2026-07-10T15:43:07-04:00 2025-12-31 341602442 H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC 7555 FREDLE DR STE 110 CONCORD OH 44077 990 2025-01-01 341822374 CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC CHAG 4409753870 PO BOX 229 WILLOUGHBY OH 440960229 WILLIAM TOMKO PRESIDENT 4409753870 2026-06-24 true ROLLAND B STANDISH P00169705 4409512997 2026-06-10 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WILLIAM TOMKO PO BOX 229 WILLOUGHBY OH 440960229 1121746 false X CRWP.ORG X 1996 OH PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE SCENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE CHAGRIN RIVER, LAKE ERIE AND OTHER OHIO WATERSHEDS IN A MANNER WHICH ENSURES A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE, PLANTS AND ANIMALS. 50 50 10 90 0 1601701 1054543 28611 42322 31902 24881 0 1662214 1121746 0 0 790251 810218 0 6962 1029957 423740 1820208 1233958 -157994 -112212 1148469 800210 703615 467568 444854 332642 X PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE SCENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE CHAGRIN RIVER, LAKE ERIE AND OTHER OHIO WATERSHEDS IN A MANNER WHICH ENSURES A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE, PLANTS AND ANIMALS. false false 991294 42322 CRWP IS A COLLABORATION OF 35 CITIES, VILLAGES, TOWNSHIPS, COUNTIES, AND PARK DISTRICTS WORKING ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO FLOODING, EROSION, AND WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND LIMIT LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. CRWP'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES ARE: - NATURAL SYSTEMS PROVIDE FLOOD CONTROL, EROSION CONTROL, AND WATER QUALITY - IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STEPS TO MAINTAIN THESE SERVICES THAN TO PAY FOR COSTLY, AND GENERALLY, LESS EFFECTIVE, REMEDIAL SOLUTIONS. CRWP RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE NEEDS OF MEMBER COMMUNITIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, LAW DIRECTORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS BY HELPING THEM UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, ZONING REGULATIONS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS GUIDING LAND USE. CRWP HAS ASSISTED COMMUNITIES BY INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT MAINTAIN NATURAL RESOURCE FUNCTIONS AND PREVENT OR MINIMIZE FLOODING, EROSION, AND WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS. THESE PRACTICES INCLUDE CRWP'S RECOMMENDED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR PLANNING, RIPARIAN AND WETLAND SETBACKS, CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVED EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND COMPREHENSIVE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. IN 2025, CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS WORKED WITH ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS FOR HEALTHY STREAMS, WETLANDS, NATURAL AREAS AND LAKE ERIE. OUR 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: PROTECTED AND/OR RESTORED 1,750 LINEAR FEET OF STREAMS AND 22 ACRES OF STREAM CORRIDOR AND WETLANDS. PLANTED 4,010 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS. PREVENTED 10.9 MILLION GALLONS OF POLLUTED RUNOFF FROM REACHING STREAMS. ENGAGED OVER 126,000 PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE HEALTHY WATERSHEDS. PARTNERED WITH OUR MEMBER COMMUNITIES AND CENTRAL LAKE ERIE BASIN COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECTS IN THE CHAGRIN RIVER AND OTHER OHIO WATERSHEDS WHICH WILL RESTORE OVER 8,432 LINEAR FEET OF STREAM, 28 ACRES OF RIPARIAN CORRIDOR, AND 57 ACRES OF WETLAND. IMPLEMENTED A MASTER RAIN GARDENER PROGRAM AND TAUGHT 117 RESIDENTS AND LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS HOW TO DESIGN AND BUILD FUNCTIONAL RAIN GARDENS. THE 20 RAIN GARDENS INSTALLED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2025 PREVENTED 260,623 GALLONS OF STORMWATER RUNOFF ANNUALLY. PARTNERED WITH THE NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, HYFI AND OTHERS TO MAINTAIN A NETWORK OF SENSOR-DRIVEN WATER LEVEL MONITORING DEVICES ALONG STREAMS, LAKES, PONDS AND STORMWATER BASINS. 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CRWP CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CRWP IS A COLLABORATION OF 35 CITIES, VILLAGES, TOWNSHIPS, COUNTIES, AND PARK DISTRICTS WORKING ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO FLOODING, EROSION, AND WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND LIMIT LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. CRWP'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES ARE: - NATURAL SYSTEMS PROVIDE FLOOD CONTROL, EROSION CONTROL, AND WATER QUALITY - IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STEPS TO MAINTAIN THESE SERVICES THAN TO PAY FOR COSTLY, AND GENERALLY, LESS EFFECTIVE, REMEDIAL SOLUTIONS. CRWP RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE