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← OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,141,539
Total expenses
$1,715,812
Contributions and grants received
$1,748,589
Grants paid
$249,047
Program service revenue
$119,175
Investment income
$273,720
Other revenue
$55
Total assets, end of year
$10,990,806
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,781,884
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,208,922
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,315,740
Management and general expenses
$292,338
Fundraising expenses
$107,734
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,315,740

Program services were 76.7% 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

    $70,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,678,589

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,056

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROJECT REVENUES

    total $85,868 · related or exempt $85,868

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $30,590 · related or exempt $30,590

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REVENUE RECOVERY

    total $2,209 · related or exempt $2,209

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SETTLEMENT REVENUE

    total $508 · related or exempt $508

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $90,713 · excluded $90,713

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $183,007

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $183,007

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $183,007 · excluded $183,007

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $55 · related or exempt $55

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $55

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $249,047 · program services $249,047

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $223,407 · program services $95,829 · management and general $88,434 · fundraising $39,144

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $385,035 · program services $304,531 · management and general $53,743 · fundraising $26,761

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,820 · program services $19,579 · management and general $4,075 · fundraising $2,166

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,372 · program services $40,015 · management and general $9,234 · fundraising $3,123

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,370 · program services $26,756 · management and general $9,185 · fundraising $4,429

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $30,590 · program services $30,590

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $190 · management and general $190

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,206 · management and general $7,206

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,278 · management and general $3,278

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $329,855 · program services $302,648 · management and general $10,208 · fundraising $16,999

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,763 · program services $17,105 · management and general $3,147 · fundraising $1,511

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,334 · program services $1,140 · management and general $39,194

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $187,332 · program services $133,911 · management and general $41,033 · fundraising $12,388

  • 17 · Travel

    total $54,591 · program services $41,805 · management and general $12,395 · fundraising $391

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,899 · program services $22,899

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

    total $31,004 · program services $29,631 · management and general $551 · fundraising $822

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $8,356 · program services $254 · management and general $8,102

  • 24c · Other expenses: UBIT

    total $2,363 · management and general $2,363

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $192,539 · end of year $425,199

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,649,328 · end of year $6,168,344

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $131,876 · end of year $93,219

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $488 · end of year $16,456

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $64,344 · end of year $53,015

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

    $3,706,980

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

    $3,132,939

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $546,702 · end of year $574,041

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,340,383 · end of year $1,817,726

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $662,024 · end of year $1,842,806

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,300,529 · end of year $794,574

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $907,866 · end of year $1,987,310

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,118,083 · end of year $5,772,997

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,261,206 · end of year $2,435,925

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. (OSI) PROTECTS LAND IN THE EASTERN U.S. FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER; WILDLIFE HABITAT; IMPROVED ACCESS TO PARKS AND NATURE; HEALTHY COMMUNITIES; AND TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OSI AND ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST, PROTECTS LAND.

  • CONSERVATION COMMUNITIES: OSI SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO BROADEN REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. ITS CITIZEN ACTION INITIATIVE SUPPORTS NEWLY FORMED LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND URBAN PARKS; THE MALCOLM GORDON CHARITABLE FUND AWARDS GRANTS TO NONPROFITS IN URBAN HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITIES; AND THE BARNABAS MCHENRY HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AWARDS PROVIDE GRANTS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. LIKEWISE, OSI'S CONSERVATION DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IS PROMOTING GREATER DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD BY PROVIDING RECENT STUDENTS SALARIED FELLOWSHIPS TO JUMPSTART THEIR CAREERS.

    Expenses $1,245,740 · Grants $179,047 · Revenue $119,175

  • OSI SAVES LAND TO PROTECT WATER SOURCES; CREATE AND MAKE PARKS MORE WELCOMING; FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE; PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT; AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST (OSILT). WORKING IN THE EASTERN U.S. AND CANADA, OSILT ACHIEVES THESE GOALS THROUGH DIRECT ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PROVIDES GRANTS AND LOANS, PRIMARILY TO OTHER LAND TRUSTS, IN SELECT GEOGRAPHIES THAT PROTECT WATER QUALITY, HABITAT, AND LANDS THAT SAFEGUARD WILDLIFE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. IN 2022, OSILT PROTECTED 8,517 ACRES WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $30.8 MILLION AND MADE 23 CAPITAL GRANTS TOTALING $3.4 MILLION, PROTECTING 21,336 ACRES IN SEVEN STATES WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $28.9 MILLION. OSILT APPROVED TEN GRANTS FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING TOTALING $126,279.

