2025-08-15T10:23:41-05:00 2024-09-30 113266576 GRASSI & CO CPA'S PC 360 MADISON AVENUE 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2023-10-01 060990195 SAVE THE SOUND SAVE 2037870646 127 CHURCH STREET 2ND FLOOR NEW HAVEN CT 06510 JONATHAN BLUM FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 2037870646 2025-08-15 1 0 DAVID ROTTKAMP P01303468 2126616166 2025-08-11 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LEAH LOPEZ SCHMALZ 127 CHURCH STREET 2ND FLOOR NEW HAVEN CT 06510 12527770 0 X WWW.SAVETHESOUND.ORG X 1978 CT TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAND, AIR AND WATER. 15 15 65 3286 0 0 11688973 7263589 0 0 205849 383451 0 233503 11894822 7880543 0 0 0 0 4229345 4955067 0 0 1162251 5413434 3130204 9642779 8085271 2252043 -204728 19623678 20803463 2699330 1994357 16924348 18809106 X THE MISSION OF SAVE THE SOUND IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAND, AIR, AND WATER OF THE WHOLE LONG ISLAND SOUND REGION. WE USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE RESULTS THAT BENEFIT OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. 0 0 2036511 THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PROGRAM USES COMMUNITY SCIENCE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND ON-THE-WATER WATCHDOG ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE HEALTH OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND ITS WATERSHED. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM COORDINATED THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY, PUBLISHED A REPORT ON LONG ISLAND SOUND'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, LED ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION EFFORTS THAT RESULTED IN INVESTMENT IN LONG ISLAND SOUND INITIATIVES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND INCREASED THE VISIBILITY OF OUR SOUNDKEEPER SUBPROGRAM, WHICH PATROLS THE WATERS OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND TO ENSURE POLLUTION IS STOPPED. 1766944 THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROGRAM WORKS WITH NATURAL SYSTEMS TO CREATE OR RESTORE THE CONDITIONS FOR ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN THRIVING AND RESILIENCE. THE PROGRAM DOES THIS BY REMOVING DAMS AND RESTORING FISH PASSAGE; INSTALLING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EMPLOYS NATIVE PLANTS TO ABSORB AND FILTER STORMWATER BEFORE IT POLLUTES LOCAL WATERWAYS; RESTORES MARSHLAND AND CONSTRUCTS LVING SHORELINES TO IMPROVE COASTAL RESILIENCE AND REVERSE MARSH LOSS AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PROTECTING WATER QUALITY AND WILDLIFE THORUOGH A ROBUST CLELANUP PROGRAM AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. 504620 THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM USES EDUCATION, POLICY, AND GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TO ENSURE LOWERED EMISSIONS, TO REDUCE POLLUTION, AND TO EXPEDITE THE ADOPTION OF PRACTICES THAT STRENGTHEN THE REGION'S RESILIENCE AND COASTAL DEFENSES. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO SHARE INFORMATION AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND, WILDLIFE, AND THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE, WORK, AND RECREATE WITHIN THE WATERSHED. 1600927 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:-ENDANGERED LAND- $420,801COMMUNICATIONS - $220,062ADJUDICATION - $532,176EDUCATION - $248,326ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - $119,634BEACH CLEAN UP - $59,928 1600927 5909002 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CT NY X X JANEL CRITE 2037870646 127 CHURCH STREET 2ND FLOOR NEW HAVEN CT 06510 TODD CORT CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CELIA FELSHER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA MEZEY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL AHERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD ANGLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAPHAEL ELKIND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN HELLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN HENRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE KENNEDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ELLEN KRANZLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MACDOUGALD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUNI PIZARRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM TAUSSING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHAN VERKAMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANEL CRITE EVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 137003 0 11736 LEAH LOPEZ SCHMALZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 162137 0 21581 ALICIA SULLIVAN EVP, PHILANTHROPY 40.00 X 162318 0 22095 DENISE STRANKO EVP, PROGRAMS 40.00 X 123128 0 23380 LAURA WILDMAN VP, ECOLOGICAL ACTION 40.00 X 127564 0 0 ROGER REYNOLDS SENIOR LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 131976 0 6582 DAVID ANSEL VP, CENTER FOR WATER PROTECTION 40.00 X 122456 0 0 966582 0 85374 9 0 1 0 0 2185546 5078043 7263589 201467 201467 4829211 4647227 181984 181984 181984 OTHER INCOME 900099 233503 233503 233503 7880543 0 0 616954 X 362528 122766 216378 23384 3913615 3119651 109143 684821 77213 55737 6824 14652 258911 175395 37147 46369 342800 225818 58217 58765 1989 1989 41400 41400 79476 79476 75051 75051 909394 691973 93084 124337 192783 105524 62862 24397 247591 106483 63211 77897 73232 40085 23879 9268 317754 97306 132907 87541 79912 71561 4411 3940 2792 13 2779 58879 49303 9576 76470 1679 74791 MATERIAL AND PROGRAM 554384 553339 369 676 ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCT 419097 412893 6204 8085271 5909002 1014018 1162251 1332970 1826097 3176686 2374493 25438 28 145008 164058 788313 408061 439131 380252 9887827 11217645 4616618 4840890 19623678 20803463 1138624 489384 190407 284719 1370299 1220254 2699330 1994357 X 4050593 2992496 12873755 15816610 16924348 18809106 19623678 20803463 X -204728 1476097 213698 399691 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5759829 6396524 5605968 9830961 7263589 34856871 5759829 6396524 5605968 9830961 7263589 34856871 3219442 31637429 211066 115383 126911 169277 201467 824104 233503 233503 35914478 0.88090 0.96270 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 233,503. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44751 78237 122988 7954705 8077693 553885 138471 0 0 413564 456671 632139 553885 2056259 3084389 23500 10488 101254 122988 258230 103391 114168 158035 138471 514065 771098 14387 44751 59138 9887827 1672467 342649 11217645 6862264 2346458 1091860 412755 9887827 8616007 49 -1114540 639252 6862264 6932378 765050 1264517 345948 8615997 5834469 799338 437137 138566 6932378 0.20390 0.79610 0.00000 0 0 200405 71414 128991 587908 336647 251261 380252 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 1130594 CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 2702381 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 1007915 4840890 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 1220254 1220254 X 9681280 1476096 399692 1875788 7805492 75051 75051 7880543 8010220 0 8010220 75051 75051 8085271 PART X, LINE 2: SAVE THE SOUND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SAVE THE SOUND IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. SAVE THE SOUND BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2021. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE IN TRUSTS 399,692. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALICIA SULLIVAN EVP, PHILANTHROPY 162318 0 0 0 0 0 8057 0 14038 0 184413 0 0 0 LEAH LOPEZ SCHMALZ PRESIDENT 162137 0 0 0 0 0 2700 0 18881 0 183718 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS ESTABLISH ONE CLASS OF MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO FILL VACANCIES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PRESENTED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OR TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL REPORT TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY WITH REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE. THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS UPDATED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND COMPARED TO COMPARABLE NONPROFIT SALARIES. ALL OTHER SALARIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,875. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,470. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,191. TOTAL EXPENSES 19,536. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 686,098. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 88,614. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 115,146. TOTAL EXPENSES 889,858. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE IN TRUSTS 399,691. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.