To educate and mobilize people and resources to preserve and restore the lands and waterways of the Gunpowder watershed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 952 volunteers and 4 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $289K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$704K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$750K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$506K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$704K
FY2024▼ -13%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$788K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$704K
Expenses
$750K
FY2024▼ -8%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$721K
FY2022$706K
FY2023$817K
FY2024$750K
Net assets
$506K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$506K

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 Sep 1990.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $518K Management & general 27% · $203K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$82,080Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimberly Tucker$82,080$93,531$36,347——
Lou Etgen——$11,846$45,371$43,656

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

Preserves and restores Gunpowder Watershed lands and waterways by educating and mobilizing people and resources.

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3 programs · $518K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Environmental Restoration

See schedule o

$496Kprogram expense
02

Conservation Education

See schedule o

$18Kprogram expense
03

Land Preservation/Local Land Trust 2024

38 easement properties were monitored in 2024. GVC holds conservation easements on 40 properties totaling 2,137 acres. There was one easement added in 2024. GVC continues to collaborate with the other four land trusts in baltimore county through the baltimore county land trust alliance.

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$704K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$649K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$750K
Ln 25
Programscol B$518K
Managementcol C$203K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$506K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$550K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$649K
Government grantsLn 1e$509K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$704K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
SavingsLn 2$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$117K
Total assetsLn 16$550K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$506K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6952
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$106K$105K$80K$80K$80K
Given inLn 1b$23K$19K
SpentLn 1d–1f$9
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K$104K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$586K$550K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$548K$506K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$54K$25K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$267K$175K$82K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$17K$8K$984
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$182K$158K$22K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$796$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$15$4K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$436$56
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$380$2K$51
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$95K$7K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$82$47$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$750K$518K$203K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 21, 2025 $704K$750K−$46K$506K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2024 $810K$817K−$8K$548K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $733K$706K$27K$552K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 25, 2022 $788K$721K$66K$535K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $467K$519K−$52K$465K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $704,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $784,351$649,497
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,597$40,617
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,862$6,651
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,284$7,626
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $809,526$704,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $395,788$389,681
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $421,244$360,212
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $817,032$749,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,506−$45,502
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $704,391 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,970
VIII-1e Government grants$508,844
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$649,497
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,617$40,617
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,651$6,651
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,446$7,446
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $180$180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,617 · Excluded from tax $14,277$704,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $749,893 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,872 · Management $25,256 · Fundraising $2,952$82,080
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,110 · Management $82,094 · Fundraising $9,599$266,803
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $14,368$14,368
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,052 · Management $8,394 · Fundraising $984$26,430
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,983$27,983
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $157,755 · Management $21,640 · Fundraising $2,500$181,895
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $796 · Management $6,255 · Fundraising $1,579$8,630
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15 · Management $4,138 · Fundraising $4,927$9,080
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,172$3,172
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,728 · Management $436 · Fundraising $56$15,220
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $380 · Management $2,025 · Fundraising $51$2,456
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,558$3,558
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,679 · Management $7,448 · Fundraising $6,009$108,136
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $47 · Fundraising $35$82
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $517,945 · Management $203,256 · Fundraising $28,692$749,893
Part X · Balance sheet $549,900 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,769$152,864
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,555$113,027
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $108,437$59,644
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,251$3,785
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $93,864$103,668
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $44,691$116,912
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $585,567$549,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,415$43,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,415$43,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,107$244,115
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $292,045$262,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $548,152$506,425
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $585,567$549,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $506,425 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$704,391
XI-2 Total expenses$749,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,502
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$548,152
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,775
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$506,425

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