Scenic Hudson Inc
Scenic Hudson was founded in 1963 when six community members came together to stop a massive power plant from defacing the iconic Storm King Mountain. (Please explaination for further context of Organization's mission statement.)
Scenic Hudson Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $76,615,194
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $18,552,461
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,127,431
- +22.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,513,415
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Scenic Hudson Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2024) to $2.8M (2020). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $31K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Stream Conservancy Ossining, NY | Contribution to support purchase of van to support program work | $11,000 |
| Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp Hudson, NY | Contribution to support local farms and distribution of food to communities | $10,000 |
| Kingston Land Trust Kingston, NY | Donation to Kingston Land Trust to support the campaign for the Kingston Community Preservation Fund | $10,000 |
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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 | $76,615,194 | $18,552,461 | $13,513,415 | — | — | $2,127,431 |
| 2024 | $62,050,727 | $18,847,061 | $11,699,567 | $31,000 | 3 | $1,730,693 |
| 2023 | $51,757,863 | $22,778,173 | $11,721,297 | $350,000 | 2 | $1,129,816 |
| 2022 | $38,136,273 | $14,869,807 | $11,708,994 | $950,000 | 2 | $948,487 |
| 2021 | $41,443,211 | $11,529,553 | $10,354,183 | — | — | $1,398,697 |
| 2020 | $37,305,839 | $11,175,913 | $13,327,105 | $2,820,660 | 1 | $1,013,235 |
| 2019 | $37,094,590 | $20,683,254 | $9,796,739 | — | — | $5,060,227 |
About Scenic Hudson Inc
Based on IRS filings
Scenic Hudson Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Poughkeepsie, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $76.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $2.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Scenic Hudson Inc is led by Edward O Sullivan, President on every filing since 2019; 10 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward O Sullivan
President
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$419K (2019) → $544K (2025)
Seth McKee
Executive Director Shlt & Land Programs
Executive Director & Scenic Hudson Land → Executive Director & Scenic Hudson Land Trustee, 2022
Executive Director & Scenic Hudson Land Trustee → Executive Director Shlt & Land Programs, 2024
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $254K (2025)
Peter Lopez
Executive Director Policy, Advisor & Science
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$157K (2023) → $272K (2025)
Alexander Reese
Executive Officio & Chair of the Shlt
Co-Vice Chair → Director, 2020
Director → Executive Officio & Chair of the Shlt, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Krupp
Chair
Co-Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita Shaheen
Director of Parks & Community
Director of Parks & Community → Director of Parks & Community Engagement, 2024
Director of Parks & Community Engagement → Director of Parks & Community, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $141K (2025)
Riley Johndonnell
Director of Communications & Creative Ser.
Director of Communications → Director of Creative Strategies & Communications, 2024
Director of Creative Strategies & Communications → Director of Communications & Creative Ser., 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$134K (2020) → $176K (2025)
Theresa Andersen
Human Resources Director
Director of Human Resources → Human Resources Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$132K (2020) → $181K (2025)
Cari Watkins-Bates
Director of Land Conservation
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Carl H Loewenson Jr.
Director
Director → Co-Vice Chair, 2020
Co-Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlos A Gonzalez
Director
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Watson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederic C Rich
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James C Goodfellow
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judah S Kraushaar
Director
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2021
Assistant Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Gamble
Director
Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maarten R Van Hengel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie L Hart
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael P Dowling
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Omar Kathwari
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca R Cohen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen M Clement III
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W Patrick McMullan III
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zack McKown
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elyse Arnow Brill
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard K Elbaum
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert C Lieber
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deidrea Miller
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlene Chai
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Ehrlich Rimmer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzy Welch
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas D Butler
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gil Raviv
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles L Kerr
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth D Moore
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Myint
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Hofmann
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Riley
Senior Vice President
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$250K (2019) → $351K (2025)
Jason Camporese
Chief Finance & Operations
Chief Finance & Operations → Chief Finance & Operations Officer, 2020
Chief Finance & Operations Officer → Chief Finance & Operations, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$220K (2019) → $338K (2025)
Kelly Boling
Senior Program Officer
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$139K (2024) → $139K (2025)
Cybele Fishman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward B Whitney
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Usha Wright
Co-Vice Chair
Director → Co-Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Gelb
Assistant Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard O Rieger
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mario Johnson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Julia Harte Widdowson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Leslie Richards-Yellen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jesse B Clinton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Theodore V Buerger (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jessica O Matthews (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Amy Kacala (2021–2023) — Executive Director Hhft
- Former: Jay Arzu (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Eirchard K Elbaum (2023) — Director
- Former: Hayley Carlock (2023) — Director Environmental Advocacy & Legal Affai
- Former: Daniel J Kramer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jay Saunders (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: JE Hoke Slaughter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Margaret King (2019–2022) — Assistant Director of Development
- Former: Steven Rosenberg (2019–2022) — Sen. V.p. & Executive Director
- Former: Andrew Bicking (2021–2022) — Director of Govt Rel. & Public Policy
- Former: Raul Aguirre (2021–2022) — Executive Director Policy & Advisor
- Former: Richard H Klapper (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Simon Roosevelt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Douglas S Land (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eileen D Millett (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Evan Mason (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gary A Glynn (2019) — Director
- Former: John W Hamilton (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Leigh Seippel (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisina M Hoch (2019) — Director
- Former: Theresa Vanyo (2019) — Director of Human Resources
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $544K, to Edward O Sullivan (President). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Scenic Hudson Inc
How large is Scenic Hudson Inc?
Scenic Hudson Inc reported $76.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $18.6M.
What is Scenic Hudson Inc?
Scenic Hudson Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Poughkeepsie, NY. It holds $76.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Scenic Hudson Inc operate?
Scenic Hudson Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Scenic Hudson Inc's EIN?
Scenic Hudson Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2898799. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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