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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BLACK RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$456,543
Total expenses
$432,496
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$1,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$455,543
Other revenue
$1,000
Total assets, end of year
$17,842,297
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,883
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,766,414
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$319,791
Management and general expenses
$112,705
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$319,791

Program services were 73.9% 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.

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $359,750 · unrelated business $57,646 · excluded $302,104

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $977,926

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

    securities $879,643 · other assets $2,490

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $98,283 · other assets -$2,490

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $95,793 · related or exempt -$2,490 · excluded $98,283

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,782 · program services $3,132 · management and general $650

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $125,403 · program services $125,403

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,959 · program services $14,959

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,575 · program services $787 · management and general $788

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,500 · program services $3,750 · management and general $3,750

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,313 · management and general $17,313

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $15,887 · program services $7,791 · management and general $8,096

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,784 · program services $3,720 · management and general $8,064

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,082 · program services $2,017 · management and general $13,065

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,730 · program services $4,730

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,270 · management and general $3,270

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $91,855 · program services $55,113 · management and general $36,742

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,067 · program services $14,460 · management and general $1,607

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $78,033 · program services $75,973 · management and general $2,060

  • 24b · Other expenses: INCOME TAXES - UBIT

    total $17,300 · management and general $17,300

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUEL

    total $4,892 · program services $4,892

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $2,064 · program services $2,064

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $505,919 · end of year $344,195

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,880 · end of year $21,889

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

    $7,149,772

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

    $2,293,935

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,930,525 · end of year $4,855,837

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,315,051 · end of year $12,618,286

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,090

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,640 · end of year $36,867

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $22,795 · end of year $39,016

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,699,940 · end of year $17,766,414

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BLACK RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. ("BREIA") IS ORGANIZED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND OPERATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, THE ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST, INC., AND ONE OR MORE SUCH ORGANIZATIONS WHICH OPERATE PRIMARILY TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, HISTORICAL, WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE, OPEN SPACE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION VALUES OF THE ADIRONDACK AND TUG HILL AREAS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN, AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, HISTORICAL, WILDERNESS WILDLIFE, OPEN SPACE, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION VALUES OF THE ADIRONDACK AND TUG HILL AREAS.

  • TRAIL PRESERVATION - MAINTAINED AND PRESERVED FOR PUBLIC USE APPROXIMATELY 50 KILOMETERS OF CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND HIKING TRAILS IN THE TUG HILL AREA; MAINTAINED WARMING HUTS FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WHEN UTILIZING THESE TRAILS. AT LEAST 6,352 INDIVIDUALS UTILIZED THE TRAILS BASED ON SIGN-IN SHEETS.

    Expenses $196,811 · Revenue $1,000

  • OUTREACH SERVICES - BREIA SUPPORTED A PROGRAM TO SPONSOR FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS OF AREA SCHOOLS GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO MOUNTAIN BIKE, CROSS COUNTRY SKI, SNOWSHOE, AND LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. BREIA'S OPERATIONS CENTER AND TRAIL SYSTEM ARE USED AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, BREIA TRAILS ARE USED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR VARIOUS SKI PROGRAMS. BREIA ALSO PROVIDES MONETARY SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THESE SERVICES.

    Expenses $122,980 · Grants $1,000 · Revenue -$2,490

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Thomas Brown

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $1,450
    From this org
    $1,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peg Olsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Carr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Howe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gilbert Butler

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Ells

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Simpson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Mancari

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer McGovern

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diane Hausserman

    ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $6,580
    From this org
    $6,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349305479

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