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Things to Do
Hiking & Walking Paddling Bicycling Shellfishing Saltwater Fishing See all Things to Donext
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Featured Adventure
13 spots to go trail running around southeastern Massachusetts
Combine the benefits of running with the pleasure of connecting with the great outdoors on one of these 13 trails around the region.
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Current Issues

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On the Bay
Nitrogen Pollution Oil Spills Toxic Pollution Bacterial Contamination See all On the Baynext
On the Land
Land Conservation Restoring Streams & Wetlands Cranberry Bogs See all On the Landnext
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Nearly 50 acres of salt marshes protected on Onset’s Shell Point Bay
Shell Point Bay marshes in Onset will soon become a destination for paddling, boating, fishing, and exploring, now that the Coalition has permanently protected this threatened coastal property as part of its developing Onset Bay Center.
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In Your Community

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Tiverton & Little Compton Westport Dartmouth New Bedford Acushnet Fairhaven
Mattapoisett Rochester Marion Freetown & Lakeville Middleborough Carver
Wareham Plymouth Bourne Falmouth Gosnold Martha’s Vineyard

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State Appeals Court: Mattapoisett homeowner must restore damaged wetlands on Eel Pond
Court decision upholds the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission’s 2015 enforcement order requiring that a Seabreeze Lane homeowner restore filled wetlands and buffer zone along Eel Pond, one of Buzzards Bay’s most delicate coastal salt ponds.
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Bay Health

Financials

Our financial statements speak to the growing support of the Coalition’s members year over year. The tax documents and financial statements on this page share details about our income, expenses, assets, and overall financial stability. To learn more about the stories behind these numbers, please read our most recent Annual Report.

Highlights From Fiscal Year ‘17 Financials

chart showing Buzzards Bay Coalition revenue and expenses in FY17

The Coalition’s financial position remains strong, with net assets now over $12 million and a growing, $2.5 million Endowment Fund.
FY2017’s $3 million increase in net assets is due in large part to major gifts received for our Allens Pond Conservation Completion project, construction of our new field operations facility in Marion, and other capital gifts.

Financial Documents

Fiscal Year ’17

IRS Form 990 (coming in May 2018)
Audited Financial Statements

Fiscal Year ’16

Fiscal Year ‘15

Other Documents

501(C)(3) Determination Letter

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Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: