2018-04-03T09:29:19-04:00 2017-11-30 141604297 RBT CPAS LLP 11 RACQUET RD NEWBURGH NY 12550 990 2016-12-01 146049022 HUDSON RIVER SLOOP CLEARWATER INC HUDS 8452658080 724 WOLCOTT AVENUE BEACON NY 12508 BETSY GARTHWAITE PRESIDENT 8452658080 2017-03-29 true DAVIDE DIGENOVA CPA P00955704 8455679000 2018-03-29 C3B038BB7D90684C19D91C8EC9DD584DAAB6BD3D 0FE64F0C210B8B111FA6A510CFA053777F14006D 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BETSY GARTHWAITE 724 WOLCOTT AVENUE BEACON NY 12508 2634988 false X WWW.CLEARWATER.ORG X 1966 NY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HUDSON RIVER AND TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. 22 22 54 966 0 1264241 1230592 473565 1144083 53 -106 125377 157551 1863236 2532120 0 0 778566 889153 0 248183 831818 1581081 1610384 2470234 252852 61886 2555471 2535156 581264 500201 1974207 2034955 X TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HUDSON RIVER AND TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. false false 831961 825494 COMMUNITY OUTREACH - ACTIVITIES: THROUGH GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, THROUGH MUSIC AND FESTIVALS, THE ORGANIZATION INSPIRES COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HUDSON RIVER. VOLUNTEERS: EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 VOLUNTEERS JOIN IN PRODUCING CLEARWATER'S GREAT HUDSON RIVER REVIVAL ECO-FESTIVAL, EACH DONATING AN AVERAGE OF 10 HOURS TO TASKS SUCH AS SETTING UP THE STAGES, MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS, PROVIDING SECURITY, DIRECTING ATTENDEES AND A HOST OF OTHER TASKS. VALUING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AT 10 PER HOUR, THEY DONATE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK APPROXIMATELY 100,000 A YEAR IN VOLUNTEER TIME NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FORM 990. 880862 318589 VESSELS AND EDUCATION - ACTIVITIES: THE SLOOP CLEARWATER, "AMERICA'S ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGSHIP" FOR MORE THAN 45 YEARS, SERVES AS A FLOATING CLASSROOM FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, OFFERING EXPERIENTIAL AND PRACTICAL LESSONS ABOUT THE HISTORY, SCIENCE, ECOLOGY AND SOCIAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE CLEANUP AND PRESERVATION OF THE HUDSON RIVER, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE PHYSICAL VESSEL ITSELF SERVES AS A TEACHING TOOL IN THE MARITIME ARTS. VOLUNTEERS: VOLUNTEERS HELP STAFF THE SLOOP AND TEACH AT LEARNING STATIONS DURING SAILING SEASON. THROUGH OUR GREEN CITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMS, WE ACTIVATE PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES UP AND DOWN THE HUDSON TO LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE VOLUNTEER AS CREW AND EDUCATORS ABOARD THE SLOOP OR OUR SISTER SHIP, THE MYSTIC WHALER, LIVING ON BOARD FOR ONE OR MORE WEEKS AT A TIME. ESTIMATING AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR EACH VOLUNTEER, THEY DONATE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 7,000 HOURS. VALUING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CREW AND EDUCATOR VOLUNTEERS AT 10 PER HOUR, THEY DONATE APPROXIMATELY 70,000 IN VOLUNTEER TIME NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FORM 990. 108861 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION - ACTIVITIES: THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVATES INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO LEAD WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT RESEARCH AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. 38052 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - "SAILING CLASSROOM- AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN AND ADULTS. PUBLIC AWARENESS - DISTRIBUTION OF RELEVANT RIVER WATER QUALITY INFORMATION 38052 1859736 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 54 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 22 22 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY CT X MICHELLE ACOSTA 8452658080 724 WOLCOTT AVENUE BEACON NY 12508 BETSY GARTHWAITE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE TODD OSBORN VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN GAYLORD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NEIL GORDON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SETH DAVIS AT LARGE MEM 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH LEVINE AT LARGE MEM 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN SCHLAFF ESQ AT LARGE MEM 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB ALPERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CAPEK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY CINCOTTA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY DOMANSKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITZI ELKES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS GOULD ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEN GUTKIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON MAIR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY NEALE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE RABIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY RAINER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON RASKOPF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA STEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH UNDERHILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR VOGT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY BONDER INTERIM EXEC 40.00 X 56185 0 1557 DAVID CONOVER TERM ENDED S X 52378 0 7281 WILLIAM FLANK PH D TERM ENDED O X 0 0 0 SHARON ROWE TERM ENDED O X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SMITH TERM ENDED O X X 0 0 0 108563 8838 false false false 5950 152380 1072262 145097 1230592 COMMUNITY PROGRAM 825494 825494 EDUCATION PROGRAM 318589 318589 1144083 100 100 44241 44447 -206 -206 -206 106838 5950 26815 80023 6518 24889 31606 -6717 -6717 INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT 75000 75000 MISC INCOME 9245 9245 84245 2532120 1228328 -305 X 100064 72666 14542 12856 651538 474619 92642 84277 82554 57690 15135 9729 54997 38432 10083 6482 86708 86708 598752 528682 70070 65527 