2025-02-11T08:35:46-08:00 2024-09-30 521861549 ANDERSON DAVIS & ASSOCIATES CPA PA 1406 B SOUTH CRAIN HWY 204 GLEN BURNIE MD 21061 990 2023-10-01 262271377 CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC CHES 4433213610 1212 WEST STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 EJ AMYOT INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO 4433213610 2025-02-11 true true BENJAMIN M YUST CPA P00847883 4107662645 2025-02-11 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X EJ AMYOT 1212 WEST STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 11684519 false X WWW.CHESAPEAKECONSERVANCY.ORG X 2008 MD SEE SCHEDULE O 20 20 54 224 0 0 23679647 8366606 485208 695794 332509 1297184 31656 32223 24529020 10391807 260000 0 3856687 4232590 88500 0 610784 8078384 9626803 12023571 14119393 12505449 -3727586 22551548 19487366 1012106 1112683 21539442 18374683 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 9056449 260000 183379 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. 1550884 0 429193 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. 1672833 0 83222 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. 12280166 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true 59 0 true 54 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MD DC MA NY PA VA WV X EJ AMYOT 4433213610 1212 WEST STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 JOEL DUNN PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X 189846 0 26635 KUMAR MAINALI DATA SCIENCE LEAD/SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST 40.00 X 123476 0 23106 MICHAEL EVANS SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST 40.00 X 123638 0 17122 ELLEN GARDNER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 30.00 X 120307 0 18275 MATTHEW PROVOST SR VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY 40.00 X 125007 0 12903 JOANNE COUSER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 119238 0 6219 STEPHANIE MEEKS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW EARL VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ED HATCHER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SABOT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEITH ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ASHE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH BATIUK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BRUBAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASTRID CALDAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM GRONSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN HARRINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BAILEY HEDGEPETH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA MARKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIBHA JAIN MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN REYNOLDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 G ANNE RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AVA SHIVERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP TABAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE VAUGHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 801512 0 104260 13 false true false UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 81 CARRIGAN DRIVE BRULINGTON VT 05405 TECHNICAL/GIS SERVICES 379064 COASTAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC 246 CHARITA WAY SEVERNA PARK MD 21146 CONSTRUCTION AND BEACH RESTORATION 245053 GROW HOME 402 LYMAN AVENUE BALTIMORE MD 21212 LANDSCAPING 129465 HAMMEL GREEN AND ABRAHAMSON INC 420 5TH STREET N SUITE 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 124700 CREEKSIDE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONS 7 WALKER BRIDGE LANE MILL HALL PA 17751 CONSTRUCTION AND BEACH RESTORATION 117583 6 4158087 4208519 170912 8366606 CONTRACT INCOME 900099 695794 0 0 695794 615781 0 615781 27938 0 27938 27938 27938 1294065 680050 1292712 0 1353 680050 681403 680050 0 1353 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4285 4285 0 0 4285 10391807 1380129 0 645072 250000 250000 10000 10000 244017 171967 43064 28986 3278628 2306266 576711 395651 140713 99165 24833 16715 311200 219313 54920 36967 258032 181844 45537 30651 18790 0 18790 0 55100 0 55100 0 79650 79650 0 0 1584 0 1584 0 215577 45746 125227 44604 229299 86362 104654 38283 72562 0 72562 0 36931 27469 6579 2883 53466 20898 21586 10982 54763 15243 39520 0 45249 13639 31060 550 LAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS 6095552 6085074 6716 3762 PROGRAM SERVICES 2668280 2667530 0 750 14119393 12280166 1228443 610784 10000 211123 12633017 8462052 3090500 2685408 21461 99713 3254209 217382 2402204 3036827 4265154 4986544 129212 5699 22551548 19487366 488813 997563 523293 115120 1012106 1112683 X 5968189 7926021 15571253 10448662 21539442 18374683 22551548 19487366 -3727586 562827 X false true X true true true X 0 7534562 13660252 6586734 23679647 8366606 59827801 0 0 7534562 13660252 6586734 23679647 8366606 59827801 19673794 40154007 23883 18207 52048 331373 643719 1069230 0 0 60897031 4033436 0.65940 0.62320 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 81840 81840 13426769 13508609 825430 206358 0 0 468749 632269 719072 825430 2645520 3968280 4928 4591 0 81840 91359 117187 158067 179768 206358 661380 992070 0 0 0 0 0 2368409 100000 554061 69000 2953470 2075548 102000 260303 69442 2368409 1523984 1000000 -378780 69656 2075548 1388268 198216 62500 1523984 1267206 180062 59000 