Nonprofit · EIN 20-3874333
ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC
Tax-exempt · BETHESDA, MD 20814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $2,853,507 | $2,299,708 | $553,799 | $3,153,999 | $152,499 | $3,001,500 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,545,706 | $1,721,720 | $823,986 | $2,572,272 | $154,931 | $2,417,341 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,205,484 | $2,054,712 | $150,772 | $1,699,709 | $140,347 | $1,559,362 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,521,927
- Membership dues
- $265,251
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $92,571
- Net income from fundraising events
- $238,341
- Other revenue
- $239,009
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $212
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $246,348
- Other salaries and wages
- $794,934
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,176,537
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $47,038
- Travel
- $11,038
- Depreciation
- $238
- Program services (functional)
- $2,062,126
- Management and general (functional)
- $158,270
- Fundraising (functional)
- $79,312
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,572,272
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,153,999
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $152,499
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,001,500
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,760
- Publicly traded securities
- $361,430
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,919,407
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,082,093
- Gross receipts
- $2,927,354
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 4,682
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Pattee | Sr Director Development & Com Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,993 | $12,125 |
| Meghan Quirk-Herrera | Interim Executive Dir Through 51 Officer | 40 | $98,993 | $10,543 |
| Dan Puskar | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $85,377 | $7,634 |
| Tracy Bowen | Interim Executive Dir 51-77 Officer | 40 | $61,978 | $4,984 |
| Pavan Khoobchandani | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Davies | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joel Elliot | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Bolden | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kahlil Kettering | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Connolly | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Potts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Justin Kollinger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marlene Hunt Moss | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rohan Patel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Molly Hill Patten | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Nagel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amanda Leiter | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Sherryl Newman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Gwen Lohse | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Billy Mann | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julia Washburn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Braha | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $145,104 | $4,180 |
| Pavan Khoobchandani | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad T McKee | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Weingast | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Bolden | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Connolly | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Potts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marlene Hunt Moss | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rohan Patel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Molly Hill Patten | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Nagel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Leiter | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sherryl Newman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tracy Bowen | Interim Executive Director Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Puskar | Executive Director as of 7725 Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kahlil Kettering | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Justin Kollinger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Braha | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $133,911 | $7,047 |
| Justin Kollinger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tanya Mayorkas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marlene Hunt Moss | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Leiter | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Cheh | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rohan Patel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Hull | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ethan Landis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Weingast | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Connolly | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kahlil Kettering | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pavan Khoobchandani | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Sherryl Newman | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Molly Hill Patten | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad T McKee | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7200 WISCONSIN AVE STE 500, BETHESDA, MD 20814-4833
- In care of
- % DAN PUSKAR
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Dan Puskar, 7200 Wisconsin Avenue Ste 500, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Signed the 990
- DAN PUSKAR, Executive Director
- Phone
- (301) 579-3105
- Website
- www.rockcreekconservancy.org
- Return prepared by
- Mullins PC
Mission
Restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect.
Program accomplishments
- Restoration: In 2025, Rock Creek Conservancy strengthened its leadership in people-powered urban forest restoration while advancing landscape-scale resilience efforts. Restoration expanded across seven mini-oases and three pilot forest resilience sites totaling more than 170 acres, in partnership with the National Park Service to address invasive plants, climate stress, and forest decline. In Montgomery County, the Conservancy continued its forest restoration work with the continued efforts of the Rock Creek Conservation Corps. Continued on Schedule O.Expenses $1,760,176 · grants $206
- Environmental Stewardship: Over 1,000 volunteers turned out for annual Conservancy events such as the Extreme Cleanup and the Weed Wrangle, to clean up litter and remove invasive plants from sites across the watershed in DC and Montgomery County. The Conservancy hosted 255 volunteer events and 21 leadership trainings, providing over 4,600 community stewards the opportunity to clear trash, monitor water quality, and remove invasive plants that are smothering native trees and plants that give food and refuge to wildlife. Through the Rock Creek Conservation Corps program, the Conservancy engaged over 500 students and provided summer work experience for 17 students from schools in underserved communities in both DC and Montgomery County. Continued on Schedule O.Expenses $301,950 · grants $6
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3874333
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C27)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,153,999
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,927,354
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,853,507 | $2,299,708 | $3,153,999 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,545,706 | $1,721,720 | $2,572,272 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,205,484 | $2,054,712 | $1,699,709 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,698,567 | $1,479,607 | $1,445,422 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3874333).
Questions about ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC
- What is the EIN of ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC is 20-3874333.
- Is ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Dan Puskar.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,993 (Jonathan Pattee, Sr Director Development & Com).
- How much revenue does ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,853,507, expenses of $2,299,708 and total assets of $3,153,999 at year end.
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