NEEDS OF MEMBER COMMUNITIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, LAW DIRECTORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS BY HELPING THEM UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, ZONING REGULATIONS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS GUIDING LAND USE. CRWP HAS ASSISTED COMMUNITIES BY INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT MAINTAIN NATURAL RESOURCE FUNCTIONS AND PREVENT OR MINIMIZE FLOODING, EROSION, AND WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS. THESE PRACTICES INCLUDE CRWP'S RECOMMENDED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR PLANNING, RIPARIAN AND WETLAND SETBACKS, CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVED EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND COMPREHENSIVE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. IN 2025, CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS WORKED WITH ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS FOR HEALTHY STREAMS, WETLANDS, NATURAL AREAS AND LAKE ERIE. OUR 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: PROTECTED AND/OR RESTORED 1,750 LINEAR FEET OF STREAMS AND 22 ACRES OF STREAM CORRIDOR AND WETLANDS. PLANTED 4,010 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS. PREVENTED 10.9 MILLION GALLONS OF POLLUTED RUNOFF FROM REACHING STREAMS. ENGAGED OVER 126,000 PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE HEALTHY WATERSHEDS. PARTNERED WITH OUR MEMBER COMMUNITIES AND CENTRAL LAKE ERIE BASIN COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECTS IN THE CHAGRIN RIVER AND OTHER OHIO WATERSHEDS WHICH WILL RESTORE OVER 8,432 LINEAR FEET OF STREAM, 28 ACRES OF RIPARIAN CORRIDOR, AND 57 ACRES OF WETLAND. IMPLEMENTED A MASTER RAIN GARDENER PROGRAM AND TAUGHT 117 RESIDENTS AND LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS HOW TO DESIGN AND BUILD FUNCTIONAL RAIN GARDENS. THE 20 RAIN GARDENS INSTALLED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2025 PREVENTED 260,623 GALLONS OF STORMWATER RUNOFF ANNUALLY. PARTNERED WITH THE NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, HYFI AND OTHERS TO MAINTAIN A NETWORK OF SENSOR-DRIVEN WATER LEVEL MONITORING DEVICES ALONG STREAMS, LAKES, PONDS AND STORMWATER BASINS. THE DATA COLLECTED BY THE SENSOR WILL HELP STORMWATER MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST STREAM FLOW AND LEVEL CONDITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE DESIGNATED REGULAR MEMBERS AND SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. REGULAR MEMBERS SHALL BE SUCH GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AND PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATED IN ARTICLE III OR DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP BECAUSE OF THEIR INTERESTS IN ACCOMPLISHING THE PURPOSES OF THIS CORPORATION WHICH ARE QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1)A, (2)A AND (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND AGREE TO BECOME REGULAR MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE AFFAIRS, FINANCES AND PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE REGULAR MEMBERS. EACH REGULAR MEMBER, WHO HAS PAID ITS DUES AND MET THE OTHER MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ELECT ONE REGULAR DIRECTOR AND TO DESIGNATE AN ALTERNATE FOR ITS REGULAR DIRECTOR. THE REGULAR DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE REGULAR MEMBERS SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO ELECT UP TO ONE-HALF OF THE NUMBER OF REGULAR MEMBERS AS AT LARGE DIRECTORS BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REGULAR DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE EQUAL STATUS. DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE DULY ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B SEE RESPONSE TO LINE 7A ABOVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FINANCE STAFF, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS DELEGATED AUTHORITY BY THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE 990 FOR FILING. THE BOARD PRESIDENT SIGNS THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUESTS BOARD MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIALS OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO BOTH ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARED TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED THE IRS-WRITTEN "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION" CHECKLIST WHICH IS COMPLETED CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW. COMPENSATION FOR STAFF WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION IS SET BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN RELATION TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THIS COMPENSATION IS A COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ALSO BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES, INCLUDING CANDID.