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← SUDBURY VALLEY TRUSTEES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SUDBURY VALLEY TRUSTEES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,995,412
Total expenses
$2,609,947
Contributions and grants received
$2,463,760
Grants paid
$345,000
Program service revenue
$11,002
Investment income
$479,296
Other revenue
$41,354
Total assets, end of year
$31,448,979
Total liabilities, end of year
$116,280
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$31,332,699
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,008,366
Management and general expenses
$398,654
Fundraising expenses
$202,927
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,008,366

Program services were 77.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $142,413

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $17,635

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,303,712

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $153,627

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $8,992 · related or exempt $8,992

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND OU

    total $2,010 · related or exempt $2,010

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $479,296 · excluded $479,296

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $41,516

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $41,516

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $41,516 · excluded $41,516

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $13,883

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

    $142,413

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,883

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $17,725

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $20,895

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$3,170 · excluded -$3,170

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $3,008 · excluded $3,008

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,008

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $345,000 · program services $345,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $168,128 · program services $92,470 · management and general $16,813 · fundraising $58,845

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $801,151 · program services $588,001 · management and general $179,858 · fundraising $33,292

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,304 · program services $19,313 · management and general $4,299 · fundraising $1,692

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $57,017 · program services $43,803 · management and general $9,781 · fundraising $3,433

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,644 · program services $58,245 · management and general $12,780 · fundraising $7,619

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $38,645 · program services $38,645

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $64,405 · management and general $64,405

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $124,374 · program services $95,393 · management and general $15,506 · fundraising $13,475

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,026 · program services $261 · fundraising $1,765

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $77,946 · program services $31,594 · management and general $20,608 · fundraising $25,744

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $93,152 · program services $52,730 · management and general $11,098 · fundraising $29,324

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $43,327 · program services $5,389 · management and general $35,195 · fundraising $2,743

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,198 · program services $9,152 · management and general $1,765 · fundraising $281

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,294 · program services $7,242 · management and general $1,580 · fundraising $472

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $71,665 · program services $53,076 · management and general $11,646 · fundraising $6,943

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $50,084 · program services $37,094 · management and general $8,138 · fundraising $4,852

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND PROTECTION

    total $521,785 · program services $521,785

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

    total $26,802 · program services $9,173 · management and general $5,182 · fundraising $12,447

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $696,129 · end of year $102,301

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,804,895 · end of year $4,549,010

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $29,454 · end of year $91,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,469 · end of year $13,609

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,809 · end of year $44,020

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

    $13,313,744

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

    $1,040,818

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,077,403 · end of year $12,272,926

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,563,527 · end of year $14,297,213

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $78,400 · end of year $78,400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $144,229 · end of year $107,592

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,062 · end of year $8,688

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,228,429 · end of year $21,324,409

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,902,366 · end of year $10,008,290

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SUDBURY VALLEY TRUSTEES, INC. ("THE ORGANIZATION") WORKS TO PROTECT NATURAL AREAS AND FARMLAND FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE IN THE 36 COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND THE SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD RIVERS. THE ORGANIZATION CARES FOR SOME OF THE REGION'S MOST IMPORTANT FORESTS, WETLANDS, AND GRASSLANDS NATURAL AREAS THAT SUPPORT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING FARMS, AND RECREATIONAL TRAILS. THE ORGANIZATION CARES FOR MORE THAN 5,700 ACRES ON 94 RESERVATIONS AND 99 CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS AND PROTECTS MORE THAN 70 MILES OF TRAILS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LAND/RIVER PROTECTION, STEWARDSHIP, AND EDUCATION/ADVOCACY

  • AS A REGIONAL NONPROFIT LAND TRUST, THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATES WITH INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNERS, LOCAL LAND TRUSTS, AND MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROTECT LAND FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT, PASSIVE RECREATION, AGRICULTURE, AND FORESTRY. IN SOME CASES, THE ORGANIZATION ACQUIRES PROPERTY TO OWN AND MANAGE AS A RESERVATION, AND IN OTHER CASES THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS CONSERVATION LAND OWNED BY OTHERS. IN EITHER SITUATION, THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES THAT NO UNAPPROVED DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE ON THE LAND.

    Expenses $1,253,416 · Grants $345,000

  • THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RESERVATIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND FOR THE MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT OF CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS. THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES ECOSYSTEM AND HABITAT PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE OF VIEWS, ACCESS, AND TRAILS, PROTECTION OF THE LEGACY OF THE PROPERTIES, AND COORDINATION OF THE STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEERS.

    Expenses $595,259

  • THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH MUNICIPAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, LOCAL LAND TRUSTS, AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER'S CONSERVATION GOALS AND TO POOL RESOURCES TO ENABLE CONSERVATION. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING LONG-TERM CONSERVATION PLANS FOR THEIR LAND AND PARTICIPATES IN NON-PARTISAN WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND FUNDING THAT DIRECTLY ADVANCE THE LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL AREAS AROUND THE SUDBURY, ASSABET, AND CONCORD RIVERS, AS WELL AS IN MASSACHUSETTS IN GENERAL.

    Expenses $159,691 · Revenue $11,002

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Karin Paquin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Paul Bakstran

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lisa Schimmel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Peter Martin

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Colin Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherrill Cline

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Correia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Molly Cutler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Cutting

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Fair

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Forman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ruth Kennedy Sudduth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Magee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Mastrobattista

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Osterling

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Perkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Vernegaard

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2023)

    Total calculated
    $155,747
    From this org
    $143,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,412
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,316
    Bonus
    $9,019
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,690
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,722
    Filer's total
    $155,747

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

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW, COMPENSATION AND BONUS IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN THE SCHEDULE O NOTE FOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15. THE BONUS IS DISCRETIONARY.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323549349300242

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