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← CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$379,405
Total expenses
$305,199
Contributions and grants received
$288,619
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,687
Investment income
$81,637
Other revenue
-$538
Total assets, end of year
$3,715,558
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,715,558
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$221,260
Management and general expenses
$49,425
Fundraising expenses
$34,514
Program service expenses (Part III)
$221,260

Program services were 72.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $4,575

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $283,444

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $382

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSERVATION EDUCATION

    total $9,687 · related or exempt $9,687

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49,774 · excluded $49,774

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $69,582

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

    securities $37,719

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $31,863

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,863 · excluded $31,863

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,897

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,435

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$538 · related or exempt -$538

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $187,817 · program services $133,114 · management and general $32,250 · fundraising $22,453

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,825 · program services $2,002 · management and general $485 · fundraising $338

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,368 · program services $10,183 · management and general $2,467 · fundraising $1,718

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,247 · program services $2,412 · management and general $1,835

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,222 · management and general $3,222

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,892 · program services $2,152 · fundraising $2,740

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,371 · program services $1,642 · management and general $1,012 · fundraising $717

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,098 · program services $6,519 · management and general $3,579

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,799 · program services $5,528 · management and general $1,339 · fundraising $932

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,487 · program services $2,487

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,449 · program services $2,050 · management and general $399

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,239 · management and general $1,239

  • 24a · Other expenses: CCONSERVATION PROPERTY

    total $27,207 · program services $27,207

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES

    total $23,107 · program services $17,491 · fundraising $5,616

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONSULTING

    total $5,450 · program services $5,450

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,100 · program services $2,000 · management and general $100

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,521 · program services $1,023 · management and general $1,498

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $58,424 · end of year $146,954

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

    $1,050,588

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,050,588 · end of year $1,050,588

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,177,011 · end of year $2,518,016

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $3,286,023 · end of year $3,715,558

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PRESERVE THE ECOSYSTEM AND PRISTINE WATERS OF CHOCORUA LAKE, PROTECT THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE CHOCORUA LAKE BASIN, MAINTAIN TRAILS ON MOUNT CHOCORUA AND SURROUNDING LANDS, AND PROVIDE WELCOMING ACCESS TO CHOCORUA LAKE FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

  • PUBLIC LAKE ACCESS, MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION PROPERTIES & WATER QUALITY MONITORING - MANAGED 800 ACRES ACROSS 17 PROPERTIES OWNED BY CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY (CLC) IN THE CHOCORUA LAKE BASIN, INCLUDING THREE PUBLIC LAKE ACCESS RECREATIONAL AREAS OPEN TO ALL AND VISITED MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE YEARLY. STAFF INSPECTED THESE AREAS TWICE-DAILY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FROM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER TO KEEP THEM CLEAN OF TRASH. PROVIDED THREE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE BY VISITORS. RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND MANAGED 90 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MAINTAIN CLC PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS - SPREADING WOOD CHIPS TO PROTECT TREE ROOTS, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, CREATING WILDLIFE HABITAT, MULCHING NATIVE PLANTINGS, AND MAINTAINING 24 MILES OF HIKING AND WALKING TRAILS ON MOUNT CHOCORUA, MOUNT PAUGUS, AND CLC CONSERVATION LANDS. MONITORED WATER QUALITY IN CHOCORUA LAKE BI-WEEKLY FROM MAY TO OCTOBER.

    Expenses $94,674

  • EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND MEMBERSHIP - ORGANIZED MORE THAN 50 EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS ATTENDED BY OVER 1,400 PEOPLE. ENGAGED 170 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTING 1,400 HOURS TOWARD FULFILLING CLC'S MISSION. HELD OUTDOOR NATURE EXPLORATIONS AND WORKSHOPS ON DIVERSE TOPICS IN ECOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY, INCLUDING REGULAR PROGRAMS AIMED AT CHILDREN 3 TO 9 YEARS OF AGE. PUBLISHED TWO PRINT NEWSLETTERS SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT CLC'S WORK AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE CHOCORUA LAKE BASIN, ALONG WITH MONTHLY E-NEWS TO 1,900 SUBSCRIBERS. HELD 'WINTER FEST' COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT ATTENDED BY 140 PEOPLE. BROADENED BASE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 706 HOUSEHOLDS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS 81 NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWNS AND 32 STATES.

    Expenses $68,417 · Revenue $9,149

  • LAND CONSERVATION VISITED 94 PRIVATELY-OWNED PROPERTIES COVERING 2,500 ACRES PROTECTED BY CLC PERPETUAL COVENANTS, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND DEED RESTRICTIONS. TRAINED 20 VOLUNTEER LAND STEWARDS AND MONITORS TO HELP MAINTAIN 17 CLC-OWNED CONSERVATION PROPERTIES. FACILITATED DIALOGUE BETWEEN A LOCAL NONPROFIT AND A PRIVATE LANDOWNER ABOUT CREATION OF A TRAIL ACCESSIBLE TO ALL VISITORS. O CLC AND THE PUBLIC TRUST.

    Expenses $58,169

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

Listed in Part VII

  • William Zehring

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geoffrey Gill

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ruth Weld

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sheldon Perry

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Kunhardt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Kumm

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jean McKinney

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Rich

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349304803

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