EIN: 05-0513580 · JAMESTOWN, RI · Data spans: TY2017–TY2024
Most recent filing: Tax Year 2024.
A more recent filing may not yet be published.
Sailing's public record, made legible. All numbers come directly from this organization's own sworn 990 filing. Patterns are computed from years of filings — not assessments or judgments.
Read trends in context: compare like with like, note the filing year, and treat major disruptions (like 2020–2021) as discontinuities rather than a continuous baseline.
Missing or N/A does not always mean absent. It can mean the item was not disclosed on that form, not collected on that filing type, or not available for that year.
$3,056,569
$819,261
$3,447,500
$3,391,512
11 W-2 employees reported (Form W-3, most recent filing — contractors and volunteers excluded) · TY2024 · 990
Total compensation, benefits & payroll taxes (Part IX)
TY2024$473,578
Full cost to employ everyone — wages + employer benefits + payroll taxes. Not officer pay alone.
~$43,000 per employee ⓘ — average across 11 W-2 employees; includes benefits & payroll taxes; part-time and seasonal staff counted at full weight.
Named officers/key employees (Part VII‑A) show reportable compensation only and are already included in the Part IX total above. They are not additive.
Named staff org comp sums to $352,309. The remaining $121,269 is unlisted staff labor cost — includes benefits & payroll taxes for all employees, not any one person's salary.
Professional & consulting fees (Part IX, line 11)
TY2024$154,507
Payments to outside firms and independent contractors — not included in the Part IX labor total above. Combined with the labor total, full people cost is $628,085.
Functional Expense Allocation (Part IX)
TY2024$819,261total functional expenses
69.4%
Program services
$568,751
6.9%
Management & general
$56,135
23.7%
Fundraising
$194,375
Source: Form 990, Part IX, line 25. A higher program-service percentage generally indicates more mission-directed spending.
Historical Trends
Revenue vs. Expenses
Net Revenue / Operating Margin
Net Assets
Revenue Trend
| Tax Year | Period | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net Revenue | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TY2017 | Before 2020 | 990 | $375,805 | $168,495 | $207,310 | $549,185 |
| TY2018 | Before 2020 | 990 | $292,524 | $210,615 | $81,909 | $520,019 |
| TY2020 | 2020–2021 | 990 | $242,239 | $262,414 | -$20,175 | $599,855 |
| TY2021 | 2020–2021 | 990 | $552,063 | $338,851 | $213,212 | $843,103 |
| TY2022 | 2022+ | 990 | $599,615 | $441,672 | $157,943 | $879,621 |
| TY2023 | 2022+ | 990 | $723,933 | $630,130 | $93,803 | $1,132,928 |
| TY2024 | 2022+ | 990 | $3,056,569 | $819,261 | $2,237,308 | $3,391,512 |
Revenue trend is a filing-history view. It helps you compare operating periods, not infer the club's live condition today.
Revenue Breakdown (Part VIII — most recent year)
Form 990, Part VIII — Statement of Revenue. Includes, but is not limited to: Line 1 = contributions and grants (including member dues reported as contributions). Lines 2a–2f = program service revenue (activities that directly further the organization's exempt purpose). Line 3 = investment income. The specific mix varies by organization type. Source: the organization's own sworn filing.
| Line | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11a | MISCELLANEOUS | $5,316 |
| 11b | OTHER INCOME | $2,690 |
| 12 | Total revenue | $3,056,569 |
| 1f | All other contributions, gifts, grants | $2,764,129 |
| 1g | Noncash contributions included in 1a-1f | $69,399 |
| 1h | Total contributions and grants | $2,764,129 |
| 2a | SEA ADVENTURE CAMP | $144,350 |
| 2b | AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM | $31,546 |
| 2c | HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM | $24,062 |
| 2d | ADULT PROGRAM | $9,760 |
| 2e | COMMUNITY SAILING LESSONS | $6,470 |
| 2f | Total program service revenue | $217,623 |
| 3 | Investment income | $20,174 |
| 6c | Net rental income or (loss) | $1,125 |
Most revenue is reported in a single category this year. That can be normal for some org types; see the source filing for detail.
