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← CHAUTAUQUA WATERSHED CONSERVANCY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CHAUTAUQUA WATERSHED CONSERVANCY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,009,056
Total expenses
$996,318
Contributions and grants received
$972,695
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$7,165
Other revenue
$29,196
Total assets, end of year
$4,521,297
Total liabilities, end of year
$210,014
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,311,283
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$629,478
Management and general expenses
$240,633
Fundraising expenses
$126,207
Program service expenses (Part III)
$629,478

Program services were 63.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $249,691

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $723,004

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $114,163

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,165 · excluded $7,165

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $42,197

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,002

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $29,195 · excluded $29,195

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $1 · excluded $1

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,705 · program services $31,067 · management and general $36,828 · fundraising $17,810

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $455,930 · program services $291,413 · management and general $89,289 · fundraising $75,228

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,801 · program services $7,644 · management and general $2,226 · fundraising $1,931

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $829 · program services $495 · management and general $192 · fundraising $142

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,292 · program services $26,420 · management and general $10,271 · fundraising $7,601

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,602 · management and general $8,602

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $52,922 · management and general $52,922

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,700 · program services $1,475 · management and general $225

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,280 · program services $29,155 · management and general $1,290 · fundraising $3,835

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,310 · program services $9,729 · management and general $3,782 · fundraising $2,799

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,608 · program services $8,485 · management and general $84 · fundraising $39

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,644 · management and general $3,644

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,158 · program services $357 · management and general $4,801

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,960 · program services $4,152 · management and general $1,614 · fundraising $1,194

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $158,914 · program services $158,914

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAND ACQUISITION COSTS

    total $30,078 · program services $30,078

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $18,718 · program services $9,749 · management and general $7,977 · fundraising $992

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $16,909 · program services $11,597 · management and general $5,312

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,958 · program services $8,748 · management and general $11,574 · fundraising $14,636

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $59,107 · end of year $166,550

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $239,042 · end of year $137,846

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $61,076 · end of year $46,880

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,956 · end of year $14,081

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

    $3,259,546

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

    $44,039

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,107,265 · end of year $3,215,507

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $297,881 · end of year $333,687

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $412,257 · end of year $606,746

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,400 · end of year $33,464

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $7,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $90,886 · end of year $88,150

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $81,400

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,944,536 · end of year $4,151,707

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $122,262 · end of year $159,576

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE CHAUTAUQUA WATERSHED CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE WATER QUALITY, SCENIC BEAUTY, AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE LAKES, STREAMS, AND WATERSHEDS OF THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION.

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - EDUCATING AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITIES AND ITS DECISION MAKERS TO ENCOURAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

    Expenses $234,415

  • LAND CONSERVATION - CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF LAKESHORE, WETLAND, STREAM CORRIDOR, AND FOREST LANDS OF THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION AS INDICATED BY THE CONSERVANCY'S COLLABORATIVE REGIONAL CONSERVATION IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. IMPROVING TRAILS AND ACCESS AT THE MAJOR NATURE PRESERVES, AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL ACROSS THE PROPERTIES.

    Expenses $179,094

  • ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION - DEVELOPING AND UNDERTAKING WATERWAY RESTORATION AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ACROSS THE REGION TO ENHANCE THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND HYDROLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE STREAMS AND LAKE SYSTEMS.

    Expenses $215,969

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Whitney Gleason

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $85,705
    From this org
    $83,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,582
    Hours/week
    40

  • Janis Bowman

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William J Ward

    CO-VICE CHAI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeanne Wiebenga

    CO-VICE CHAI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah E Moore CPA

    TREASURER TI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kaitlyn L Bentley

    TREASURER AT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Mawhinney

    SECRETARY TI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claire Johnson Baker

    SECRETARY AT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rebecca L Nystrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael E Jabot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristofor Sellstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Beth Southwick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robyn Steele

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah C Trefts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ruth T Wahl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William R Locke

    EMERITUS DIR

    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
25 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202641769349301339

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