Nonprofit · EIN 45-1476011
RIDGE TO REEFS INC
Tax-exempt · ELDERSBURG, MD 21784
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,135,079 | $1,093,041 | $42,038 | $338,375 | $77,792 | $260,583 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,036,571 | $1,012,664 | $23,907 | $293,431 | $74,886 | $218,545 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $192,972
- of which government grants
- $171,645
- Program service revenue
- $939,207
- Investment income
- $2,900
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $91,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $219,081
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $403,943
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,850
- Accounting fees
- $9,261
- Occupancy
- $10,579
- Travel
- $6,305
- Depreciation
- $10,800
- Program services (functional)
- $976,891
- Management and general (functional)
- $116,150
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $293,431
- Total assets, end of year
- $338,375
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $77,792
- Net assets, end of year
- $260,583
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,528
- Gross receipts
- $1,135,079
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL STURM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $91,500 |
| ROGER WINDSCHITL | VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHRIS KITALONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BRADLEY | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL STURM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $90,120 |
| ROGER WINDSCHITL | VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'CONNOR | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHRIS KITALONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BRADLEY | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6618 STIRRUP CT, ELDERSBURG, MD 21784-5949
- In care of
- % PAUL STURM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL STURM, 6618 STIRRUP COURT, ELDERSBURG, MD 21784
- Signed the 990
- PAUL STURM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (410) 227-7689
- Website
- RIDGETOREEFS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GORFINE SCHILLER & GARDYN PA
Mission
TO PROTECT AND RESTORE ECOSYSTMES AND ACHIEVE TANGIBLE OUTCOMES WORKING TOGETHER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OUR FOCUS IS ON THE SCIENCE AND APPLICATION OF RESTORATION AND PROTECTION MEASURES IN CORAL REEF AND COASTAL AREAS IN CREATING LONG-TERM RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE - DEVELOPING AND HELPING FARMERS IMPLEMENT LOW COST SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE EFFORTS IN PUERTO RICO AFTER HURRICANE MARIA IN 2017 AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE AND PALAU.Expenses $244,223 · revenue $234,802
- BALTIMORE COMPOST COLLECTIVE - ENGAGES BALTIMORE TEENAGERS WITH POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING IN WORKFORCE SKILLS, FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMMING, FARMING AND COMMUNITY-SCALE COMPOSTING. YOUTH GAIN GUIDED, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE MANAGING A SMALL-SCALE COMPOSTING OPERATION. COMPOST THEY CREATE IS USED TO GROW FRESH PRODUCE. HEALTHY, LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE ADDRESSES CRITICAL FOOD DESERTS AND BUILDS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. BALTIMORE COMPOST COLLECTIVE'S OPERATION IS MORE THAN TRADITIONAL METHODS APPLIED IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE; THEY'RE INNOVATING NEW AND BETTER WAYS TO BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION IN COMMUNITY GARDENS AND FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO REPURPOSE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF WASTE INTO HEALTHY EFFECTIVE FERTILIZER.Expenses $195,378 · revenue $187,841
- RESTORATION COORDINATION - COORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING WATERSHED PLANS. THIS INCLUDES WRITING PROPOSALS, WORKING ON POLICY CHANGES, COORDINATION OF INTERAGENCY EFFORTS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO ENSURE THAT IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS ARE SUCCESSFUL. THIS HAS INCLUDED TRACKING DOWN ON-GOING SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND WORKING WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES TO SEE THE ISSUES ARE RESOLVED. PLACES WHERE WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK INCLUDE THE GUANICA WATERSHED IN SW PUERTO RICO, VATIA WATERSHED IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND PLACES LIKE THE SASSAFRAS RIVER, AN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE ST. MARYS RIVER IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND WHERE THE WATERSHED IS EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS GROWTH DUE TO A NAVAL BASE REALIGNMENT WHICH IF NOT WELL MANAGED WILL THREATEN THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER.Expenses $195,378 · revenue $187,841
