2025-10-21T12:50:58-05:00 2024-09-30 475208450 NASH CPAS LLC 501 PROVIDENCE HWY NORWOOD MA 02062 990 2023-10-01 046136989 CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC CHAR 6175405650 41 WEST STREET FLOOR 8 BOSTON MA 02111 LARRY YU CLERK 6175405650 2025-10-21 1 0 RAECHEL GRADY P02395010 7812861320 2025-10-20 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X LARRY YU 41 WEST STREET FLOOR 8 BOSTON MA 02111 2204523 0 X HTTPS://WWW.CRWA.ORG/ X 1966 MA PROTECT, RESTORE AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED THROUGH SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND THE LAW. 19 19 24 1071 0 0 3324010 2045715 147429 158216 62 0 0 592 3471501 2204523 16666 16667 0 0 1472947 1604415 0 0 216690 727772 961854 2217385 2582936 1254116 -378413 7218035 7861064 568283 531308 6649752 7329756 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO USE SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, AND THE LAW TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED, INCLUDING IMPROVING AND EXPANDING ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 1217825 CLIMATE RESILIENCE - CRWA IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUPPORTING RESTORATIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS EVERY DAY ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS TO CREATE RIVER AND WATERSHED RESILIENCE TO MORE INTENSE RAIN EVENTS, MORE FREQUENT SUMMERTIME DROUGHTS AND HOTTER TEMPERATURES. IT DOES THIS THROUGH CRWA'S WATER-ENERGY NEXUS WORK, BRINGING TOGETHER MUNICIPAL STAFF FROM ACROSS THE WATERSHED AS PART OF THE CHARLES RIVER CLIMATE COMPACT, PARTICIPATION IN MUNICIPAL AND STATE CLIMATE PLANNING INITIATIVES, EDUCATING LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, WATERSHED- AND SUBWATERSHED-SCALE PLANNING, STREAM, WETLAND AND FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION, DAM REMOVAL, LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY. CRWA IS ALSO ACTIVELY WORKING TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. CRWA IS WORKING TO DEVELOP A GREENER AND MORE JUST WORLD THAT WILL BE MORE RESILIENT TO THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING. 493113 158808 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - CRWA'S WORK TO PROMOTE BETTER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND RIVER STEWARDSHIP INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS; A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS; THE PUBLICATION OF BROCHURES, PLANS AND REPORTS; TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES; AND PARTICIPATION IN MANY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. COMMITTED TO GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CRWA TRAINS NUMEROUS STUDENT INTERNS EACH YEAR AND HOSTS THE RITA BARRON FELLOW, A ONE-YEAR POSITION FOR RECENT MASTERS' DEGREE GRADUATES, AND ENGAGES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING PURPOSES.AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TWO SIGNATURE OUTREACH EVENTS:THE RUN OF THE CHARLES CANOE AND KAYAK RACE HELD EVERY APRIL, CRWA'S RUN OF THE CHARLES CANOE AND KAYAK RACE, WHICH BEGAN 38 YEARS AGO, SHOWCASES THE ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RIVER. THIS RACE IS ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST CANOE AND KAYAK RACES ATTRACTING OVER 1,000 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AMATEURS, AND CORPORATE TEAMS COMPETING ON THE 26-MILE COURSE.ANNUAL EARTH DAY CHARLES RIVER CLEANUP THE ANNUAL EARTH DAY CHARLES RIVER CLEAN UP BRINGS THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER ACROSS THE WATERSHED TO MAKE THE CHARLES CLEANER, HEALTHIER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL BY PICKING UP TRASH AND REMOVING DEBRIS. CRWA ORGANIZES THE CLEANUP IN PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH PARKLAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE MA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. 77767 ADVOCACY, POLICY, AND LAW - CRWA IS INVOLVED IN EVERY MAJOR DECISION AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE CHARLES RIVER AND IN IMPORTANT STATEWIDE WATER ISSUES. ADVOCACY INCLUDES COMMENTING ON ALL MAJOR WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, CHALLENGING PERMITS ADMINISTRATIVELY AND SOMETIMES IN COURT, PARTICIPATING IN HEARINGS BEFORE LOCAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND STATE AGENCIES, PROTECTING PUBLIC TRUST LANDS AND ACCESS TO PARKLANDS, PARTICIPATING IN TASK FORCES, LOBBYING ON ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, AND WORKING WITH MANY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE SIGNIFICANCE, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, SMART GROWTH, STORMWATER POLLUTION, AND SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS. CRWA'S STRONG SCIENCE IS INTEGRAL TO ITS ADVOCACY AND POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTS. 204016 16667 STORMWATER SOLUTIONS - CURBING STORMWATER POLLUTION WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS AND STRONGER STORMWATER REGULATIONS TO ACHIEVE A CLEAN, RESILIENT CHARLES RIVER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.RIVER SCIENCE AND RESTORATION - COLLECTING ROBUST WATER QUALITY DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH OF OUR RIVER, ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE CLEANUP AND RESTORATION STRATEGIES, AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. REMOVING DEFUNCT DAMS, TACKLING INVASIVE SPECIES, DAYLIGHTING STREAMS, AND MORE TO RESTORE NATURAL ECOLOGY AND BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCE. 204016 16667 1992721 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X EMILY NORTON 6175405650 41 WEST STREET 8TH FLOOR SUITE 800 BOSTON MA 02111 X TONI HICKS PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE HSIA VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN FLUSBERG TREASURER 40.