Nonprofit · EIN 51-0325462
DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC
Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, DE 19803
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $174,120 | $245,527 | -$71,407 | $254,804 | $38,581 | $216,223 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $219,086 | $207,073 | $12,013 | $334,664 | $46,839 | $287,825 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $153,410
- of which government grants
- $80,974
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,323
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $707
- Net income from fundraising events
- $9,387
- Other revenue
- $9,387
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $67,742
- Other salaries and wages
- $56,178
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $133,356
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,392
- Occupancy
- $21,241
- Travel
- $225
- Program services (functional)
- $109,135
- Management and general (functional)
- $74,730
- Fundraising (functional)
- $61,662
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $334,664
- Total assets, end of year
- $254,804
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,581
- Net assets, end of year
- $216,223
- Publicly traded securities
- $154,951
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $203,684
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,539
- Gross receipts
- $232,272
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY ROTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $67,742 |
| WILLIAM ALLEMAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BHAVNANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSHUA DESHIELDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE KIELHORN | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GARY LINARDUCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP MICHA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SAPONARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SWAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY SWEENEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAMALI THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY ROTH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $63,300 |
| JED PATTERSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID TEAGUE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY SWEENEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CATHY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| GARY LINARDUCCI | PRESIDENT EMERITUS/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| IAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE KIELHORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER BRADSHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSHUA DESHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP MICHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAMALI THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1910 ROCKLAND RD, WILMINGTON, DE 19803-3628
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSHUA DESHIELDS, 1910 ROCKLAND ROAD, WILMINGTON, DE 19803
- Signed the 990
- EMILY SWEENEY, TREASURER
- Phone
- (302) 655-7275
- Website
- WWW.DELAWAREGREENWAYS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GUNNIP & COMPANY LLP
Mission
DELAWARE GREENWAYS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPING NETWORKS OF TRAILS, PATHWAYS, AND SCENIC ROAD CORRIDORS THAT WELCOME ALL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. TRAILS AND BYWAYS SAFELY CONNECTING EVERYONE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO, EMPOWERING THEM TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES AS THEY DISCOVER AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.
Program accomplishments
- SCENIC AND HISTORIC BYWAYS:THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THREE OF SIX DESIGNATED BYWAYS IN DELAWARE. BRANDYWINE VALLEY NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, DELAWARE BAYSHORE BYWAY, AND THE HISTORIC LEWES BYWAY. PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO EACH BYWAY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN THEIR WORK TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT THE INTRINSIC RESOURCES THAT MAKE EACH OF THESE CORRIDORS SPECIAL. THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS COMMITTEES CONTINUE RESPONDING TO CHANGE CREATIVELY AND COLLABORATIVELY.NOTE: THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY CONTINUED ITS WORK ON INITIATIVES FROM ITS CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE HISTORIC LEWES BYWAY CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE NOTABLE CHANGE TO ITS CORRIDORS AS A RESULT OF THE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT, AND LARGE-SCALE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE CONSULTANT AND DELDOT ON THE WORK TO DRAFT A SAVANNAH ROAD MASTER PLAN AND MAINTAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF THE AREA IN AND SURROUNDING THE BYWAY WITH ITS ENGAGEMENT IN THE FIVE POINTS WORKING GROUP. TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES WERE ENHANCED THROUGH THE ADVOCACY AND PROMOTION OF THE DISCOVERY ZONES ALONG THE DELAWARE BAYSHORE BYWAY, WHILE PREPARATION AND PLANNING CONTINUED FOR THE START OF THE "EXPANDING AND MARKETING NON-MOTORIZED MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATIONAL OPTIONS" GRANT ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN WORK ALONG THE DELAWARE BAYSHORE BYWAY IN EARLY 2025.TRAILS AND PATHWAYS:THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES ITS WORK TO EXPEDITE THE CREATION OF A COMPLETE FAMILY-FRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE NETWORK THROUGHOUT DELAWARE. COLLABORATING WITH ITS PARTNERS, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESOURCES MAKING DELAWARE'S TRAILS WELCOMING TO ALL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WHILE IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ALL USERS. AS 2024 CONCLUDED, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED ITS WORK ON GRANTS FROM THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION. GRANTS THAT BROUGHT TO LIFE THE FIRST STATE TRAILS COALITION, A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WE ARE PARTNERS, WORKING TOGETHER TO INCREASE THE USE OF TRAILS BY LEVERAGING THE POWER OF COALITION MEMBERS AND THEIR MISSIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONS' LEADERSHIP OF THE COALITION HAS NOT ONLY BEEN ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF TRAILS, ALSO THE AMENITIES ALONG EACH THAT ENHANCE THE USER EXPERIENCE. KIOSKS, WAYFINDING, BIKE RACKS, FIX-IT STATIONS AND A HELMET BORROWING PROGRAM ARE A FEW OF THE IMPROVEMENTS BROUGHT TO THE TRAILS IN NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS' WORK WITH THE COALITION. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO STRONGLY SUPPORT AND INVEST RESOURCES TO BRING NEW TRAILS TO LIFE. IT REMAINED A VIGILANT STAKEHOLDER IN THE COMMONS BOULEVARD AND NEWPORT RIVER TRAILS, CONTINUED ITS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE EAST COAST GREENWAY, EYEING DELAWARE AS THE FIRST STATE TO COMPLETE THE ECG IN ITS NETWORK FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA. THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY TO MAKE ALL TRAILS SAFE FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN BIKE PROJECT, IN JUNE 2024, THE ORGANIZATION ONCE AGAIN PRESENTED ITS ANNUAL FREEDOM RIDE, A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH. RETRACING THE PATH OF A PORTION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD THROUGH NEW CASTLE COUNTY ALONG THE JACK A. MARKELL TRAIL.Expenses $109,135
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
- 51-0325462
- 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 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $254,804
- Income (IRS master file)
- $232,272
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $174,120 | $245,527 | $254,804 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $219,086 | $207,073 | $334,664 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $231,390 | $233,992 | $331,719 | 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 51-0325462).
Questions about DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC
- What is the EIN of DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC is 51-0325462.
- Is DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DELAWARE GREENWAYS 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 DELAWARE GREENWAYS 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 DELAWARE GREENWAYS 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 DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOSHUA DESHIELDS.
- Who are the officers and directors of DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $67,742 (MARY ROTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DELAWARE GREENWAYS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $174,120, expenses of $245,527 and total assets of $254,804 at year end.
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