Low Impact Development Center INC

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Beltsville, MD501(c)(3)Since 1998Science & TechnologyEIN 52-2138076Revenue $3.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlidcenter.org5000 Sunnyside Ave Ste 100, 20705-2327 · Beltsville, MDTax-exempt since Apr 1999Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Non-profit organization dedicated to helping communities adopt innovative stormwater management practices and sustainable infrastructure solutions that protect public health and the environment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$766K 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $149K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$766K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
1
named funder · $272K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$362K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$518K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$991K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $2.0M Management & general 38% · $1.2M

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

8 people listed on the 990; $766K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec. Director
$230,112Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$203,806Pt VII · Sec A
Director Engineer
$178,974Pt VII · Sec A
Innovative Program
$152,850Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Clifton’s $230K as Exec. Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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
Neil Weinstein$203,806$261,151$219,520$208,200$212,070$216,580
Emily Clifton$230,112$208,820$188,720$167,170$152,920$143,188
Mary Roman$152,850$226,601$202,513———
David Miller$178,974$182,412$173,432$148,448$119,454—

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

Researches sustainable stormwater management for urban and developing areas.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The lid center was awarded an epa-funded clean water construction grant through the district department of energy and environment to retrofit several capital bikeshare (cabi) stations located within public rights-of-way into green mobility hubs (GMHS), incorporating stormwater best management practices into each.

$682Kprogram expense
02

Through this contract, the lid center provided technical, planning, design, and watershed-scale project development support to prince georges countys clean water partnership (CWP), a capital program responsible for delivering stormwater infrastructure projects that advance compliance with the countys npdes MS4 permit and contribute to…

$302Kprogram expense
03

The lid center is under a multi-year contract to assist prince georges county, MD, meet its stormwater permit, chesapeake bay watershed, and related stormwater and community goals and requirements.

$211Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$272K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$303K$362K
Net assetsLn 32$991K$1.3M
4Every 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$766K$450K$316K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$974K$641K$333K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$62K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$153K$153K
Payroll taxesLn 10$121K$121K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$45K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$10K$3K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$893K$885K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.0M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.2M$293K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$2.8M$418K$991K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.0M$77K$574K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$21K$497K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M$60K$518K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M$70K$458K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,462,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $441,818$1,122,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,739,773$2,335,937
I-10 Investment income$3,221
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,181,591$3,462,048
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,041,541$2,076,060
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $722,377$1,092,524
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,763,918$3,168,584
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $417,673$293,464
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $3,462,048 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,122,890
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,122,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,335,937$2,335,937
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,221$3,221
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,339,158$3,462,048
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,168,584 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 $449,618 · Management $316,124$765,742
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $641,163 · Management $332,889$974,052
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $62,260$62,260
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $153,039$153,039
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $120,967$120,967
IX-11a Management feesManagement $4,872$4,872
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,963$5,963
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,725$26,725
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,551$5,551
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,475$2,475
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,043$16,043
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $45,411$45,411
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,888$24,888
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,639 · Management $7,589$10,228
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $15,793$15,793
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,716$15,716
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $22,800$22,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $885,162 · Management $7,797$892,959
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,100$3,100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,978,582 · Management $1,190,002 · Fundraising $0$3,168,584
Part X · Balance sheet $1,646,401 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $376,659$3,825
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,125,646
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $844,247$399,923
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $741$33,090
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,479$83,917
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,294,126$1,646,401
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $93,262$140,119
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $189,005$175,773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $302,770$361,581
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $991,356$1,284,820
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,294,126$1,646,401
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,284,820 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,462,048
XI-2 Total expenses$3,168,584
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$293,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$991,356
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,284,820

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