Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BLUE WATER BALTIMORE.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 30 January 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Listed only on the earlier return

DANA PETERSEN MOORE ESQ
ERIN CAWLEY
FAITH E THOMAS
KATHLEEN ROGERS
KATHLEEN WISSER
LINDA WOOLF
LISA BENSON
MARTIN KNOTT JR
MICHELLE D JOHNSON
RHINENENA QUAMINA RN
SANDRA REGLER
SR CORRA LEE MIDDLETON SSND
SR LIMETEZE PIERRE-GILLES SSND

Listed only on the later return

ANGUS BURTON
ANNE YASTREMSKI
BILL HOWARD
BOB SUMMERS
BRIAN DETTMAN
BRIAN LACHAPELLE
CARLTON SEXTON
DAN O'LEARY
DAVID WEIS
JAMES STIERHOFF
JOHN SAVAGE
KEVIN HEBBEL
KEVIN SHEA
MARGARET OLIVER
PHILIP SPEVAK
REBECCA PHILLIPS
STEPHANIE COLDREN
STEVEN RAGSDALE
SUSANNAH BERGMAN
SYDNEE RUFF
THERESA FURNARI
WALTER PINKARD III
YURY GIMBURG

Totals

Total revenue: $2,855,807
Total expenses: $2,946,011
Contributions and grants received: $2,144,778
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $334,573
Investment income: $1,729
Other revenue: $374,727
Total assets, end of year: $1,938,185
Total liabilities, end of year: $238,198
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,699,987
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,804,950
Management and general expenses: $878,744
Fundraising expenses: $262,317
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,804,950

Program services were 61.3% 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.

1b · Membership dues

$546,034
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$284,123
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,314,621
2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

total $334,573 · related or exempt $334,573
3 · Investment income

total $1,729 · excluded $1,729
6a · Gross rents

real property $1,876
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $1,876
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $1,876 · excluded $1,876
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$98,797
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$16,482
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $82,315 · excluded $82,315
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$499,080
10b · Cost of goods sold

$219,189
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $279,891 · related or exempt $279,891
11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

total $10,645 · related or exempt $10,645
11e · Other revenue, total

$10,645

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $126,290 · program services $72,373 · management and general $40,116 · fundraising $13,801
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,403,007 · program services $804,022 · management and general $445,659 · fundraising $153,326
9 · Other employee benefits

total $165,410 · program services $95,168 · management and general $52,094 · fundraising $18,148
10 · Payroll taxes

total $120,519 · program services $65,729 · management and general $41,189 · fundraising $13,601
11c · Fees: accounting

total $23,500 · program services $19,760 · management and general $2,713 · fundraising $1,027
11g · Fees: other

total $533,205 · program services $448,340 · management and general $61,568 · fundraising $23,297
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $7,760 · program services $107 · management and general $3,653 · fundraising $4,000
13 · Office expenses

total $168,432 · program services $147,107 · management and general $20,528 · fundraising $797
16 · Occupancy

total $132,426 · program services $14,398 · management and general $116,828 · fundraising $1,200
17 · Travel

total $29,187 · program services $6,462 · management and general $1,965 · fundraising $20,760
20 · Interest

total $21,333 · program services $13,945 · management and general $2,485 · fundraising $4,903
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $13,768 · program services $9,224 · management and general $3,580 · fundraising $964
23 · Insurance

total $35,238 · program services $7,655 · management and general $27,583
24a · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

total $85,458 · program services $82,106 · management and general $3,352 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

total $31,118 · program services $0 · management and general $31,118 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND TRAINING

total $16,240 · program services $6,344 · management and general $9,068 · fundraising $828
24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

total $11,020 · program services $1,553 · management and general $9,026 · fundraising $441
24e · All other expenses

total $22,100 · program services $10,657 · management and general $6,219 · fundraising $5,224

