO RUN OUR BOSTON HARBOR EXPLORERS' PROGRAM AT 10 PROGRAM SITES ON BOSTON HARBOR AND AT 15 FREE EVENTS ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES, SERVING A TOTAL OF OVER 20,000 YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN 2022.

    Expenses $425,585

  • BETTER BEACHES:WE LEAD AND MANAGE THE METROPOLITAN BEACHES COMMISSION FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE, WHICH ISSUES AN ANNUAL REPORT FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE STATE OF THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES FROM NAHANT TO NANTASKET. OUR BETTER BEACHES PROGRAM STRENGTHENS BOSTON'S WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE REGION'S BEACHFRONT COMMUNITIES BY HOSTING AND SPONSORING HUNDREDS OF FREE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES FROM NAHANT TO NANTASKET INCLUDING CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS, CLAMBAKES AND FAMILY NIGHTS, SAND SCULPTURE COMPETITIONS AND HEALTHY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SWIMMING AND KAYAKING. THE FOCUS OF THESE EVENTS IS TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THESE SPACES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE PHYSICAL, LANGUAGE, MONETARY AND OTHER BARRIERS TO ENJOY OUR REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES. FUNDS FOR THE 2022 BETTER BEACHES PROGRAM FUNDS WERE RAISED AT SAVE THE HARBOR'S ANNUAL HARPOON SHAMROCK SPLASH AND FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS' INVESTMENT.

    Expenses $363,986

  • CLEAN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY: SAVE THE HARBOR CONVENES AND LEADS AN INDEPENDENT BEACHES SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT CARD ON WATER QUALITY AND BEACH FLAGGING ACCURACY ON THE METROPOLITAN REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. IT ALSO ADVISES US AS WE DEVELOP SITE SPECIFIC PLANS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ON THE REGION'S PUBLIC BEACHES.WE ALSO CHAIR THE OUTFALL MONITORING SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL'S (OMSAP) PUBLIC INTEREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PIAC) AND SERVE ON THE BOSTON HARBOR DREDGING PROJECT TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP AND ON THE CITY OF BOSTON'S MUNICIPAL HARBOR PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BOTH THE DOWNTOWN AND THE SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT.

    Expenses $289,671

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael A Leon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Byner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Tracy

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elisabeth Jackson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicholas Martin

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Olivia Barker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura A Burke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Kineavy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Fernandes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul D Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Gaeta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eugene Kennedy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Etty Padmodipoetro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph P Newman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Usovicz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas N Obrien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Pagano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Sandoval

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph R Savage

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christian R Scorzoni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Simpson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Spillane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cindy Theodore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Malene Welch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Mancini

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,673
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,673
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301359349311835

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