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← CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,391,807
Total expenses
$14,119,393
Contributions and grants received
$8,366,606
Grants paid
$260,000
Program service revenue
$695,794
Investment income
$1,297,184
Other revenue
$32,223
Total assets, end of year
$19,487,366
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,112,683
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,374,683
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,280,166
Management and general expenses
$1,228,443
Fundraising expenses
$610,784
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,280,166

Program services were 87.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,158,087

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,208,519

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $170,912

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $695,794 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $615,781 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $615,781

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $27,938

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $27,938

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $27,938 · excluded $27,938

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,294,065 · other assets $680,050

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,292,712 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,353 · other assets $680,050

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $681,403 · related or exempt $680,050 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,353

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,285 · related or exempt $4,285 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,285

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $250,000 · program services $250,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $244,017 · program services $171,967 · management and general $43,064 · fundraising $28,986

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,278,628 · program services $2,306,266 · management and general $576,711 · fundraising $395,651

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $140,713 · program services $99,165 · management and general $24,833 · fundraising $16,715

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $311,200 · program services $219,313 · management and general $54,920 · fundraising $36,967

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $258,032 · program services $181,844 · management and general $45,537 · fundraising $30,651

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,790 · program services $0 · management and general $18,790 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,100 · program services $0 · management and general $55,100 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $79,650 · program services $79,650 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,584 · program services $0 · management and general $1,584 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $215,577 · program services $45,746 · management and general $125,227 · fundraising $44,604

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $229,299 · program services $86,362 · management and general $104,654 · fundraising $38,283

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $72,562 · program services $0 · management and general $72,562 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,931 · program services $27,469 · management and general $6,579 · fundraising $2,883

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $53,466 · program services $20,898 · management and general $21,586 · fundraising $10,982

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $54,763 · program services $15,243 · management and general $39,520 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $45,249 · program services $13,639 · management and general $31,060 · fundraising $550

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS

    total $6,095,552 · program services $6,085,074 · management and general $6,716 · fundraising $3,762

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $2,668,280 · program services $2,667,530 · management and general $0 · fundraising $750

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $211,123

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,633,017 · end of year $8,462,052

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,090,500 · end of year $2,685,408

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,461 · end of year $99,713

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

    $3,254,209

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

    $217,382

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,402,204 · end of year $3,036,827

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,265,154 · end of year $4,986,544

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $129,212 · end of year $5,699

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $488,813 · end of year $997,563

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $523,293 · end of year $115,120

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,968,189 · end of year $7,926,021

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,571,253 · end of year $10,448,662

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • CONSERVE: THE WORLDS LEADING SCIENTISTS ARE CALLING FOR DRAMATIC INCREASES IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS TO CONSERVE 30% OF THE EARTHS LANDS AND WATERS BY 2030. HERE IN THE CHESAPEAKE, WERE WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO CONSERVE 30% OF THE CHESAPEAKES LANDS AND WATERS BY 2030, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, BIODIVERSITY AND WATER QUALITY. CONSERVING LAND AND FORESTS PROVIDES HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND DOES A JOB THAT NATURE INTENDED-FILTERING STORMWATER BEFORE IT REACHES THE BAY, HELPING TO PREVENT SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENTS FROM ENTERING OUR WATERWAYS. WHEN WE CONSERVE LAND, WE ALSO STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR RECREATION, OFTEN BY EXPANDING OR CREATING NEW PARKS AND WILDLIFE REFUGES.

    Expenses $9,056,449 · Grants $260,000 · Revenue $183,379

  • RESTORE STREAMS: TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY IS USING THE LATEST GROUNDBREAKING DATA AND PRECISION CONSERVATION TO CREATE A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT UPSTREAM, FOR A HEALTHIER CHESAPEAKE BAY DOWNSTREAM. RESTORATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH-STARTING WITH THE STREAMS. RESTORING THE BAYS 100,000 SMALL TRIBUTARIES IS KEY TO RESTORING THE CHESAPEAKE AS THE WATERSHEDS LAND-TO- WATER RATIO IS 14:1, THE LARGEST OF ANY OF THE LARGE ENCLOSED COASTAL WATER BODIES IN THE WORLD. WITH ALL OF THAT LAND DRAINING INTO VERY LITTLE WATER BY COMPARISON, STRINGING TOGETHER HIGH-VALUE PROJECTS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN FISH, BUG AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.

    Expenses $1,550,884 · Revenue $429,193

  • EMPOWER WITH DATA: CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCYS CONSERVATION INNOVATION CENTER (CIC) SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, LEVERAGING CUTTING-EDGE GEOSPATIAL DATA SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS TO TACKLE PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CHALLENGES IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSFORM DATA INTO PRECISE AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS THAT RESTORE AND SUSTAIN THE BAYS HEALTH FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE CIC HAS PIONEERED THE USE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION DATA PRODUCTS TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH PRECISION-BASED AND LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION. THROUGH STRONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, THE CICS INSIGHTS INFORM POLICIES AND DRIVE TARGETED PROJECT PRIORITIES TO MAXIMIZE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. USING EVIDENCE- BASED STRATEGIES, QUANTIFIABLE NATURE-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS, WE CREATE INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND ANALYSES THAT EMPOWER EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING.

    Expenses $1,672,833 · Revenue $83,222

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joel Dunn

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $216,481
    From this org
    $189,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,635
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,846
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,779
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,856
    Filer's total
    $216,481

  • Kumar Mainali

    DATA SCIENCE LEAD/SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $146,582
    From this org
    $123,476
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,106
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael Evans

    SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $140,760
    From this org
    $123,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,122
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ellen Gardner

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $138,582
    From this org
    $120,307
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,275
    Hours/week
    30

  • Matthew Provost

    SR VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $137,910
    From this org
    $125,007
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,903
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joanne Couser

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $125,457
    From this org
    $119,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,219
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stephanie Meeks

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Earl

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Hatcher

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Sabot

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Ashe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rich Batiuk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Brubaker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Astrid Caldas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Gronski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Colin Harrington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Bailey Hedgepeth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pamela Marks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vibha Jain Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • G Anne Richardson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ava Shivers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Tabas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Vaughan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY CENTER LLC

    TO CREATE A CONSERVATION CENTER · MD · income $27,938 · assets $3,209,395

    Directly controlled by CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540429349301129

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