CHESAPEAKE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: CHESAPEAKE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INC (EIN 23-7245037)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-12
IRS object ID: 202231329349306538
Schema version: 2020v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-12T15:37:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521365413	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KAHN BERMAN SOLOMON TAIBEL & MOGOL PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9515 DEERECO ROAD SUITE 801	AddressLine1Txt
City	TIMONIUM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21093	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237245037	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHESAPEAKE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHES	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4107981283	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	645 CONTEES WHARF ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	EDGEWATER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21037	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATTHEW TROMMATTER	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4107981283	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-05-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MATTHEW	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	TROMMATTER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DEANNA AMOS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00028766	PTIN
Phone	4103080300	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DENICE WARDROP	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	645 CONTEES WHARF ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	EDGEWATER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21037	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,791,508	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CHESAPEAKE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1972	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO COORDINATE RESEARCH AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTIGUOUS ENVIRONMENTAL REGION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	26	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,777,239	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,720,741	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$70,015	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$70,000	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$31	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$750	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,847,285	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,791,508	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$252,441	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$352,795	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,213,097	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,113,277	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$418,306	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$258,161	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,883,844	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,724,233	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$36,559	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$67,275	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$669,610	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$853,590	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$460,206	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$582,167	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$209,404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$271,423	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO COORDINATE RESEARCH AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTIGUOUS ENVIRONMENTAL REGION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,264,018	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$97,227	GrantAmt
Desc	SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE EPA CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES PROVIDED SCIENTIFIC INPUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN POSSIBLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$449,849	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$255,568	GrantAmt
Desc	PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR FISHERIES AND MODELING RESEARCH RELATED TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. ACTIVITIES INVOLVE RESEARCH, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS TO MAXIMIZE RESEARCH EFFORTS, AND WORKSHOPS TO PROVIDE FOR COMMUNICATION IN THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,366	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Desc	OTHER RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,724,233	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	26	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MATTHEW TROMMATTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4107981283	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	645 CONTEES WHARF ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	EDGEWATER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21037	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd
DR FRED C DOBBS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR ANSON HINES
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR PETER GOODWIN
INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPAL	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR TESS THOMPSON
INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPAL	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR MATTHEW ROYER
INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPAL	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR LARRY NAGAHARA
INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPAL	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR DEREK ADAY
INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPAL	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MATTHEW OGBURN
ALT INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR WILLIAM DENNISON
ALT INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR JOHN M KLINCK
ALT INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR MARK LUCKENBACH
ALT INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LARA B FOWLER
ALT INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE	1.00			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DR DENICE WARDROP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$137,566	$0	$47,987
MATTHEW TROMATTER
TREASURER	40.00		Yes (X)	$61,950	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$199,516	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$47,987	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (1)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OASIS OUTSOURCING	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2054 VIST PKWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST PALM BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33411	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEASED EMPLOYEES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$871,638	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,720,741	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,720,741	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Business	541700	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$70,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$70,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$70,000	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$750	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$750	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$750	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$750	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,791,508	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$70,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$767	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$281,600	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,195	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$249,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,930	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$156,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$711,734	TotalAmt
Program Services	$673,641	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,093	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,220	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,926	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,262	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,255	TotalAmt
Program Services	$106,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$444	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,069	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$836	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,228	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,239	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEME	$10,731	$9,745	$986
BAD DEBT	$500		$500
LESS: ALLOCABLE INDIREC	$0	$296,037	-$296,037

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,724,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,724,233	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$147,406	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,099	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$396,092	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,563	BOYAmt
EOY	$327,609	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,132	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$138,416	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$129,188	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,228	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,430	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$669,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$853,590	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,926	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$343,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$449,213	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,028	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$460,206	BOYAmt
EOY	$582,167	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$271,423	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$271,423	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$669,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$853,590	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$67,275	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$5,256	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,693,226	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,728,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,842,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,847,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,791,491	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,902,800	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,693,226	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,728,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,842,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,847,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,791,491	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,902,800	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$8,902,800	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$127	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,902,927	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	1.00000	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$127,192	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$118,713	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,479	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,224	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,475	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$749	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$9,228	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,963,227	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$171,719	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$171,719	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,791,508	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,791,508	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,895,952	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$171,719	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$171,719	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,724,233	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,724,233	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	REIMBURSED EXPENSES
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	REIMBURSED EXPENSES

