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Environment : Environmental Protection and Conservation
Board Leadership
Kevin Shea
Chair
CEO
Jenn Aoisa
Executive Director
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Blue Water Baltimore's mission is to restore the quality of Baltimore's rivers, streams and harbor in order to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy, and thriving communities. To achieve our mission, we monitor water quality, train citizens to report pollution, advocate for stronger environmental laws and take legal action against polluters. We remove hard surfaces such as concrete and replace it with green infrastructure such as bioretention which treats polluted runoff before it reaches our waterways. We implement these projects on public and private lands by engaging neighborhood residents, local schools and city agencies as partners. We engage schoolchildren in hands-on activities to teach them about the relationship between community health and healthy waterways. We plant and maintain thousands of trees each year in order to increase Baltimore City's tree canopy. Our work comprehensively addresses greening and public health goals in addition to improved water quality.
Blue Water Baltimore's mission is to restore the quality of Baltimore's rivers, streams and harbor in order to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy, and thriving communities. To achieve our mission, we monitor water quality, train citizens to report pollution, advocate for stronger environmental laws and take legal action against polluters. We remove hard surfaces such as concrete and replace it with green infrastructure such as bioretention which treats polluted runoff before it reaches our waterways. We implement these projects on public and private lands by engaging neighborhood residents, local schools and city agencies as partners. We engage schoolchildren in hands-on activities to teach them about the relationship between community health and healthy waterways. We plant and maintain thousands of trees each year in order to increase Baltimore City's tree canopy. Our work comprehensively addresses greening and public health goals in addition to improved water quality.
87.50
100.00
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
85.5% | |
Administrative Expenses | 10.1% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 4.2% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.05 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 0.16 | |
Program Expenses Growth | 15.9% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 35.8% |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Blue Water Baltimore (MD) | 91.16 | |
River Network (CO) | 94.78 | |
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (GA) | 94.13 | |
Stroud Water Research Center (PA) | 91.86 | |
Loyalhanna Watershed Association (PA) | 89.33 |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $1,238,140 |
Federated Campaigns | $0 |
Membership Dues | $81,140 |
Fundraising Events | $0 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $431,744 |
Total Contributions | $1,751,024 |
Program Service Revenue | $1,811,802 |
Total Primary Revenue | $3,562,826 |
Other Revenue | $375,976 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $3,938,802 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $3,249,342 |
Administrative Expenses | $482,004 |
Fundraising Expenses | $170,542 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $3,901,888 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $36,914 |
Net Assets | $655,811 |
Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.
Program Name | Amount Spent | % of Program Expenses |
---|---|---|
Stormwater Reduction | $1,420,693 | 43.7% |
Greening/Environmental Construction | $1,189,540 | 36.6% |
Education, Advocacy, and Outreach | $250,861 | 7.7% |
Form 990 FYE | Date Published | Overall Score | Overall Rating | ||||||
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CN 2.1 | |||||||||
2018-12 | 04/01/2020 | 91.16 | |||||||
2018-12 | 02/01/2020 | 90.91 | |||||||
2017-12 | 04/01/2019 | 89.35 | |||||||
2016-12 | 03/01/2018 | 90.95 | |||||||
2015-12 | 02/01/2017 | 91.57 | |||||||
2014-12 | 06/01/2016 | 92.52 | |||||||
CN 2.0 | |||||||||
2014-12 | 12/01/2015 | 92.69 | |||||||
2013-12 | 06/01/2015 | 92.26 | |||||||
2013-12 | 05/01/2015 | 88.15 | |||||||
2012-12 | 11/01/2013 | 92.73 |
The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
EIN | 52-1420138 |
Name in IRS Master File | BLUE WATER BALTIMORE |
NTEE Code | C01 |
NTEE Classification | Alliance/Advocacy Organizations |
NTEE Type | Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification |
Classification | Charitable Organization |
Subsection | 501(c)(3) (View the list of codes) |
Activities | (351) Combating or preventing pollution (air, water, etc) |
Foundation Status | Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) |
Deductibility | Contributions are deductible |
Affiliation | Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). |
Group Name | [Not Applicable] |
Ruling Date | August, 1994 |
Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
Fiscal Year End | December |
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center) |
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Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$116,805 | 2.99% | Jennifer Aiosa | Executive Director |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Blue Water Baltimore (MD) | 91.16 | |
Delaware Riverkeeper Network (PA) | 86.94 | |
American Rivers (DC) | 91.28 | |
American Whitewater (NC) | 97.05 | |
Columbia Riverkeeper (OR) | 86.28 |
This charity has an official representative registered with Charity Navigator.
Blue Water Baltimore
2631 Sisson Street
Baltimore,
MD 21211
tel: (410) 254-1577
fax: (443) 872-8574
EIN: 52-1420138
Kevin Shea
Chair
Jenn Aoisa
Executive Director
Charity Navigator
299 Market Street Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
EIN: 13-4148824
BRIDGE ID: 3108588923