Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,880,543
- Total expenses
- $8,085,271
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,263,589
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $383,451
- Other revenue
- $233,503
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,803,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,994,357
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $18,809,106
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,909,002
- Management and general expenses
- $1,014,018
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,162,251
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,909,002
Program services were 73.1% 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)
$2,185,546
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,078,043
-
3 · Investment income
total $201,467 · excluded $201,467
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,829,211
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $4,647,227
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $181,984
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $181,984 · excluded $181,984
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $233,503 · excluded $233,503
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$233,503
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $362,528 · program services $122,766 · management and general $216,378 · fundraising $23,384
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,913,615 · program services $3,119,651 · management and general $109,143 · fundraising $684,821
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $77,213 · program services $55,737 · management and general $6,824 · fundraising $14,652
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $258,911 · program services $175,395 · management and general $37,147 · fundraising $46,369
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $342,800 · program services $225,818 · management and general $58,217 · fundraising $58,765
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,989 · management and general $1,989
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $41,400 · management and general $41,400
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $79,476 · program services $79,476
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $75,051 · management and general $75,051
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11g · Fees: other
total $909,394 · program services $691,973 · management and general $93,084 · fundraising $124,337
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $192,783 · program services $105,524 · management and general $62,862 · fundraising $24,397
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13 · Office expenses
total $247,591 · program services $106,483 · management and general $63,211 · fundraising $77,897
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14 · Information technology
total $73,232 · program services $40,085 · management and general $23,879 · fundraising $9,268
-
16 · Occupancy
total $317,754 · program services $97,306 · management and general $132,907 · fundraising $87,541
-
17 · Travel
total $79,912 · program services $71,561 · management and general $4,411 · fundraising $3,940
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,792 · program services $13 · management and general $2,779
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $58,879 · program services $49,303 · management and general $9,576
-
23 · Insurance
total $76,470 · program services $1,679 · management and general $74,791
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24a · Other expenses: MATERIAL AND PROGRAM
total $554,384 · program services $553,339 · management and general $369 · fundraising $676
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24b · Other expenses: ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCT
total $419,097 · program services $412,893 · fundraising $6,204
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,332,970 · end of year $1,826,097
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,176,686 · end of year $2,374,493
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $25,438 · end of year $28
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $145,008 · end of year $164,058
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$788,313
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$408,061
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $439,131 · end of year $380,252
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $9,887,827 · end of year $11,217,645
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,616,618 · end of year $4,840,890
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,138,624 · end of year $489,384
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $190,407 · end of year $284,719
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,370,299 · end of year $1,220,254
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,050,593 · end of year $2,992,496
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,873,755 · end of year $15,816,610
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF SAVE THE SOUND IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAND, AIR, AND WATER OF THE WHOLE LONG ISLAND SOUND REGION. WE USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE RESULTS THAT BENEFIT OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAND, AIR AND WATER.
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THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PROGRAM USES COMMUNITY SCIENCE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND ON-THE-WATER WATCHDOG ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE HEALTH OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND ITS WATERSHED. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM COORDINATED THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY, PUBLISHED A REPORT ON LONG ISLAND SOUND'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, LED ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION EFFORTS THAT RESULTED IN INVESTMENT IN LONG ISLAND SOUND INITIATIVES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND INCREASED THE VISIBILITY OF OUR SOUNDKEEPER SUBPROGRAM, WHICH PATROLS THE WATERS OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND TO ENSURE POLLUTION IS STOPPED.
Expenses $2,036,511
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THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROGRAM WORKS WITH NATURAL SYSTEMS TO CREATE OR RESTORE THE CONDITIONS FOR ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN THRIVING AND RESILIENCE. THE PROGRAM DOES THIS BY REMOVING DAMS AND RESTORING FISH PASSAGE; INSTALLING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EMPLOYS NATIVE PLANTS TO ABSORB AND FILTER STORMWATER BEFORE IT POLLUTES LOCAL WATERWAYS; RESTORES MARSHLAND AND CONSTRUCTS LVING SHORELINES TO IMPROVE COASTAL RESILIENCE AND REVERSE MARSH LOSS AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PROTECTING WATER QUALITY AND WILDLIFE THORUOGH A ROBUST CLELANUP PROGRAM AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
Expenses $1,766,944
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THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM USES EDUCATION, POLICY, AND GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO ENSURE LOWERED EMISSIONS, TO REDUCE POLLUTION, AND TO EXPEDITE THE ADOPTION OF PRACTICES THAT STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S RESILIENCE AND COASTAL DEFENSES. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO SHARE INFORMATION AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND, WILDLIFE, AND THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE, WORK, AND RECREATE WITHIN THE WATERSHED.
Expenses $504,620
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OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:-ENDANGERED LAND- $420,801COMMUNICATIONS - $220,062ADJUDICATION - $532,176EDUCATION - $248,326ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - $119,634BEACH CLEAN UP - $59,928
Expenses $1,600,927
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Todd CortTODD CORT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Celia FelsherCELIA FELSHER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Claudia MezeyCLAUDIA MEZEY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul AhernPAUL AHERN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard AngleRICHARD ANGLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Raphael ElkindRAPHAEL ELKIND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Evan HellerEVAN HELLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dawn HenryDAWN HENRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katherine KennedyKATHERINE KENNEDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary Ellen KranzlinMARY ELLEN KRANZLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leslie LeeLESLIE LEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph MacdougaldJOSEPH MACDOUGALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruni PizarroBRUNI PIZARRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim TaussingTIM TAUSSING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Johan VerkampJOHAN VERKAMP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Janel CriteJANEL CRITE
EVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $148,739
- From this org
- $137,003
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,736
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Leah Lopez SchmalzLEAH LOPEZ SCHMALZ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $183,718
- From this org
- $162,137
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,581
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $162,137
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,700
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,881
- Filer's total
- $183,718
-
Alicia SullivanALICIA SULLIVAN
EVP, PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $184,413
- From this org
- $162,318
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,095
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $162,318
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,057
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,038
- Filer's total
- $184,413
-
Denise StrankoDENISE STRANKO
EVP, PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $146,508
- From this org
- $123,128
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,380
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Laura WildmanLAURA WILDMAN
VP, ECOLOGICAL ACTION
- Total calculated
- $127,564
- From this org
- $127,564
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Roger ReynoldsROGER REYNOLDS
SENIOR LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $138,558
- From this org
- $131,976
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,582
- Hours/week
- 40
-
David AnselDAVID ANSEL
VP, CENTER FOR WATER PROTECTION
- Total calculated
- $122,456
- From this org
- $122,456
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $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. 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 · 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202512279349300241
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