2025-01-23T11:47:47-06:00 2023-09-30 475208450 NASH CPAS LLC 501 PROVIDENCE HWY NORWOOD MA 02062 990 2022-10-01 046136989 CHARLES RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC CHAR 6175405650 41 WEST STREET FLOOR 8 BOSTON MA 02111 LARRY YU CLERK 6175405650 2025-01-23 1 1 CHRISTOPHER NASH P01884824 7812861320 2025-01-23 2022 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X LARRY YU 41 WEST STREET FLOOR 8 BOSTON MA 02111 3471501 0 X HTTPS://WWW.CRWA.ORG/ X 1966 MA THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO USE SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, AND THE LAW TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED, INCLUDING IMPROVING AND EXPANDING ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 19 19 24 1254 0 0 1549518 3324010 124860 147429 71 62 0 0 1674449 3471501 16667 16666 0 0 858333 1472947 0 0 200546 610683 727772 1485683 2217385 188766 1254116 5692872 7218035 682130 568283 5010742 6649752 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO USE SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, AND THE LAW TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CHARLES RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED, INCLUDING IMPROVING AND EXPANDING ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 1035539 CLIMATE RESILIENCE - CRWA IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUPPORTING RESTORATIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS EVERY DAY ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS TO CREATE RIVER AND WATERSHED RESILIENCE TO MORE INTENSE RAIN EVENTS, MORE FREQUENT SUMMERTIME DROUGHTS AND HOTTER TEMPERATURES. IT DOES THIS THROUGH CRWA'S WATER-ENERGY NEXUS WORK, BRINGING TOGETHER MUNICIPAL STAFF FROM ACROSS THE WATERSHED AS PART OF THE CHARLES RIVER CLIMATE COMPACT, PARTICIPATION IN MUNICIPAL AND STATE CLIMATE PLANNING INITIATIVES, EDUCATING LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, WATERSHED- AND SUBWATERSHED-SCALE PLANNING, STREAM, WETLAND AND FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION, DAM REMOVAL, LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY. CRWA IS ALSO ACTIVELY WORKING TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. CRWA IS WORKING TO DEVELOP A GREENER AND MORE JUST WORLD THAT WILL BE MORE RESILIENT TO THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING. 424365 147429 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - CRWA'S WORK TO PROMOTE BETTER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND RIVER STEWARDSHIP INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS; A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS; THE PUBLICATION OF BROCHURES, PLANS AND REPORTS; TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES; AND PARTICIPATION IN MANY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. COMMITTED TO GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CRWA TRAINS NUMEROUS STUDENT INTERNS EACH YEAR AND HOSTS THE RITA BARRON FELLOW, A ONE-YEAR POSITION FOR RECENT MASTERS' DEGREE GRADUATES, AND ENGAGES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING PURPOSES.AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TWO SIGNATURE OUTREACH EVENTS:THE RUN OF THE CHARLES CANOE AND KAYAK RACE HELD EVERY APRIL, CRWA'S RUN OF THE CHARLES CANOE AND KAYAK RACE, WHICH BEGAN 38 YEARS AGO, SHOWCASES THE ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RIVER. THIS RACE IS ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST CANOE AND KAYAK RACES ATTRACTING OVER 1,000 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AMATEURS, AND CORPORATE TEAMS COMPETING ON THE 26-MILE COURSE.ANNUAL EARTH DAY CHARLES RIVER CLEANUP THE ANNUAL EARTH DAY CHARLES RIVER CLEAN UP BRINGS THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER ACROSS THE WATERSHED TO MAKE THE CHARLES CLEANER, HEALTHIER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL BY PICKING UP TRASH AND REMOVING DEBRIS. CRWA ORGANIZES THE CLEANUP IN PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH PARKLAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE MA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. 66925 ADVOCACY, POLICY, AND LAW - CRWA IS INVOLVED IN EVERY MAJOR DECISION AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE CHARLES RIVER AND IN IMPORTANT STATEWIDE WATER ISSUES. ADVOCACY INCLUDES COMMENTING ON ALL MAJOR WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, CHALLENGING PERMITS ADMINISTRATIVELY AND SOMETIMES IN COURT, PARTICIPATING IN HEARINGS BEFORE LOCAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND STATE AGENCIES, PROTECTING PUBLIC TRUST LANDS AND ACCESS TO PARKLANDS, PARTICIPATING IN TASK FORCES, LOBBYING ON ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, AND WORKING WITH MANY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE SIGNIFICANCE, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, SMART GROWTH, STORMWATER POLLUTION, AND SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS. CRWA'S STRONG SCIENCE IS INTEGRAL TO ITS ADVOCACY AND POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTS. 172274 16666 RIVER SCIENCE AND RESTORATION - COLLECTING ROBUST WATER QUALITY DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH OF OUR RIVER, ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE CLEANUP AND RESTORATION STRATEGIES, AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. REMOVING DEFUNCT DAMS, TACKLING INVASIVE SPECIES, DAYLIGHTING STREAMS, AND MORE TO RESTORE NATURAL ECOLOGY AND BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCE. 172274 16666 1699103 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X EMILY NORTON 6175405650 41 WEST STREET 8TH FLOOR SUITE 800 BOSTON MA 02111 X LINDA MCLANE PRESIDENT UNTIL MARCH 2023 2.50 X X 0 0 0 LANCE C CAMPBELL VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL MARCH 2023 2.50 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE DOYLE TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 LARRY YU CLERK 2.50 X X 0 0 0 RALPH W ABELE DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ENGLANDER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 PETER FERNANDEZ VICE PRESIDENT AS OF MARCH 2023 2.50 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN FLUSBERG DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 DIANE HALL DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2023 2.