BBB Wise Giving Report for
Center for Watershed Protection

BBB Wise Giving Report issued September 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires September 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Center for Watershed Protection
Address: 8390 Main Street, 2nd Floor
  Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-461-8323
Web Address: www.cwp.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1992, Virginia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to protect and restore watersheds by advancing effective land and water management techniques."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

CWP trains others to protect and restore watersheds, by finding local watershed solutions, and through research. Through workshops and publications the CWP trains local planners, engineers, and watershed groups to manage watersheds effectively. The organization also helps communities analyze local watershed conditions, assess water quality problems, and determine what specific combination of practices will best protect and restore their watersheds. CWP has developed a multi-disciplinary strategy to watershed protection that includes conducting developing watershed management practices, encouraging watershed planning and implementation, fostering watershed learning, and building the capacity of local watershed organizations.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, CWP's program expenses were:

  
Practices 390,997
Research 354,759
Learning 348,196
Implementation 310,559
Capacity 172,649
Total Program Expenses: $1,577,160
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Hye Yeong Kwon, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $116,759

Chair of the Board: Jonathan G. Kramer, PhD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director, Maryland Sea Grant College

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 20

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,028,598, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on CWP's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Government grants 946,546
Local government partnerships 491,162
Private foundation grants 302,483
Other grants 265,313
Workshops 83,069
Publications 24,090
Individual and corporate donations 23,094
Investment income 13,288
Total Income $2,149,045


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 82%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 15% 

Total income   $2,149,045
  Program expenses $1,577,160
  Fund raising expenses 63,013
  Administrative expenses 283,288
 
Total expenses   $1,923,461
Income in Excess of Expenses   225,584
Beginning net assets   635,076
Ending net assets   860,660
Total liabilities   160,155
Total assets   $1,020,815


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