Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by GROTON OPEN SPACE ASSOCIATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $257,111
- Total expenses
- $29,230
- Contributions and grants received
- $249,847
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,294
- Other revenue
- $3,970
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,800,285
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,800,285
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $17,975
- Management and general expenses
- $9,977
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,278
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $17,975
Program services were 61.5% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$100,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$149,847
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3 · Investment income
total $3,294 · excluded $3,294
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11a · Other revenue: Refund of taxes
total $103 · excluded $103
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11b · Other revenue: Culvert payment
total $3,867 · excluded $3,867
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,970
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $41 · management and general $41 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $7,936 · program services $7,936
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14 · Information technology
total $2,811 · program services $415 · management and general $2,396
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16 · Occupancy
total $190 · management and general $190
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $730 · program services $730
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,496 · program services $3,399 · management and general $97
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23 · Insurance
total $4,342 · management and general $4,342
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24a · Other expenses: Consumable Supplies
total $4,635 · program services $4,037 · management and general $598
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24b · Other expenses: Postage & Printing
total $3,296 · program services $1,051 · management and general $1,341 · fundraising $904
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24c · Other expenses: Fundraising & Square Fees
total $471 · management and general $97 · fundraising $374
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24d · Other expenses: Membership & Registration Fees
total $1,135 · program services $260 · management and general $875
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24e · All other expenses
total $147 · program services $147
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $366,900 · end of year $190,713
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $242,110 · end of year $185,764
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,445,560
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$21,800
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,963,346 · end of year $6,423,760
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $48 · end of year $48
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,569,929 · end of year $6,710,885
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,475 · end of year $89,400
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
GOSA's purpose is to: Protect and preserve open space and water resources in Southeastern CT, provide public access for passive recreation, and to educate the public.
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Forest Management Activities: GOSA made a significant investment in Forest Management Plans for several of our properties in 2023 by hiring Connwood Foresters , Inc. GOSA will use these plans for guidance and direction on improving forest health, combating invasive species, and adapting to the effects of climate change. These forest management plans will serve as a roadmap for responsible and long-term stewardship plans, public access, and conservation of our natural resources.
Expenses $11,683
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General Stewardship Activities: Funds were spent purchasing battery powered hedge trimmers and mowers. The equipment is lighter, quieter and better for our volunteers and the environment. Our invasive plant management team purchased native grass seed to help restore areas infested with Mugwort and Japanese Knotweed.
Expenses $5,277
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Education & Public Outreach Related Activities: Goals are to communicate with local families about the opportunities to experience nature on our properties and to make them family friendly. GOSA also partnered with The Last Green Valley to document and create a 0.6 mile trail as ADA compliant.
Expenses $1,015
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Joan Smith
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Danny O'Connell
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 35
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Michael Maurice
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Sidney Van Zandt
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Betsy Chittenden
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Robin Thomas
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Wendy Spader
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Kenneth Paonessa
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 5 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202441039349300514
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