Nonprofit · EIN 52-2301464
ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC
Tax-exempt · EDGEWATER, MD 21037
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,510,892 | $3,390,904 | $119,988 | $2,667,562 | $285,980 | $2,381,582 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,533,048 | $3,378,102 | $154,946 | $2,629,729 | $408,987 | $2,220,742 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,961,843 | $2,582,864 | -$621,021 | $2,208,935 | $185,133 | $2,023,802 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,341,080
- of which government grants
- $2,220,168
- Program service revenue
- $28,895
- Investment income
- $139,580
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $91,705
- Other revenue
- $1,337
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,418
- Other salaries and wages
- $480,899
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $822,274
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $92,078
- Occupancy
- $34,467
- Travel
- $12,346
- Depreciation
- $21,210
- Program services (functional)
- $2,890,327
- Management and general (functional)
- $289,757
- Fundraising (functional)
- $210,820
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,629,729
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,667,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $285,980
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,381,582
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $79,972
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,654,565
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,069,770
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,311,812
- Gross receipts
- $3,924,384
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 449
- Year formed
- 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW JOHNSTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $146,583 | $4,835 |
| JENNIFER PILHOLSKI | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND RESTORATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,140 | $3,346 |
| ROBERT OTTENHOFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LAIDLAW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATE BOWER | VICE CHAIR/ GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY SCHILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KALADAS | SOUTH ADV. CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE HARTWIG-DAVIS | POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VK HOLTZENDORF | WEST/RHODE WAC CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KRISSOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BOOTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRASHEAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD KEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE OGDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDEZ HADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS GRAAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC SWANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMELIA WHITMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW JOHNSTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $137,000 | $23,470 |
| ROBERT OTTENHOFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WYSS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATE BOWER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GRAAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DANKOWSKI | DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE HARTWIG-DAVIS | POLICY CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KRISSOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FLOOD | WEST/RHODE WAC CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STONEY SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VK HOLTZENDORF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KALADAS | SOUTH WAC CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY ZIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRASHEAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD KEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY SCHILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDEZ HADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW JOHNSTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $130,000 | $4,415 |
| ROBERT OTTENHOFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WYSS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATE BOWER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GRAAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DANKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KRISSOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FLOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STONEY SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VK HOLTZENDORF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KALADAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ZIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 760, EDGEWATER, MD 21037-0760
- In care of
- % ERIK MICHELSEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT OTTENHOFF, PO BOX 760, EDGEWATER, MD 21037
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW JOHNSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (410) 224-3802
- Return prepared by
- Alta CPA GroupLLC
Mission
DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE SOUTH, WEST, AND RHODE RIVERS, ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION HEALS AND PROTECTS OUR WATERWAYS AND CHAMPIONS CLEAN WATER ACROSS MARYLAND.
Program accomplishments
- THE ARUNDEL RIVERS RESTORATION PROGRAM WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES, FUNDERS, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO RESTORE OUR LAND AND WATERWAYS. THESE PROJECTS, BOTH SMALL AND LARGE IN SCALE, ACTIVELY TRAP AND FILTER POLLUTANTS FROM STORMWATER, SLOW EROSION, CREATE HABITAT FOR CREATURES IN AND AROUND OUR RIVERS AND MAKE OUR LANDS AND COMMUNITIES MORE RESILIENT.Expenses $2,464,923
- AS A LICENSED MEMBER OF THE WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE, OUR SOUTH, WEST, AND RHODE RIVERKEEPER MONITORS WATER QUALITY ACROSS OUR RIVERS, ADVOCATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, RESPONDS TO CITIZEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLLUTION, AND IDENTIFIES POLLUTION SOURCES AND REMEDIES TO HEAL OUR RIVERS.Expenses $248,289
- THE ARUNDEL RIVERS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM ENGAGES AND EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR WATERSHEDS WITH A GOAL TO TAKE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM CURIOSITY TO AWARENESS TO ACTION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO YOUTH IN SCHOOLS, CAMPS, AND CLUBS AND ORGANIZES VOLUNTEER EFFORTS TO RESTORE OUR LANDS AND RIVERS.Expenses $177,115
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
- 52-2301464
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C013)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,667,562
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,924,384
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,510,892 | $3,390,904 | $2,667,562 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,533,048 | $3,378,102 | $2,629,729 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,961,843 | $2,582,864 | $2,208,935 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,459,446 | $4,844,253 | $3,141,278 | 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 52-2301464).
Questions about ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC
- What is the EIN of ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC is 52-2301464.
- Is ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION 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 ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION 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 ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION 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 ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT OTTENHOFF.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $146,583 (MATTHEW JOHNSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,510,892, expenses of $3,390,904 and total assets of $2,667,562 at year end.
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