63519 593 1415 106047 29121 23490 53436 30897 9841 21056 24364 22177 110 2077 16542 16542 163976 137699 26277 97973 76729 21244 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAINT. 188542 159742 28800 FOOD 78925 75428 676 2821 LEASED VESSEL 51935 51935 OPERATING SUPPLIES 46098 43053 1793 1252 24795 18403 2624 3768 2470234 1859736 362315 248183 88860 147762 8627 532 3100 10500 18933 18234 18515 52227 23028 3649163 1424859 2371353 2224304 99512 2570 2570 2555471 2535156 101273 43797 13500 41353 67500 57500 398991 357551 581264 500201 X 1974207 2034955 1974207 2034955 2555471 2535156 61886 -1138 X false true X true false X 1116495 827102 1256903 1398369 1238554 5837423 1116495 827102 1256903 1398369 1238554 5837423 5837423 722 53 100 875 73504 73504 8818 14635 13220 20383 77428 134484 6046286 5471076 0.96550 0.98890 X PART II, LINE 10 134,484 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 145400 145400 826796 139611 687185 95555 93916 1639 2581412 1191332 1390080 2224304 X 2592271 1524 58421 59945 2532326 -206 -206 2532120 2531523 1524 59765 61289 2470234 2470234 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION FILES AN ANNUAL FORM 990 AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS SUCH, NO FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE TAXES ARE PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REGARDING ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2014. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 26,815 MERCHANDISE INVENTORY EXPENSES 31,606 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B REALIZED LOSS ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS -206 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 26,815 MERCHANDISE INVENTORY EXPENSES 31,606 UNREALIZED LOSS 1,138 REALIZED LOSS ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS 206 CHEFS EVENT 106270 5950 100320 18986 7829 106270 5950 100320 18986 7829 26815 73505 ANNIE OSBORN BOARD VICE PRESIDENT PERSONAL LOAN X 57500 57500 false true false 57500 X 4 145097 FMV false false false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 WE HAD VOLUNTEERS SAIL ABOARD CLEARWATER AND THE MYSTIC WHALER. CLEARWATER'S VOLUNTEERS FILL WEEK-LONG SPOTS AND ASSIST WITH THREE MAIN TASKS: EDUCATION, CLEANING, AND SAILING. WE ALSO HAVE VOLUNTEERS DURING THE YEAR DOING REGULAR OFFICE CLERICAL WORK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE VOLUNTEER AS CREW AND EDUCATORS ABOARD THE SLOOP OR OUR SISTER SHIP, THE MYSTIC WHALER, LIVING ON BOARD FOR ONE OR MORE WEEKS AT A TIME. ESTIMATING AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR EACH VOLUNTEER, THEY DONATE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 7,000 HOURS. VALUING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CREW AND EDUCATOR VOLUNTEERS AT 10 PER HOUR, THEY DONATE APPROXIMATELY 70,000 IN VOLUNTEER TIME NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - "SAILING CLASSROOM- AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN AND ADULTS. PUBLIC AWARENESS - DISTRIBUTION OF RELEVANT RIVER WATER QUALITY INFORMATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORPORATION SHALL CONSIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ADVANCING THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION AND WHO PAY MINIMUM ANNUAL DUES, AS SET FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL CONTROL THE CORPORATION THROUGH THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL CONTROL THE CORPORATION THROUGH THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B WHENEVER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DECIDE THAT A QUESTION SUBMITTED FOR ITS DECISION IS OF SUCH IMPORTANCE THAT IT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE CORPORATION, THE BOARD SHALL: SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY, IN WRITING, SUCH QUESTION, FORMATTED AND WORDED PRECISELY AS IT IS TO BE FINALLY PRESENTED; DIRECT THE SECRETARY TO INCLUDE SUCH QUESTION ON THE REGULAR BALLOT FOR COMMENT OR DIRECTION; OR, IF THE BOARD SHOULD ORDER SUCH A QUESTION TO BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTE, THE BOARD SHOULD DIRECT THE SECRETARY TO DISTRIBUTE THE BALLOT AND CANVASS THE VOTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS FOR THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL BALLOTS SHALL DECIDE THE QUESTION. THE BOARD SHALL UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF FIFTY MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION SUBMIT TO VOTE ANY QUESTION THAT THEY PROPOSE. AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS MAY BE PROPOSED BY PETITION OF ANY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY FIFTY MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. IF SUCH AN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, IT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CORPORATION FOR A REFERENDUM VOTE. SUCH A VOTE COULD TAKE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME SET BY THE BOARD, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE XI. IF APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE VOTING, SUCH AMENDMENT WILL BECOME PART OF THESE BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AT A MONTHLY MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH REVIEW THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD AT A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AND THE BOARD WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVISING AND UPDATING DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY OR AS NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT BOARD MEMBERS DECIDES THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 45,060 0 0 PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 483,622 0 70,070 TOTAL 528,682 0 70,070 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 26,815 MERCHANDISE INVENTORY EXPENSES 31,606 REALIZED LOSS ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS 206 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -26,815 MERCHANDISE INVENTORY EXPENSES -31,606 UNREALIZED LOSS -1,138 REALIZED LOSS ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS -206 TOTAL -1,138