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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,892,114
Total expenses
$1,726,988
Contributions and grants received
$1,790,170
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,009
Investment income
$20,331
Other revenue
$72,604
Total assets, end of year
$1,798,190
Total liabilities, end of year
$186,667
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,611,523
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,552,767
Management and general expenses
$128,700
Fundraising expenses
$45,521
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,552,767

Program services were 89.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $36,528

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $44,082

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $560,832

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,148,728

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,256

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

    total $9,009 · related or exempt $9,009

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,830 · related or exempt $19,830

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $8,324

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $5,175

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,149

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,149 · related or exempt $3,149

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $110,822

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $110,321

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $501

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $501 · related or exempt $501

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $220,247

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $150,792

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $69,455 · excluded $69,455

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,019,969 · program services $899,443 · management and general $91,333 · fundraising $29,193

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $43,185 · program services $37,787 · management and general $2,699 · fundraising $2,699

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,133 · program services $58,816 · management and general $5,831 · fundraising $1,486

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,116 · program services $74,681 · management and general $7,586 · fundraising $9,849

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $364,014 · program services $359,190 · management and general $4,226 · fundraising $598

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,019 · program services $897 · management and general $117 · fundraising $5

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,422 · program services $4,396 · management and general $6,928 · fundraising $98

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,890 · program services $17,659 · management and general $2,989 · fundraising $242

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,148 · program services $24,986 · management and general $1,798 · fundraising $364

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,087 · program services $13,795 · management and general $77 · fundraising $215

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,310 · program services $4,161 · management and general $17 · fundraising $132

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,012 · program services $4,056 · management and general $793 · fundraising $163

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,908 · program services $28,640 · management and general $948 · fundraising $320

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $13,435 · program services $13,039 · management and general $316 · fundraising $80

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $3,722 · program services $1,847 · management and general $1,837 · fundraising $38

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $2,675 · program services $2,529 · management and general $116 · fundraising $30

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPPUBLICATIONS

    total $7,943 · program services $6,845 · management and general $1,089 · fundraising $9

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $86,089 · end of year $373,765

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $323,448 · end of year $360,139

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $70,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,825 · end of year $25,482

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $775,585

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $518,403

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $264,288 · end of year $257,182

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $644,301 · end of year $775,280

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $49,338 · end of year $6,342

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $96,693 · end of year $186,667

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,025

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $834,038 · end of year $1,031,016

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $507,541 · end of year $580,507

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER WATERSHED BY FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CONSERVATION AND LAND USE

  • WATER: INITIATING RIVER RESTORATION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES IN TARGETED SECTIONS OF THE TRISTATE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED, BASED ON OUR HOUSATONIC WATERSHED HEALTH DASHBOARD, TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCY LOCALLY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONTINUING THE BERKSHIRE RIVER RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOUSATONIC, HOOSIC AND FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHEDS IN MA TO INCREASE THE PACE OF INSTREAM CULVERT REPLACEMENTS TO IMPROVE RIVER FLOW, HEALTH AND AQUATIC HABITAT WHILE REDUCING FLOOD RISK, AND READYING CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN FOUR BERKSHIRE COMMUNITIES; LEADING AND SUPPORTING THE TEN MILE (NY) WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEN MILE WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN; CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT THE STILL RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN IN THE GREATER DANBURY, CT REGION INCLUDING TRACKING DOWN POLLUTION SOURCES AND IDENTIFYING POLLUTED RUNOFF SITES FOR RESTORATION; COMPLETING A DRAFT POOTATUCK RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN TO SAFEGUARD AND RESTORE THE POOTATUCK RIVER IN NEWTOWN, CT; CONTINUING TO MONITOR AND RESTORE STREAM HEALTH AND HABITAT THROUGH MACRO INVERTEBRATE, TEMPERATURE, AND BACTERIA MONITORING ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES, RIPARIAN BUFFER RESTORATION AND RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATIONS AT MULTIPLE SITES ACROSS THE WATERSHED, AND CULVERT EVALUATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT, THE NAUGATUCK RIVER VALLEY (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT) AND THE BERKSHIRES WITH 15 HIGH PRIORITY CULVERT REPLACEMENT SITES IDENTIFIED; COMPLETING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION REDUCTION INSTALLATIONS ON WELLS BROOK, A HIGH PRIORITY BROOK IN DOVER, NY IN THE TEN MILE WATERSHED; CONTINUING RESTORATION WORK ON MACEDONIA BROOK IN KENT, CT, AND WATERSHED PLANNING FOR THE GREEN RIVER IN MASSACHUSETTS; CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN A FISH LADDER AND THERMAL REFUGE AREA ON FURNACE BROOK IN CORNWALL, CT; AND SUCCESSFULLY ATTAINING, WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE FEDERAL DESIGNATION OF 41 MILES OF HOUSATONIC RIVER IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT AS A NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

