Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WESTERN NEW YORK LAND CONSERVANCY INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 18 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $3,507,421 changed to $2,878,549
Total expenses: $3,044,980 changed to $2,706,555
Contributions and grants received: $3,274,592 changed to $2,343,351
Investment income: $231,176 changed to $373,322
Other revenue: $1,653 changed to $161,876
Total assets, end of year: $13,003,099 changed to $12,617,788
Total liabilities, end of year: $2,059,165 changed to $1,872,044
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $10,943,934 changed to $10,745,744
Program services expenses: $2,446,394 changed to $2,122,347
Management and general expenses: $480,095 changed to $470,007
Fundraising expenses: $118,491 changed to $114,201
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,446,394 changed to $2,122,347

Listed only on the earlier return

Gail WellsGAIL WELLS
Jim ClarkJIM CLARK
John OwenJOHN OWEN
Laraine KelleyLARAINE KELLEY
Steve BlabacSTEVE BLABAC

Listed only on the later return

Gail Wells Thru JuneGAIL WELLS THRU JUNE
Jim Clark Vp Beg AugustJIM CLARK VP BEG AUGUST
John Owen JrJOHN OWEN JR
Justin RogersJUSTIN ROGERS
Laraine Kelley Thru JuneLARAINE KELLEY THRU JUNE
Lauren SchultzLAUREN SCHULTZ
Steve Blabac Beg JuneSTEVE BLABAC BEG JUNE

Totals

Total revenue: $2,878,549
Total expenses: $2,706,555
Contributions and grants received: $2,343,351
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $373,322
Other revenue: $161,876
Total assets, end of year: $12,617,788
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,872,044
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $10,745,744
Program services expenses (Part IX): $2,122,347
Management and general expenses: $470,007
Fundraising expenses: $114,201
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,122,347

Program services were 78.4% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$96,253
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,106,989
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,140,109
3 · Investment income

total $357,829 · excluded $357,829
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,077,725
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $1,062,232
7c · Gain or loss

securities $15,493
7d · Net gain or loss

total $15,493 · excluded $15,493
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$16,725
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$96,253
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$23,966
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$7,241 · excluded -$7,241
11d · All other revenue

total $169,117 · related or exempt $169,117
11e · Other revenue, total

$169,117

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $147,724 · program services $81,248 · management and general $59,090 · fundraising $7,386
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,033,686 · program services $769,863 · management and general $209,840 · fundraising $53,983
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $22,443 · program services $14,597 · management and general $7,130 · fundraising $716
9 · Other employee benefits

total $99,198 · program services $64,844 · management and general $31,156 · fundraising $3,198
10 · Payroll taxes

total $91,330 · program services $68,405 · management and general $18,407 · fundraising $4,518
11g · Fees: other

total $158,205 · program services $97,680 · management and general $44,946 · fundraising $15,579
13 · Office expenses

total $120,070 · program services $40,955 · management and general $52,328 · fundraising $26,787
16 · Occupancy

total $11,035 · program services $7,083 · management and general $3,574 · fundraising $378
17 · Travel

total $19,092 · program services $15,848 · management and general $2,290 · fundraising $954
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $22,887 · program services $16,934 · management and general $5,532 · fundraising $421
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $33,533 · program services $11,737 · management and general $21,796
23 · Insurance

total $19,166 · program services $15,036 · management and general $4,130
24a · Other expenses: LAND PROJECT COSTS

total $910,258 · program services $910,258
24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

total $8,620 · management and general $8,620
24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

total $812 · program services $625 · management and general $150 · fundraising $37
24e · All other expenses

total $8,496 · program services $7,234 · management and general $1,018 · fundraising $244

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $2,018,591 · end of year $61,978
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $83,861 · end of year $3,148,133
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $671,388 · end of year $237,149
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $47,590 · end of year $24,899
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$6,810,989
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$260,126
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $6,109,396 · end of year $6,550,863
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $2,957,453 · end of year $2,449,365
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $53,384 · end of year $145,401
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $253,286 · end of year $249,810
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $975,883 · end of year $1,355,947
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

end of year $195,287
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $231,000 · end of year $71,000
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $768,963 · end of year $602,865
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $9,712,531 · end of year $10,142,879

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT LAND WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION VALUE IN WESTERN NEW YORK, FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROTECT LAND WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION VALUES FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.

PERSERVE LAND WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION CONSERVATION VALUES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, FEE TITLE ACQUISITIONS AND ASSISTED TRANSACTIONS. CONTINUE TO STEWARD OUR HOLDINGS OF OVER 5,937 ACRES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND 1,947 ACRES OF FEE OWNED PRESERVES. THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS 23 PROJECTS UNDERWAY, TOTALING 2,686 ADDITIONAL ACRES'

Expenses $1,629,720
WESTERN NEW YORK WILDWAY - THE LAND CONSERVANCY'S LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION PROJECT WORKING TO CONNECT AND PROTECT THE LARGEST REMAINING FORESTS AND HABITATS IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK REGION. THE WNY WILDWAY FOCUSES ON CONSERVING AND CONNECTING CORE HABITATS AND LINKAGES TO ALLOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO ROAM ACROSS THE LAND AS THEY ONCE DID, TO MOVE AS CLIMATE CHANGES, AND TO EXPAND THEIR RANGES AND ENSURE THEIR SURVIVAL.

Expenses $153,298
THE LAND CONSERVANCY WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL DESIGN CONSULTANTS TO CREATE A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE RIVERLINE. THE CONCEPT PLAN CALLS FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE FORMER DL&W RAIL CORRIDOR INTO A 1.5 MILE MULTI-USE NATURE TRAIL AND GREENWAY. THE RIVERLINE WILL BE AN INSPIRING GATHERING PLACE THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO WATER, NATURE, AND ONE ANOTHER, AND IT WILL HELP BUILD A HEALTHY, INCLUSIVE AND OPPORTUNITY-RICH CITY . THE CONCEPT PLANS; THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, COMPLETED IN 2020 WITH INPUT FROM HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS; AND CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, WILL GUIDE FUTURE DECISIONS FOR TAKING THE RIVERLINE FROM IDEA TO REALITY. THE LAND CONSERVANCY OFFICIALLY FORMED THE RIVERLINE LLC, A SOLE MEMBER MANAGED ENTITY ON 5/11/21. THE OPERATING AGREEMENT FOR THE RIVERLINE LLC WAS AMENDED TO CHANGE THE RIVERLINE LLC FROM SOLE MEMBER TO MANAGER MANAGED IN JUNE 2022.

Expenses $339,329

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Kathy BielerKATHY BIELER

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Gail Wells Thru JuneGAIL WELLS THRU JUNE

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jim Clark Vp Beg AugustJIM CLARK VP BEG AUGUST

DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Theresa GaglioneTHERESA GAGLIONE

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Beth CurtisBETH CURTIS

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Steve Blabac Beg JuneSTEVE BLABAC BEG JUNE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Katie CostanzoKATIE COSTANZO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Deborah FennDEBORAH FENN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Adam FrancisADAM FRANCIS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ed HuttonED HUTTON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John Owen JrJOHN OWEN JR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Justin RogersJUSTIN ROGERS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Lauren SchultzLAUREN SCHULTZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Emma SmalleyEMMA SMALLEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kayla StockingKAYLA STOCKING

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Robert TownsleyROBERT TOWNSLEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Laraine Kelley Thru JuneLARAINE KELLEY THRU JUNE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Marisa RiggiMARISA RIGGI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$147,724

From this org

$117,731

From related orgs

$0

Other

$29,993

Hours/week

37.5

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

THE RIVERLINE LLC

HOLD AND LEASE REAL PROPERTY AND COORDINATE OPERATION OF THE NATURE TRAIL · NY · income $0 · assets $0

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 23 March 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.5
Source object: 202620839349301302

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