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← CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHOCORUA LAKE CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$361,209
Total expenses
$245,182
Contributions and grants received
$317,349
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$43,546
Other revenue
$314
Total assets, end of year
$3,286,023
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,286,023
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,039
Management and general expenses
$13,151
Fundraising expenses
$37,992
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,039

Program services were 79.1% 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

    $28,250

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $288,599

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $220

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $42,372 · excluded $42,372

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,182

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

    securities $8,008

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,174

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,174 · excluded $1,174

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $315

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $314 · related or exempt $314

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $124,861 · program services $97,101 · management and general $10,095 · fundraising $17,665

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,457 · program services $1,133 · management and general $118 · fundraising $206

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,967 · program services $8,528 · management and general $887 · fundraising $1,552

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,959 · program services $5,937 · management and general $8 · fundraising $14

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $687 · program services $535 · management and general $55 · fundraising $97

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,400 · program services $17,703 · management and general $253 · fundraising $444

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32 · fundraising $32

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,950 · program services $11,024 · management and general $203 · fundraising $13,723

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,885 · program services $4,857 · management and general $165 · fundraising $1,863

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,800 · program services $6,066 · management and general $630 · fundraising $1,104

  • 17 · Travel

    total $542 · program services $467 · management and general $27 · fundraising $48

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,590 · program services $7,394 · management and general $435 · fundraising $761

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,713 · program services $2,484 · management and general $83 · fundraising $146

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

    total $27,738 · program services $27,738

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,305 · program services $1,793 · management and general $186 · fundraising $326

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXE

    total $1,221 · program services $1,221

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS REGISTRATION

    total $75 · program services $58 · management and general $6 · fundraising $11

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $89,549 · end of year $58,424

  • 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 $952,013 · end of year $1,050,588

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,503,920 · end of year $2,177,011

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,248 · end of year $0

  • 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 $3,542,234 · end of year $3,286,023

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO ACQUIRE, HOLD, AND MANAGE LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND, AND TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES, ALL FOR THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND RESTORATION OF THE SCENIC AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE CHOCORUA LAKE BASIN AND SURROUNDING AREA. CONDUCT AND MODEL SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY. PROTECT CHOCORUA LAKE WATER QUALITY. PERMIT AND MANAGE PUBLIC ACCESS FOR PASSIVE RECREATION WHERE APPROPRIATE. CONDUCT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO SUSTAIN VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF CLC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROTECT THE SCENIC AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE CHOCORUA LAKE BASIN AND SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH CONSERVATION PRACTICES, LAND PROTECTION, EASEMENTS, MAINTENANCE OF LANDS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT.

  • CONSERVATION PROPERTIES, PUBLIC LAKE ACCESS, AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING - MANAGED 800 ACRES ACROSS 17 CLC-OWNED PROPERTIES IN THE CHOCORUA LAKE BASIN, INCLUDING FOUR LAKE-ACCESS RECREATIONAL AREAS VISITED BY THOUSANDS OF THE PUBLIC YEARLY. STAFF INSPECTED THESE AREAS TWICE DAILY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM LATE MAY TO MID OCTOBER TO KEEP THEM CLEAN OF TRASH. PROVIDED THREE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR VISITORS' USE.RECRUITED, TRAINED, AND MANAGED 90 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MAINTAIN CLC'S PROPERTIES - SPREADING WOOD CHIPS TO PROTECT TREE ROOTS, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, CREATING WILDLIFE HABITAT, MULCHING NATIVE PLANTINGS, MAINTAINING TRAILS, AND MONITORING PROPERTIES. CREATED A PARKING LOT AND COMPLETED AN EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT IMPROVEMENT CUT ON THE CHARLOTTE C BROWNE PROPERTY. DEVELOPED TWO FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS ON RECENTLY DONATED PROPERTIES IN AID OF THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. MAINTAINED THE BERMS AND SWALES BETWEEN CHOCORUA LAKE AND ROUTE 16 TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF HIGHWAY RUNOFF ON LAKE WATER QUALITY. TRAINED FOUR NEW WATER QUALITY MONITORS TO PERFORM LAKE WATER TESTING TEN TIMES YEARLY.

    Expenses $84,309

  • EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND MEMBERSHIP - ORGANIZED MORE THAT 60 FREE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EVENTS ATTENDED BY OVER 1,400 PEOPLE. ENGAGED 149 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING 1,400 HOURS TOWARDS 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. OFFERED A SERIES OF PROGRAMS ON WABANAKI HISTORY, ECOLOGY, AND EXPERIENCES, AS WELL A 'CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY' PROGRAM SERIES. HOSTED TWO LISTENING PROGRAMS WITH VOLUNTEERS. 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 667 HOUSEHOLDS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS 72 NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWNS AND 31 STATES.

    Expenses $58,985

  • LAND PROTECTION - HIRED NEW STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR. STAFF COMPLETED ON-THE-GROUND MONITORING ACROSS 94 PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES COVERING 2,500 ACRES PROTECTED BY CLC PERPETUAL CONVENANTS, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND DEED RESTRICTIONS. TRAINED 20 VOLUNTEER LAND STEWARDS AND MONITORS TO HELP MAINTAIN 17 CLC CONSERVATION PROPERTIES. FACILITATED DIALOGUE BETWEEN A LOCAL NONPROFIT AND A PRIVATE LANDOWNER ABOUT CREATION OF A TRAIL ACCESSIBLE TO ALL VISITORS.IMPLEMENTED A NEW SATELLITE-BASED IMAGE PLATFORM FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CHANGES TO CLC CONSERVATION PROPERTIES. THIS SYSTEM WILL OFFER THE POTENTIAL TO ASSIST CLC IN IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF THE TERMS OF A LANDOWNER'S COMMITMENTS TO CLC AND THE PUBLIC TRUST.

    Expenses $50,745

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Penelope Wheeler-Abbott

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Melissa Baldwin

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Robert Seston

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Ruth Weld

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sheldon Perry

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Lanou

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Mayer

    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

  • Alex Moot

    PRES & DIR UNTIL APRIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Allmendinger

    DIR UNTIL AUGUST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Fisher

    DIR UNTIL SEPTEMBER

    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
2022
Filed
17 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342379349301419

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