Save the Bay protects, restores, and improves the ecological health of the narragansett Bay region, including its watershed and adjacent coastal waters, through an ecosystem-based approach to enviromental action; defends the right of the public to use and enjoy the Bay and its surrounding waters; and fosters an ethic of enviromental stewardship among people who live in or visit the narragansett Bay region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$266K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$266K
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
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $771K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$17.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2023▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2023▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$17.5M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$18.6M
FY2025$18.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Mar 1971.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $2.8M Management & general 7% · $267K Fundraising 19% · $743K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $266K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$160,137Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$105,899Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maureen Fogarty’s $147K as Director of Operations is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Stone—$153,220$160,137$135,012$139,570$131,445
Maureen Fogarty$146,878$145,927$105,899———
Christopher Hamblett$141,100$137,186————
Bridget Prescott$106,130$104,299————

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

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  • 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 improves Narragansett Bay's health and public access.

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3 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Save the bay's education program, explore the bay, is a hands-on, inquiry based, marine education program that is designed in collaboration with teachers and school administrators to provide highly effective science based curriculums. The program strives to create academic success and future bay stewards.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Save the bay's policy, advocacy and restoration programs have been a core function of the organization since its inception in 1970. We champion public policies that protect and improve narragansett bay, its tributaries and the coast.

$977Kprogram expense
03

Save the bay's outreach initiatives bring together and inform individuals, organizations, and governments to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship among people who live in or visit the narragansett bay region.

$258Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$597K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$267K
Fundraisingcol D$743K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$18.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$268K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$277K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$597K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$51K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M
Other assetsLn 15$460K
Total assetsLn 16$18.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$17.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 63,703
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.0M$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M$18.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$686K$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$15.2M$17.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$305K$35K$162K$109K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.2M$233K$257K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$275K$188K$43K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$168K$108K$29K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$750$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$69K$29K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$30K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$150K$96K$16K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$58K$18K$10K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$257K$119K$139K
TravelLn 17$129K$124K$5K$709
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$12K$5K$50
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$306K$135K$164K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$142K$96K$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$117K$89K$2K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$2.8M$267K$743K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.9M$5.4M−$554K$18.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$4.7M$890K$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.8M$3.9M$2.0M$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.5M$3.4M$4.2M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$2.9M$486K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$3.4M$784K$10.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,818,230 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,999,561$5,180,739
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $443,127$596,951
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140,949$20,369
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$52,883$20,171
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,530,754$5,818,230
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 $2,216,230$2,433,521
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,155,349$1,420,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,371,579$3,854,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,159,175$1,963,753
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $5,818,230 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,612 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$277,081
VIII-1e Government grants$268,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,635,188
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,180,739
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $596,951$596,951
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $70,977$70,977
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $23,517$23,517
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$50,608−$50,608
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$25,655−$25,655
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,697$1,697
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $617,563 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,928$5,818,230
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,854,477 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,657 · Management $161,609 · Fundraising $108,869$305,135
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,195,458 · Management $233,209 · Fundraising $256,804$1,685,471
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $188,257 · Management $43,131 · Fundraising $43,816$275,204
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,506 · Management $28,886 · Fundraising $31,319$167,711
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $750$750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,500$28,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,296$21,296
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,294 · Management $28,947 · Fundraising $20,111$118,352
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,327 · Management $45,787$76,114
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $95,824 · Management $16,430 · Fundraising $37,381$149,635
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,931 · Management $9,842 · Fundraising $30,232$58,005
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $118,677 · Management $138,664$257,341
IX-17 TravelPrograms $123,914 · Management $4,587 · Fundraising $709$129,210
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,105 · Management $4,749 · Fundraising $50$16,904
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $134,897 · Management $163,671 · Fundraising $7,329$305,897
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $96,450 · Management $22,970 · Fundraising $22,542$141,962
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,091 · Management $2,177 · Fundraising $25,722$116,990
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,845,320 · Management $266,525 · Fundraising $742,632$3,854,477
Part X · Balance sheet $18,872,484 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,101,813$1,125,630
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,271,604$2,610,266
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,146,414$902,487
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,739$85,958
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,159$31,570
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $89,220$97,755
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,959,188$11,080,958
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,202,533$2,477,439
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$460,421
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,873,670$18,872,484
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $416,105$548,915
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $269,965$321,498
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$496,707
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $686,070$1,367,120
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,770,112$7,740,650
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,417,488$9,764,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,187,600$17,505,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,873,670$18,872,484
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,505,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,818,230
XI-2 Total expenses$3,854,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,963,753
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,187,600
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$354,011
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,505,364

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