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Salem Sound 2000 INC

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Salem, MA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 04-3354518Revenue $647K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsalemsound.org12 Federal St, 01970-3809 · Salem, MATax-exempt since Apr 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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to protect & improve the environmental quality of Salem Sound and the watershed through outreach, education research, & scientific monitoring in collaboration with citizens, municipalities, schools, universities, state & federal agencies for the betterment of the coastal environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 13% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $41K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$647K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$566K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$990K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$647K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$433K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$647K
Expenses
$566K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$382K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$529K
FY2024$590K
FY2025$566K
Net assets
$990K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$448K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$719K
FY2024$902K
FY2025$990K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $534K Management & general 3% · $15K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Brodie
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tara Duff
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jack Nessen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan M Young
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 and improves Salem Sound's environment through education, research, and monitoring.

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3 programs · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Salem sound coastwatch has a grant from costal habitat and water quality grant from massachusetts office of costal zone management to complete the "north river rain gardens case study". The north river rain gardens were built at commercial street, under salem's north river low impact development retrofit project- CPR ENV13 CZM02(DESIGN)…

$103Kprogram expense
02

As regional service provider for the massachusetts bays national estuary program (MBP) salem sound coastwatch assisted MBP in the implementation of the CCMP and work plans with the following priorities: 1. Reduce bacterial contamination in salem sound 2. Protect and restore eelgrass habitats 3.

$60Kprogram expense
03

Salem sound coastwatch received a MS4 municipal grant from the massachusetts department of environmental protection to research startegies that would result in behavioral changes to reduce stormwater pollution from pet waste in public areas and near drinking water resources.

$29Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Essex County Community Fdn INCFY2024$26K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$41K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$647K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$566K
Ln 25
Programscol B$534K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$990K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$748K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$356K
Government grantsLn 1e$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$223
Total revenueLn 12$647K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$368K
SavingsLn 2$380K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$748K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$137K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$990K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K$748K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$125K$137K
Total assetsLn 16$928K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$902K$990K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$412K$400K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$32K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$524$524
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$295
OccupancyLn 16$30K$27K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$869$500
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$67K$545$140
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K$534K$15K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $647K$566K$81K$990K 990 PDF
FY2024 $765K$590K$175K$902K 990 PDF
FY2023 $586K$529K$57K$719K 990 PDF
FY2022 $491K$472K$19K$467K 990 PDF
FY2021 $433K$382K$51K$448K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $647,366 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $520,810$356,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234,216$260,097
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,278$19,089
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,454$12,094
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $764,758$647,366
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $433,424$444,706
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,781$121,523
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $590,205$566,229
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $174,553$81,137
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $647,366 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $144,057 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$222,838
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$356,086
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $116,040$116,040
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,312$19,312
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$223−$223
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,094$12,094
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $259,874 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,406$647,366
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $566,229 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $400,484 · Fundraising $11,330$411,814
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,592 · Fundraising $1,300$32,892
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $524$524
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,151$9,151
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,981$1,981
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,345 · Fundraising $295$3,640
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,000 · Management $3,000$30,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $869 · Fundraising $500$1,369
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,291 · Management $1,752$5,043
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,163 · Management $545 · Fundraising $140$67,848
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $1,967$1,967
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $533,744 · Management $14,972 · Fundraising $17,513$566,229
Part X · Balance sheet $1,021,763 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $230,520$368,099
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $306,902$380,173
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $265,631$136,046
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $124,856$137,445
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $927,909$1,021,763
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,702$9,058
X-19 Deferred revenue$22,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,702$31,658
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $902,207$990,105
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $902,207$990,105
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $927,909$1,021,763
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $990,105 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$647,366
XI-2 Total expenses$566,229
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$902,207
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,102
XI-7 Investment expenses−$341
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$990,105

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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