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY YU CLERK 40.00 X X 0 0 0 RALPH W ABELE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 LANCE C CAMPBELL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE DESILVA DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE DOYLE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 GREG HERREMA DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KINNEY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LEVY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MARKIEWICZ DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA MCLANE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 ADITYA PERAKATH DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SIEGER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY NORTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 149571 0 19183 149571 0 19183 1 0 1 0 0 2045715 2045715 EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIP 713990 158216 158216 158216 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 713990 592 592 592 2204523 158808 0 0 16667 16667 149571 115170 20940 13461 1223177 941846 171245 110086 231667 178384 32433 20850 13649 10510 3139 102705 79083 23622 120258 92599 16836 10823 17914 13794 2508 1612 46415 35740 6498 4177 14748 11356 2065 1327 12773 9835 1788 1150 CONTRACT SERVICES 436576 336163 61121 39292 DUES, FEES, AND PERMITS 85678 65972 11995 7711 SUPPLIES 43979 33864 6157 3958 EQUIPMENT 31097 23945 7152 36062 27793 6026 2243 2582936 1992721 373525 216690 434687 1052635 1196474 11174 117222 102013 2535 19662 42791 341606 314348 29335 27258 4931328 6234677 381 486411 390516 7218035 7861064 84001 124911 20360 20360 463922 386037 568283 531308 X 420868 2084610 6228884 5245146 6649752 7329756 7218035 7861064 -378413 1058417 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 933508 1546789 1499589 3324010 3104132 10408028 933508 1546789 1499589 3324010 3104132 10408028 1159046 9248982 67313 62111 62 129486 1091 15794 592 17477 10554991 305645 0.87630 0.71620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 34331 34331 1940031 1974362 248718 62180 0 0 203965 223568 260869 248718 937120 1405680 7970 10773 51446 34331 104520 50991 55892 65217 62180 234280 351420 2013 2013 0 1 X 4666472 4666472 4094986 571486 4666472 3931986 163000 4094986 3898374 33612 3931986 3843261 55113 3898374 1.00000 0 0 99556 98895 661 112639 95038 17601 129411 120415 8996 27258 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 386037 386037 X 3262940 1058417 1058417 2204523 0 2204523 2582936 0 2582936 0 2582936 PART IV, LINE 2B: IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO AN ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD AND MILFORD POWER LLC FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBWATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS ARE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TOWN OF MILFORD AND FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED TO THE TOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, INTEREST EARNED WAS $22. FUNDS RELEASED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TOTALED $314. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE ESCROW HELD FOR OTHERS WAS $20,197. PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS AN ORGANIZATION FORMED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS GENERALLY NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1). MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITION TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF SEPT 30, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER TAX POSITIONS WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR DISCLOSURE. 0 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION STATE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 10 PARK PLAZA SUITE 6620 BOSTON MA 02116 16667 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EMILY NORTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 149571 0 0 0 0 0 3426 0 15757 0 168754 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: CLASS A MEMBERS AND CLASS B MEMBERS. BOTH CLASSES OF MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION WHERE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE UP FOR ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR NOMINATED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VOTING TAKES PLACE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN MARCH FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR END (9/30). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE AMENDED AT ANY MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE BY-LAWS REQUIRE THAT NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MUST BE GIVEN TO THE MEMBERSHIP. THE BY-LAWS REQUIRE THAT A QUROUM OF THE MEMBERSHIP BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING. IN ORDER FOR THE AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED, TWO THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT MUST VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE GOVERNING BODY HAS DESIGNATED ITS PRESIDENT AND ITS FINANCE COMMITTE, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE MANAGER, WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FILING OF THE ANNUAL FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD, AND THEN THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND COMPARED WITH ITS ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS, CHANGES AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE RETURN PRPARER AND UPON RECEIVING SATISFACTORY RESPONSES, A PROPERLY COMPLETED FORM 8879-EO IS RETURNED TO THE RETURN PREPARER INDICATING THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROVAL TO FILE THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES ITS CONFLICTS POLICY EACH FALL WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE ORGANIZAION MONITORS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN ORDER TO AVOID ACTUAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY AGAINST THE COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF OTHER ORGANIZATION'S SIMILAR IN NATURE AND SIZE. THIS REVIEW IS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RATIFICATION THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. KEY EMPLOYEES SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO CONDUCTS AN EXAMINATION OF COMPENSATION IN LIKE ORGANIZATIONS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AS RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGHT THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ALL INFORMATION AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 1 - AMENDED RETURN THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED THEIR RETURN UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR SEPTEMNBER 30, 2024 AUDIT. THIS RESULTED IN CHANGES TO REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND THE BALANCE SHEET AS WELL AS THE SCHEDULES AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES WERE AMENDED AS WELL.