Public Charity

SAVE THE SOUND

SAVE THE SOUND, of NEW HAVEN, CT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $9.9M in revenue, $9.0M in expenses, $22.0M in total assets. 113 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 060990195 NEW HAVEN, CT Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: C12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.9M
Total Expenses$9.0M
Total Assets$22.0M
Grant Records113
Funding Total$11.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF SAVE THE SOUND IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAND, AIR, AND WATER OF THE WHOLE LONG ISLAND SOUND REGION. WE USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE RESULTS THAT BENEFIT OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Where $100 goes at Save the Sound

How Save the Sound divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$24
The long island sound program uses community science, education, advocacy and on-the-water watchdog activities to protect and restore the health of long island sound and its watershed
34% of program spending
$20
The ecological restoration program works with natural systems to restore habitat health and coastal resilience
29% of program spending
$20
Communications - $413,401endangered lands project
28% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,032,000
2024
PLAN FISHWAY FOR HERRING AT LONG POND DAM
$723,722
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$181,500
$180,500
2024
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$143,429

Showing up to 5 of 113 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EVP, PHILANTHROPY Alicia Sullivan
DIRECTOR Bruni Pizarro
DIRECTOR Camila Bustos
CHAIR Celia Felsher
DIRECTOR / SECRETARY Claudia Mezey
VP, CENTER FOR WATER PROTECTION David Ansel

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,701,098 50 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,557,114 26 grants
Animal Welfare
$464,855 18 grants
Education
$45,250 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.9M $9.0M $22.0M
2024 $7.9M $8.1M $20.8M
2023 $11.9M $9.6M $19.6M
2022 $5.9M $6.1M $14.0M
2021 $7.1M $5.3M $16.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.1M to $9.9M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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