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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,558,416
Total expenses
$4,160,205
Contributions and grants received
$4,481,950
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$51,388
Other revenue
$25,078
Total assets, end of year
$3,526,669
Total liabilities, end of year
$826,389
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,700,280
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,109,863
Management and general expenses
$884,524
Fundraising expenses
$165,818
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,109,863

Program services were 74.8% 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

    $81,924

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,419,259

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $980,767

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $42,243

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,388 · related or exempt $51,388

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,590

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

    $81,924

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,590

  • 11a · Other revenue: DE LICENSE PLATES

    total $15,488 · related or exempt $15,488

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,488

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $257,297 · program services $208,411 · management and general $38,594 · fundraising $10,292

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,788,211 · program services $1,260,924 · management and general $469,471 · fundraising $57,816

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,445 · program services $37,760 · management and general $13,112 · fundraising $1,573

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $168,932 · program services $134,120 · management and general $27,200 · fundraising $7,612

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $150,699 · program services $99,472 · management and general $46,949 · fundraising $4,278

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $702,475 · program services $595,670 · management and general $102,551 · fundraising $4,254

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,444 · program services $29,779 · management and general $9,204 · fundraising $4,461

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $154,258 · program services $68,103 · management and general $86,155

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $142,636 · program services $82,729 · management and general $38,512 · fundraising $21,395

  • 17 · Travel

    total $54,872 · program services $53,452 · management and general $727 · fundraising $693

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $73,672 · program services $17,870 · management and general $16,845 · fundraising $38,957

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,845 · management and general $8,845

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,490 · program services $21,744 · management and general $10,122 · fundraising $5,624

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBGRANT EXPENSES

    total $352,540 · program services $352,540

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT PROGRAM EXP

    total $124,135 · program services $121,897 · management and general $414 · fundraising $1,824

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $39,618 · program services $22,978 · management and general $10,697 · fundraising $5,943

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & MEMBERSHIPS

    total $8,636 · program services $2,414 · management and general $5,126 · fundraising $1,096

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,047,567 · end of year $1,355,068

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,424,828 · end of year $1,331,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,217 · end of year $4,217

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,254 · end of year $42,385

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

    $779,535

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

    $193,758

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $287,930 · end of year $585,777

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $23,370 · end of year $26,255

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $324,426 · end of year $181,967

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $314,716 · end of year $454,596

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $198,049 · end of year $191,494

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $322,758 · end of year $180,299

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,159,214 · end of year $2,358,034

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $142,855 · end of year $342,246

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DELAWARE ESTUARY, INC. (PDE), HOST OF THE DELAWARE ESTUARY PROGRAM, LEADS COLLABORATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY, WHICH COVERS PORTIONS OF DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA.

  • LIVING SHORELINES - PDE CONTINUED TO CONDUCT STUDIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FRESHWATER MUSSEL HABITAT REQUIREMENTS THAT IMPROVE LIVING SHORELINE DESIGNS, AND CONTINUED TO WORK ON LIVING SHORELINE PLANNING, INSTALLATION, AND MONITORING. THIS INCLUDED LIVING SHORELINE MONITORING AT LEWES, DE; MISPILLION, DE; AND MAURICE RIVER, NJ; AS WELL AS ON THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER IN PHILADELPHIA. BIVALVE RESEARCH AND FRESHWATER MUSSEL PROPAGATION - PDE CONDUCTED FRESHWATER MUSSEL GENETIC RESEARCH AND FRESHWATER MUSSEL GROWTH RESEARCH AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS PA, DE, AND NJ. PDE IS ALSO CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARD THE START OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRESHWATER MUSSEL HATCHERY. WETLANDS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT - PDE CONDUCTED WETLANDS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT AS PART OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL WETLANDS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT (MACWA) PROGRAM. MACWA ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SITE SPECIFIC INTENSIVE MONITORING (SSIM), AS WELL AS GROUNDWATER MONITORING AT SITES IN NJ AND DE TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE. THE USE OF NEWLY ACQUIRED ACOUSTIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT IS ALSO BEING INCORPORATED INTO MONITORING AT RESTORATION SITES TO ASSESS THE CHANGE IN WILDLIFE USAGE PRE- AND POST-RESTORATION. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT - PDE STAFF ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH RELATED TO CLEAN WATER, HEALTHY HABITATS, AND STRONG COMMUNITIES. PDE PARTICIPATED IN AN INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC EVENTS AND FESTIVALS IN 2024, PROVIDING PDE WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE FACE-TO-FACE. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON EVENTS, PDE REACHED COMMUNITIES THROUGH VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND PDE'S ESTUARY NEWS NEWSLETTER. URBAN WATERS FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP COORDINATION - PDE SERVED AS THE COORDINATOR OF THE URBAN WATERS FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP (UWFP) FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER LOCATION, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PHILADELPHIA (PA), CHESTER (PA), CAMDEN (NJ), AND WILMINGTON (DE). PDE STENGTHENED CONNECTIONS WITHIN EACH OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND WORKED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PLAN COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, HABITAT, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

    Expenses $3,109,863

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathy Klein

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $155,595
    From this org
    $150,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,236
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,359
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,236
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $155,595

  • Elizabeth Horsey

    DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $115,597
    From this org
    $103,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,929
    Hours/week
    35

  • Martha Maxwell-Doyle

    PROGRAM DIRE

    Total calculated
    $115,237
    From this org
    $103,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,787
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

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
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543179349308854

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