Balance Sheet (Part X)
TY2024| Line | Description | BOY | EOY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total assets | $1,149,344 | $3,447,500 |
| 26 | Total liabilities | $16,416 | $55,988 |
| 33 | Total net assets or fund balances | $1,132,928 | $3,391,512 |
Source: Form 990, Part X, Balance Sheet.
Officers & Key Staff (Part VII)
How to read this section
This is not a full staff directory. It is the subset of people the organization had to disclose in Form 990, Part VII (the officer, director, trustee, key employee, and highest-compensated employee section of the filing). Why this matters: a missing name does not mean a person was not employed or involved.
Total Volunteer Board Hours/Week (Selected Year): 50
Hours per week are self-reported by each officer on Form 990, Part VII. They are not verified.
Officers and directors as reported on Form 990, Part VII. These are typically unpaid, elected positions. If an officer receives compensation, it will appear in the Paid Staff tab.
Operationally, this section is most useful for understanding disclosed leadership structure, compensation visibility, and board labor — not for reconstructing the full staffing model of a club.
| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLY SYLVIA | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | Volunteer |
| BOB MACCINI | VICE-PRESIDE | 8 | Volunteer |
| TOR HOLTAN | TREASURER | 8 | Volunteer |
| MIKE HILL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | Volunteer |
| CORY SERTL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | Volunteer |
| HANNAH SWETT | PRESIDENT | 12 | Volunteer |
| MIKE MARSHALL | SECRETARY | 1 | Volunteer |
| JIM BRYER | BOARD MEMBER | 15 | Volunteer |
| JESS WURZBACHER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | Volunteer |
| ERICA VINELLI | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | Volunteer |
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | Volunteer |
Programs (Part III — most recent year)
Form 990, Part III — Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. These are the activities that directly further the organization's exempt purpose. Expenses, grants, and revenue are as reported in the organization's own sworn filing.
OUTREACH PROGRAMS: CISF PROVIDES COASTAL ACCESS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR POPULATIONS WHO ARE TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED AND UNDER- REPRESENTED. WE DO THIS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. WE OFFER FIELD TRIP TYPE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH WEEKLY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR MARINE TRADES CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE AFTER-SCHOOL AND HOME-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, AND VACATION DAY PROGRAMS. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE FOR GRADES K-8; HOMESCHOOL FOR AGES 5 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. FIELD TRIPS AND VACATION DAY PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MOST GRADES THOUGH CURRENTLY ARE MOSTLY K-8. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CISF'S MISSION OF ENGAGING AND INSPIRING YOUTH WITH THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT …
Governance & Transparency Signals
The IRS Form 990 is a sworn disclosure document — not just a tax return. Beyond financials, it captures governance policies, compensation practices, and relationships between insiders and the organization. Every category below comes directly from that filing. When a field is blank, it is often because this form type doesn’t require it, or the org doesn’t meet the threshold that triggers disclosure. That context is itself worth knowing.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Form 990, Part VI — Line 12a
Governance data not available for this organization’s most recent filing year. This can occur for newly filed returns not yet in the corpus, or for organizations whose XML filing did not include Part VI.
Whistleblower Protection Policy
Form 990, Part VI — Line 13
Governance data not available for this organization’s most recent filing year.
Officer & Key Employee Compensation (Part VII)
Form 990, Part VII — Named individuals with reportable compensation
Part VII requires individual disclosure of all officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and the five highest-compensated employees earning above the reporting threshold. The individuals listed here are from the most recent available filing.
| Name | Title | Comp from Org |
|---|---|---|
| MEG MYLES | EXECUTIVE DI | $99,116 |
| MEG MYLES | EXECUTIVE DI | $77,450 |
| MEG MYLES | EXECUTIVE DI | $50,000 |
| MEG MYLES | EXECUTIVE DI | $45,243 |
| MEG MYLES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $42,000 |
| MEG MYLES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $38,500 |
Compensation shown is reportable compensation from this organization only, as disclosed in Part VII. The $150,000 threshold is significant context: most volunteer-run sailing clubs report $0 for all officers. When professional staff — a General Manager, Executive Director, or Harbor Master — earns above that level, it signals an org operating more like a business than a volunteer collective. That’s not inherently good or bad: a $12M club with 45 full-time employees may well need a $200K GM. But a $400K club paying its Commodore $180K warrants scrutiny.
