Public Charity

SAVE THE BAY INC

SAVE THE BAY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in PROVIDENCE, RI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.9M revenue, $5.4M expenses, $19.9M total assets. 163 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 050343046 PROVIDENCE, RI Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.9M
Total Expenses$5.4M
Total Assets$19.9M
Grant Records163
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SAVE THE BAY PROTECTS, RESTORES, AND IMPROVES THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION, INCLUDING ITS WATERSHED AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS, THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM-BASED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION; DEFENDS THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO USE AND ENJOY THE BAY AND ITS SURROUNDING WATERS; AND FOSTERS AN ETHIC OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OR VISIT THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION.

Where $100 goes at Save the Bay Inc

How Save the Bay Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$49
Save the Bay's education program, explore the bay, is a hands-on, inquiry based, marine education program that is designed in collaboration with teachers and school administrators to provide…
65% of program spending
$20
Save the Bay's policy, advocacy and restoration programs have been a core function of the organization since its inception in 1970
27% of program spending
$6
Save the Bay's outreach initiatives bring together and inform individuals, organizations, and governments to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship among people who live in or visit the…
8% of 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ENV - ENVIRONMENT (PRIMARY)
$229,100
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$178,381
2024
Capital Campaign
$100,000
$50,000
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$41,970

Showing up to 5 of 163 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ben Singer
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Bridget Prescott
DIRECTOR Cheryl Nathanson
VICE PRESIDENT Chris Lee
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Christopher Hamblett
DIRECTOR Dave Murray

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,248,904 109 grants
Environment & Conservation
$892,978 17 grants
Animal Welfare
$412,120 14 grants
Education
$118,100 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$17,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.9M $5.4M $19.9M
2024 $5.6M $4.7M $20.1M
2023 $5.8M $3.9M $18.9M
2022 $7.5M $3.4M $15.9M
2021 $3.3M $2.9M $12.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.3M to $4.9M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.9M.

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