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

CWP meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

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 the watersheds. CWP has developed a multi-disciplinary strategy to watershed protection that includes conducting and developing watershed management practices, encouraging watershed planning and implementation, fostering watershed learning, and building the capacity of local watershed organizations. The organization also operates a membership program, the Association of Watershed and Stormwater Professionals (AWSPS), which is geared towards providing professionals with tools to practice their trade.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, CWP's program expenses were:

Watershed/stormwater services	1,195,252
Training	412,855
Research	197,169
Membership	138,916
Total Program Expenses:	$1,944,192

Chief Executive : Hye Yeong Kwon, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$129,175

Chair of the Board: Jonathan G. Kramer, PhD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Principal Consultant

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 22

*2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,803,135, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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.

The following information is based on CWP's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Government grants	1,340,795
Local government partnerships	474,424
Other grants	296,956
Private foundation grants	132,419
Workshops	112,889
Individual and corporate donations	22,853
Membership dues	10,112
Investment income	7,719
Advertising	6,250
Publications	2,641
Subscriptions	1,089
Total Income	$2,408,147

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 14%

Total income				$2,408,147
	Program expenses			$1,944,192
	Fund raising expenses			75,834
	Administrative expenses			330,025
Total expenses				$2,350,051
Income in Excess of Expenses				58,096
Beginning net assets				870,954
Ending net assets				929,050
Total liabilities				291,402
Total assets				$1,220,452