Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,610,893
- Total expenses
- $4,030,761
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,873,230
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $375,012
- Investment income
- $11,892
- Other revenue
- $350,759
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,399,242
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $326,932
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,072,310
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,670,350
- Management and general expenses
- $1,073,158
- Fundraising expenses
- $287,253
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,670,350
Program services were 66.2% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$376,415
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$796,590
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,700,225
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES
total $375,012 · related or exempt $375,012
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3 · Investment income
total $11,901 · excluded $11,901
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $966
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $975
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$9
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$9 · excluded -$9
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$40,226
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$16,481
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $23,745 · excluded $23,745
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$546,719
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$232,321
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $314,398 · related or exempt $314,398
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $12,616 · related or exempt $12,616
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11e · Other revenue, total
$12,616
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $258,526 · program services $152,624 · management and general $75,625 · fundraising $30,277
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,630,050 · program services $970,854 · management and general $468,200 · fundraising $190,996
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $174,152 · program services $87,300 · management and general $66,628 · fundraising $20,224
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $148,198 · program services $74,289 · management and general $56,699 · fundraising $17,210
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $20,500 · program services $19,437 · management and general $1,056 · fundraising $7
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,095,724 · program services $1,038,885 · management and general $56,446 · fundraising $393
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $46,859 · program services $431 · management and general $43,850 · fundraising $2,578
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16 · Occupancy
total $110,126 · program services $15,556 · management and general $93,085 · fundraising $1,485
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17 · Travel
total $26,025 · program services $12,708 · management and general $8,068 · fundraising $5,249
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20 · Interest
total $32,948 · program services $15,550 · management and general $14,842 · fundraising $2,556
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $54,114 · program services $36,696 · management and general $13,900 · fundraising $3,518
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23 · Insurance
total $102,717 · program services $11,409 · management and general $91,308
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES - OTHER
total $184,252 · program services $121,535 · management and general $58,066 · fundraising $4,651
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24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE
total $94,162 · program services $92,729 · management and general $1,433
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $14,409 · program services $2,062 · management and general $8,874 · fundraising $3,473
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24d · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND TRAINING
total $11,297 · program services $2,965 · management and general $8,196 · fundraising $136
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24e · All other expenses
total $26,702 · program services $15,320 · management and general $6,882 · fundraising $4,500
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $960,698 · end of year $806,818
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $667,175 · end of year $250,809
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $18,472 · end of year $66,119
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $43,281 · end of year $29,261
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $17,942 · end of year $21,841
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$447,635
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$231,914
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $110,991 · end of year $215,721
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $3,798 · end of year $2,599
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $17,548 · end of year $6,074
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $293,347 · end of year $268,943
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $21,214 · end of year $8,062
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $68,665 · end of year $49,927
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,059,061 · end of year $797,495
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $397,618 · end of year $274,815
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO RESTORE THE QUALITY OF BALTIMORE'S RIVERS, STREAMS AND HARBOR TO FOSTER A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, A STRONG ECONOMY, AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO RESTORE THE QUALITY OF BALTIMORE'S RIVERS, STREAMS AND HARBOR.
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NURSERY:BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S HERRING RUN NURSERY GROWS PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS NATIVE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. THESE PLANTS ARE USED IN RESTORATION PROJECTS AND SOLD TO RESIDENTS AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. SPECIALTIES OF OUR NURSERY INCLUDE DESIGNING AND INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS AND LOW MAINTENANCE NATIVE LANDSCAPES TO REDUCE STORM RUNOFF. TO AID RESIDENTS, WE PROVIDED LANDSCAPE ADVICE TO 44 HOMES IN THE REGION. IN 2025, 47 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS GAVE 1,074 HOURS OF TIME TO SELL MORE THAN 49,000 NATIVE PLANTS AND 23 RAIN BARRELS.
