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Nonprofit · EIN 34-1822374

CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC

Tax-exempt · EASTLAKE, OH 44095

Financials

$3.9M$3.7M2023$1.7M$1.8M2024$1.1M$1.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,121,746$1,233,958-$112,212$800,210$467,568$332,642
December 31, 2024990$1,662,214$1,820,208-$157,994$1,148,469$703,615$444,854
December 31, 2023990$3,908,043$3,698,360$209,683$2,247,538$1,644,690$602,848
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,054,543
of which government grants
$765,256
Membership dues
$147,566
Program service revenue
$42,322
Investment income
$24,881
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$115,918
Other salaries and wages
$581,815
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$810,218
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$690
Accounting fees
$12,386
Occupancy
$18,608
Program services (functional)
$991,294
Management and general (functional)
$235,702
Fundraising (functional)
$6,962

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,148,469
Total assets, end of year
$800,210
Total liabilities, end of year
$467,568
Net assets, end of year
$332,642
Net assets without donor restrictions
$322,995
Net assets with donor restrictions
$9,647
Gross receipts
$1,121,746
Employees
10
Volunteers
90
Year formed
1996
State of legal domicile
OH

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
HEATHER ELMEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$115,918$14,585
WILLIAM TOMKOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARY E SAMIDEVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER HORNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREG STUDENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JASON KASUNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW MCCUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
IRENE MCMULLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
REBECAH TROUTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK CAVANAGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DENISE JANUSKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTINA O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRIS VILDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KATHLEEN HALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN FINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
36 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANN GASSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVEN YANEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER GRIESERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SANDRA TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVE O'NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH FORNARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN TURBENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN PLECNIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JUSTINE WYLIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN FESTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SUSAN SABETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FRANK STUPCZYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATTHEW BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TED DEWATERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NATE MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WILLIAM SKOMROCK JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JUDSON KLINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICHARD BAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KRISTINA PORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARCIA RIZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WILLIAM KOONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRISTINE SHERWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVE KROFCHECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN CRISLIPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JIM GARRETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BENJAMIN HOLBERT IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALISON BALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FRANCES BUCHHOLZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALEX CZAYKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMES DICKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALAN EXLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DONNA KLEMENTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TIMOTHY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DANIEL TROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PETER WHITINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
HEATHER ELMEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$112,445$12,936
WILLIAM TOMKOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARY E SAMIDEVICE-PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREG STUDENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER HORNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALISON BALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FRAN BUCHHOLZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK CAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEKSA CYVASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEX CZAYKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES DICKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES R GILLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DONNA KLEMENTSAT LARGE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TIM MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
REBECAH TROUTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DANIEL TROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PETER J WHITINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK J CAVANAGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DENISE J JANUSKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTINA O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRIS VILDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KATHLEEN HALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN FINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANN GASSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDAL B SHARPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JENNIFER M GRIESERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JASON KASUNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SANDRA TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW MCCUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE O'NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH FORNARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JACK TURBENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN HAMERCHECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN PLECNIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
VINCE URBANSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN FESTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN SABETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SCOTT SIPOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FRANK STUPCZYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TED DEWATERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY NIELSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NATE MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIAM SKOMROCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JUDSON KLINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD BAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTINA PORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW RAMBODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAN DRISCOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIAM KOONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTINE SHERWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RON STRAUSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN CRISLIPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JIM GARRETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BENJAMIN HOLBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
IRENE MCMULLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
HEATHER ELMEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$102,378$11,881
WILLIAM A TOMKOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MARY E SAMIDEVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER HORNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREG E STUDENTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JASON KASUNICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
IRENE MCMULLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK J CAVANAGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DENISE J JANUSKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTINA O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRIS VILDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LEONARD A SPREMULLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN FINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANN GASSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDAL B SHARPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JENNIFER M GRIESERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SANDRA TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW MCCUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIAM MULLIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEVIN POTTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN F TURBENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
VINCE URBANSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN LILLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUSAN SABETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SCOTT SIPOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN ASHURSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY NIELSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIAM SKOMROCK JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KATHY MULCAHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD BAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATT RAMBODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAN DRISCOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WILLIAM KOONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTINE SHERWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RON STRAUSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN CRISLIPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BOB BARTOLOTTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BENJAMIN HOLBERT IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES R GILLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
REBECAH TROUTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES DICKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DANIEL P TROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PETER J WHITINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TIM MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DONNA KLEMENTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK CAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALISON BALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVE O'NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN HAMERCHECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JIM GARRETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOSEPH FORNARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN FESTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEX CZAYKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALEKSA CYVASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FRAN BUCHHOLZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
35350 LAKE SHORE BLVD, EASTLAKE, OH 44095-1958
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
WILLIAM TOMKO, PO BOX 229, WILLOUGHBY, OH 440960229
Signed the 990
WILLIAM TOMKO, PRESIDENT
Phone
(440) 975-3870
Website
CRWP.ORG
Return prepared by
H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $991,294 · revenue $42,322

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 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
34-1822374
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
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$800,210
Income (IRS master file)
$1,121,746

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,121,746$1,233,958$800,210XML
990December 2024$1,662,214$1,820,208$1,148,469XML
990December 2023$3,908,043$3,698,360$2,247,538XML
990December 2022$1,429,866$1,720,714$542,008IRS
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 34-1822374).

Questions about CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC

What is the EIN of CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC is 34-1822374.
Is CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
Are donations to CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS 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 CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS 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 CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS 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 CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WILLIAM TOMKO.
Who are the officers and directors of CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 51 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,918 (HEATHER ELMER, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does CHAGRIN RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,121,746, expenses of $1,233,958 and total assets of $800,210 at year end.

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