The organization is dedicated to the protection, restoration, sustainable use and enjoyment of Buzzards Bay and its watershed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 450 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.3M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.7M
+105% vs prior year
Spent
$14.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$47.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.7M
FY2024▲ +105%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$15.7M
Expenses
$14.0M
FY2024▲ +351%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$14.0M
Net assets
$47.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.9M
FY2021$34.6M
FY2022$34.9M
FY2023$39.9M
FY2023$45.1M
FY2024$47.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $11.8M Management & general 9% · $1.3M Fundraising 6% · $903K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$275,006Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Operations
$199,378Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Watershed Protection
$191,276Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Advancement
$190,550Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Bay Science
$148,180Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Rasmussen’s $275K as President & CEO is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Rasmussen$275,006$267,738$247,172$237,773$234,544$208,853
Beth McDermott$190,550$230,485$121,765———
Michael Kelly$199,378$130,069————
Brendan Annett$191,276$183,680$175,180$158,257$165,362$148,757
Rachel Jukuba$148,180—————
Rachel Jakuba—$140,995$129,245$102,243——
Rhonda Veugen—————$130,342
Korrin Petersen—$123,590$119,447$112,925$119,935$110,480

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects, restores, and promotes sustainable use and enjoyment of Buzzards Bay and its watershed.

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3 programs · $11.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Watershed Protection

Activities in our watershed protection program include land conservation efforts aimed at collaborations and accelerating the rate of permanent land protection in the buzzards bay watershed.

$9.7Mprogram expense
02

Science & Advocacy

Buzzards bay advocacy programs work collaboratively with local, state, and federal agencies to encourage smart growth, protect important watershed lands, reduce pollution, prevent oil spills and improve sewage treatment.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Community Engagement and Education

The organization provides mission focused educational programming intended to provide opportunities for the general public to better understand, value, appreciate, and engage to take an active role to protect and improve the health of the buzzards bay ecosystem.

$350Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$347K
Money outPt IX
$14.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.8M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$903K
Owns and owesPt X
$47.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$51.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$128K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$602K
Investment incomeLn 3$347K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$916K
Total revenueLn 12$15.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$3.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.8M
Other assetsLn 15$20.1M
Total assetsLn 16$51.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$47.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 6450
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.3M$11.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.0M$13.8M
Total assetsLn 16$48.3M$51.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$45.1M$47.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$856K$624K$103K$130K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.2M$551K$405K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$134K$79K$30K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$221K$129K$50K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$257K$132K$88K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$49K$49K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.1M$2.9M$91K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$54$518
Office expensesLn 13$70K$9K$55K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$132K$6K$84K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$267K$183K$63K$21K
TravelLn 17$48K$37K$8K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$15K$15K$5K
InterestLn 20$257K$249K$7K$978
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$605K$587K$16K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$133K$117K$13K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.9M$4.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$758K$565K$49K$144K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.0M$11.8M$1.3M$903K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $15.7M$14.0M$1.7M$47.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.2M$9.1M$4.1M$39.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$5.8M$2.1M$34.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.8M$4.4M$6.4M$34.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.4M$7.8M$582K$27.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $15,706,365 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,535,919$16,069,228
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,043$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $176,819−$568,777
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $625,703$205,914
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,411,484$15,706,365
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,351,079$3,608,060
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,155,795$10,400,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,506,874$14,008,387
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,904,610$1,697,978
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,706,365 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$602,303
VIII-1e Government grants$7,647,817
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,819,108
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,697
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,069,228
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $347,040$347,040
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $223,718$223,718
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$915,817−$915,817
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$94,783−$94,783
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76,979$76,979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,979 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$439,842$15,706,365
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,008,387 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $623,718 · Management $102,783 · Fundraising $129,709$856,210
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,183,430 · Management $551,230 · Fundraising $405,065$2,139,725
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $78,667 · Management $30,251 · Fundraising $25,532$134,450
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $129,015 · Management $49,613 · Fundraising $41,873$220,501
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $132,239 · Management $87,516 · Fundraising $37,419$257,174
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $49,054$49,054
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,159$68,159
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,941,297 · Management $91,465 · Fundraising $36,524$3,069,286
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,264 · Management $54 · Fundraising $518$8,836
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,137 · Management $55,462 · Fundraising $5,526$70,125
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,859 · Management $84,263 · Fundraising $41,828$131,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $183,046 · Management $63,205 · Fundraising $21,066$267,317
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,248 · Management $7,815 · Fundraising $2,704$47,767
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,909 · Management $15,316 · Fundraising $5,316$35,541
IX-20 InterestPrograms $249,132 · Management $6,727 · Fundraising $978$256,837
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $586,796 · Management $15,844 · Fundraising $2,304$604,944
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $117,294 · Management $12,996 · Fundraising $2,999$133,289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,899,197$4,899,197
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $565,413 · Management $48,670 · Fundraising $143,942$758,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,813,715 · Management $1,291,369 · Fundraising $903,303$14,008,387
Part X · Balance sheet $51,873,646 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,690,647$1,004,882
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,779,086$3,893,511
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,133,461$1,127,315
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,038,723$768,178
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $123,482$133,821
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,033,083$13,767,412
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,316,616$11,088,940
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,206,689$20,089,587
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,321,787$51,873,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $736,524$1,112,502
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,668$20,379
X-25 Other liabilities$113,617
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,258,377$4,328,303
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,078,817$29,552,740
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,984,593$17,992,603
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,063,410$47,545,343
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,321,787$51,873,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,545,343 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,706,365
XI-2 Total expenses$14,008,387
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,697,978
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,063,410
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$452,343
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$331,612
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,545,343

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