Environment
Open Space Institute Inc
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$6.9M
Total expenses
$3.7M
Net assets
$7.5M
Grants received
$23.3M
337 grants
EIN
521053406
Tax year
2024
Mission
Osi and its supporting organization, open space institute land trust, protects land.
Programs
1 program
Through its supporting organization, the open space institute land trust (osilt), osi saves land to protect water sources; create and make public land more inviting for all; maintain healthy forests; mitigate the effects of extreme weather; provide wildlife habitat; and strengthen communities. Working across the eastern united states, osilt achieves these goals through facilitated large-scale conservation projects; direct acquisition and conservation easements; and grants and loans. In 2024, osilt protected 12,084 acres with a fair market value of $80.59 million and made 23 capital grants totaling $3.7 million, protecting 6,878 acres in seven states with a fair market value of $37.9 million. Further, osi directly approved eight grants for conservation planning totaling $109,275.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
50 listed
NATHAN BERRY
CHIEF LAND, PROTECTION OFFICER
$357K
2 hrs/wk
LARS KULLESEID
PRESIDENT & CEO (INCOMING 04/24)
$354K
2 hrs/wk
TALLY BLUMBERG
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
$353K
2 hrs/wk
CHRISTOPHER J ELLIMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO (OUTGOING 05/24)
$317K
2 hrs/wk
EILEEN LARABEE
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
$313K
2 hrs/wk
KATHLEEN MOSER
CHIEF CONSERVATION/POLICY
$276K
2 hrs/wk
SAMAYLA DEUTCH
SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
$270K
2 hrs/wk
ALICE GLEASON
SVP FOR FINANCE & CFO
$265K
2 hrs/wk
ROBERT K ANDERBERG
SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
$248K
2 hrs/wk
JEFFREY LEJAVA
VICE PRES. & ASSOCIATE GEN. COUNSEL
$229K
2 hrs/wk
JENNIE GREER
SVP OF PHILANTHROPY
$222K
2 hrs/wk
MARIA WHITEHEAD
VP OF LAND, SOUTHEAST
$213K
2 hrs/wk
NICK RICHARDSON
SVP, CAPITAL STRATEGIES
$210K
2 hrs/wk
PETER KARIS
VP, PARKS AND STEWARDSHIP
$184K
2 hrs/wk
IRENE LEE
VP OF LAND, NORTHEAST
$172K
2 hrs/wk
ABIGAIL WEINBERG
VP OF SCIENCE & CONSERVATION POLICY
$171K
2 hrs/wk
DAVID KIERAN-KAUFMAN
VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
$168K
2 hrs/wk
MAY MAY CHENG
VICE PRESIDENT, CONTROLLER
$159K
2 hrs/wk
JESSICA WATSON
VP OF CONSERVATION COMMUNITIES
$139K
2 hrs/wk
SUSAN BABCOCK
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
T JEFFERSON CUNNINGHAM III
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
AMELIA SALZMAN
CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
—
3 hrs/wk
YUKI MOORE LAURENTI
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
THOMAS MCHENRY
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
ANSON FRELINGHUYSEN
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
CAROL ASH
VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
—
1 hrs/wk
CAROLYN NIEMCZYK
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
DALE S BRYK
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
DOUGLAS BATESON
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
ELIZABETH BORDEN
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
GIGI MORTIMER
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
GIORGIOS VLAMIS
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
HOLLY HEGENER
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
HUME R STEYER
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
JOHN ERNST
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
JOHN H ADAMS
CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD (OUTGOING)
—
3 hrs/wk
JOHN P CAHILL
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
JOSHUA GINSBERG PHD
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
JUDE WU ABEL
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
KATHERINE O ROBERTS
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
LEA PAINE HIGHET
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
LEISLE LIN
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
MARJORIE VAN DERCOOK
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
NICOLE HYLTON-PATTERSON
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
PATRICIA F SULLIVAN
MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
LESLEY KANE SZYNAL
DIRECTOR OF OUTDOORS AMERICA
$318K
2 hrs/wk
REBEKAH GERARD
SR. DIR OF ADMIN (OUTGOING 12/24)
$202K
2 hrs/wk
BRADFORD BURNS
STAFF ATTORNEY
$170K
2 hrs/wk
MICHAEL BADEN
SR. DIR OF ADMINISTRATION
$145K
2 hrs/wk
MELANIE GRIFFIN
SR. DIR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
$143K
2 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
CUTTING EDGE GROUP LLC
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
MORGAN LEWIS BOCKIUS LLP
LEGAL SERVICES
ALAN FRONT
CONSULTING SERVICES
BOBBY COX
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
SUSAN BLICKSTEIN
CONSULTING SERVICES
Grants received
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Funded by
$23.3M from 145 funders · 337 grants · 2017–2024
$4.8M · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$3.9M · 4 grants · 2018–2024
$3.5M · 5 grants · 2019–2024
$1.3M · 2 grants · 2020–2022
$976K · 8 grants · 2017–2023
$850K · 3 grants · 2021–2023
$605K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$510K · 7 grants · 2017–2023