1388268 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 false false 0 850000 850000 2194190 45919 2148271 210019 171463 38556 3036827 X 11391424 562827 438374 1001201 10390223 1584 1584 10391807 14556183 438374 438374 14117809 1584 1584 14119393 Pt V, Line 4 THE CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT A PERMANENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND A SEPARATE ENDOWMENT TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL AWARD TO BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF LEADERSHIP. Pt X, Line 2 THE CONSERVANCY IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONSERVANCY ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, THE CONSERVANCY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND. FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE CONSERVANCY FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) IN ITS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) FOR ACCOUNTING OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS CLARIFY THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES BY PRESCRIBING THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSITION. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE CONSERVANCY HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND ALL STATE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT OPERATES. THE CONSERVANCY BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE CONSERVANCYS FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE CONSERVANCY HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE CONSERVANCYS TAX RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR THREE YEARS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATION. true THE NATURE CONSERVANCY 4245 FAIRFAX DR ARLINGTON VA 22203 530242652 501C3 250000 0 ESTABLISH THE SMWNWR HOUSING STIPEND 1 10000 Pt I Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MONITOR GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS (HOUSING STIPEND) BUT DOES ISSUE A 1099. GRANTS TO OTHER DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS ARE MONITORED BY A STAFF MEMBER WHO IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE GRANT PURPOSE TO ENSURE THE GRANT FUNDS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGREEMENT. X X X X false false false false false false false false false JOEL DUNN 174846 0 15000 0 0 0 9779 0 16856 0 216481 0 0 0 X 6 170912 PUBLISHED PRICES false true false Pt I col(b) NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Pt VI, Line 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 TO INCLUDE HONORIFIC POSITIONS (HONORARY DIRECTORS, AND EMERITUS DIRECTORS AND CHAIRS). Pt VI, Line 11b THE OUTSIDE CPA FIRM PREPARES FORM 990. COPIES OF THE 990 DRAFT ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND TREASURER. THE 990 DRAFT IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OR ADDRESS ANY ISSUES BEFORE THE FINAL FORM IS FILED. Pt VI, Line 12c ACCORDING TO ARTICLE IX OF THE BYLAWS, NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER SHALL PARTICIPATE IN ANY DECISION RELATING TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION WHICH AFFECTS HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTERESTS OR THE INTERESTS OF ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR ASSOCIATION IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INTERESTED; NOR SHALL ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER VOTE UPON ANY SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FURTHERMORE, SHOULD ANY ITEM COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE A DIRECTOR HAS AN ECONOMIC INTEREST, SUCH MATTER SHALL BE FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL ABSTAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTING ON SAID MATTER. ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN-OFF ON THIS POLICY AT THE SPRING BOARD MEETINGS. Pt VI, Line 15a THE PERFORMACE REVIEW COMMITTEE IS TASKED WITH THE CEOS REVIEW AND COMPENSATION AND USES PUBLISHED INFORMATION FOR NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR COMPARABILITY DATA. Pt VI, Line 15b THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE USES COMPARABILITY DATA IN APPROVING COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR OTHER KEY POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Other FORM 990 PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1: TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED FOR THE ENJOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRATION OF THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, ADVANCING STRONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, DEVELOPING AND USING NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. Other FORM 990 PART 1, LINE 19: THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED CONSERVATION LAND COSTING $5,579,097. FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE WAS RECEIVED AND RECORDED AS REVENUE DURING PRIOR YEARS. THE LAND ACQUISITION OF $5,579,097 IS INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM EXPENSE RECORDED ON PART IX, LINE 24 A, AND IS A SIGNIFICANT REASON FOR THE DEFICIT OF $3,727,586 RECORDED ON PART I, LINE 19. CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY CENTER LLC 1212 WEST STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 932599015 TO CREATE A CONSERVATION CENTER MD 27938 3209395 CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC