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← SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,767,147
Total expenses
$3,198,426
Contributions and grants received
$7,321,201
Grants paid
$291,790
Program service revenue
$16,371
Investment income
$415,324
Other revenue
$14,251
Total assets, end of year
$36,384,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,848
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,300,538
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,439,894
Management and general expenses
$624,685
Fundraising expenses
$133,847
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,439,894

Program services were 76.3% 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

    $150,022

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $38,250

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,214,246

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,918,683

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,206,590

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Contracted services

    total $4,648 · related or exempt $4,648

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Timber revenue

    total $11,723 · related or exempt $11,723

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $121,782 · excluded $121,782

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $17,095

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $17,095

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $17,095 · excluded $17,095

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $630,858 · other assets $539,000

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

    securities $574,370 · other assets $301,946

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $56,488 · other assets $237,054

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $293,542 · related or exempt $237,054 · excluded $56,488

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,094

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $38,250

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,861

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,767

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $6,923 · related or exempt $6,923

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,923

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $291,790 · program services $291,790

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $271,548 · program services $79,510 · management and general $124,151 · fundraising $67,887

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $675,690 · program services $513,332 · management and general $144,969 · fundraising $17,389

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $34,066 · program services $21,308 · management and general $9,693 · fundraising $3,065

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,248 · program services $33,138 · management and general $15,343 · fundraising $4,767

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,667 · program services $46,705 · management and general $21,244 · fundraising $6,718

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $37,766 · program services $36,289 · management and general $1,477

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,595 · management and general $50,595

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $262,561 · program services $240,432 · management and general $14,203 · fundraising $7,926

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,733 · program services $529 · management and general $1,204

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $59,763 · program services $32,403 · management and general $16,513 · fundraising $10,847

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,695 · management and general $11,695

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,978 · program services $14,104 · management and general $24,874

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,333 · program services $4,462 · management and general $553 · fundraising $318

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,875 · program services $3,509 · management and general $4,092 · fundraising $1,274

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $126,107 · management and general $126,107

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,351 · program services $17,444 · management and general $25,907

  • 24a · Other expenses: Conservation easement and other project costs

    total $1,043,391 · program services $1,043,391

  • 24b · Other expenses: Gate, sign and bridge costs

    total $12,125 · program services $12,125

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing and copying

    total $40,229 · program services $17,769 · management and general $10,167 · fundraising $12,293

  • 24d · Other expenses: Property taxes

    total $27,797 · program services $23,921 · management and general $3,876

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,118 · program services $7,733 · management and general $18,022 · fundraising $1,363

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $756,674 · end of year $448,362

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,846,603 · end of year $3,148,403

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,497,392 · end of year $4,743,812

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,456

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $175,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,602 · end of year $21,787

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

    $21,114,795

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

    $197,775

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,623,506 · end of year $20,917,020

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,450,574 · end of year $4,688,956

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,062,454 · end of year $883,445

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,994,029 · end of year $1,357,601

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $361,830 · end of year $83,848

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $200,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,835,524 · end of year $9,537,367

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,845,936 · end of year $26,763,171

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To protect and sustain the significant lands in our community for clean water, fresh food, outdoor recreation, healthy forests, and wildlife.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To protect and sustain the significant lands in our community for clean water, fresh food, outdoor recreation, healthy forests, and wildlife. The Organization has conserved more than 25,000 acres of open spaces in south

  • LAND CONSERVATION SELT conserved or assisted in the protection of 552 acres of land through 14 projects. Conservation work continued to focus on four key areas Living Landscapes, Clean Drinking Water, the Pawtuckaway to Great Bay Greenway initiative, and Farmland for the Future. Projects include SELT acquisition of fee lands and easements and assisting federal partners in acquiring conservation easements. Under our Living Landscapes initiative, SELT completed seven projects, with the highlight being two generous donations, one of fee interest to 76 acres along the Lamprey River and is now known as the Robert Rix Family Forest. The second donation was a 37-acre conservation easement along Hog Hill Brook, a regionally significant wildlife connectivity corridor, in Atkinson. Other Living Landscape projects included two wetland mitigation projects working in partnership with the NH Department of Environmental Services and municipal partners. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $1,604,288 · Grants $248,869 · Revenue $2,100

  • LAND MANAGEMENT By the end of 2022, SELT owned 41 reservations totaling more than 10,450 acres, with all lands being visited for monitoring purposes. SELT lands continue to be well visited by the public due to an increased interest in outdoor recreation. SELT created early successional habitat and performed Forest Stand Improvement at the Birch Ridge Community Forest in New Durham. Management activities including forest stand improvement and providing forest openings for at-risk species was finished on Zanard Forest in Nottingham. The Organization also conducted trail planning and the installation of recreational infrastructure including trails and parking at Birch Ridge Community Forest, Spruce Swamp Conservation Area in Brentwood/Fremont, Stonehouse Forest in Barrington, the Collins Family Forest in New Durham and Harveys Kennard Hill Forest in Epping, SELT maintains more than 70 miles of trails in total.

    Expenses $376,184 · Revenue $11,723

  • OUTREACH EDUCATION SELT successfully implemented a nature-based education program ATLAS All-Terrain Learning Adventures with the Epping School District and White Pine Programs, serving grades K-5 through both engagement in the schools and via field trips to SELT Burley Farms. SELT continued its partnership with the White Pine Programs to host youth programming at the Burley Farms via monthly programming and summer camps. In addition to the work done with local school aged community members, SELT offered 64 outreach events including field trips, excursions, and a quarterly book club. In October, SELT launched a monthly Wildlife Wednesday series, which featured expert guest speakers in the Pratt Family Community Room of the Nan and George Center for People and Nature. In April, SELT hosted the Wild Scenic Film Festival which had over 650 attendees and was offered both in person and virtually. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $306,901 · Grants $42,921

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Hart

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $165,435
    From this org
    $140,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,435
    Hours/week
    40

  • Beverly Shadley

    Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $131,040
    From this org
    $126,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,040
    Hours/week
    40

  • Samuel Reid

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Pamela Hall

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • VJ Strehl

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Brent Merriam

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Haley Andreozzi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peter Bergh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Don Briselden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Chamberlin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dan Clapp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Malin Clyde

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruce Goodwin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Reggie Hall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Marion

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joanie Pratt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Edie Shipley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurie Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Wallace

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rob Wofchuck

    Director

    Total calculated
    $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

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.

  • Forever Farms LLC

    Own and manage farms and associated buildings · NH · income $15,840 · assets $853,620

    Directly controlled by SELT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
25 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322689349301512

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