2013-11-14T08:22:13-06:00 2012-12-31 TOAL GRIFFITH & AYERS LLC 130 ADMIRAL COCHRANE DR STE 200 ANNAPOLIS MD 214017368 990 2012-01-01 237204806 OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP INC OYST 4109904970 1805-A VIRGINIA AVENUE ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 STEPHAN ABEL 4109904970 2013-11-13 false JEFFREY S GRIFFITH CPA 4102240343 2013-11-14 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ROBERT DRISCOLL CHAIRMAN 1805A VIRGINIA AVENUE ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 4411433 false X WWW.OYSTERRECOVERY.ORG X 1972 MD THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP (ORP) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT BASED IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND RESTORE OYSTERS FOR ECOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC PURPOSES. WE ENGAGE IN NUMEROUS CHESAPEAKE BAY-RELATED PROJECTS BY CONDUCTING SCIENCE-BASED 'IN-THE-WATER' AND 'ON-THE-LAND' RECOVERY EFFORTS, WHILE CONDUCTING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN OUR QUEST TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR HERITAGE AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BAY. 18 18 17 100 0 5817013 4107655 66000 277541 472 409 4685 12081 5888170 4397686 0 0 1014064 1023716 0 35752 4845256 3290505 5859320 4314221 28850 83465 1055527 1739299 470214 1070521 585313 668778 X THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP (ORP) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT BASED IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND RESTORE OYSTERS FOR ECOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC PURPOSES. WE ENGAGE IN NUMEROUS CHESAPEAKE BAY-RELATED PROJECTS BY CONDUCTING SCIENCE-BASED 'IN-THE-WATER' AND 'ON-THE-LAND' RECOVERY EFFORTS, WHILE CONDUCTING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN OUR QUEST TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR HERITAGE AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BAY. false false 4053797 OYSTER RECOVERY AND HABITAT CREATION IN MARYLAND: ORP AND ITS PARTNERS ARE UNDERTAKING A SYNCHRONIZED OYSTER RECOVERY EFFORT. LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES FROM ALL THE PARTNERS AND USING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2008 OYSTER ADVISORY COMMISSION REPORT AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM'S OYSTER MANAGEMENT PLAN, THIS PROJECT BEGINS TO IMPLEMENT THE BAY WIDE STRATEGY TO RESTORE OYSTERS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PRESIDENT'S EO 13508 STRATEGY AND TO IMPLEMENT THE MD GOVERNOR'S OYSTER RESTORATION PLAN. MAJOR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) CONTINUED MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION PROCESS OF TARGETED LARGE SCALE RESTORATION AND ENFORCEMENT, 2) CONDUCTING RESTORATION IN TARGETED TRIBUTARIES USING SPAT ON SHELL, NATURAL SET, AND ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATE AS APPROPRIATE, 3) ESTABLISHING AND APPLYING COMMON MONITORING PROTOCOLS TO EVALUATE PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND 4) EXPANDING AQUACULTURE INITIATIVES. UP TO 400 MILLION SEED OYSTERS PRODUCED AT STATE HATCHERIES WILL BE PLACED IN EACH OF THE TARGETED TRIBUTARIES TO ACCELERATE RECOVERY. FOLLOW UP MONITORING OF OYSTER HEALTH AND DISEASE PRESSURE, REEF ASSOCIATED FISHES, AND NEARBY SHALLOW WATERS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE SUCCESS OF EACH TECHNIQUE. THE REEFS CREATED THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL ARE EXPECTED TO IMMEDIATELY BE AMONG THE LARGEST CONTIGUOUS OYSTER REEFS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY. OYSTER BAR REHABILITATION AND SHELL RECLAMATION: UNDER A CONTRACT FROM MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ORP INITIATES THE DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND THE LOGISTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF OYSTER BAR REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. ORP PROVIDES PROGRAM AND FIELD SUPPORT, AS REQUIRED, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT, VESSELS, EQUIPMENT, AND MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION, NATURAL SHELL CLEANING, BROOD STOCK COLLECTION, OYSTER SPAT ON SHELL PLANTING, BUOY PLACEMENT AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND OYSTER SANCTUARY PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE AGENCY, INCLUDING 1,000 ACRES OF HARD BOTTOM OYSTER HABITAT AND VARIOUS RESTORATION PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE. 4053797 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 729 0 true 17 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MD X X X STEPHAN ABEL 4109904970 1805A VIRGINIA AVENUE ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 MISTY ALLEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN BINNIX 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR TORREY BROWN 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH CAMPBELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL DIZE 1.00 X 4000 0 0 ROBERT DRISCOLL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CECELIA DWYER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE ECKHART 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE JACKINS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES EVANS JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN LYONS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN OERTEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM PERDUE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED RICH 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL SIELING 