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,257,002 · end of year $1,249,359
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $611,062 · end of year $504,885
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $17,014 · end of year $41,344
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $19,695 · end of year $22,707
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$318,388
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$271,423
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $50,088 · end of year $46,965
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $855 · end of year $72,925
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $127,938 · end of year $151,612
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $17,047 · end of year $86,586
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $18,063 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,308,931 · end of year $1,275,908
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $481,237 · end of year $424,079

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

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 LANDSCAPING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDE DESIGNING AND INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS AND LOW MAINTENANCE NATIVE LANDSCAPES TO REDUCE STORM RUNOFF. 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 BOTH RESIDENTS AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. IN 2022, WE WORKED WITH 46 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO COLLECTIVELY GAVE 870 HOURS OF TIME TO SELL 35,306 NATIVE PLANTS.

Expenses $233,540
WATERSHED RESTORATION:BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S STORMWATER REDUCTION EFFORTS AIM TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF RAIN WATER RUNOFF, OR STORMWATER, FLOWING INTO STORM DRAINS AND STREAMS FROM INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES, AND IS AN OVERALL EFFORT TO REDUCE FLOODING IN STREAMS, TO REDUCE NUTRIENT, SEDIMENT AND OTHER POLLUTION FROM ENTERING LOCAL STREAMS AND ULTIMATELY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.IN 2022, WE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 20 PARTNERS INCLUDING CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND HOSPITALS TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT REDUCE AND FILTER STORMWATER RUNOFF. WE MANAGED THE INSTALLATION OF 4 GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS, CONTAINING PAVEMENT REMOVAL, RAIN GARDENS AND CONSERVATION. THESE PROJECTS REMOVED 0.3 ACRES OF PAVEMENT AND TREAT 0.74 ACRES OF OUR WATERSHED EACH TIME IT RAINS. WE ESTIMATE ALL RESTORATION PROJECTS REMOVED THE FOLLOWING POLLUTION EACH YEAR: 4,015 LBS OF SEDIMENT POLLUTION, 20 LBS OF NITROGEN POLLUTION, AND 1.4 LBS OF PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION.

Expenses $631,546
GREENING:WE PLANTED OVER 1,058 TREES IN PARKS, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTS AND ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS IN OUR WATERSHED. WE GAVE AWAY OVER 950 TREES TO BE PLANTED IN YARDS WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY. OUR STREET TREE PROGRAM CREATED 107 NEW TREE BEDS WHILE REMOVING 4,517 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE IN 2 BALTIMORE CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. IF ALL TREES WERE PLANTED THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF 6.7 ACRES OF NEW TREE CANOPY. THIS WILL EXPAND AS THE TREES GROW AND SPREAD THEIR LIMBS.

Expenses $755,332
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 LOCAL WATERWAYS, HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE, AND ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER LAWS FOR CLEAN WATER. IN 2022, 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 87 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 2022 WE CONTINUED OUR FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT LITIGATION AGAINST BALTIMORE CITY FOR SIGNIFICANT PERMIT VIOLATIONS AT BOTH THE PATAPSCO AND BACK RIVER WWTPS. WE ALSO CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON A CONSENT DECREE TO RESOLVE THE STATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION RELATED TO THESE MATTERS.

Expenses $184,532

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

Listed in Part VII

LISA BENSON

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
ERIN CAWLEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
MICHELLE D JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
MARTIN KNOTT JR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SR CORRA LEE MIDDLETON SSND

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DANA PETERSEN MOORE ESQ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SR LIMETEZE PIERRE-GILLES SSND

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
RHINENENA QUAMINA RN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SANDRA REGLER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATHLEEN ROGERS

CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
FAITH E THOMAS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATHLEEN WISSER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LINDA WOOLF

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DEOLEOUS BRIDGES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$126,290

From this org

$126,290

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

45
JILL CECIL

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN.

Total calculated

$126,648

From this org

$115,634

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,014

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: 2022
Filed: 9 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202343149349304314

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