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CHESAPEAKE RIVERS ASSOCIATION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.0M · expenses $920K · assets $199K

Also known as
Severn Riverkeeper Program
EIN
01-0729385
Address
1713 S HARBOR LN, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401-6534
Website
www.severnriverkeeper.org
NTEE code
C32
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2002
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Mission

Protect and Restore the Chesapeake Bay particularly the Severn River

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Frederick Kelly Secretary2020-2025 $60,000$432,000 1
Sara Caldes Employee2020-2025 $102,000$324,617 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ted Gattino President2020-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Mary Anna Barratt Vice-President2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer2020-2025 6 $0 reported 1
Pierre Henkart Director2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
David Wallace Director2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jeff Armiger (former) Board Member2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $162K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sara Caldes Employee40 $51,000$0$51,000 $102,0001
Frederick Kelly Secretary40 $30,000$0$30,000 $60,0001
Ted Gattino President4 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Anna Barratt Vice-President2 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Pierre Henkart Director2 $0$0$0 $01
David Wallace Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $228K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frederick Kelly Secretary40 $60,000$0$60,000 $120,0001
Sara Caldes Employee40 $18,000$36,179$54,179 $108,3581
Ted Gattino President4 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Anna Barratt Vice-President2 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Pierre Henkart Director2 $0$0$0 $01
David Wallace Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $156K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frederick Kelly Secretary40 $60,000$60,000$0 $120,0001
Sara Caldes Employee40 $18,000$18,000$0 $36,0001
Ted Gattino President4 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Anna Barratt Vice-President2 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Pierre Henkart Director2 $0$0$0 $01
David Wallace Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $42K · 2 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frederick Kelly Secretary40 $24,000$0$0 $24,0001
Sara Caldes Employee40 $18,000$0$0 $18,0001
Ted Gattino President4 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Anna Barratt Vice-President2 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Pierre Henkart Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
David Wallace Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $102K · 2 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frederick L Kelly Secretary30 $60,000$0$0 $60,0001
Sara Caldes Employee40 $18,000$0$23,509 $41,5091
Ted Gattino President4 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Anna Barratt Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Pierre Henkart Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Armiger Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Wallace Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $67K · 2 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frederick L Kelly Secretary40 $48,000$0$0 $48,0001
Sara Caldes Employee40 $18,750$0$0 $18,7501
Ted Gattino President2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Anna Barratt Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy J Kelly Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Pierre Henkart Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Jeff Armiger Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
David Wallace Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,039,993$919,893 $198,856$198,856 $1,039,993$0 $50,86920
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$232,603$219,006 $78,756$78,756 $232,603$0 $104,75920
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$329,372$346,268 $65,159$65,159 $329,372$0 $80,094230
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$733,289$731,762 $82,052$82,052 $733,289$0 $44,454210
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$427,118$475,983 $80,525$80,525 $424,986$0 $78,000210
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$628,043$663,740 $129,390$129,390 $628,040$0 $66,750210