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES HEALY DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HILLENMEYER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 TONI HICKS PRESIDENT AS OF MARCH 2023 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE HSIA DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW JASMIN DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA B KING DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 IHSSANE HASNAOUI LECKEY DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 ADITYA PERAKATH DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SIEGER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL LEVY DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 EMILY NORTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 169517 0 0 169517 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3324010 3324010 EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIP 713990 147429 147429 147429 62 62 3471501 147429 0 62 16666 16666 1262885 1010849 139234 112802 18860 15096 2079 1685 76050 60872 8385 6793 115152 92171 12696 10285 53372 53372 56564 56564 51446 51446 100362 80348 11036 8978 10508 8643 1753 112 25796 15934 9298 564 20845 16688 2292 1865 10749 6435 3633 681 CONTRACT SERVICES 229686 188805 10881 30000 DUES, FEES, AND PERMITS 68946 40109 21775 7062 PRINTING 21250 116 2465 18669 SUPPLIES 20416 11064 9305 47 57832 30489 26340 1003 2217385 1699103 317736 200546 662582 434687 167987 1196474 145768 117222 2535 2535 3083 19662 329316 299981 41569 29335 4083427 4931328 1374 381 584547 486411 5692872 7218035 125177 84001 42236 20360 514717 463922 682130 568283 X 264101 420868 4746641 6228884 5010742 6649752 5692872 7218035 1254116 533017 -148123 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1497095 933508 1546789 1499589 3324010 8800991 1497095 933508 1546789 1499589 3324010 8800991 2339304 6461687 73250 67313 62111 62 202736 2007 1091 15794 18892 9022619 147429 0.71620 0.63570 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2013 49433 51446 2165939 2217385 260869 65217 0 0 177052 203965 223568 260869 865454 1298181 8059 7970 10773 51446 78248 44263 50991 55892 65217 216363 324545 2013 2013 0 1 X 329316 299981 29335 29335 ESCROW 20489 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET, LONG TERM 463922 SECURITY DEPOSITS 2000 486411 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 463922 463922 4004518 533017 533017 3471501 0 3471501 2217385 0 2217385 0 2217385 PART IV, LINE 2B: IN FEBRUARY 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO AN ESCROW AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF MILFORD AND MILFORD POWER LLC FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBWATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS ARE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TOWN OF MILFORD AND FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED TO THE TOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 INTEREST EARNED WAS $1,534. NO FUNDS WERE RELEASED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE ESCROW HELD FOR OTHERS AND THE ESCROW HELD FOR OTHERS (CONTRA) ACCOUNT BALANCE WERE EACH $20,489 AND $20,360, RESPECTIVELY. 0 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION STATE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 10 PARK PLAZA SUITE 6620 BOSTON MA 02116 16666 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EMILY NORTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 157500 0 0 0 12017 0 0 0 0 0 169517 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: CLASS A MEMBERS AND CLASS B MEMBERS. BOTH CLASSES OF MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION WHERE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE UP FOR ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR NOMINATED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VOTING TAKES PLACE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN MARCH FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR END (9/30). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE AMENDED AT ANY MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE BY-LAWS REQUIRE THAT NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT MUST BE GIVEN TO THE MEMBERSHIP. THE BY-LAWS REQUIRE THAT A QUROUM OF THE MEMBERSHIP BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING. IN ORDER FOR THE AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED, TWO THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT MUST VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE GOVERNING BODY HAS DESIGNATED ITS PRESIDENT AND ITS FINANCE COMMITTE, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE MANAGER, WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FILING OF THE ANNUAL FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD, AND THEN THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND COMPARED WITH ITS ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ANY QUESTION, COMMENTS, CHANGES AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE RETURN PRPARER AND UPON RECEIVING SATISFACTORY RESPONSES, A PROPERLY COMPLETED FORM 8879-EO IS RETURNED TO THE RETURN PREPARER INDICATING THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROVAL TO FILE THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES ITS CONFLICTS POLICY EACH FALL WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE ORGANIZAION MONITORS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN ORDER TO AVOID ACTUAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY AGAINST THE COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF OTHER ORGANIZATION'S SIMILAR IN NATURE AND SIZE. THIS REVIEW IS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RATIFICATION THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. KEY EMPLOYEES SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO CONDUCTS AN EXAMINATION OF COMPENSATION IN LIKE ORGANIZATIONS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AS RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGHT THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ALL INFORMATION AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION.