2023-11-14T17:08:04-05:00 2022-12-31 264694278 GOLDIN GROUP LLC 4500 EAST-WEST HWY 710 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2022-01-01 521666511 ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC ANAC 3016996204 4302 BALTIMORE AVENUE BLADENSBURG MD 20710 CHRISTOPHER E WILLIAMS PRESIDENT/CEO 3016996204 2023-11-14 true CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS XXX-XX-XXXX false JAVIER GOLDIN P01019482 3019130008 2023-11-14 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTOPHER E WILLIAMS 4302 BALTIMORE AVENUE BLADENSBURG MD 20710 2260143 false X WWW.ANACOSTIAWS.ORG X 1989 MD SEE SCHEDULE O: ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. 15 15 22 9100 0 2442034 1806710 20996 580972 998 0 -3498 -127539 2460530 2260143 0 0 1239897 1274041 0 251166 1176860 1463735 2416757 2737776 43773 -477633 2530895 2244269 386796 299754 2144099 1944515 X THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE ANACOSTIA RIVER BY BRINGING PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A CLEAN AND SAFE ANACOSTIA RIVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL LIVING IN ITS WATERSHED AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 879429 830782 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: IN 2022, AWS MOVED BACK TOWARD IN-PERSON EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AFTER THE PEAK OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE ENGAGED 4,187 STUDENTS THROUGH 187 CLASS SESSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS. 860 STUDENTS FROM 10 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS JOINED OUR MUSSEL POWER PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE MUSSEL INTRO CLASSES AND VIRTUAL MUSSEL CLAY MODELING CLASSES TO EXPLORE MUSSEL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. EACH SCHOOL RAISED AND STUDIED 20 FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND THEN STUDENTS TUNED IN VIRTUALLY TO WATCH THEIR TEACHERS AND AWS EDUCATORS RELEASE THEIR MUSSELS AT KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS. 303 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN OUR MUSSEL PROGRAM. AWS EDUCATORS JOINED THESE STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS FOR MUSSEL INTRO CLASSES TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSSELS TO THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER. STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR MUSSELS AND TAKE WEEKLY MUSSEL GROWTH MEASUREMENTS. AWS TOOK 6 DC MUSSEL SCHOOLS OUT TO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER TO RELEASE THEIR MUSSELS AND GO ON A MOTORIZED BOAT TOUR. AWS PROVIDED 1,390 STUDENTS WITH IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INTRO CLASSES AND FIELD TRIPS THROUGH OUR RICE RANGERS PROGRAM. STUDENTS WERE INTRODUCED TO WETLAND SEED MUD-BALLING ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH THEY GOT HANDS-ON WITH THE WILD RICE BY MIXING AND FORMING MUD BALLS WITH WILD RICE SEEDS, AND LAUNCHING THE MUD BALLS INTO NEARBY WETLANDS. WE WORKED WITH TWO DC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE 185 STUDENTS IN OUR RIVERSMART SCHOOLS PROGRAM DURING WHICH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN GARDEN PLANTING DAYS AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND JOINED AWS AT THE RIVER FOR A FIELD TRIP EXPLORING HOW THEIR SCHOOL GARDENS WILL HELP REDUCE POLLUTION IN THE RIVER. WE RAN VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING FOR OUR SHAD PROGRAM, ENGAGING 480 STUDENTS ACROSS 10 DC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. STUDENTS TUNED IN TO SEE A LIVE SHAD EGG HATCHERY AND LEARN ABOUT SHAD RESTORATION IN THE ANACOSTIA RIVER. AWS LED A LIVE STREAMED SHAD RELEASE EVENT, FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, TO SEE THE SHAD RETURN TO THE RIVER. AWS WORKED WITH 862 STUDENTS FROM 10 SCHOOLS IN OUR NATURE NEAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM, PROVIDING FIVE SESSIONS TO EACH SCHOOL AIMED AT ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH THE NATURAL SPACES NEAR THEIR SCHOOLS. AWS ENGAGED 81 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR SATURDAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACADEMY PROGRAMS; 40 STUDENTS FROM PRINCETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY RECEIVED FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDED HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO NATURE EXPLORATION AND RIVER RESTORATION, AND AN ADDITIONAL 41 STUDENTS FROM THE WATERSHED PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN 7 WEEKS OF LEADERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS LEARNING, INCLUDING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, SERVING AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AT A VERNAL POOL, INVESTIGATING MUSSELS AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE AT KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS, PLANTING TREES IN THE WATERSHED, AND MORE. THE PROGRAMS GAVE YOUTH A VITAL OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT SAFELY WITH OTHER PEERS AND MENTORS, GET MOVING OUTSIDE, AND FEEL A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AS THEY HELPED AND LEARNED FROM OUR ENVIRONMENT. 723046 576273 RESTORATION: VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO BE ESSENTIAL TO THE WORK OF AWS, AND PROVIDED EXPERIENCES IN HANDS-ON CONSERVATION WORK, AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MISSION. OVERALL WE ENGAGED MORE THAN 9,100 PEOPLE IN OUR FIELD WORK, EDUCATION, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. WE BROUGHT MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE INTO THE FIELD TO PLANT TREES, CLEAR INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, PROPAGATE MUSSELS AND SHAD, AND CLEAN UP TRASH. WE RELEASED MORE THAN 8,000 MUSSELS - REACHING A MILESTONE OF OVER 35,000 MUSSELS RELEASED IN THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM - INTO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER TO RESTORE NATIVE POPULATIONS AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. OUR 20-YEAR EFFORT TO RE-ESTABLISH WILD RICE, A KEYSTONE WETLANDS PLANT SPECIES VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED BY POLLUTION AND HABITAT LOSS, ALSO REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, WITH OVER 10 ACRES AND GROWING OF SELF-SUSTAINING STANDS OF WILD RICE. IN ADDITION, WE PLANTED MORE THAN 200 TREES AND OTHER PLANTS TO RESTORE WETLANDS HABITATS, AND WE CLEARED MORE THAN 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES FROM KEY LOCATIONS TO PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. WE ORGANIZED RIVER CLEAN-UPS THAT REMOVED 30 TONS OF TRASH AND 140 TIRES FROM THE WATERSHED. OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM WORKED WITH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO CREATE RAIN GARDENS, BIOSWALES, AND PERMEABLE SURFACES TO MANAGE STORMWATER AND PREVENT POLLUTION. AWS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM TO PROTECT VERNAL POOLS, IMPORTANT NURSERY HABITAT FOR FROG AND SALAMANDER SPECIES, SURVEYING THESE EPHEMERAL WETLANDS ACROSS THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED. 316451 182243 ADVOCACY: AWS INFLUENCED POLICIES AND RESOURCES FAVORABLY TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ENHANCED STORMWATER CONTROLS, REDUCTION OF TRASH INPUTS, AND INCREASED ATTENTION TO REMEDIATION OF LEGACY TOXIC CHEMICALS IMPACTING THE RIVER.WE RELEASED OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE RIVER REPORT CARD IN WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY, THE ANACOSTIA RIVER RECEIVED A FAILING GRADE, DUE LARGELY TO A PRECIPITOUS DROP IN SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION. HOWEVER, THE REPORT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT, SCIENTIFICALLY RIGOROUS VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING URGENT ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. AWS CONTINUED TO SERVE ON THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE FOR A CLEANER ANACOSTIA RIVER, PRODDING THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE WORKING GROUP TO INCREASE THE PACE OF THE CLEAN-UP OF TOXIC WASTE IN THE RIVER. OUR MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECT, AN AMBITIOUS STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD, FINALLY CAME TO FRUITION. WE JOINED STAKEHOLDER GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT LAND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS AT KENILWORTH PARK, ANACOSTIA PARK, POPLAR POINT AND OTHER LOCATIONS ALONG THE ANACOSTIA RIVER. WE CONTINUED TO COLLECT DATA ON LITTER CAPTURED BY OUR TRASH TRAPS, USING THE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY FOR POLICIES TO CONTROL PET WASTE AND PLASTIC TRASH SUCH AS STRAWS, UTENSILS, SINGLE USE CONTAINERS, AND BAGS. AWS SUBMITTED TESTIMONY BASED ON OUR TRASH TRAP DATA IN SUPPORT OF A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO LIMIT DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC UTENSILS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. 78751 34888 RECREATION: AWS PROMOTED THE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER AND THE TRAILS ALONG ITS TRIBUTARIES. WE PROVIDED NEARLY 215 FREE PONTOON AND CANOE TOURS TO MORE THAN 2,500 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SUMMER CAMPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, CONGREGATIONS, AND COMPANIES. THESE TOURS ENABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF THE RIVER FIRSTHAND, OBSERVE WILDLIFE IN AN URBAN SETTING, AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP AND CONNECTION TO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED. 78751 34888 1997677 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 15 0 22 true false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MD X X X GOLDIN GROUP LLC 3019130008 4500 EAST-WEST HWY STE 710 BETHESDA MD 20814 CHRISTOPHER E WILLIAMS PRESIDENT/CE 40.00 X X 153462 0 6739 ERIN B CASTELLI SENIOR V.P/C 40.00 X 130596 0 6866 GEOFF RANKIN CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 NEIL S LANG VICE CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHRYN PETRILLO-SMITH TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LARS HANSLIN SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA D AN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE BAUSSAN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BOONE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JIM CONNOLLY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ELISHA DUNN-GEORGIOU DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ELISSA FELDMAN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JAYANT KAIRAM DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN LINEHAN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA QUARTERMAN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 NIGEL STEPHENS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TILCHIN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEN WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 284058 13605 2 false true false 689585 1117125 1806710 CONTRACT SERVICE REVENUES 535272 535272 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 45700 45700 580972 OTHER 13591 13591 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -141130 -141130 -127539 2260143 453433 X 284058 212304 28271 43483 842067 629357 83807 128903 53626 40088 5334 8204 94290 70472 9384 14434 119080 119080 886326 782317 103946 63 15651 11170 1460 3021 49383 14569 23880 10934 9000 6727 896 1377 6145 6130 15 3648 651 2721 276 4125 4125 55597 41552 5534 8511 48125 37488 4191 6446 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 134814 120106 909 13799 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAI 73801 5897 67904 DUES AND MEMBERSHIP 39434 9363 23228 6843 UTILITIES 10985 8210 1093 1682 7621 1276 3155 3190 2737776 1997677 488933 251166 1178062 1162402 316513 232675 1197 1197 1729259 881264 1035123 847995 2530895 2244269 236796 149754 150000 150000 386796 299754 X 1962621 1796631 181478 147884 2144099 1944515 2530895 2244269 -477633 278049 X false true X true false X 2495389 2180596 2265505 2442034 1806710 11190234 2495389 2180596 2265505 2442034 1806710 11190234 8492 11181742 11190234 471929 0.99920 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 438175 438175 169012 115805 53207 682360 372664 309696 439712 392795 46917 847995 NOTE PAYABLE 150000 150000 2538192 278049 278049 2260143 2260143 2737776 2737776 2737776 X X X false false false false false false false false false CHRISTOPHER E WILLIAMS PRESIDENT/CEO 153462 3739 3000 160201 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE ANACOSTIA RIVER BY BRINGING PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A CLEAN AND SAFE ANACOSTIA RIVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL LIVING IN ITS WATERSHED AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: IN 2022, AWS MOVED BACK TOWARD IN-PERSON EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AFTER THE PEAK OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE ENGAGED 4,187 STUDENTS THROUGH 187 CLASS SESSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS. 860 STUDENTS FROM 10 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS JOINED OUR MUSSEL POWER PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE MUSSEL INTRO CLASSES AND VIRTUAL MUSSEL CLAY MODELING CLASSES TO EXPLORE MUSSEL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. EACH SCHOOL RAISED AND STUDIED 20 FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND THEN STUDENTS TUNED IN VIRTUALLY TO WATCH THEIR TEACHERS AND AWS EDUCATORS RELEASE THEIR MUSSELS AT KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS. 303 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN OUR MUSSEL PROGRAM. AWS EDUCATORS JOINED THESE STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS FOR MUSSEL INTRO CLASSES TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSSELS TO THE HEALTH OF THE RIVER. STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR MUSSELS AND TAKE WEEKLY MUSSEL GROWTH MEASUREMENTS. AWS TOOK 6 DC MUSSEL SCHOOLS OUT TO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER TO RELEASE THEIR MUSSELS AND GO ON A MOTORIZED BOAT TOUR. AWS PROVIDED 1,390 STUDENTS WITH IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INTRO CLASSES AND FIELD TRIPS THROUGH OUR RICE RANGERS PROGRAM. STUDENTS WERE INTRODUCED TO WETLAND SEED MUD-BALLING ACTIVITIES DURING WHICH THEY GOT HANDS-ON WITH THE WILD RICE BY MIXING AND FORMING MUD BALLS WITH WILD RICE SEEDS, AND LAUNCHING THE MUD BALLS INTO NEARBY WETLANDS. WE WORKED WITH TWO DC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE 185 STUDENTS IN OUR RIVERSMART SCHOOLS PROGRAM DURING WHICH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN GARDEN PLANTING DAYS AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND JOINED AWS AT THE RIVER FOR A FIELD TRIP EXPLORING HOW THEIR SCHOOL GARDENS WILL HELP REDUCE POLLUTION IN THE RIVER. WE RAN VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING FOR OUR SHAD PROGRAM, ENGAGING 480 STUDENTS ACROSS 10 DC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. STUDENTS TUNED IN TO SEE A LIVE SHAD EGG HATCHERY AND LEARN ABOUT SHAD RESTORATION IN THE ANACOSTIA RIVER. AWS LED A LIVE STREAMED SHAD RELEASE EVENT, FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, TO SEE THE SHAD RETURN TO THE RIVER. AWS WORKED WITH 862 STUDENTS FROM 10 SCHOOLS IN OUR NATURE NEAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM, PROVIDING FIVE SESSIONS TO EACH SCHOOL AIMED AT ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH THE NATURAL SPACES NEAR THEIR SCHOOLS. AWS ENGAGED 81 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR SATURDAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACADEMY PROGRAMS; 40 STUDENTS FROM PRINCETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY RECEIVED FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDED HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO NATURE EXPLORATION AND RIVER RESTORATION, AND AN ADDITIONAL 41 STUDENTS FROM THE WATERSHED PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN 7 WEEKS OF LEADERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS LEARNING, INCLUDING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, SERVING AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AT A VERNAL POOL, INVESTIGATING MUSSELS AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE AT KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS, PLANTING TREES IN THE WATERSHED, AND MORE. THE PROGRAMS GAVE YOUTH A VITAL OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT SAFELY WITH OTHER PEERS AND MENTORS, GET MOVING OUTSIDE, AND FEEL A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AS THEY HELPED AND LEARNED FROM OUR ENVIRONMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B RESTORATION: VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO BE ESSENTIAL TO THE WORK OF AWS, AND PROVIDED EXPERIENCES IN HANDS-ON CONSERVATION WORK, AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MISSION. OVERALL WE ENGAGED MORE THAN 9,100 PEOPLE IN OUR FIELD WORK, EDUCATION, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. WE BROUGHT MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE INTO THE FIELD TO PLANT TREES, CLEAR INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, PROPAGATE MUSSELS AND SHAD, AND CLEAN UP TRASH. WE RELEASED MORE THAN 8,000 MUSSELS - REACHING A MILESTONE OF OVER 35,000 MUSSELS RELEASED IN THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM - INTO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER TO RESTORE NATIVE POPULATIONS AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. OUR 20-YEAR EFFORT TO RE-ESTABLISH WILD RICE, A KEYSTONE WETLANDS PLANT SPECIES VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED BY POLLUTION AND HABITAT LOSS, ALSO REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, WITH OVER 10 ACRES AND GROWING OF SELF-SUSTAINING STANDS OF WILD RICE. IN ADDITION, WE PLANTED MORE THAN 200 TREES AND OTHER PLANTS TO RESTORE WETLANDS HABITATS, AND WE CLEARED MORE THAN 