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SALT PONDS COALITION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $203K · expenses $224K · assets $300K

EIN
05-0449131
Address
PO BOX 875, CHARLESTOWN, RI 02813-0875
Website
www.saltpondscoalition.org
NTEE code
C320
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1994
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Mission

Salt Ponds Coalition's mission is to protect and enhance the health of Rhode Island's salt ponds for the benefit of wildlife and people. In operation since 1985, we are the oldest continually operating volunteer marine water-quality monitoring program in the nation. We partner with environmental non-profits and municipal, state, and federal agencies to complete restoration projects and advocate for healthy pond ecosystems. Our programs are designed to educate people of all ages about the importance of this vital resource and inspire them to become stewards of Rhode Island's salt ponds.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Alicia Schaffner (former) Executive Director Key Employee2021-2024 $87,600$319,200 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

21 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
Art Ganz President2021-2025 25 $0 reported 1
Richard Sartor Vice President2021-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Ann Whaley-Tobin Secretary2021-2025 7 $0 reported 1
Marshall Mugge Treasurer2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Tony Brunetti Board member2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Susan Carr-Sparkman Board member2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
John Crandall Board member2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Leo Mainelli Board member2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Ann Manion Board member2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Randall Board member2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Ted See Board member2021-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Sheila Andrew Board member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tim Kenefick Board member2024-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Julia Murphy Board member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Elise Torello Board member2025 4 $0 reported 1
Tim Weiler Board member2025 4 $0 reported 1
Rick Black (former) Board Member2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Larry Dunn (former) Board member2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Barbera Engel (former) Board member2022 6 $0 reported 1
Barbara Engel (former) Board member2021 6 $0 reported 1
William Lester (former) Board member2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 16 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Richard Sartor Vice President4 $0$0$0 $01
Ann Whaley-Tobin Secretary7 $0$0$0 $01
Marshall Mugge Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Sheila Andrew Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Tony Brunetti Board member3 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Carr-Sparkman Board member3 $0$0$0 $01
John Crandall Board member3 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Kenefick Board member3 $0$0$0 $01
Leo Mainelli Board member2 $0$0$0 $01
Ann Manion Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Julia Murphy Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Randall Board member2 $0$0$0 $01
Ted See Board member3 $0$0$0 $01
Elise Torello Board member4 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Weiler Board member4 $0$0$0 $01
Art Ganz President25 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 15 people listed · 1 paid, $88K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alicia Schaffner Executive Director Key Employee40 $87,600-- $87,6001
Art Ganz President25 $0-- $01
Richard Sartor Vice President4 $0-- $01
Ann Whaley-Tobin Secretary7 $0-- $01
Marshall Mugge Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Tony Brunetti Board member3 $0-- $01
Susan Carr-Sparkman Board member3 $0-- $01
John Crandall Board member3 $0-- $01
Leo Mainelli Board member2 $0-- $01
Ann Manion Board member5 $0-- $01
Chris Randall Board member3 $0-- $01
Ted See Board member3 $0-- $01
Sheila Andrew Board member6 $0-- $01
Tim Kenefick Board member3 $0-- $01
Julia Murphy Board member6 $0-- $01
2023 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $84K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alicia Schaffner Executive Director Key Employee40 $83,600-- $83,6001
Art Ganz President30 $0-- $01
Richard Sartor Vice President3 $0-- $01
Ann Whaley-Tobin Secretary7 $0-- $01
Marshall Mugge Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Tony Brunetti Board member2 $0-- $01
Susan Carr-Sparkman Board member2 $0-- $01
John Crandall Board member2 $0-- $01
Leo Mainelli Board member2 $0-- $01
Ann Manion Board member3 $0-- $01
Chris Randall Board member2 $0-- $01
Ted See Board member3 $0-- $01
2022 · 15 people listed · 1 paid, $76K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alicia Schaffner Executive Director Key Employee40 $76,000-- $76,0001
Art Ganz President30 $0-- $01
Richard Sartor Vice President2 $0-- $01
Ann Whaley-Tobin Secretary7 $0-- $01
Marshall Mugge Treasurer10 $0-- $01
Rick Black Board Member10 $0-- $01
Tony Brunetti Board member2 $0-- $01
Susan Carr-Sparkman Board member2 $0-- $01
John Crandall Board member2 $0-- $01
Larry Dunn Board member2 $0-- $01
Barbera Engel Board member6 $0-$0 $01
Leo Mainelli Board member2 $0-- $01
Ann Manion Board member6 $0-- $01
Chris Randall Board member2 $0-- $01
Ted See Board member4 $0-- $01
2021 · 15 people listed · 1 paid, $72K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alicia Schaffner Executive Director Key Employee40 $72,000-$0 $72,0001
Art Ganz Presient30 $0-$0 $01
Richard Sartor Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Ann Whaley-Tobin Secretary7 $0-$0 $01
Marshall Mugge Treasurer12 $0-$0 $01
Rick Black Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Susan Carr-Sparkman Board member2 $0-$0 $01
John Crandall Board member2 $0-$0 $01
Larry Dunn Board member2 $0-$0 $01
Barbara Engel Board member6 $0-$0 $01
William Lester Board member2 $0-$0 $01
Leo Mainelli Board member2 $0-$0 $01
Ann Manion Board member4 $0-$0 $01
Chris Randall Board member2 $0-$0 $01
Ted See Board member4 $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 ↗
$203,207$223,585 $300,098$300,098 $182,093$0 $90,000280
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$165,024$155,140 $320,476$320,476 $139,983$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$147,895$157,338 $310,592$310,592 $121,082$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$181,046$154,773 $320,035$320,035 $161,088$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,684$147,808 $293,762$293,762 $151,434$0 ---

