Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,736,143
- Total expenses
- $5,170,409
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,577,814
- Grants paid
- $607,973
- Program service revenue
- $433,233
- Investment income
- $1,470,527
- Other revenue
- $254,569
- Total assets, end of year
- $33,960,882
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $203,591
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $33,757,291
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,346,087
- Management and general expenses
- $422,443
- Fundraising expenses
- $401,879
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,346,087
Program services were 84.1% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$82,560
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,495,254
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,022,283
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM
total $433,233 · related or exempt $433,233
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3 · Investment income
total $569,148 · excluded $569,148
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6a · Gross rents
real property $78,384
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $78,384
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $78,384 · excluded $78,384
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $901,379
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $901,379
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $901,379 · excluded $901,379
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$272,384
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$128,968
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $143,416 · excluded $143,416
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$45,422
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$12,653
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $32,769 · excluded $32,769
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $607,973 · program services $607,973
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,397,571 · program services $1,726,606 · management and general $345,649 · fundraising $325,316
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $429,521 · program services $358,045 · management and general $37,291 · fundraising $34,185
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $210,844 · program services $149,294 · management and general $30,902 · fundraising $30,648
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $19,715 · program services $19,715
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13 · Office expenses
total $53,145 · program services $49,545 · fundraising $3,600
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $369,294 · program services $369,294
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23 · Insurance
total $101,340 · program services $101,340
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24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES
total $583,177 · program services $583,177
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $179,525 · program services $170,132 · management and general $4,658 · fundraising $4,735
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $53,891 · program services $53,891
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24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $37,246 · program services $37,246
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24e · All other expenses
total $127,167 · program services $119,829 · management and general $3,943 · fundraising $3,395
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $231,887
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $959,519 · end of year $1,381,956
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $263,008 · end of year $221,305
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $18,521 · end of year $22,038
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,014 · end of year $11
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$17,249,887
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,808,118
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $13,500,203 · end of year $13,441,769
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $18,368,050 · end of year $18,893,803
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $219,092 · end of year $147,640
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $358,333 · end of year $55,951
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $11,727,792 · end of year $11,418,929
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $21,037,985 · end of year $22,338,362
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
KEEPING WATER CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY IS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR WATER AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY THROUGH CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. IT ADDRESSES KEY ISSUES AFFECTING WATER QUALITY AND LAND USE, EDUCATES AREA RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ECOLOGY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVES OPEN SPACE BY MAINTAINING A 950-ACRE NATURE RESERVE AND ORGANIC FARM.
Activities or mission (Part I)
KEEPING WATER CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY IS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION. WE WORK TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR WATER AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY THROUGH CONSERVATION, ADVOCACY, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION.
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A) SCIENCE - SCIENCE IS AT THE HEART OF THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP. ACROSS THE REGION, WE COLLECT KEY DATA ON THE HEALTH OF OUR STREAMS AND ON OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. WE DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO CITIZENS AND OFFICIALS IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, AND WORK WITH THEM TO ADDRESS POLLUTION OF OUR WATER SUPPLIES AND WATERWAYS. OUR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM COMBINES SCIENTIFIC DATA WITH MAPPING SYSTEMS TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES AND HELP PLAN FOR A BETTER FUTURE. B) ADVOCACY - FOR SEVEN DECADES, THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE HAS LED THE FIGHT TO PRESERVE OUR REGION'S WATER AND LAND. WE ENGAGE LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS, URGING THEM TO STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, IMPROVE PLANNING AND ZONING, AND MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT OUR FUTURE. WE WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH LOCAL TOWNS THROUGH OUR PROJECT FOR MUNICIPAL EXCELLENCE, AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT WOULD HARM THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Expenses $1,902,458 · Grants $607,973
-
EDUCATION - THE WATERSHED INSTITUTE SERVES MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH NEARLY 400 EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS EACH YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION OF THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. OUR TEACHER WORKSHOPS TRAIN EDUCATORS TO INCORPORATE THE ENVIRONMENT INTO THEIR CURRICULUMS, WHILE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TEACH STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS. AT OUR NATURE CENTER, YOU WILL DISCOVER AN ASSORTMENT OF EXHIBITS AND A COLLECTION OF SMALL CREATURES. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH BUTTERFLIES (IN SEASON) AT THE KATE GORRIE MEMORIAL BUTTERFLY HOUSE.
Expenses $1,199,768
-
CONSERVATION - FROM OUR 950-ACRE WATERSHED RESERVE IN HOPEWELL TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF ARE ENGAGED IN PROJECTS THAT PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURAL HABITATS. WE HAVE ALSO HELPED FOSTER OTHER IMPORTANT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE YEARS. IN THE 1980'S, WE HELPED LAUNCH THE D&R GREENWAY LAND TRUST AND THE NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY. OUR WATERSHED RESERVE HOSTS FAIRGROWN ORGANIC FARM. THROUGH OUR WATERSHED INSTITUTE, WE HELP BUILD OTHER WATERSHED GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE.
Expenses $1,243,861
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Danielle BentsenDANIELLE BENTSEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob ConnorROB CONNOR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob BernessROB BERNESS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark BrahaneyMARK BRAHANEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Silvia Strauss DebenedettiSILVIA STRAUSS DEBENEDETTI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ger BrophyGER BROPHY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer DuffyJENNIFER DUFFY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anne CatenaANNE CATENA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eric DutaudERIC DUTAUD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paula Figueroa-VegaPAULA FIGUEROA-VEGA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meg GorrieMEG GORRIE
TRUSTEE EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kurt SchulteKURT SCHULTE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Damon MissouriDAMON MISSOURI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina OvermanCHRISTINA OVERMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary ReeceMARY REECE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter TovarPETER TOVAR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacqueline RookeJACQUELINE ROOKE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William WilsonWILLIAM WILSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolyn SandersonCAROLYN SANDERSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susannah WiseSUSANNAH WISE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barbie Griffin ColeBARBIE GRIFFIN COLE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shefali ShahSHEFALI SHAH
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Enrique CurchitserENRIQUE CURCHITSER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ari SorokenARI SOROKEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James WaltmanJAMES WALTMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $143,478
- From this org
- $143,478
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Pankhoori GuptaPANKHOORI GUPTA
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $35,916
- From this org
- $35,916
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Sophie GlovierSOPHIE GLOVIER
CHIEF OF STRATEGY AND PROGRAM
- Total calculated
- $108,160
- From this org
- $108,160
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Maggie Kelly No Salary In 2024MAGGIE KELLY NO SALARY IN 2024
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- 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.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 9 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533149349300438
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