    Expenses $835,372

  • LAND: INITIATING LAND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN TARGETED SECTIONS OF THE TRISTATE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED, BASED ON OUR HOUSATONIC WATERSHED HEALTH DASHBOARD, TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCY LOCALLY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONSERVING NEARLY 10,000 ACRES THROUGH FOLLOW THE FOREST PARTNERS AND DIRECT ACTION AIMING TO CONSERVE A TOTAL OF 50,000 ACRES OF HIGH QUALITY WOODLANDS AND THE WILDLIFE LINKAGES THAT CONNECT THEM THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS ACROSS THE HOUSATONIC RIVER WATERSHED AND SOUTH IN NEW YORK AND NORTH IN VERMONT; LEADING AND SUPPORTING THE LITCHFIELD HILLS GREENPRINT COLLABORATIVE, A REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP OF 33 CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT; UPDATING AND SHARING MAPS AND DATA WITH PARTNERS OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CORE AND RIPARIAN FOREST, HEADWATER STREAM LANDS, STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT FOREST AND CONNECTOR CORRIDORS, AND NEWLY PROTECTED LANDS IN THE WATERSHED TO ASSIST IN PRIORITIZING LAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS; PROMOTING OUR COLLABORATIVE ON-LINE PORTAL OF HIKING TRAILS THROUGHOUT 27 CT TOWNS; PROVIDING MAPPING AND NATURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR LAND TRUSTS AND COMMUNITIES IN CT, MA AND NY AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC VISIONING, COLLABORATION, AND SHARED SERVICES; ASSESSING AND SHARING THE IMPACTS OF LAND USE PROPOSALS IN 2 COMMUNITIES IN NY AND CT; PARTICIPATING IN LAND CONSERVATION POLICY AND CLIMATE CHANGE READINESS INITIATIVES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL; AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

    Expenses $428,075

  • EDUCATION: PROVIDING CLASSROOM EDUCATION TO FIFTH-GRADERS ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES AND HANDS-ON LEARNING IN THE SUMMER WITH YOUTH AND INTERNS IN NY, CT AND MA; COMPLETING A 6TH YEAR OF HOUSATONIC RIVER RECREATIONAL USER SURVEYS TO INFORM A CONTINUING ASSESSMENT OF RECREATIONAL ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS ALONG THE HOUSATONIC RIVER THAT CAN ALSO PROTECT RIVER ECOLOGY, PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADDRESS DIVERSITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS ISSUES; CONTINUING HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS TRAINING WITH AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE GREATER DANBURY AREA THROUGH OUR STILL RIVER CONNECTIONS WHICH ENGAGES YOUTH IN SPECIAL PROJECTS ACROSS THE STILL RIVER WATERSHED SUCH AS INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, AND HELPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS; CONTINUING DIRECT ACTION WITH THE PUBLIC TO TEACH ABOUT AND RESTORE RIVER HEALTH THROUGH MULTIPLE BUFFER PLANTINGS, CLEAN UPS, INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING EVENTS ACROSS THE WATERSHED; PROVIDING PADDLING AND HIKING TRIPS FOR FAMILIES AND LAUNCHING A JUNE 2023 WATERSHED CELEBRATION TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN OUTDOOR LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES; SPEAKING AT MULTIPLE PUBLIC GATHERINGS ON A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS; AND EXPANDING SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH ON RIVER AND LAND CONSERVATION AND RECREATION.

    Expenses $248,290

  • ISSUE RESPONSE - STUDY AND ALERT COMMUNITIES OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS TO CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS AND DEVELOPMENTS THREATENING GROUND WATER AND RIVER QUALITY; REVIEW REPORTS AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

    Expenses $41,030

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • LYNN WERNER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $142,398
    From this org
    $140,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,398
    Hours/week
    40

  • DAN HORAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • D EVAN VAN HOOK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANN BARRETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARLOTTE CHAMPALIMAUD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH MCGRAW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REBECCA NEARY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOUIS HECHT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH ELLIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINE BARANSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL NESBITT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • F ANTHONY ZUNINO

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • BARTON JONES

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • GEORGE S LOGAN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES H MALONEY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441439349301574

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