Expenses $247,835 · Revenue $300,070
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WATERSHED RESTORATION:BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S STORMWATER REDUCTION EFFORTS AIM TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF RAIN WATER RUNOFF, OR STORMWATER AND THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION FLOWING INTO OUR STREAMS. WE WORK WITH COMMUNITIES, PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. WE ARE WORKING TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN ACTIONS TO REDUCE NUTRIENT, SEDIMENT AND OTHER POLLUTION FROM ENTERING LOCAL STREAMS IN THE PATAPSCO AND BACK RIVER WATERSHEDS AND ULTIMATELY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.IN 2025, WE WORKED WITH 24 PARTNERS INCLUDING CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, AND HOSPITALS TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT REDUCE AND FILTER STORMWATER RUNOFF. WE COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF 6 GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INCLUDING PAVEMENT REMOVAL, RAIN GARDENS, BIORETENTIONS, BIOSWALES, AND CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING. PROJECTS INCLUDE THE VILLAGE OF 12 TREES, STILLMEADOW COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP, MIRACLE CITY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, THE RED SHED VILLAGE, ST. GABRIEL CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND THE MARYLAND ENERGY ASSISTANCE BUILDING. THESE PROJECTS TREAT 7.88 ACRES (3.15 IMPERVIOUS ACRES) OF OUR WATERSHED EACH TIME IT RAINS.
Expenses $814,620 · Revenue $157,964
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GREENING:WE PLANTED 704 STREET TREES IN PARKS, SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS IN OUR WATERSHED, TOTALLING 2.35 ACRES OF STORMWATER TREATED. OUR STREET TREE PROGRAM CREATED 124 NEW TREE BEDS WHILE REMOVING 6,036 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IN BALTIMORE CITY. WE GAVE AWAY MORE THAN 1,090 TREES TO BE PLANTED IN YARDS WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY. IF ALL GIVEAWAY TREES WERE PLANTED, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF 3.63 ACRES OF NEW TREE CANOPY. THIS WILL EXPAND AS THE TREES GROW AND SPREAD THEIR LIMBS.
Expenses $750,573 · Revenue $229,083
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WATERKEEPER:BLUE WATER BALTIMORE MAINTAINS A RIGOROUS LONG-TERM WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE'S STREAMS, RIVERS, AND HARBOR IN ORDER TO CHARACTERIZE THE HEALTH OF OUR LOCALWATERWAYS, HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE, AND ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER LAWS FOR CLEAN WATER. IN 2025, WE COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL MEASUREMENTS OF WATER HEALTH WHICH WE USED TO DEVELOP REGIONAL WATER QUALITY SCORES FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT CARD. THE REPORT CARD AND ALL OF THE DATA WE GENERATE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT BALTIMOREWATERWATCH.ORG. OUR DATA-MAPPING WEBSITE IS AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THAT HELPS THEM MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW AND WHEN THEY CAN SAFELY FISH, PADDLE, AND WADE IN OUR LOCAL WATERWAYS. OUR WATERKEEPER TEAM RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO 84 POLLUTION REPORTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, OUR POLLUTION REPORTING HOTLINE, AND OUR ONLINE POLLUTION REPORTING TOOL. THESE REPORTS RANGED FROM ISSUES SUCH AS EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL VIOLATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, TO SEWAGE OVERFLOWS AND WATER MAIN BREAKS. IN 2025 WE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED THE CONSENT DECREE IN OUR CLEAN WATER ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST FLEISCHMANN'S VINEGAR COMPANY INC., KERRY INC., AND KERRY HOLDING CO. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN 2025 WE HAD 47 DIFFERENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND REACHED 1,130 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, THROUGH DOOR KNOCKING AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS AS WELL AS DELIVERING EDUCATION PROGRAMMING LIKE HOW'S THE WATER HON?, BUG HUNTS, AND WALK & TALKS.
Expenses $857,322 · Revenue $14,909
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Bill HowardBILL HOWARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Bill PiermatteiBILL PIERMATTEI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Wally PinkardWALLY PINKARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anne YastremskiANNE YASTREMSKI
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Theresa FurnariTHERESA FURNARI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer HamiltonJENNIFER HAMILTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John SavageJOHN SAVAGE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Yury GimburgYURY GIMBURG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rebecca PhillipsREBECCA PHILLIPS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Mia BlomMIA BLOM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Angus BurtonANGUS BURTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David WeisDAVID WEIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob SummersBOB SUMMERS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Phyllis FungPHYLLIS FUNG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jack BoysonJACK BOYSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
N-Neka SmithN-NEKA SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steven RagsdaleSTEVEN RAGSDALE
VICE CHAIR (TERM ENDED 1/31/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Susannah BergmannSUSANNAH BERGMANN
DIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 7/31/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlton SextonCARLTON SEXTON
DIRECTOR (TERM ENDED 1/31/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sydnee Wilson RuffSYDNEE WILSON RUFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $125,957
- From this org
- $125,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $903
- Hours/week
- 45
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Jill CecilJILL CECIL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD
- Total calculated
- $132,569
- From this org
- $119,128
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,441
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 22 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202622669349300402
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