Rock Creek Conservancy Inc
Restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect.
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc at a glance
In short: Rock Creek Conservancy Inc reported $212 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $212 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -78.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $3,153,999
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,853,507
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $92,571
- +29.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,299,708
- +33.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rock Creek Conservancy Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Rock Creek Conservancy Inc gives
- 36% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $212 (2025) to $126K (2021). In 2025 it reported $212 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| One Montgomery Green Silver Spring, MD | — | $22,500 |
| New Partners Community Solar Washington, DC | — | $15,000 |
| Lanham Boys and Girls Club Lanham, MD | — | $12,500 |
| Audubon Naturalist Society Chevy Chase, MD | — | $11,000 |
| DC Greens Washington, DC | — | $10,000 |
| City Blossoms Washington, DC | — | $10,000 |
| Town of Landover Hills Hyattsville, MD | — | $10,000 |
| Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Washington, DC | — | $10,000 |
| City of Hyattsvile Hyattsville, MD | — | $9,975 |
| Laurel for the Patuxent Laurel, MD | — | $7,850 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,153,999 | $2,853,507 | $2,299,708 | $212 | Total only | $92,571 |
| 2024 | $2,572,272 | $2,545,706 | $1,721,720 | $1,000 | Total only | $71,665 |
| 2023 | $1,699,709 | $2,205,484 | $2,054,712 | — | — | $32,383 |
| 2022 | $1,445,422 | $1,698,567 | $1,479,607 | — | — | $9,465 |
| 2021 | $1,342,488 | $1,561,573 | $993,284 | $126,000 | 11 | $700 |
| 2020 | $805,040 | $951,423 | $933,523 | $123,225 | 10 | $825 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Rock Creek Conservancy Inc
Based on IRS filings
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bethesda, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $212 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $93K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc is led by Dan Puskar, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 4 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan Puskar
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$85K (2025)
Tracy Bowen
Interim Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$62K (2025)
Meghan Quirk-Herrera
Interim Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$99K (2025)
Pavan Khoobchandani
Chair
Director → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Pattee
Senior Director Development & Com
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Kenneth Connolly
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rohan Patel
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Kollinger
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kahlil Kettering
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marlene Hunt Moss
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Nagel
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Potts
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Bolden
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Billy Mann
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Lohse
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Elliot
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Washburn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Davies
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly Hill Patten
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Leiter
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherryl Newman
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Brad T McKee (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Weingast (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeanne Braha (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Ethan Landis (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Tanya Mayorkas (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Hull (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Cheh (2023) — Director
- Former: Danielle Reyes (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David DeSantis (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary Guzy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Flack (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Jane Paul (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Karen James Cody (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sam Shelton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sambhav Sankar (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alan Fleischmann (2020) — Director
- Former: Kathy Byrd (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $112K, to Jonathan Pattee (Sr Director Development & Com). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rock Creek Conservancy Inc
How much does Rock Creek Conservancy Inc give each year?
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc reported $212 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid.
How large is Rock Creek Conservancy Inc?
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.
What is Rock Creek Conservancy Inc?
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bethesda, MD. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rock Creek Conservancy Inc operate?
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Maryland.
What is Rock Creek Conservancy Inc's EIN?
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3874333. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 20, 2022)
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