Save the Sound
The mission of Save the Sound is to protect and improve the land, air, and water of the whole long island sound region. We use legal and scientific expertise and bring people together to achieve results that benefit our environment for current and future generations.
Save the Sound at a glance
- Total assets
- $21,990,406
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,940,222
- +26.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $656,115
- +71.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,965,735
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Save the Sound funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $277K.
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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 | $21,990,406 | $9,940,222 | $8,965,735 | — | — | $656,115 |
| 2024 | $20,803,463 | $7,880,543 | $8,085,271 | — | — | $383,451 |
| 2023 | $19,623,678 | $11,894,822 | $9,642,779 | — | — | $205,849 |
| 2022 | $13,998,492 | $5,943,488 | $6,133,414 | — | — | $337,520 |
| 2021 | $16,166,777 | $7,096,734 | $5,279,630 | — | — | $700,210 |
| 2020 | $14,255,599 | $6,544,864 | $5,620,927 | $276,790 | 1 | $253,240 |
About Save the Sound
Based on IRS filings
Save the Sound is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $656K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Save the Sound is led by Leah Lopez Schmalz, President on every filing since 2023; 7 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leah Lopez Schmalz
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$131K (2023) → $162K (2025)
Celia A. Felsher
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger F. Reynolds
Senior Legal Director
Chief Legal Officer → Senior Legal Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$101K (2020) → $133K (2025)
Dawn Henry
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Heller
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johan Varekamp
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Kennedy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Lee
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raphael Elkind
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Angle
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Cort
Director
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Mezey
Secretary & Director
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Kranzlin
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Ahern
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruni Pizarro
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camila Bustos
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Oliver Radwan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Sullivan
Executive Vice President & Philanthropy
Chief Development Officer → Vice President of Philanthropy, 2022
Vice President of Philanthropy → Executive Vice President & Philanthropy, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$137K (2020) → $160K (2025)
Janel Crite
Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $147K (2025)
David Ansel
Vice President & Center for Water Protection
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024) → $127K (2025)
Denise Stranko
Executive Vice President & Programs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $133K (2025)
Laura Wildman
Vice President & Ecological Action
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$128K (2024) → $134K (2025)
Tim Taussig
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Joseph Macdougald (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Johan Verkamp (2024) — Director
- Former: Blandina W. Brewster (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Curtis Johnson (2020–2023) — Senior Campaign Advisor
- Former: Don Elliott (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Brunilda Pizarro (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Joshua Garskof (2022–2023) — Senior Director of Philanthropy
- Former: Barbara O. David (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Barry Swanson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Leah Lopez-Schmalz (2020–2022) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: Gwen Macdonald (2021–2022) — Director of Ecological Restoration
- Former: Justin Farmer (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Amado Rodriguez - (2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Janel Crite - (2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Amado Rodriguez (2020–2021) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Tracy Brown (2020–2021) — Regional Director & Water P
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 $162K, to Leah Lopez Schmalz (President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Save the Sound
How large is Save the Sound?
Save the Sound reported $22.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.9M.
What is Save the Sound?
Save the Sound is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in New Haven, CT. It holds $22.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Save the Sound operate?
Save the Sound has awarded grants in New York.
What is Save the Sound's EIN?
Save the Sound's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0990195. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 1, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
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