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SAVE THE SOUND
1385 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Larchmont, NY 10538 | 914.381.3140 | www.savethesound.org
OUR MISSION
Protect and improve the land, air, and water of the Long Island Sound region, using law and science and bringing people together to achieve results.
Year established: 1972 Number of full-time employees: 46 Number of part-time employees: 5 Annual revenue: $6 million
Geographic service area:
Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, Connecticut
Leah Lopez Schmalz David Ansel
President Vice President of Water Protection
TOP FUNDING SOURCES: Individual gifts: 27%
Government grants for restoration and water quality projects: 57%
Private Grants: 13% Other: 3%
Success is only as lasting as our resolve. Like never before, we need to connect and protect— in our backyards, communities, and capitol buildings.
—Leah Lopez Schmalz
SOCIAL MEDIA:
@savethesoundct @savethesound @cfe.savethesound
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HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT
Save the Sound leads environmental
action in your region, protecting the Sound and its rivers, fighting climate change, saving endangered lands, and working with nature to restore ecosystems.
Right now, we are developing a new
watershed plan for the Hutchinson River,
holding local governments accountable to
the Clean Water Act, and evaluating opportunities to restore migratory access for fish on Westchester waterways. Our team of attorneys, engineers, scientists, and other experts works to protect and restore our environment for people and wildlife, now and for many decades to come.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Become a member for $25, or for more impact give monthly. When you make a gift at savethesound.org/donate, you’ll help your neighborhood adapt to climate threats; protect clean water through science, advocacy, and legal action; and preserve your region’s threatened forests and riverfronts. For more ways to give, contact asullivan@savethesound.org.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Get trained as a water quality monitor, testing your local waters for sewage pollution. Plant native species to restore habitats to health or a rain garden to filter stormwater. Join a cleanup to get trash off your favorite beach. Make your voice heard with our 20,000-strong email action network. Learn more at savethesound. org/take-action/volunteer
LEADERSHIP
Our board of directors oversees operations, finances, governance, and mission and includes experts in law, environmental science, health, marketing, and education. Our Larchmont office and its John and Daria Barry Foundation Water Quality Lab are led by David Ansel, Vice President of Water Protection.
Chair of the board: Todd Cort (Hamden, CT) Vice-chair: Celia Felsher (Larchmont, NY) Secretary: Claudia Mezey (Brooklyn, NY) Treasurer and CFO: Janel Crite, CPA CFE (New Haven, CT)
BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Ahern (Larchmont, NY) Chip Angle (Guilford, CT) Dina Brewster (Ridgefield, CT) Raphe Elkind (Westport, CT)
E. Donald Elliott (Milford, CT)
Evan Heller (Branford, CT)
Dawn Henry (Westport, CT)
Kiki Kennedy, MD (Branford, CT)
Mary Ellen Kranzlin (New Canaan, CT) Leslie S. Lee (Stamford, CT)
Joseph A. MacDougald (Madison, CT)
Bruni Pizarro (New Haven, CT)
Tim Taussig (Larchmont, NY)
Johan C. Varekamp, PhD (East Haddam, CT)