Anacostia Watershed Society

Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) is an environmentalist advocacy organization that attempts to prevent pollution and restore the Anacostia River throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with an emphasis on engaging the surrounding communities, volunteerism, and educating young people. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Website: anacostiaws.org
Location: Bladensburg, MD View on map
Tax ID: 52-1666511
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $2,191,047 Revenue: $2,620,455 Expenses: $2,820,609

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    AWS focuses its river restoration projects on four main categories: stormwater management, habitat restoration, pollution reduction, and an annual Earth Day cleanup. 2 Its education programs include the Saturday Environmental Academy for middle-school students, as well as various school-based and adult-education programming. 3

    Funding

    Anacostia Watershed Society receives financial support from a variety of environmentalist and left-of-center foundations and organizations, including the Morningstar Foundation,4 Clif Bar Family Foundation,5 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,6 and the Nature Conservancy. 7 In its 2018 tax year, Anacostia Watershed Society reported receiving slightly over $1 million in government grants and contributions. 8

    Leadership

    James Foster is President of Anacostia Watershed Society, as well as a board member. He also sits on the steering committee for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. 9

    Erin Castelli is senior vice president, chief operating officer, and director of development. 10

    Board of Directors

    Elissa Feldman is the chair of the Board of Directors. Feldman worked for the Environmental Protection Agency for 28 years as an associate director for indoor environments, and as a program manager. 11

    Other board members include: vice chair Neil Lang, treasurer Kathryn Petrillo-Smith, secretary Lars Hanslin, Donna An, Nina Albert, Maria Earley, Michael Lederman, Kathleen Linehan, Cynthia Quarterman, Matthew Ries, Nigel Stevens, Michael Tilchin, and AWS founder and former president Robert Boone. 12

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $2,191,047 $2,620,455 $2,820,609 View
    2023 $2,210,164 $2,755,531 $3,232,660 View
    2022 $2,244,269 $2,260,143 $2,737,776 View
    2021 $2,530,895 $2,460,530 $2,416,757 View
    2020 $2,254,040 $2,308,216 $2,415,595 View

    Prior year filings: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 22

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Christopher E WilliamsPRESIDENT/CE$170,753
    Bekah R HollowayDIR OF DEVEL$131,322
    Erin B CastelliSENIOR V.P/C$91,058

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $8,196,187
    • Number of Grants: 509
    • Number of Funders: 120

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $100,7482023 National Fish and Wildlife FoundationCHESAPEAKE BAY STEWARDSHIP
    $66,4902022 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $63,4262023 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $63,0792021 Greater Washington Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $60,0002024 1988 Irrev Cochrane Memorial TrustGENERAL OPERATING
    $56,6942025 Casey TreesNature Near Schools Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
    $55,7352023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $50,0002023 1988 Irrev Cochrane Memorial TrustGENERAL OPERATING
    $50,0002022 Cornell Douglas Foundation IncGenera! support
    $50,0002020 The Coca-Cola Foundation IncSaturday Environmental Academy
    $49,8722020 EarthShare Chapters IncWORKPLACE GIVING
    $49,8722020 Earthshare Chapters Inc (0571)Workplace giving
    $45,0002024 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncWATER QUALITY ADVOCACY
    $45,0002023 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncSTORMWATER ACADEMY & ADVOCACY
    $45,0002022 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncSTORMWATER ACADEMY & ADVOCACY
    $45,0002021 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncSTORMWATER ACADEMY & ADVOCACY
    $45,0002020 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncSTORMWATER ACADEMY & ADVOCACY
    $40,0002026 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationGeneral support.
    $40,0002024 Greater Washington Community Foundation
    $40,0002024 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationGeneral support.
    $40,0002023 Greater Washington Community Foundation
    $40,0002023 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationGeneral support.
    $40,0002022 1988 Irrev Cochrane Memorial TrustGENERAL OPERATING
    $40,0002020 The Merrill Foundation IncEnvironmental Protection
    $39,6152020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes

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    References

    1. “About Us,” Anacostia Watershed Society, https://www.anacostiaws.org/about-us.html, accessed March 12, 2020
    2. “River Restoration Projects,” Anacostia Watershed Society, https://www.anacostiaws.org/what-we-do/river-restoration-projects.html, accessed March 12, 2020.
    3. “Education,” Anacostia Watershed Society, https://www.anacostiaws.org/what-we-do/education.html, accessed March 13, 2020.
    4. Morningstar Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2017, Part XV Line 3
    5. Clif Bar Family Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2018, Part XV Line 3
    6. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2017, Schedule I
    7. Nature Conservancy, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2017, Schedule I
    8. Anacostia Watershed Society, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2018, Part VIII Line 1e
    9. “Jim Foster,” LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-foster-4aa87211/, accessed March 13, 2020.
    10. “Erin Castelli,” LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-castelli-796a3674/, accessed March 16, 2020.
    11. “Elissa Feldman,” LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/elissa-feldman-6229579/, accessed March 16, 2020.
    12. “Board of Directors,” Anacostia Watershed Society, https://www.anacostiaws.org/about-us/board-of-directors.html, accessed March 27, 2020.