Nonprofit · EIN 48-1146960
SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC
Tax-exempt · MCLEAN, VA 22102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $748,763 | $778,314 | -$29,551 | $2,379,718 | $187,363 | $2,192,355 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $592,086 | $575,467 | $16,619 | $2,126,545 | $115,478 | $2,011,067 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $798,358 | $755,588 | $42,770 | $2,081,089 | $159,182 | $1,921,907 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,155
- Program service revenue
- $698,351
- Investment income
- $48,104
- Other revenue
- $1,153
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $35,053
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,902
- Accounting fees
- $10,673
- Program services (functional)
- $524,714
- Management and general (functional)
- $253,600
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,126,545
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,379,718
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $187,363
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,192,355
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,823,575
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,915,387
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $276,968
- Gross receipts
- $748,763
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC STEIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BECKY PIERCE | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KAI RAINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| YVONNE VALLETTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUSAN GALATOWITSCH | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| WEI-TA FANG | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN GLASSAUER | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POSTASKI | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SIMPSON | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALANNA REBELO | CHAPTER CO-P Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TATIANA LOBATO DE MAGALHAES | CHAPTER CO-P Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM GAILEY | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| APRIL DOROSKI | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CASEY JUDGE | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA VANDERGRAGT | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSH WOZNIAK | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BECKY PIERCE | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD CHINN | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODIE MURRAY BURNS | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD BECK | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE BOWES | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAROLD BATZER | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELINDA MARTINEZ | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BIN XU | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN LOWENTHAL | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICK DAVIDSON | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEJA NEWTON | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT KOWALSKI | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN NYMAN | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL SCHULTZ | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA NAHLIK | AWARDS COMMI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF MATTHEWS | EDUCATION & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KWANZA JOHNSON | HUMAN HETERO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACOBY CARTER | HUMAN HETERO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YVONNE VALLETTE | MEETINGS CHA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH EDWARDS | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEFFANIE MUNGUIA | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAI RAINS | MEMBERSHIP C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI SUTTER | WAYS & MEANS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROY MESSAROS | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE VANZOMEREN | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RALPH TINER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARINUS OTTE | REPRENSENTAT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS WHIGHAM | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA VOGELER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY LOTZ | CHIEF STAFF Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KLEINDL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUSAN GALATOWITSCH | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LEANDRA CLEVELAND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LORI SUTTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GREGORY NOE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| WEI-TA FANG | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN GLASSAUER | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| XIANGUO LYU | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POSTASKI | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SIMPSON | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALANNA REBELO | CHAPTER CO-P Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TATIANA LOBATO DE MAGALHAES | CHAPTER CO-P Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM GAILEY | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| APRIL DOROSKI | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CASEY JUDGE | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA VANDERGRAGT | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH WOZNIAK | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BECKY PIERCE | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD CHINN | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODIE MURRAY BURNS | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD BECK | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE BOWES | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAROLD BATZER | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELINDA MARTINEZ | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BIN XU | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN LOWENTHAL | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICK DAVIDSON | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEJA NEWTON | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT KOWALSKI | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN NYMAN | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL SCHULTZ | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA NAHLIK | AWARDS COMMI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF MATTHEWS | EDUCATION & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KWANZA JOHNSON | HUMAN DIVERS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACOBY CARTER | HUMAN DIVERS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YVONNE VALLETTE | MEETINGS CHA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH EDWARDS | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEFFANIE MUNGUIA | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAI RAINS | MEMBERSHIP C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI SUTTER | WAYS & MEANS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROY MESSAROS | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE VANZOMEREN | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RALPH TINER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARINUS OTTE | REPRENSENTAT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS WHIGHAM | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA VOGELER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY LOTZ | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 47 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KLEINDL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN GALATOWITSCH | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEANDRA CLEVELAND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LORI SUTTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY NOE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WEI-TA FANG | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN GLASSAUER | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POSTASKI | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SIMPSON | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALANNA REBELO | CHAPTER CO-P Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TATIANA LOBATO DE MAGALHAES | CHAPTER CO-P Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM GAILEY | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| APRIL DOROSKI | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CASEY JUDGE | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA VANDERGRAGT | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH WOZNIAK | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BECKY PIERCE | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD CHINN | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODIE MURRAY BURNS | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD BECK | CHAPTER PRES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE BOWES | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAROLD BATZER | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELINDA MARTINEZ | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BIN XU | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN LOWENTHAL | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICK DAVIDSON | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEJA NEWTON | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KURT KOWALSKI | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN NYMAN | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL SCHULTZ | SECTION CHAI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA NAHLIK | AWARDS COMMI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF MATTHEWS | EDUCATION & Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KWANZA JOHNSON | HUMAN DIVERS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOBY CARTER | HUMAN DIVERS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YVONNE VALLETTE | MEETINGS CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH EDWARDS | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEFFANIE MUNGUIA | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAI RAINS | MEMBERSHIP C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI SUTTER | WAYS & MEANS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROY MESSAROS | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | WETLANDS OF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE VANZOMEREN | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RALPH TINER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARINUS OTTE | REPRENSENTAT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS WHIGHAM | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA VOGELER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIN BERGGREN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1660 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, MCLEAN, VA 22102-4848
- In care of
- % BURK & ASSOCIATES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- AMY LOTZ, 1600 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, STE 600, MCLEAN, VA 221024877
- Signed the 990
- AMY LOTZ, CHIEF STAFF OFFICER
- Phone
- (608) 310-7855
- Website
- WWW.SWS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- STEVE GUY & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES AND AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY FOR WETLAND RESEARCH, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION,PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND MANAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- THE SWS ANNUAL MEETINGS PROVIDES SWS MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR WORK, LEARN FROM OTHERS AND NETWORK WITH FELLOW SCIENTIST.Expenses $487,468 · grants $35,053 · revenue $309,185
- WETLANDS IS AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL CONCERNED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF WETLANDS BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, WATER CHEMISTRY, SOIL AND SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, LEGISLATION, CULTURAL, SOCIOLOGY, AND REGULATIONS. THE JOURNAL'S GOAL IS CENTRALIZING THE PUBLICATION OF PIONEERING WETLANDS WORK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE OR OTHERWISE BEEN SPREAD AMONG A MYRIAD OF JOURNALS.Expenses $34,266 · revenue $97,012
- SWS MEMBERSHIPS PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH MEANINGFUL RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE WETLAND RESEARCH, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION, GLOBALLY. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY WEBINARS, FULL ACCESS TO THE WETLANDS JOURNAL AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY OR BE NOMINATED FOR AWARDS AND GRANTS.Expenses $2,980 · revenue $277,153
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-1146960
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C033)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,379,718
- Income (IRS master file)
- $748,763
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $748,763 | $778,314 | $2,379,718 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $592,086 | $575,467 | $2,126,545 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $798,358 | $755,588 | $2,081,089 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $589,557 | $548,485 | $1,921,166 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-1146960).
Questions about SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC is 48-1146960.
- Is SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names AMY LOTZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 47 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $748,763, expenses of $778,314 and total assets of $2,379,718 at year end.
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