Public Charity

WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE INC

Based in SILVER SPRING, MD, WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $312K in revenue, $366K in expenses, $261K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 37 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $453K.

EIN: 454381850 SILVER SPRING, MD Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$312K
Total Expenses$366K
Total Assets$261K
Grant Records37
Funding Total$453K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

ORGANIZATION MISSION: A COALITION OF INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS WORKING TO PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND COASTAL BAYS. WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE INC. AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF EACH WATERKEEPER AND MOBILIZES THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT POLLUTION AND CHAMPION CLEAN WATER.

Where $100 goes at Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc

How Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
Protect the waters of the chesapeake and coastal bays
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Ben Scheelk
BOARD MEMBER Bill Howard
BOARD MEMBER Chris Trumbauer
VICE CHAIR Elle Bassett
BOARD MEMBER Evan Isaacson
BOARD MEMBER Joy Piazza

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$231,044 21 grants
Environment & Conservation
$101,000 6 grants
Education
$29,000 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$5,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$86,500 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $312K $366K $261K
2024 $438K $681K $272K
2023 $309K $601K $510K
2022 $478K $856K $808K
2020 $460K $809K $1.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $460K to $312K (-32%), with total assets most recently reported at $261K.

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