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Scenic Hudson Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Poughkeepsie, NY EIN: 13-2898799 Website

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 see Schedule O explaination for further context of Organization's mission statement.)

Key facts about Scenic Hudson Inc

EIN
13-2898799
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$76,615,194

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$76.6M

+23.5% YoY

Revenue

$18.6M

-1.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$2.1M

+22.9% YoY

Expenses

$13.5M

+15.5% YoY

About Scenic Hudson Inc

Based on IRS filings

Scenic Hudson Inc is a nonprofit organization 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Hampton BaysNew YorkHudsonKingstonOssiningPoughkeepsie

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M0 grants20191 grants20200 grants20212 grants20222 grants20233 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$76,615,194$62,050,727$51,757,863
Revenue$18,552,461$18,847,061$22,778,173
Expenses$13,513,415$11,699,567$11,721,297
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$2,127,431$1,730,693$1,129,816
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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

Edward O Sullivan — President: $544KEdward O SullivanPresident$544KErin Riley — Senior Vice President: $351KErin RileySenior Vice President$351KJason Camporese — Chief Finance & Operations: $338KJason CamporeseChief Finance & Operations$338KPeter Lopez — Exec. Dir. Policy, Adv. & Science: $272KPeter LopezExec. Dir. Policy, Adv. &…$272KSeth McKee — Exec Dir. SHLT and Land Programs: $254KSeth McKeeExec Dir. SHLT and Land Programs$254KTheresa Andersen — Human Resources Director: $181KTheresa AndersenHuman Resources Director$181KRiley Johndonnell — Dir. Of Commu. & Creative Ser.: $176KRiley JohndonnellDir. Of Commu. & Creative Ser.$176KCari Watkins-Bates — Dir. of Land Conservation: $142KCari Watkins-BatesDir. of Land Conservation$142KRita Shaheen — Dir. of Parks & Community: $141KRita ShaheenDir. of Parks & Community$141KKelly Boling — Senior Program Officer: $139KKelly BolingSenior Program Officer$139K

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 nonprofit organization 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.

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