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES FROM KEY LOCATIONS TO PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. WE ORGANIZED RIVER CLEAN-UPS THAT REMOVED 30 TONS OF TRASH AND 140 TIRES FROM THE WATERSHED. OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM WORKED WITH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO CREATE RAIN GARDENS, BIOSWALES, AND PERMEABLE SURFACES TO MANAGE STORMWATER AND PREVENT POLLUTION. AWS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM TO PROTECT VERNAL POOLS, IMPORTANT NURSERY HABITAT FOR FROG AND SALAMANDER SPECIES, SURVEYING THESE EPHEMERAL WETLANDS ACROSS THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ADVOCACY: AWS INFLUENCED POLICIES AND RESOURCES FAVORABLY TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ENHANCED STORMWATER CONTROLS, REDUCTION OF TRASH INPUTS, AND INCREASED ATTENTION TO REMEDIATION OF LEGACY TOXIC CHEMICALS IMPACTING THE RIVER.WE RELEASED OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE RIVER REPORT CARD IN WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY, THE ANACOSTIA RIVER RECEIVED A FAILING GRADE, DUE LARGELY TO A PRECIPITOUS DROP IN SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION. HOWEVER, THE REPORT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT, SCIENTIFICALLY RIGOROUS VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING URGENT ACTION TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. AWS CONTINUED TO SERVE ON THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE FOR A CLEANER ANACOSTIA RIVER, PRODDING THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE WORKING GROUP TO INCREASE THE PACE OF THE CLEAN-UP OF TOXIC WASTE IN THE RIVER. OUR MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECT, AN AMBITIOUS STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD, FINALLY CAME TO FRUITION. WE JOINED STAKEHOLDER GROUPS ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT LAND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS AT KENILWORTH PARK, ANACOSTIA PARK, POPLAR POINT AND OTHER LOCATIONS ALONG THE ANACOSTIA RIVER. WE CONTINUED TO COLLECT DATA ON LITTER CAPTURED BY OUR TRASH TRAPS, USING THE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY FOR POLICIES TO CONTROL PET WASTE AND PLASTIC TRASH SUCH AS STRAWS, UTENSILS, SINGLE USE CONTAINERS, AND BAGS. AWS SUBMITTED TESTIMONY BASED ON OUR TRASH TRAP DATA IN SUPPORT OF A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO LIMIT DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC UTENSILS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D RECREATION: AWS PROMOTED THE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER AND THE TRAILS ALONG ITS TRIBUTARIES. WE PROVIDED NEARLY 215 FREE PONTOON AND CANOE TOURS TO MORE THAN 2,500 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SUMMER CAMPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, CONGREGATIONS, AND COMPANIES. THESE TOURS ENABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF THE RIVER FIRSTHAND, OBSERVE WILDLIFE IN AN URBAN SETTING, AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP AND CONNECTION TO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE COMPLETE IRS FORM 990 WITH ALL ATTACHMENTS WAS CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. SUFFICIENT TIME WAS ALLOWED FOR COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS AND QUESTIONS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY, WE REMIND BOARD OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND STAFF AS WE CONDUCT BUSINESS TO BE MINDFUL OF AND DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL/PRESIDENT/CEO AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FULL ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET, INCLUDING TOTAL PROJECTED EXPENSE ALLOCATION FOR PERSONNEL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL/PRESIDENT/CEO AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FULL ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET, INCLUDING TOTAL PROJECTED EXPENSE ALLOCATION FOR PERSONNEL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND WE POST THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AND ANOTHER'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 192,243 85,946 0 CONTRACT SERVICES 590,074 18,000 63 TOTAL 782,317 103,946 63 AWS SATURDAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACADEMY 1301 WATER ST SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 870775349 EDUCATION DC 501C 3 7 ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false