Independent Compensation Consultant
Schedule J, Part I — Organizations filing when comp exceeds $150K
Schedule J not required for this organization.
Schedule J is only filed when at least one individual in Part VII received more than $150,000 in total compensation. This organization doesn’t meet that threshold, so this schedule is not required. Among the 35.7% of organizations in this corpus that do file Schedule J, 35.7% used an independent compensation consultant. When Schedule J IS required, this question asks whether the board hired an outside firm — unconnected to the organization — to benchmark executive pay against market rates. It reduces the risk that a board approves whatever the ED requests rather than what comparable organizations actually pay.
Equity-Based Compensation
Schedule J, Part II — Per-person compensation detail
Schedule J not required for this organization.
Related-Party Transactions (Schedule L)
Schedule L — Transactions with Interested Persons (officers, directors, their families, controlled entities)
Schedule L requires disclosure of loans, grants, and business transactions between the organization and its own insiders — board members, officers, key employees, and their family members or entities they control. Nonprofits are not prohibited from transacting with insiders, but they must disclose it, follow fair-market-value standards, and document that the transaction benefited the organization, not just the insider. These disclosures exist because self-dealing is the most direct way nonprofit assets can flow to those in control.
No related-party transactions found in our data for this organization. Schedule L is only required when transactions occur — absence means none were reported, not necessarily that none occurred.
Schedule O — Supplemental Information (most recent year)
Organizations use Schedule O to provide additional explanation for answers given on the main 990 form. These are direct excerpts from the filed document.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G
PAYROLL PROCESSING 3,241 250 465 CONSULTANT-GRANT WRITER 0 0 36,933 CONSULTANT-CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 0 0 87,010 OTHER 3,176 1,947 0 TOTAL 6,417 2,197 124,408
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9
FUNDRAISER EXPENSES -4,537 FUNDRAISER EXPENSES 4,537
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B
NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C
THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND NEW OFFICERS FOR ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ALSO ANNUALLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR EXISTING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE COURSE OF APPROVING ITS ANNUAL BUDGET. COMPARATIVE SALARIES ARE USED TO GAUGE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS BASED ON THEIR REVIEW AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Mission
THROUGH BOATING AND EDUCATION, CISF INSPIRES AND ENGAGES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES WITH THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT.
As stated in the organization's 990 filing.
IRS Source Filings
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Why this matters: the XML is the receipt. Harbor Commons is the reading layer on top of that receipt. If you ever need to verify a number, wording choice, or disclosure, the source filing is where to check.
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Capacity Signals
Auto-detected patterns from this organization's own IRS filing history. Signals are relative to this org's trend only — not peer comparisons, not judgments.
Private clubs are naturally labor-heavy. Always interpret signals against this organization's own context before drawing conclusions.
Revenue per employee rose sharply
Revenue per employee grew 595% over two years (TY2022–TY2024), well above typical inflation. This can reflect genuine revenue growth, reduced staffing relative to revenue, or a one-time revenue event.
Why it matters: High revenue per employee can reflect operational efficiency — or understaffing. The program model and revenue mix should be checked before drawing conclusions.
Operator question: Did the revenue base change (new programs, dues increase, capital campaign receipt), or did staffing fall behind revenue growth?
Phase 2 signals (contractor substitution, benefits share changes) require Part IX line-level data and are not yet available. All computations use IRS-filed data only; no external benchmarks or CPI adjustments beyond a 3% per year inflation proxy.
📡 Filing Signals (21 total)
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