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
PO BOX 1346	GLOUCESTER PT	VA	23062	542027915	501(C)(3)	$101,719	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
MARYLAND DNR
580 TAYLOR AVENUE	ANNAPOLIS	MD	21401			$28,041	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
GREEN FIN STUDIO
101 NORTH 5TH STREET SUITE A	RICHMOND	VA	23219	260411242		$20,402	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
BAY JOURNAL MEDIA
619 OAKWOOD DRIVE	SEVEN VALLEYS	PA	17360	262359058	501(C)(3)	$15,000	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CES
PO BOX 775	CAMBRIDGE	MD	21613	521125663	501(C)(3)	$94,477	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
VIRGINIA MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION
380 FENWICK ROAD	FORT MONROE	VA	23651	546001720	501(C)(3)	$3,909	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
800 WASHINGTON STREET SW	BLACKSBURG	VA	24061	546001805	501(C)(3)	$18,052	ASSIST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
CSTREAM: INTERN STIPENDS	9	$27,559
NOAA ESTC IMPLEMENTATION	15	$3,300
EPA CS: INTERNS	6	$18,338
NOAA: SUMMER INTERNS	8	$21,998

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS OF SUBAWARDS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAM RELATED TASKS, AND IN SOME CASES, AFFILIATED PERSONNEL ARE REQURIED TO SIGN OFF ON INVOICES, TO CONFIRM ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, PRIOR TO PAYMENT. CRC REQUIRES SUBAWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CERTIFY THAT A SINGLE AUDIT HAS BEEN PERFORMED IN THE MOST RECENT YEAR, AND THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL FINDINGS. IF THERE ARE MATERIAL FINDINGS, THOSE FINDINGS ARE DETAILED TO ALLOW MORE FOCUSED MONITORING OF THE PARTICULAR SUBAWARDEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DR DENICE WARDROP	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$137,566	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$47,987	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$185,553	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, PART VII, SEC A, LINE 5:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DR. DENICE WARDOP IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HER SALARY AND BENEFITS WERE ADMINISTERED BY PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND REIMBURSED BY THE ORGANIZATION. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020, THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSED PENN STATE UNIVERSITY SALARIES TOTALING $135,939, AND FRINGE (INCLUDING PAYROLL TAXES AND FEES) TOTALING $49,388 FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE TREASURER'S SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE ADMINISTERED BY OASIS OUTSOURCING III, INC. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020, THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSED OASIS FOR SALARIES TOTALING $61,950, FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE TREASURER.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE COMPANY USES OASIS OUTSOURCING III, INC., FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PAYROLL AND BENEFIT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION LEASES ALL EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVE SCIENTISTS FROM SEVEN INSTITUTIONS: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY AND VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERISTY. EACH INSTITUTION IS ALOTTED ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 WAS SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE ASKED TO REVIEW AND COMMENT, PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW ALL ACTIVITIES FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE DISCUSSED ANNUALLY WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS. TRUSTEES ARE POLLED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, REGARDING ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	TRUSTEES REVIEW COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THIER SEVEN INSTITUTIONS, AND THE SCIENFTIFIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARY LEVELS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. SALARIES ARE DELIBERATED BY ALL TRUSTEES, IN CLOSED SESSION. WRITTEN MINUTES OF ALL SESSIONS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORMS 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC	DR. FRED C. DOBBS - OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, VA 23529. DR ANSON HINES - SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER, EDGEWATER, MD 21037. DR PETER GOODWIN - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND, CAMBRIDGE, MD 21613. DR MATTHEW ROYER - PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802. DR LARRY NAGAHARA - JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BALTIMORE, MD 21218. DR. DEREK ADAY - VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, GLOUCESTER POINT, VA 23062. MATTHEW OGBURN - SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER, EDGEWATER, MD 21037. DR WILLIAM DENNISON - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND, CAMBRIDGE, MD 21613. DR JOHN M KLINCK - OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, VA 23529. DR MARK LUCKENBACH - VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, GLOUCESTER POINT, VA 23062. LARA B. FOWLER - PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE AUDIT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEARS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 3B:	THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF UNDERGOING THE REQUIRED SINGLE AUDIT FOR THE FYE 6/30/2021. THE DUE DATE OF THE AUDIT HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 9/30/2022, AND THE AUDIT WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THAT DATE.