    Expenses $70,000 · Grants $70,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • AMELIA SALZMAN

    CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • ANSON FRELINGHUYSEN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • CAROL ASH

    VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • CAROLYN NIEMCZYK

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • DALE S BRYK

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • DOUGLAS BATESON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • ELIZABETH BORDEN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • GILMAN S BURKE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • GIORGIOS VLAMIS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • HOLLY HEGENER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • HUME R STEYER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • JENNENE TIERNEY

    MEMBER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • JOHN ERNST

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • JOHN H ADAMS

    CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • JOHN P CAHILL

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • JOSHUA GINSBERG PHD

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • KATHERINE O ROBERTS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • LEA PAINE HIGHET

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • LESLIE G KOCH

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • PATRICIA F SULLIVAN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • PETER BIENSTOCK

    MEMBER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • SAMUEL G HUBER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • SAMUEL W LAMBERT III

    MEMBER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • SUSAN BABCOCK

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • T JEFFERSON CUNNINGHAM III

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • THOMAS MCHENRY

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • YUKI MOORE LAURENTI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • ALICE GLEASON

    SVP FOR FINANCE, CFO

    Total calculated
    $275,254
    From this org
    $247,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,876
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,709
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,669
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,876
    Filer's total
    $275,254
  • CHRISTOPHER J ELLIMAN

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,014,586
    From this org
    $958,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,132
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $471,018
    Bonus
    $480,769
    Other
    $6,667
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,132
    Filer's total
    $1,014,586
  • EILEEN LARABEE

    SVP FOR COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $269,876
    From this org
    $223,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,626
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,771
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $1,479
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,626
    Filer's total
    $269,876
  • GARRAUD ETIENNE

    CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $269,959
    From this org
    $243,594
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,365
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,766
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $828
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,365
    Filer's total
    $269,959
  • IRENE LEE

    VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND, NORTHEAST

    Total calculated
    $208,126
    From this org
    $160,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,768
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,330
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $528
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,768
    Filer's total
    $208,126
  • JEFFREY LEJAVA

    VP AND ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $264,258
    From this org
    $221,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,962
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,513
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $783
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,962
    Filer's total
    $264,258
  • JENNIFER MELVILLE

    VP CONSERVATION GRANTS (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $154,217
    From this org
    $124,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,350
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,058
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $809
    Deferred
    $10,079
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,271
    Filer's total
    $154,217
  • KATHLEEN MOSER

    CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $272,162
    From this org
    $260,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,000
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,662
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $272,162
  • LORIJEANE MOODY

    VICE PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $246,705
    From this org
    $194,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,536
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,472
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $697
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,536
    Filer's total
    $246,705
  • MARIA WHITEHEAD

    VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND, SOUTHEAST

    Total calculated
    $215,440
    From this org
    $170,481
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,959
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,138
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $343
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,959
    Filer's total
    $215,440
  • MAY MAY CHENG

    CONTROLLER AND ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $179,898
    From this org
    $131,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,061
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,696
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $141
    Deferred
    $11,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,701
    Filer's total
    $179,898
  • NATHAN BERRY

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $316,370
    From this org
    $275,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,513
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,434
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $423
    Deferred
    $9,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,963
    Filer's total
    $316,370
  • PETER HOWELL

    EXE. VP CONSERV. CAP. & RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $304,190
    From this org
    $270,456
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,734
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,676
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $2,780
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,734
    Filer's total
    $304,190
  • PETER KARIS

    VP FOR PARKS AND STEWARDSHIP

    Total calculated
    $208,750
    From this org
    $163,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,959
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,438
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $353
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,959
    Filer's total
    $208,750
  • ROBERT K ANDERBERG

    SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $274,586
    From this org
    $239,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,406
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,424
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,756
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,406
    Filer's total
    $274,586
  • SAMAYLA DEUTCH

    SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $284,607
    From this org
    $249,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,769
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,190
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $648
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,769
    Filer's total
    $284,607
  • TALLY BLUMBERG

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER FOR STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $384,647
    From this org
    $337,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,076
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,321
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $1,250
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,076
    Filer's total
    $384,647
  • ABIGAIL WEINBERG

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $191,904
    From this org
    $151,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,754
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,821
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $329
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,754
    Filer's total
    $191,904
  • DAVID KIERAN-KAUFMAN

    STAFF ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $193,093
    From this org
    $148,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,959
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,938
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $196
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,959
    Filer's total
    $193,093
  • LESLEY KANE SZYNAL

    DIRECTOR OF OUTDOORS AMERICA

    Total calculated
    $316,083
    From this org
    $295,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,805
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,262
    Bonus
    $49,360
    Other
    $1,656
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,805
    Filer's total
    $316,083
  • MICHAEL BADEN

    SENIOR MANAGER OF HR

    Total calculated
    $146,065
    From this org
    $121,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,742
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,088
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $235
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,742
    Filer's total
    $146,065
  • REBEKAH GERARD

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $180,668
    From this org
    $151,115
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,553
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,637
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $478
    Deferred
    $10,439
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,114
    Filer's total
    $180,668

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINES 4B-C
IN 2022, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO RECEIVED A ONE-TIME RETENTION BONUS.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES DISPLAYED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

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.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303149349300220

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