2018-09-12T16:05:53-05:00 2017-12-31 814643077 WEYRICH CRONIN & SORRA LLC 1301 YORK ROAD SUITE 800 LUTHERVILLE MD 21093 990 2017-01-01 521420138 BLUE WATER BALTIMORE BLUE 4102541577 2631 SISSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21211 JENNIFER AIOSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4102541577 2018-08-29 1 ANGELINE WHITE CPA CCA P00431590 4103396464 2018-08-29 208.82.213.4 2018-08-29 16:44:20 ED P 416FC85135C220EA2695E556CD23835B76896143 E4849B03ABF62DDF7139E46DA22C6DB303D53597 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z JENNIFER AIOSA 2631 SISSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21211 3851774 0 X BLUEWATERBALTIMORE.ORG X 1994 MD TO RESTORE THE QUALITY OF BALTIMORE'S RIVERS, STREAMS AND HARBOR. 22 22 49 4200 0 0 4016221 2801170 285253 555239 10 2 258544 328247 4560028 3684658 0 0 0 0 1612415 1837792 0 0 186722 2903471 1874529 4515886 3712321 44142 -27663 1668558 1114739 674910 495842 993648 618897 X TO RESTORE THE QUALITY OF BALTIMORE'S RIVERS, STREAMS AND HARBOR TO FOSTER A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, A STRONG ECONOMY, AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES. 0 0 381854 3757 EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH - BLUE WATER BALTIMORE INVESTIGATES REPORTED POLLUTION, ENFORCES CLEAN WATER LEGISLATION AND ADVOCATES FOR IMPORTANT INITIATIVES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO PROTECTING OUR STREAMS AND RIVERS, ENSURING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL MARYLAND RESIDENTS.BLUE WATER BALTIMORE SETTLED A SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST A SCRAP METAL RECYCLING FACILITY FOR STORMWATER PERMIT VIOLATIONS AND WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT ON SEVERAL POLLUTION INVESTIGATION CASES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES AND CONCRETE FACILITIES, BOTH OF WHICH LED TO IMPROVED ENFORCEMENT OF STORMWATER PERMITS AND DIRECTLY REDUCED WATER POLLUTION.WITH OUR INTERVENOR STATUS IN THE BALTIMORE CITY SEWAGE LAWSUIT, BLUE WATER BALTIMORE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MODIFIED CONSENT DECREE INCLUDING A BUILDING BACKUP REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS TO ADDRESS THESE BACKUPS, INCREASED REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES, AND EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON KEY IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. 1703454 417303 STORMWATER REDUCTION - TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF RAIN WATER RUNOFF, OR STORMWATER, FLOWING INTO STORM DRAINS AND STREAMS FROM INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTIES, AND IS AN OVERALL EFFORT TO REDUCE FLOODING IN STREAMS, TO REDUCE NUTRIENT, SEDIMENT AND OTHER POLLUTION FROM ENTERING LOCAL STREAMS AND ULTIMATELY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.BLUE WATER BALTIMORE REMOVED 8,531 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE THROUGH STORMWATER PROJECTS THAT TREATED 1.5 MILLION GALLONS OF STORMWATER; 13 RAIN GARDENS TOTALING 11,442 SQUARE FEET, TREATING A TOTAL OF 97,758 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. 737415 330703 GREENING/NURSERY - BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S HERRING RUN NURSERY GROWS PLANTS, TREES AND SHRUBS NATIVE TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. THESE PLANTS ARE USED IN RESTORATION PROJECTS AND TO SELL TO RESIDENTS OR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. SPECIALTIES OF OUR LANDSCAPING PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDE DESIGNING AND INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS AND LOW MAINTENANCE NATIVE LANDSCAPES IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE STORM RUNOFF. IN 2017, WE SOLD 26,000 NATIVE PLANTS WITH THE HELP OF OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS. BLUE WATER BALTIMORE'S COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM PLANTED 3,060 TREES IN PARKS, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTS AND ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. WE ALSO ENGAGED HOMEOWNERS TO PLANT OVER 593 TREES IN THEIR YARDS THROUGH TREE GIVEAWAYS AND A YARD TREE INCENTIVE AND PLANTING PROGRAM. THESE TREES ARE MAINTAINED THROUGH OUR SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM DESCRIBED BELOW. OUR STREET TREE PROGRAM ALSO REMOVED 23,936 SQUARE FEET OF CONCRETE BY CREATING AND EXPANDING TREE PITS ALONG 1.9 MILES OF "GREEN STREETS". OUR FORESTRY PROGRAM EMPLOYS 5 INDIVIDUAL'S FULL TIME AND 4 PART TIME. WE ALSO OPERATE A SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN OUR TREE PLANTINGS, 11 HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS AND 2 TEAM LEADERS PROVIDED TREE MAINTENANCE TO OUR TREES OVER THE SUMMER. HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS ARE EMPLOYED THROUGH BALTIMORE'S YOUTHWORKS, THE CITY'S SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM. TOGETHER, THE TEAM MAINTAINED OVER 4,000 TREES WHILE GAINING VALUABLE JOB SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE. 269746 59069 WATER QUALITY - TO ADDRESS WATER QUALITY IMPACTS FROM POLLUTION SOURCES AND ILLICIT DISCHARGE BY PERFORMING AMBIENT AND TARGETED WATER QUALITY MONITORING OF THE BALTIMORE HARBOR AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS TO IDENTIFY, CHARACTERIZE AND REPORT SUSPECTED SOURCES OF POLLUTION. BLUE WATER BALTIMORE COLLECTED 570 WATER SAMPLES AND USED SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS TO PRODUCE 13,796 INDIVIDUAL DATA POINTS THAT WERE USED TO ASSESS AMBIENT WATER QUALITY AT 49 SITES IN BALTIMORE'S STREAMS, RIVERS, AND HARBOR. WE RELEASED OUR 2017 DIGITAL REPORT CARD AT WWW.HARBORALERT.ORG, AND OUR PROGRAM WAS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED AS A TIER III PARTNER BY THE CHESAPEAKE MONITORING COOPERATIVE.SIXTY-NINE VOLUNTEERS WERE TRAINED HOW TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT THE VARIOUS TYPES OF POLLUTION THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT BALTIMORE'S WATERWAYS. OUR WATERKEEPER TEAM RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO SIXTY POLLUTION REPORTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, OUR POLLUTION REPORTING HOTLINE, AND OUR ONLINE POLLUTION REPORTING TOOL. THESE REPORTS RANGED FROM ISSUES SUCH AS EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL VIOLATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, TO SEWAGE OVERFLOWS AND FISH KILLS IN THE HARBOR. BLUE WATER BALTIMORE COORDINATED 92 WATERWAY TRASH CLEAN-UP EVENTS, INVOLVING 2,292 VOLUNTEERS AND 6,832 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER EFFORT, TO REMOVE OVER 109,000 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM BALTIMORE'S WATERWAYS. 