Save Barnegat Bay INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-4130132)

Britta Forsberg’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M 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.

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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

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Restores and protects Barnegat Bay and its ecosystem.

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3 programs · $845K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Advocacy and policy actionin 2024, save barnegat bay advanced watershed protections through legal, policy, and grassroots advocacy. The organization continued its appeal of the njdep-basf natural resource damages settlement for the ciba-geigy superfund site, ensuring scientific integrity and community participation in restoration…

$527Kprogram expense

02

Education and outreachfollowing the principle that awareness leads to education, and education empowers action, save barnegat bay delivered over 100 programs reaching more than 5,000 participants and generating ?

$203Kprogram expense

03

Projects and community partnershipssbb maintained five native-plant demonstration gardens and expanded the emily decamp herbarium collection at island beach state park, georgian court university, and the ecocenter. The ecocenter served as a community hub for scout troops, green teams, and partner nonprofits.

$115Kprogram 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 · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Woodard & Curran Charitable FoundationFY2025$10K

Manasquan Bank Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$2K

Campbell Family Foundation INCFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$14K

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Grants paid · 2 grants · $14K · 2020–2020

Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,050

Georgian Court UniversityNJ · FY2020$6,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$880K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$691K

Other incomeLn 4–11$182K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Money outPt IX

$1000K

Ln 25

Programscol B$845K

Managementcol C$80K

Fundraisingcol D$74K

Owns and owesPt X

$489K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$368K

Total assetsLn 16$489K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

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$691K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Investment incomeLn 3$87

Other incomeLn 4–11$182K

Total revenueLn 12$880K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$283K

SavingsLn 2$86K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$368K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K

Total assetsLn 16$489K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$489K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$270K	$368K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$57K	$53K
Total assetsLn 16	$609K	$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$609K	$489K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$117K	$82K	$23K	$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$227K	$177K	$24K	$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$19K	$14K	$3K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$46K	$34K	$6K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$29K	$22K	$4K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$20K			$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$10K	$9K	$405	$326
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$8K	$2K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$12K	$9K	$2K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$8K	$7K	$160	$340
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$8K	$6K	$1K	$915
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$4K	$4K	$617
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$480K	$473K	$6K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$210		$210
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1000K	$845K	$80K	$74K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$880K	$1000K	−$120K	$489K	990 PDF
FY2023	$907K	$840K	$67K	$609K	990 PDF
FY2022	$751K	$773K	−$23K	$542K	990 PDF
FY2021	$740K	$534K	$206K	$564K	990 PDF
FY2020	$447K	$346K	$100K	$358K	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 $880,315 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $716,622$691,496

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$6,648

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73$87

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $173,716$182,084

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $890,411$880,315

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 $424,441$438,074

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$20,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $415,527$541,758

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $839,968$999,832

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,443−$119,517

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $880,315 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$666 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,600

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$684,896

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$691,496

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,648$6,648

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $87$87

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $182,750$182,750

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,982 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182,837$880,315

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $999,832 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,900 · Management $23,400 · Fundraising $11,700$117,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,968 · Management $23,661 · Fundraising $26,178$226,807

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,393 · Management $2,681 · Fundraising $2,158$19,232

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,311 · Management $6,391 · Fundraising $5,144$45,846

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,845 · Management $4,069 · Fundraising $3,275$29,189

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,150$4,150

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,000$20,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,875 · Management $405 · Fundraising $326$9,606

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,538 · Management $2,354 · Fundraising $1,143$11,035

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,043 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $1,243$11,830

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,097 · Management $160 · Fundraising $340$7,597

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,102 · Management $1,137 · Fundraising $915$8,154

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,118 · Management $4,205 · Fundraising $617$8,940

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $473,161 · Management $5,667 · Fundraising $1,408$480,236

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $210$210

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $845,351 · Management $80,034 · Fundraising $74,447$999,832

Part X · Balance sheet $489,234 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $183,986$282,692

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $85,703$85,790

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $281,831$68,175

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,231$52,577

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $608,751$489,234

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $608,751$489,234

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $608,751$489,234

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $608,751$489,234

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $489,234 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$880,315

XI-2 Total expenses$999,832

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,517

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$608,751

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$489,234

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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