- HELPING BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES - HELPING COMMUNITIES BUILD MORE RESILIENCE INCLUDING RAINWATER HARVESTING AND SOLAR ENERGY. THIS INCLUDES DESIGNING AND BUILDING SEVERAL OFF-GRID SOLAR WALK-IN REFRIGERATORS IN PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS A MOBILE UNIT AND DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SOLAR WATER FILTRATION AND PUMPING PROJECTS FOR AGRICULTURE, RESILIENCE AND HEALTH FACILITIES.Expenses $146,534 · revenue $140,881
- WATERSHED PLANNING - WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE WATERSHED PLANS TO HELP IMPROVE THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF WATER AND ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN SPECIFIC WATERSHEDS (THE AREA DRAINING TO SOMEPLACE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT - A RIVER, A BAY, A CORAL REEF). COMMUNITIES HELP TO DEFINE THE GOALS AND STRATEGIC PROJECTS AND ACTIONS ARE DEFINED AS WELL AS POTENTIAL RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, THE EXPECTED COSTS AND BENEFITS. ONE OF RIDGE TO REEFS GOALS IS TO PERFORM AT LEAST ONE WATERSHED PLANNING PROJECT A YEAR - EXAMPLES HAVE INCLUDED THE CULEBRA WATERSHED ACTION PLAN (IN DRAFT), THE LA PARGUERA GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND THE CABO ROJO WATERSHED PLAN BEING INITIATED IN 2013 AND THE VATIA WATERSHED PLAN COMPLETED IN 2019. OUR EMPHASIS HAS BEEN TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATERSHED PLANS NOT JUST THEIR CREATION - WE SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THESE PLANS BY ASSISTING WITH FUNDING PROPOSALS, POLICY AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATION PRACTICES AND HELPING BUILD THE SKILL SET OF LOCAL GROUPS AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION AND PROTECTION EFFORTS.Expenses $97,689 · revenue $93,921
- GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE - RECREATES NATURAL SYSTEMS TO PERFORM ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT - THIS INCLUDES BIORETENTION PRACTICES, BIO-FILTERS, URBAN TREE PLANTING TO REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF AND PRACTICES THAT INCLUDE URBAN AGRICULTURE AND GREEN ROOFS. THE PRACTICES HELP PERFORM PHYTOREMEDIATION, RESTORE URBAN SOILS AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED. RIDGE TO REEFS, WITH ITS PARTNERS, IMPLEMENTED 8 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS INCLUDING BIORETENTION, RAIN GARDENS, WOODCHIP BIOREACTORS, P-FILTERS, RAINWATER HARVESTING AND A SAND BIOFILTER. OVER FIFTTEEN THOUSAND PLANTS, MOSTLY NATIVE, WERE PLANTED IN THESE PROJECTS TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION AND REDUCE POLLUTION AND HELP CLEANSE CONTAMINATED STORMWATER RUNOFF. WE WORKED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND DEVELOPERS TO INTEGRATE THESE PRACTICES INTO THEIR SITES. LOCATIONS FOR THIS WORK INCLUDED LA PARGUERA AND TAMARINDO BEACH IN CULEBRA BOTH IN PUERTO RICO, WEST MAUI IN HAWAII AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE ST. MARY'S RIVER WATERSHED IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND.Expenses $97,689 · revenue $93,921
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 | Not 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
- 45-1476011
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $338,375
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,135,079
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,135,079 | $1,093,041 | $338,375 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,036,571 | $1,012,664 | $293,431 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,220,502 | $1,049,605 | $291,914 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 45-1476011).
Questions about RIDGE TO REEFS INC
- What is the EIN of RIDGE TO REEFS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RIDGE TO REEFS INC is 45-1476011.
- Is RIDGE TO REEFS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to RIDGE TO REEFS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RIDGE TO REEFS 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 RIDGE TO REEFS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RIDGE TO REEFS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of RIDGE TO REEFS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAUL STURM.
- Who are the officers and directors of RIDGE TO REEFS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,500 (PAUL STURM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does RIDGE TO REEFS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,135,079, expenses of $1,093,041 and total assets of $338,375 at year end.
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