8639 4842 DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION - TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS SUCH AS STORMWATER, SEWAGE, AND TRASH. TO HELP RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE IMPACT THEIR PROPERTY HAS ON WATER QUALITY AND HOW IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS RAIN BARRELS, TREES, RAIN GARDENS, CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING, AND PAVEMENT REDUCTION CAN HELP IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. 278385 63911 3101108 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 8 0 1 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X X JILL CECIL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 4102541577 2631 SISSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21211 FIONA NEWTON CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN SHEA VICE CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWNA COBB SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK FLANIGAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEE ATTACHED BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIS DIRECTORS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER AIOSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X 53042 0 0 53042 0 0 0 0 0 0 KELLY LINDOW 4138 ROLAND AVE BALTIMORE MD 21211 ENGINEERING/DESIGN SERVICES 101718 SBC OUTDOOR SERVICES PO BOX 420 FALSTON MD 21047 LANDSCAPING 100978 2 90040 1576474 1134656 2801170 SERVICE FEES 900099 555239 555239 555239 2 2 86624 18812 67812 67812 332906 148304 184602 184602 OTHER REVENUE 900099 75833 75833 75833 3684658 815674 0 67814 X 53042 42411 6380 4251 1481720 1204771 156811 120138 30444 24063 3839 2542 154233 94960 49443 9830 118353 96442 12186 9725 302 302 11293 11293 19500 19500 986650 973151 9293 4206 4841 4041 592 208 77334 49741 12074 15519 45463 24202 18879 2382 161188 125202 26935 9051 20475 18648 1569 258 10986 8490 2327 169 27639 4675 17756 5208 36094 29958 3970 2166 53404 3778 49626 SUPPLIES - OTHER 258326 243709 13707 910 VEHICLE EXPENSE 139348 135620 3728 REBATES 14830 14830 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 5238 710 4369 159 1618 1404 214 3712321 3101108 424491 186722 412948 121838 459121 554791 32119 34005 1538 28310 339014 209029 762390 129985 442 245810 1668558 1114739 409233 229817 46019 84246 219658 181779 674910 495842 X 475562 165656 518086 453241 993648 618897 1668558 1114739 X -27663 -347088 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1755633 1828330 2069633 4016221 2801170 12470987 1755633 1828330 2069633 4016221 2801170 12470987 12470987 49 29 10 10 2 100 12471087 1.00000 1.00000 X 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 316 0 0 316 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: 1A - RECRUITED VOLUNTEERS TO INFLUENCE STATE AND LOCAL DECISIONS MAKERS. 1B/G - STAFF SPENT 10.5 HOURS LOBBYING AND TESTIFYING AT CITY HALL FOR A STYROFOAM CARRYOUT CONTAINER BAN. X X 1 3.70 1 0 53590 4019 49571 140153 116778 23375 145271 88232 57039 129985 BUILDING HELD FOR SALE 245810 245810 4079053 227279 167116 394395 3684658 0 3684658 4053125 173688 167116 340804 3712321 0 3712321 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS 18,812. RAINBARREL AND TREE SALES 148,304. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS 18,812. RAINBARREL & TREE SALES 148,304. BLUE WATER BASH 86624 86624 9750 9062 86624 86624 9750 9062 18812 67812 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AT A BOARD MEETING BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 365,472. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 365,472. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 238,350. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 335. TOTAL EXPENSES 238,685. GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,496. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,496. LAB SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,406. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 225. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 46,631. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 314,977. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,760. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,539. TOTAL EXPENSES 321,276. IT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,890. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,656. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 900. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,446. EXHIBITION FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 391. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 391. BACKGROUND CHECKS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 119. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12. TOTAL EXPENSES 150. PAYROLL PRO: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,050. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 633. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 420. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,103. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: IMPAIRMENT LOSS -400,679. DONATION OF SERVICES CAPITALIZED AS LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 53,591. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.