Vesper Boat Club
The mission of Vesper Boat Club is to perpetuate its legacy of developing highly skilled and competitive rowers at all levels by providing its diverse community of members with premier rowing programs and first-class facilities and equipment. The club motto, all together symbolizes an organization open to all people who want to row, and promotes character development and physical fitness through the challenge of the sport.
Vesper Boat Club at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,644,876
- +9.0% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $438,872
- +7.1% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $31,105
- -1407.5% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $347,127
- +15.2% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Vesper Boat Club funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
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 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $14K (2020). In 2021 it reported $500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia City Rowing Inc Plymouth Meeting, PA | General Support | $13,649 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,644,876 | $438,872 | $347,127 | — | — | $31,105 |
| 2023 | $1,509,006 | $409,655 | $301,201 | — | — | $-2,379 |
| 2022 | $1,360,991 | $413,528 | $343,601 | — | — | $21,233 |
| 2021 | $1,346,521 | $432,656 | $372,925 | $500 | Total only | $31,954 |
| 2020 | $1,284,811 | $301,701 | $299,824 | $13,649 | 1 | $21,871 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Vesper Boat Club
Based on IRS filings
Vesper Boat Club is a public charity, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $31K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vesper Boat Club is led by Melissa Hilton, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 13 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Melissa Hilton
President
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Jones
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Langer
Director
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John B. Kelly
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rica Jerril
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Wilson
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellis Mair
Director
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Kippel
Director
New on the 2024 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Kaufmann
Director
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
April Roach
Recording S
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Barron
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Eckstein
Communic. S
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Scott
Captain
On filings since 2023
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Alexandra Kelly (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Eileen Normoyle (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Darrell Vreugdenhil (2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Pierce (2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Greenfield (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Tierney (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tony Schneider (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Cassandra Cunningham (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nick Goode (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Shannon Kaplan (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Simon (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Helen Eisenach (2021) — Director
- Former: Erika McCormick (2020) — Director
- Former: Jim McGlone (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Kirk Beckman (2020) — President
- Former: Susan Cohen (2020) — Communic. S
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Vesper Boat Club
How large is Vesper Boat Club?
Vesper Boat Club reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $439K.
Where does Vesper Boat Club operate?
Vesper Boat Club has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Vesper Boat Club's EIN?
Vesper Boat Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7397498. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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