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK STEMEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY VIRTS 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE WRIGHT 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHAN ABEL 40.00 X 134913 0 30532 138913 30532 1 false true false BAY HUNDRED SEAFOOD 23713 ST MICHAELS ROAD STMICHAELS MD 21663 OYSTER PLANTING 424473 VERSAR INC 9200 RUMSEY ROAD COLUMBIA MD 21045 PROJECT OVERSIG 358076 UNV OF MD-CNTR FOR ENV SCIENCE PO BOX 775 COLLEGE PARK MD 20742 OYSTER MONITORI 249550 PRECISION PLANTING ASSOCIATES 5960 QUAKER NECK LANDI CHESTERTOWN MD 21620 OYSTER PLANTING 223272 JOHN E HAMBLETON PO BOX 263 BOZMAN MD 21612 OYSTER PLANTING 172123 6 17463 3977208 112984 4107655 SEED SALES 112512 277291 277291 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 250 250 277541 409 409 13747 17463 13747 OTHER INCOME 900099 12081 12081 12081 4397686 277541 12490 X 165446 138974 23163 3309 634164 532698 88783 12683 164267 137984 22997 3286 59839 50266 8377 1196 24478 24478 2861037 2825045 35992 108204 93063 13349 1792 81672 73063 7533 1076 24333 24333 14054 14054 65188 65188 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 82489 82489 PROMOTION AND OUTREACH 24820 12410 12410 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES 4230 4230 4314221 4053797 224672 35752 925401 1264205 101053 101331 29073 373763 106911 106911 1055527 1739299 470214 1070521 470214 1070521 X 404460 487925 180853 180853 585313 668778 1055527 1739299 83465 X false true X true true true X 3619201 4089188 3867849 5817013 4107655 21500906 3619201 4089188 3867849 5817013 4107655 21500906 21500906 249 186 608 472 409 1924 1784 3685 11081 16550 21519380 291288 0.99910 0.99960 X 106911 106911 GRANT FUNDS UNAPPLIED 1070521 1070521 X 4411433 13747 13747 4397686 4397686 4327968 13747 13747 4314221 4314221 LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X NET REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D NET OF SPECIAL EVENTS 13,747 EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D NET OF SPECIAL EVENTS 13,747 MERMAID KISS 31210 17463 13747 13747 31210 17463 13747 13747 13747 X true true X X false false false false false false false false false STEPHAN ABEL 124913 10000 7889 22643 165445 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP (ORP) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT BASED IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE, SUPPORT, AND RESTORE OYSTERS FOR ECOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC PURPOSES. WE ENGAGE IN NUMEROUS CHESAPEAKE BAY-RELATED PROJECTS BY CONDUCTING SCIENCE-BASED 'IN-THE-WATER' AND 'ON-THE-LAND' RECOVERY EFFORTS, WHILE CONDUCTING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN OUR QUEST TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR HERITAGE AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE BAY. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A COMMON MONITORING PROTOCOLS TO EVALUATE PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND 4) EXPANDING AQUACULTURE INITIATIVES. UP TO 400 MILLION SEED OYSTERS PRODUCED AT STATE HATCHERIES WILL BE PLACED IN EACH OF THE TARGETED TRIBUTARIES TO ACCELERATE RECOVERY. FOLLOW UP MONITORING OF OYSTER HEALTH AND DISEASE PRESSURE, REEF ASSOCIATED FISHES, AND NEARBY SHALLOW WATERS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE SUCCESS OF EACH TECHNIQUE. THE REEFS CREATED THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL ARE EXPECTED TO IMMEDIATELY BE AMONG THE LARGEST CONTIGUOUS OYSTER REEFS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY. OYSTER BAR REHABILITATION AND SHELL RECLAMATION: UNDER A CONTRACT FROM MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ORP INITIATES THE DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND THE LOGISTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF OYSTER BAR REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. ORP PROVIDES PROGRAM AND FIELD SUPPORT, AS REQUIRED, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT, VESSELS, EQUIPMENT, AND MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION, NATURAL SHELL CLEANING, BROOD STOCK COLLECTION, OYSTER SPAT ON SHELL PLANTING, BUOY PLACEMENT AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND OYSTER SANCTUARY PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE AGENCY, INCLUDING 1,000 ACRES OF HARD BOTTOM OYSTER HABITAT AND VARIOUS RESTORATION PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ORP'S AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DOCUMENT, MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES, AND THEN SENDS APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE FILING OF SAID FORM. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE NONPROFIT REQUIRES EACH BOARD MEMBER TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON A YEARLY BASIS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MEMBER MUST BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WHEN KNOWN AND DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE CONFLICT IN WRITING. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WOULD THEN REVIEW THE DISCLOSURE, APPROPRIATENESS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RE-AUTHORIZE THE BOARD MEMBER IF IT STILL IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY EACH JANUARY TO SET THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND STRUCTURE IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OYSTER PROD, PLANT & MONIT. 2,825,045 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 35,992 0 RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 NET OF SPECIAL EVENTS 13,747 NET OF SPECIAL EVENTS -13,747