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← MCLEAN GAME REFUGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MCLEAN GAME REFUGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$428,079
Total expenses
$371,159
Contributions and grants received
$411,498
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,778
Other revenue
$1,803
Total assets, end of year
$4,607,777
Total liabilities, end of year
$86,653
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,521,124
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$369,945
Management and general expenses
$1,214
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$369,945

Program services were 99.7% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $301,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $110,498

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,278 · excluded $22,278

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,550

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $9,977

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,573

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,573 · excluded $1,573

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $36,985

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

    securities $44,485

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$7,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$7,500 · excluded -$7,500

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $230 · excluded $230

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $230

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $148,311 · program services $148,311

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,501 · program services $21,501

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $774 · management and general $774

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $82,841 · program services $82,401 · management and general $440

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,300 · program services $7,300

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,083 · program services $15,083

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,369 · program services $11,369

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $145 · program services $145

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $61,436 · program services $61,436

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,270 · program services $17,270

  • 24a · Other expenses: VEHICLE REPAIR

    total $5,129 · program services $5,129

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $730,080 · end of year $842,359

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $11,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,238 · end of year $14,874

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

    $3,521,443

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

    $745,219

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,813,539 · end of year $2,776,224

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $800,484 · end of year $963,320

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,247 · end of year $11,841

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $71,798 · end of year $74,812

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,010,375 · end of year $2,245,203

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,275,921 · end of year $2,275,921

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MCLEAN GAME REFUGE IS A NATURE PRESERVE OF OVER 4,400 ACRES IN THE TOWNS OF GRANBY, SIMSBURY, AND CANTON, CONNECTICUT. THIS PRESERVE MANAGES ONE OF THE PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE WILL OF SENATOR GEORGE P. MCLEAN. THE REFUGE IS OPEN YEAR ROUND TO THE PUBLIC FOR NATURE STUDY AND RECREATION WITHOUT CHARGE. IT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AS A NATIONAL NATURE AREA. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES AN EMPHASIS ON CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MCLEAN GAME REFUGE IS A NATURE PRESERVE OF OVER 4,400 ACRES (SEE SCH O) IN THE TOWNS OF GRANBY, SIMSBURY, AND CANTON, CONNECTICUT. THIS PRESERVE MANAGES ONE OF THE PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE WILL OF SENATOR GEORGE P. MCLEAN. THE REFUGE IS OPEN YEAR ROUND TO THE PUBLIC FOR NATURE STUDY AND RECREATION WITHOUT CHARGE. IT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AS A NATIONAL NATURE AREA. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES AN EMPHASIS ON CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.

  • THE MCLEAN GAME REFUGE IS A NATURE PRESERVE OF OVER 4,400 ACRES IN THE TOWNS OF GRANBY, SIMSBURY, AND CANTON, CONNECTICUT. THIS PRESERVE MANAGES ONE OF THE PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE WILL OF SENATOR GEORGE P. MCLEAN. THE REFUGE IS OPEN YEAR ROUND TO THE PUBLIC FOR NATURE STUDY AND RECREATION WITHOUT CHARGE. IT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AS A NATIONAL NATURE AREA. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES AN EMPHASIS ON CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.

    Expenses $369,945

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MICHAEL PAINE

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 7 related

  • KATHLEEN ALSGAARD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related

  • JAMES COX-CHAPMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 3.5 related

  • JARED GRISE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 5.5 related

  • DENIS HORRIGAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related

  • LINDA SCHOFIELD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4.5 related

  • PHILIP SCHULZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 5 related

  • MARK WETZEL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related

  • LISA CLARK

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $373,256
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $324,090
    Other
    $49,166
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $294,818 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $29,272 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $35,079 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,087 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $373,256 related

  • CAROL BARNO

    VP OF FINANCE AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $272,647
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $243,937
    Other
    $28,710
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $221,904 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $22,033 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $25,781 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,929 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $272,647 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE RELATED ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THEIR COMPENSATION: - COMPENSATION COMMITTEE - COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE - INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PAY STRUCTURE FOR THE CURRENT AND NEXT FISCAL YEAR. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS IS DONE AS NEEDED WHEN DIRECTED BY THE BOARD.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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.

  • MCLEAN FUND

    501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE TRUST · CT

  • MCLEAN AFFILIATES INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE CARE, MAINTENANCE, WELFARE · CT · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MCLEAN FUND

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532259349302558

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