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← PENNYPACK ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION TR

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PENNYPACK ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION TR.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,002,680
Total expenses
$1,911,336
Contributions and grants received
$5,255,222
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$731,331
Other revenue
$16,127
Total assets, end of year
$53,685,347
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,238,758
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,446,589
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,459,694
Management and general expenses
$327,269
Fundraising expenses
$124,373
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,459,694

Program services were 76.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $254,459

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $112,899

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,887,864

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,931,986

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $595,210 · excluded $595,210

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,312,438 · other assets $13,500

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

    securities $8,042,842 · other assets $146,975

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $269,596 · other assets -$133,475

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $136,121 · excluded $136,121

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,300

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

    $112,899

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $39,620

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$33,320 · excluded -$33,320

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $56,893

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $33,827

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $23,066 · related or exempt $23,066

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $26,381 · related or exempt $26,381

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,381

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $139,585 · program services $69,793 · management and general $27,917 · fundraising $41,875

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $483,534 · program services $330,180 · management and general $111,168 · fundraising $42,186

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,582 · program services $22,559 · management and general $4,339 · fundraising $684

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $71,619 · program services $58,578 · management and general $11,266 · fundraising $1,775

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,364 · program services $27,958 · management and general $9,179 · fundraising $3,227

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,238 · program services $7,391 · management and general $1,847

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,550 · program services $13,240 · management and general $3,310

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $92,017 · management and general $92,017

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $47,362 · program services $46,573 · management and general $789

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,626 · fundraising $34,626

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,318 · program services $21,855 · management and general $5,463

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,807 · program services $16,646 · management and general $4,161

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,348 · program services $13,078 · management and general $3,270

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,021 · program services $4,017 · management and general $1,004

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $188,040 · program services $150,432 · management and general $37,608

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,945 · program services $46,356 · management and general $11,589

  • 24a · Other expenses: GRANT EXPENSES

    total $408,097 · program services $408,097

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROPERTY EXPENSES

    total $161,615 · program services $161,615

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $30,462 · program services $30,462

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSSES

    total $21,500 · program services $21,500

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,706 · program services $9,364 · management and general $2,342

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $383,416 · end of year $202,500

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,650,040 · end of year $3,534,716

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,249,381 · end of year $740,954

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $5,279 · end of year $14,933

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,267 · end of year $7,803

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

    $34,051,007

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

    $2,128,210

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,811,243 · end of year $31,922,797

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,341,987 · end of year $17,057,169

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $137,616 · end of year $144,807

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $58,758 · end of year $59,668

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $379,190 · end of year $99,648

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $78,923 · end of year $139,110

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $1,000,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,594,546 · end of year $18,841,308

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,592,328 · end of year $33,605,281

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE TRUST AND ITS MEMBERSHIP IS TO PROTECT, RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE LANDS OF THE CENTRAL PENNYPACK CREEK VALLEY SO THAT THEY REMAIN AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE QUALITY OF VISITORS' LIVES, REMAIN A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE NATURAL LANDSCAPE SUPPORTING NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE, AND BECOME THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR INNOVATIVE RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES TO BE SHARED WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS JOINED IN COMMON COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PENNYPACK CREEK WATERSHED.

  • INSTILL PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE PENNYPACK CREEK WATERSHED AND PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE WATERSHED THROUGH RESEARCH AND OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $1,459,694 · Revenue $49,447

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chris Mendel

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,335
    From this org
    $117,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,169
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tiffany Young

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $92,948
    From this org
    $84,410
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,538
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leigh Altadonna

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gregg Asplundh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Fredrik Bryntesson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Buick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Louise D'Alessandro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kyle Genzlinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alexis Dillett Isztwan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl Lockard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis Mueller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gregory Odhner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Oyler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Peterman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Riethmiller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenneth Schauder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Seese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Weihenmayer Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gilbert P High Jr

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Christopher Carr

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Louis Davis III

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Paul A Rutherford

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Rowland

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HOUSING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PREMISES.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541359349303499

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