2018-10-18T14:44:05-05:00 2017-12-31 272001590 J MILLER & ASSOCIATES 1617 John F Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia PA 19103 990 2017-01-01 510375307 Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Inc PART 3026554990 110 S Poplar Street No 202 Wilmington DE 19801 Nancy Descano Deputy Executive Director 3026554990 2018-10-18 1 Joyce Miller P00047160 2156001701 174.201.7.112 2018-10-18 14:44:04 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 014232A76232C4E3CC3ED1A975E2DA34DCEE65AA 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z Jennifer Adkins 110 S Poplar Street No 202 Wilmington DE 19801 2927887 0 X www.delawareestuary.org X 1996 DE Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, a National Estuary program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to improve the tidal Delaware River and Bay, which spans Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. 18 18 30 350 0 0 2653026 2833810 67649 37869 5112 9447 14650 20403 2740437 2901529 0 0 0 0 1294456 1377778 0 0 133800 1121890 1683760 2416346 3061538 324091 -160009 2153741 2067489 160357 234114 1993384 1833375 X Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc., a National Estuary program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to improve the tidal Delaware River and Bay, which spans Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. 0 0 2507613 58272 During 2017, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. (PDE) continued a number of multi-year projects and began new ones based on partnerships created and grants received. In January 2017, PDE held the Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit with over 300 attendees, including over 100 presentations on the latest scientific findings from practitioners across tri-state region. In 2017, there was continued effort to revise the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Delaware Estuary, which had been originally adopted in 1996. This effort included a series of workshops with experts in the spring/summer of 2017 and a series of presentations and events seeking public and partner input held in the fall of 2017. This revised CCMP blueprint for collective action continues to strive for PDE's region's water to be drinkable, fishable, and swimmable was originally adopted in 1996.Science and research: PDE continued monitoring wetlands across the Delaware Estuary as part of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Assessment. PDE conducted new studies on the ecosystem of wetlands to better determine their health and capacity to protect coastal communities. In the attempt to stem erosion of costal marshes, alternatives to traditional practices (like bulkheads) were tested. Several living shoreline sites were enhanced, monitored and maintained at Money Island in NJ and Mispillion Harbor in DE. In Camden, NJ and along the urban Delaware River in PA, planning commenced for new applications of living shorelines in urban and freshwater areas.To better understand the water filtering services that freshwater mussels provide in the estuary, PDE continued tagging and transplanting freshwater mussels in select streams in the region, adding to the over 1,200 already tagged since 2011. A series of freshwater mussel survey training workshops were held to enlist volunteer citizen scientists in order to identify streams where mussels can still be found. . PDE provided technical assistance for the creation of an exhibit, which opened in February of 2017, at the Fairmount Waterworks Museum, which is an interactive small scale hatchery capable of producing small batches of mussels. In April 2017, PDE was awarded $7.9 million from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Authority (PENNVEST) for the Mussels for Clean Water Initiative, enabling PDE to undertake an 8-year full scale up of the freshwater mussel hatchery to be constructed in Philadelphia PA.Education and Outreach: Earth & Arbor Day in Wilmington, DE was planned and hosted in April 2017 to educate attendees about living an eco-friendly lifestyle. Similarly, Pennsylvania Coast Day was hosted in September 2017 at Penns Landing in Philadelphia, PA giving attendees a first-hand experience on the water. PDE held a clean water art contest in Philadelphia for school aged children, using the winning art as storm drain labels to educate the public. An enriching opportunity, presented to school teachers, was an accredited summer workshop series to improve the environmental curriculum. And involving school teachers and students, PDE planted rain gardens at schools to teach students and community members about stormwater management. Throughout the spring and summer of 2017, PDE led or supported tens of thousands of volunteers that participated in estuary cleanups, known as the Schuylkill Scrub, Christina Cleanup, and Philadephia cleanups, enabling the removal of millions of pounds of trash from the riverbanks of the Schuylkill, Christina, and Delaware Rivers. PDE recruited restaurants and volunteers to pilot a successful oyster shell recycling program in Wilmington, which ultimately supported the use of bagged oyster shells to stabilize shorelines and restore wetlands and shellfish. 2507613 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA NJ X The Organization 3026554990 110 S Poplar Street No 202 Wilmington DE 19801 Thomas J O'Connor Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dave Bushek Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Colleen Arnold Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carol R Collier Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David J Athey PE Secretary 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Lindsey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gus Mergenthaler Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alison Kraus Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Long Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Douglas Janiec Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Ann M Faulds Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert K Dobbs Jr Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Victor J Giudice Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roy E Denmark Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Tom Ei Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Dillion Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Copeland Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christie Patel Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Tarsavage Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy E Descano Deputy Executive Director 40.00 X 76821 0 3524 Jennifer Adkins Executive Director 40.00 X 109599 0 12008 186420 0 15532 1 0 0 0 0 79124 1835996 918690 2833810 Education Programs 900099 30590 30590 Storm drain marking/ho 900099 7279 7279 37869 9447 9447 26358 79124 26358 0 Delaware License Plate 900099 10480 10480 Miscellaneous Revenue 900099 9923 9923 20403 2901529 58272 0 9447 X 193760 118849 71318 3593 961856 721564 157440 82852 24689 17649 5225 1815 109882 71492 28482 9908 87591 64292 16686 6613 26417 3007 23410 1031529 998352 33182 -5 24922 21921 1750 1251 16590 5733 8458 2399 102235 72636 19733 9866 66391 64081 1734 576 4935 4567 368 21657 13002 8655 17949 4730 13219 Direct Program Expenses 154784 148213 6570 1 Sub-Grant Expenses 86744 86744 Printing 63452 52835 2632 7985 Computer Expense 22336 12055 5831 4450 43819 25891 15800 2128 3061538 2507613 420125 133800 1150182 194050 304126 262471 583216 793975 28816 41585 147246 106530 57231 40716 16765 722342 13405 12350 2153741 2067489 99166 175959 61191 58155 160357 234114 X 1459105 1391212 534279 442163 1993384 1833375 2153741 2067489 -160009 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1995462 1971081 1989753 2653026 2833810 11443132 1995462 1971081 1989753 2653026 2833810 11443132 11443132 6287 5252 4095 5112 9447 30193 14650 20403 35053 11508378 146773 0.99430 0.99590 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2702 0 0 2702 0 Part II-B, Line 1: In 2017, PDE's lobbying activities consisted of communication by its Executive Director with elected/appointed officials by phone, email, and in person to express support for Federal funding for the National Estuary Program, Federal reauthorization of the National Estuary Program, Advancement of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act in Congress, State of Delaware funding for the Delaware Estuary. The total expenses amount to $2,702 for 2017. 43654 36249 7405 103592 70281 33311 40716 2927887 26358 26358 2901529 0 2901529 3087896 26358 26358 3061538 0 3061538 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct fundraising expenses netted against revenue in Form 990 - Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct fundraising expenses netted against revenue in Form 990 - Annual Event 94457 76609 17848 17848 Highmark Walk 11025 2515 8510 6093 105482 79124 26358 23941 23941 2417 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is distributed to Board; the Executive Director, CFO and Executive committee review Form 990 prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Board members are asked annually to disclose any interests that could give rise to a conflict. The policy is regularly monitored by the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Partnership uses comparability data when determining the Executive Director's and key employees' salaries. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents are available upon reequest at the PDE offices during regular business hours. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Contracted services: Program service expenses 995,070. Management and general expenses 7,629. Fundraising expenses -5. Total expenses 1,002,694. Professional Services: Program service expenses 3,282. Management and general expenses 25,553. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 28,835.