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Tidewater Oyster Gardeners

EIN 54-1870068 • 501(c)3 • Gloucester, VA

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE B50

Profile

Promote environmental health of the chesapeake bay and its tributaries throught oyster cultivation.

PO Box 2463Gloucester, VA 23061

oystergardener.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

64th percentile

18%

Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

66th percentile

15%

Faster asset growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

73rd percentile

31%

Faster revenue growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Up

$90,392

Up $11,730 (+15%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$90,392

Up $11,730 (+15%) from 2024

Revenue

Up

$64,457

Up $15,267 (+31%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$52,727

Up $12,956 (+33%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$11,730

Up $2,311 (+25%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2023: $69,244Net Assets 2023: $69,2442023Assets 2024: $78,662Net Assets 2024: $78,6622024Assets 2025: $90,392Net Assets 2025: $90,3922025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$90,392
Liabilities-
Net Assets$90,392

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2023: $53,783Expenses 2023: $66,721Net Income 2023: -$12,9382023Revenue 2024: $49,190Expenses 2024: $39,771Net Income 2024: $9,4192024Revenue 2025: $64,457Expenses 2025: $52,727Net Income 2025: $11,7302025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$64,457
Expenses$52,727
Net Income$11,730

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 17, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$85,867
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Promote environmental health of the chesapeake bay and its tributaries throught oyster cultivation.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
OYSTER GARDENERS EXHIBITS, MOBILE EXHIBITS AND YOUTH EDUCATION-$25,550
DONATIONS TO VIMS RESEARCH AND APYC YOUTH CAMP FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES.$10,526$10,526
OUTREACH EVENTS, VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AND OTHER ACTIVITYES.-$5,550
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CARL ZULICKPresident-$0--
TERRY LEWISVice Preside-$0--
BRIAN INGRAMTreasurer-$0--
JIM DALISecretary-$0--
SUE BORRAPrev. Presid-$0--
DOUG SCHAEFERBoard Member-$0--
LAURIE SLONEBoard Member-$0--
KEN HAMMONDBoard Member-$0--
LOU CASTAGNOLABoard Member-$0--
RICHARD SICILIANOBoard Member-$0--
DAVID SINGLETARYBoard Member-$0--
MIKE SANDERSBoard Member-$0--
BRIAN WOODBoard Member-$0--
VIC SPAINBoard Member-$0--
KAREN HUDSONVims Advisor-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Tidewater Oyster Gardeners
EIN
54-1870068
Phone
8045125170
Address
PO BOX 2463, GLOUCESTER, VA 23061

Signing Officer

Name
Brian Ingram
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8045125170
Signed
2026-02-17

Preparer

Firm
Dehnert Clarke & Co Pc
Address
PO BOX 420, IRVINGTON, VA 22480
Preparer
Christine M Dehnert-fernald
Phone
8044385656
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

Name: vims foundation cash contribution: 9,000

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising 60 events 2,630 meetings 235 bank charges 40 casual labor 4,980 exhibits 6,937 insurance 1,696 licenses 184 news letter 1,695 postage 1,338 supplies 4,943 website 746 printing and copy 13,604 educaton materials 1,123 total 40,211

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Inventories for sale or use 1,108 6,116 prepaid expenses 229 1,666 deposits 85 85 total 1,422 7,867

Form 990-ez, Part III

Promote environmental health of the chesapeake bay and its tributaries throught oyster cultivation.

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