Funders of this organization

11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $171,080 in all, tax years 2015 to 2025. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2020-2024 6$151,650 2024$10,050
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$6,700 2021$6,700
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THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,300 2024$5,300
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ROGER B SMITH FAMILY CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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LOUIS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2015 1$500 2015$500
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AETNA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2020 2$314 2020$314
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AMICA COMPANIES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2021 1$263 2021$263
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BAIRD FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2022-2025 4$230 2025$80
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MUTUAL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2022 1$100 2022$100
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SALT PONDS COALITION INC” 2022-2023 2$23 2023$17
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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 · $223,585 spent · pay $153,655 · grants $0 · events $13,339
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $90,000$90,000$0$0 40.3%
Other salaries and wages $52,000$52,000$0$0 23.3%
Payments to affiliates $44,150$44,150$0$0 19.7%
Office expenses $18,688$18,688$0$0 8.4%
Payroll taxes $11,655$11,655$0$0 5.2%
Insurance $2,870$2,870$0$0 1.3%
Information technology $2,422$2,422$0$0 1.1%
Occupancy $1,800$1,800$0$0 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $23,607$13,339reported apart
Total$223,585100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $155,140 spent · pay $138,704 · grants $0 · events $11,536
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $138,704 89.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,904 5.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,285 4.1%
Printing, publications, postage $2,247 1.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,536reported apart
Total$155,140100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $157,338 spent · pay $112,845 · grants $0 · events $9,090
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $112,845 71.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,258 19.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,793 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $6,407 4.1%
Fees to independent contractors $35 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$9,090reported apart
Total$157,338100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $154,773 spent · pay $107,113 · grants $0 · events $276
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $107,113 69.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,031 22.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,441 6.1%
Printing, publications, postage $4,188 2.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$276reported apart
Total$154,773100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $147,808 spent · pay $101,373 · grants $0 · events $1,200
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $101,373 68.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,415 24.0%
Printing, publications, postage $5,924 4.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,096 3.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,200reported apart
Total$147,808100%

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