Chesapeake Bay Trust
Donations deductibleChesapeake Bay Trust's network
19 peoplei19 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E Farren Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Alexander G Nunez ESQ (also filed as Alexander Nunez ESQ) | Vice-Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Allan House | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brian M Hart | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Coretta Bennett | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Nemazie | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr Astrid Caldas | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Henry H Hopkins ESQ | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hon Christopher M Corchiarino | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hon David Fraser-Hidalgo | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Hon Senator Pamela Beidle | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jason D Keppler | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeffrey A Mason | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeffrey Hortsman | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joe Koch | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Josh Kurtz | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Matthew Rowe | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomasina Poirot ESQ | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Vernice Miller-Travis | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jana L Davis PHD | President | since 2019 |
| Jeanne Nelson | VP of Finance and Administration | since 2021 |
| Kacey M Wetzel | VP of Prog. for Outreach/Education | since 2021 |
| Sadie R Drescher | VP of Programs for Restoration | since 2021 |
| Suzanne Armstrong | VP of Development | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jana L Davis PhD | President | 40 | $198k | $18k | |
| Jeanne Nelson | VP of Finance and Administration | 40 | $142k | $22k | |
| Kacey M Wetzel | VP of Prog. for Outreach/Education | 40 | $136k | $17k | |
| Sadie R Drescher | VP of Programs for Restoration | 40 | $131k | $17k | |
| Suzanne Armstrong | Former VP of Development | 40 | $115k | $28k | |
| Joseph E Farren | Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Brian M Hart | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Josh Kurtz | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Alexander G Nunez Esq | Vice-Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Coretta Bennett | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jason D Keppler | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Hortsman | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Henry H Hopkins Esq | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Hon David Fraser-Hidalgo | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Astrid Caldas | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Allan House | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Hon Christopher M Corchiarino | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Rowe | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Hon Senator Pamela Beidle | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Thomasina Poirot Esq | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Nemazie | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joe Koch | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey A Mason | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Vernice Miller-Travis | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- EIN
- 521454182
- Address
- 4211 W Boy Scout Blvd Ste 500, Tampa, FL, 33607-5767
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Chesapeake bay trust is a public, nonprofit grant-making organization created to promote public awareness of and participation in the restoration and protection of the chesapeake bay and its tributaries. (see schedule o for continuation) since its establishment in 1985 by the maryland general assembly, the trust has awarded more than $140 million in the areas of environmental education... (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1985
- Principal officer
- Brian M Hart (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJoseph E Farren
≥7years on the filingsCoretta Bennett
≥7years on the filingsThomasina Poirot ESQ
≥6years on the filingsHon David Fraser-Hidalgo
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $52.2m
- Total liabilities
- $26.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $25.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $34.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $27.6m
- Employees
- 56
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Community stewardship and restoration | $2.3m |
| Prince George's County Maryland | Community stewardship and environmental education | $1.1m |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | Community stewardship | $928k |
| Montgomery County Dept of Environmental Protection Watershed Restoration D | Community stewardship | $770k |
| Baltimore County Deps | Community stewardship and restoration | $625k |
| Shorerivers Inc | Community stewardship and restoration | $599k |
| Arundel Rivers Federation | $393k | |
| Chesapeake Rivers Association | Community stewardship and restoration | $365k |
| National Wildlife Federation | $336k | |
| Scenic Rivers Land Trust | $330k | |
| Clean Water Fund | Community stewardship and restoration | $325k |
| Stillmeadow Community Projects | Community stewardship and restoration | $316k |
| Defensores de la Cuenca | Community stewardship and restoration | $283k |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Community stewardship | $281k |
| Resilience Authority of Charles County | Community stewardship and restoration | $278k |
| The Low Impact Development Center | $272k | |
| Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley | Community stewardship and restoration | $260k |
| Global Health and Education Projects Inc | Community stewardship and restoration | $257k |
| Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County | Community stewardship and restoration | $237k |
| Greentrust Alliance | Community stewardship and restoration | $220k |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | $219k | |
| Nature Forward | Community stewardship | $205k |
| Greater Remington Improvement Association | Community stewardship and restoration | $201k |
| Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake | Community stewardship and restoration | $189k |
| Joe's Movement Emporium | $173k |