Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,815,883
- Total expenses
- $8,432,813
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,399,745
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $328,693
- Investment income
- $87,445
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,855,971
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $735,322
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,120,649
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,406,665
- Management and general expenses
- $731,791
- Fundraising expenses
- $294,357
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,406,665
Program services were 87.8% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$98,942
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$7,768,787
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$532,016
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT AND SALES REVENUE
total $328,693 · related or exempt $328,693
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3 · Investment income
total $87,445 · excluded $87,445
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$46,540
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$98,942
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$46,540
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $187,547 · program services $137,781 · management and general $28,082 · fundraising $21,684
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,420,636 · program services $1,043,667 · management and general $212,719 · fundraising $164,250
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $56,202 · program services $41,288 · management and general $8,416 · fundraising $6,498
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $277,143 · program services $203,603 · management and general $41,498 · fundraising $32,042
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $117,609 · program services $86,401 · management and general $17,610 · fundraising $13,598
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,275 · management and general $2,275
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,058 · management and general $23,058
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,831 · management and general $4,831
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,723,518 · program services $5,605,572 · management and general $112,592 · fundraising $5,354
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $66,079 · program services $2,556 · management and general $59,538 · fundraising $3,985
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $112,434 · management and general $112,434
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $42,710 · program services $33,407 · management and general $7,821 · fundraising $1,482
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,299 · program services $14,299
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23 · Insurance
total $107,505 · program services $93,139 · management and general $14,366
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
total $224,357 · program services $144,952 · management and general $79,405
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24b · Other expenses: PROMOTION AND OUTREACH
total $36,731 · fundraising $36,731
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $15,879 · management and general $7,146 · fundraising $8,733
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $64,537 · end of year $1,074
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $518,262 · end of year $1,144,032
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,100,978 · end of year $675,316
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$178,408
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$121,210
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $57,198
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $615,378 · end of year $700,028
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $378,363 · end of year $278,323
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $65,540
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $573,756 · end of year $453,749
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $368,965 · end of year $281,573
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,569,257 · end of year $2,100,054
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $20,595
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
PLAN, PROMOTE IMPLEMENT SCIENCE-BASED SUSTAINABLE SHELLFISH RESTORATION, AQUACULTURE, AND WILD FISHERY ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY PRESERVE OUR CULTURE HERITAGE
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OYSTER RECOVERY AND HABITAT CREATION IN MARYLAND OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP UNDERTAKES A SYNCHRONIZED OYSTER RECOVERY EFFORT. LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES FROM ALL THE PARTNERS AND USING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2008 OYSTER ADVISORY COMMISSION REPORT AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAMS OYSTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, THIS PROJECT BEGINS TO IMPLEMENT THE BAY WIDE STRATEGY TO RESTORE OYSTERS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PRESIDENTS EO 13508 STRATEGY AND TO IMPLEMENT THE MD GOVERNORS OYSTER RESTORATION PLAN. MAJOR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE 1 CONTINUED MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION PROCESS OF TARGETED LARGE SCALE RESTORATION AND ENFORCEMENT, 2 CONDUCTING RESTORATION IN TARGETED TRIBUTARIES USING SPAT ON SHELL, NATURAL SET, AND ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATE AS APPROPRIATE, CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
Expenses $7,406,665 · Revenue $328,693
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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H Ward SlacumH WARD SLACUM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $187,547
- From this org
- $159,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,739
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,808
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $7,865
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,874
- Filer's total
- $187,547
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Tighe MerkertTIGHE MERKERT
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike EckhartMIKE ECKHART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shannon LyonsSHANNON LYONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Russell StevensonRUSSELL STEVENSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harold GraulHAROLD GRAUL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James KingJAMES KING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie MatthewsKATIE MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maxine PhillipsMAXINE PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen OertelKAREN OERTEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben SavageBEN SAVAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Philip PlackPHILIP PLACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill ConeyBILL CONEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason RuthJASON RUTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill Gibbons-FlyBILL GIBBONS-FLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amanda GreeneAMANDA GREENE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas KountzTHOMAS KOUNTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Russell SmithRUSSELL SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff HarrisonJEFF HARRISON
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 · 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 25 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202601769349301500
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