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Nonprofit · EIN 22-2957403

BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC

Tax-exempt · WESTWOOD, NJ 07675

Financials

$263$4K2023$76$2K2024$143$2K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$143$1,997-$1,854$46,781$0$46,781
December 31, 2024990$76$2,482-$2,406$61,135$0$61,135
December 31, 2023990$263$3,958-$3,695$63,541$0$63,541
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$107
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$36
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$200
Management and general (functional)
$1,797

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$61,135
Total assets, end of year
$46,781
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$46,781
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,722
Net assets without donor restrictions
$14,104
Net assets with donor restrictions
$32,677
Gross receipts
$143
Employees
0
Year formed
1988
State of legal domicile
NJ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Renee MureTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Lori CharkeyExecutive Director
Trustee or director
20$0
Larry KuttnerVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Barton KnightPresident
Key employee
10$0
Peter ArditoSecretary
Key employee
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Renee MureTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Lori CharkeyExecutive Director
Trustee or director
20$0
Larry KuttnerVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Barton KnightPresident
Key employee
10$0
Peter ArditoSecretary
Key employee
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Lori CharkeyExecutive Director
Trustee or director
20$0
Larry KuttnerVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Renee MureTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
Peter ArditoSecretary
Key employee
5$0
Barton KnightPresident
Key employee
10$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 217, WESTWOOD, NJ 07675-0217
In care of
% LORI CHARKEY
Signed the 990
LORI CHARKEY, Executive Director
Phone
(201) 666-1877
Return prepared by
Cranstoun & Williams CPAs LLC

Mission

Bergen SWAN works to protect and safeguard the reservoir region of the Upper Hackensack River Watershed and adjoining areas by advocating, teaching, and realizing open space preservation, good ecological stewardship practices, and environmental restoration.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Emerson Woods Riparian Restoration Project (CRI)- Replacement of dying and dead plantings along Emerson Woods stream, within a municipal park on the Borough of Emerson. Plantings are to be monitored for a period of three years subsequent to the completion of the initial plantings.
    Expenses $200
  • green Acres

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-2957403
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
1990
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C013)
Assets (IRS master file)
$46,781
Income (IRS master file)
$143

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$143$1,997$46,781XML
990December 2024$76$2,482$61,135XML
990December 2023$263$3,958$63,541XML
990December 2022$3,100$4,439$67,236IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 22-2957403).

Questions about BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC

What is the EIN of BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC is 22-2957403.
Is BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK 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 BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BERGEN SAVE THE WATERSHED ACTION NETWORK INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $143, expenses of $1,997 and total assets of $46,781 at year end.

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