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $985,301 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$574,399 2024$499,399
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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST Public charity Exact 2024 1$364,902 2024$364,902
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THE KEITH CAMPBELL FOUNDATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHESAPEAKE RIVERS ASSOCIATION INC” 2017, 2019 2$34,000 2019$10,000
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BONNELL COVE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHESAPEAKE RIVERS ASSOCIATION INC” 2012 1$6,000 2012$6,000
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CLAYTON BAKER TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Chesapeake Rivers Association Inc” 2010 1$5,000 2010$5,000
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MITCHELL & KATHY RACOOSIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHESAPEAKE RIVERS ASSOCIATION INC” 2015 1$1,000 2015$1,000
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$9,223,713181 442016–2024 SQUAM LAKES CONSERVATION SOCIETY; SIASCONSET BEACH PRESERVATION FUND INC; CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY INC; NEWFOUND LAKE REGION ASSOCIATION and 40 more
PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS DAF sponsor$2,703,16213 42010–2023 SQUAM LAKES CONSERVATION SOCIETY; YUKON RIVER DRAINAGE FISHERIES ASSOCIATION; RARITAN BAYKEEPER INC; EAGLE RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC
NINA MASON PULLIAM CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$2,427,50010 12020–2024 UPPER WHITE RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE INC
WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,420,41725 52020–2024 MUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION; GREEN VALLEYS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA; UPSTREAM ALLIANCE INC; SOUTH JERSEY LAND & WATER TRUST INC and 1 more
THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,388,7904 12020–2024 FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,385,719115 302014–2024 RUSSIAN RIVERKEEPER; SIASCONSET BEACH PRESERVATION FUND INC; SQUAM LAKES CONSERVATION SOCIETY; SEVERN RIVER ASSOCIATION INC and 26 more
FRED & BARBARA ERB FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,258,54517 22019–2024 FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE; CLINTON RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL
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THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS Private foundation$1,275,00014 22020–2024 NINE MILE RUN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC; THREE RIVERS WATERKEEPER INC
THE KEITH CAMPBELL FOUNDATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT INC funds this one Private foundation$1,203,38537 42017–2024 LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION; INTERFAITH PARTNERS FOR THE CHESAPEAKE INC; RUSSIAN RIVERKEEPER; CHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE HERITAGE INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $919,893 spent · pay $53,349 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $847,767$847,767$0$0 92.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,869$37,084$9,649$4,136 5.5%
Other (as described)Boat and other expenses $9,000$9,000$0$0 1.0%
Office expenses $5,925$4,319$1,124$482 0.6%
Travel $2,852$2,852$0$0 0.3%
Payroll taxes $2,480$1,808$470$202 0.3%
Other (as described) $600$0$600$0 0.1%
Other (as described) $400$400$0$0 0.0%
Total$919,893100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $219,006 spent · pay $108,603 · grants $0 · events $2,940
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $104,759$95,060$6,588$3,111 47.8%
Fees: other services $102,816$39,541$0$0 46.9%
Payroll taxes $3,844$3,488$242$114 1.8%
Office expenses $3,822$3,468$240$114 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,940$2,940$0$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Professional Dues $825$600$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)State Fees $0$0$225$0 0.0%
Total$219,006100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $346,268 spent · pay $83,619 · grants $0 · events $5,003
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $236,449$236,449$0$0 68.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $80,094$63,763$10,887$5,444 23.1%
Office expenses $18,052$14,372$2,454$1,227 5.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,003$5,003$0$0 1.4%
Payroll taxes $3,525$2,806$479$240 1.0%
Other (as described)Dues and extras $3,145$2,400$340$404 0.9%
Total$346,268100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $731,762 spent · pay $47,666 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $666,315$666,315$0$0 91.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $44,454$38,622$3,645$2,187 6.1%
Office expenses $12,148$10,555$996$597 1.7%
Payroll taxes $3,212$2,791$263$158 0.4%
Travel $2,454$2,454$0$0 0.3%
All other expenses $2,404$851$1,029$525 0.3%
Fees: accounting $775$0$775$0 0.1%
Total$731,762100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $475,983 spent · pay $82,787 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $383,205$383,205-- 80.5%
Other salaries and wages $80,798$64,372$8,935$7,491 17.0%
Office expenses $6,257$4,985$692$580 1.3%
Travel $2,009$2,009-- 0.4%
Payroll taxes $1,989$1,585$220$184 0.4%
All other expenses $950$750$200- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $775-$775- 0.2%
Total$475,983100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $663,740 spent · pay $71,799 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $459,554$459,554-- 69.2%
Fees: legal $108,413$108,413-- 16.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $66,750$51,599$8,741$6,410 10.1%
Office expenses $7,630$5,898$999$733 1.1%
Other (as described)Water quality monitorin $7,000$7,000-- 1.1%
Payroll taxes $5,049$3,903$661$485 0.8%
Information technology $4,650$4,650-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Other $2,364$350$1,344$670 0.4%
Other (as described)Supplies $1,792$1,792-- 0.3%
Travel $538$538-- 0.1%
Total$663,740100%

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