Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MIANUS RIVER GORGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,457,308
Total expenses: $1,054,272
Contributions and grants received: $1,287,096
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $17,350
Investment income: $155,420
Other revenue: -$2,558
Total assets, end of year: $27,050,438
Total liabilities, end of year: $67,318
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $26,983,120
Program services expenses (Part IX): $755,650
Management and general expenses: $111,344
Fundraising expenses: $187,278
Program service expenses (Part III): $755,650

Program services were 71.7% 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

$127,461
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$188,342
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$971,293
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$356,128
2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH

total $17,350 · related or exempt $17,350
3 · Investment income

total $101,002 · excluded $101,002
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,689,889
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $1,635,471
7c · Gain or loss

securities $54,418
7d · Net gain or loss

total $54,418 · excluded $54,418
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$19,570
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$127,461
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$23,388
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$3,818
11a · Other revenue: OTHER

total $1,260 · related or exempt $1,260
11e · Other revenue, total

$1,260

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $136,432 · program services $107,781 · management and general $15,008 · fundraising $13,643
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $418,857 · program services $270,524 · management and general $40,632 · fundraising $107,701
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $67,319 · program services $51,752 · management and general $7,294 · fundraising $8,273
9 · Other employee benefits

total $54,660 · program services $42,236 · management and general $3,058 · fundraising $9,366
10 · Payroll taxes

total $41,672 · program services $28,337 · management and general $4,167 · fundraising $9,168
11b · Fees: legal

total $1,368 · program services $1,368
11c · Fees: accounting

total $21,041 · management and general $21,041
11g · Fees: other

total $40 · program services $8 · management and general $32
13 · Office expenses

total $62,569 · program services $38,031 · management and general $5,779 · fundraising $18,759
16 · Occupancy

total $130,526 · program services $121,608 · management and general $7,487 · fundraising $1,431
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $30,508 · program services $24,406 · management and general $3,051 · fundraising $3,051
23 · Insurance

total $35,487 · program services $29,794 · management and general $3,795 · fundraising $1,898
24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

total $30,864 · program services $16,876 · fundraising $13,988
24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH & EDUCATION

total $22,929 · program services $22,929

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $47,005 · end of year $76,688
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $227,615 · end of year $196,025
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $20,593 · end of year $134,604
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $6,906 · end of year $4,606
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $12,310 · end of year $15,110
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$22,757,361
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$282,511
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $22,121,557 · end of year $22,474,850
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $3,830,559 · end of year $4,148,555
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $81,072 · end of year $67,318
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $26,079,679 · end of year $26,798,054
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $105,794 · end of year $185,066

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MIANUS RIVER GORGE, INC.'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE MIANUS RIVER WATERSHED THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

LAND PROTECTION: IN 2024 MRG CONTINUED TO WORK ON LAND PROJECTS THAT WE HOPE WILL LEAD TO MORE PROTECTED LAND IN THE FUTURE. MRG ALSO CONTINUED HABITAT RESTORATION WORK ON MANY OF THE LANDS ACQUIRED IN PREVIOUS YEARS INCLUDING INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, REPLANTING OF NATIVE SPECIES, AND PROTECTION OF RARE PLANT COMMUNITIES. RESEARCH & EDUCATION: RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP PROGRAM (RAP) OFFERS FUNDING FOR GRADUATE-LEVEL RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. EACH RAP RECIPIENT RECEIVES A YEARLY STIPEND OF 5000 FOR THREE YEARS TOWARD A SPECIFIC PROJECT ADDRESSING AN ECOLOGICAL QUESTION THAT AFFECTS MRG. RAP RECIPIENTS ALSO MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR WTP PROGRAM. IN 2024, MRG HOSTED THE RAP STUDENT FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY, WHO IS IN THE SECOND YEAR OF HIS STUDY, AND ALSO CO-AUTHORED THREE SCHOLARLY PAPERS. COLLEGE INTERN PROGRAM IN SUBURBAN ECOLOGY (CISE) OFFERS INTERNSHIPS TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO STUDY A VARIETY OF ISSUES FACING SUBURBAN PRESERVES. STUDENTS WORK WITH STAFF AND RAP AND WTP STUDENTS. MRG HOSTED FOUR UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS IN 2024. OUR WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM (WTP) OFFERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE REGION THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT A 2.5-YEAR (FROM 10TH GRADE TO 12TH GRADE) RESEARCH STUDY UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF OUR STAFF AND RAP STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE HIGH SCHOOL (SRHS) CURRICULUM AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC MENTORS, HANDS-ON FIELD EXPERIENCE, AND IMMERSION INTO REAL- WORLD CONSERVATION PROBLEMS FACING SUBURBAN ECOSYSTEMS. IN 2024, MRG MENTORED 12 WTP STUDENTS ACROSS 10TH TO 12TH GRADE. PUBLIC PROGRAMS & OUTREACH: IN 2024, MRG STAFF PRESENTED NUMEROUS PUBLIC PROGRAMS ACROSS THE REGION ABOUT CO-EXISTING WITH BEARS, CONSULTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT INVASIVE SPECIES BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, AND LEAD GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS / NATURE WALKS FOR APPROX. 100 PEOPLE. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDED VERNAL POOLS IN SPRING LANDSCAPES; THE OLD-GROWTH FOREST; BIRDING; OWL BIOLOGY; AND WINTER TREE ID. STEWARDSHIP: WE WORKED ON STEWARDING THE TRAIL SYSTEM BY DESIGNING AN EASY LOOP TRAIL AND RESTORING THE ICONIC HAVEMEYER FALLS TRAIL IN 2024. MRG SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT THAT INCLUDED REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES AND ERECTING DEER EXCLOSURES TO PROTECT THE FOREST FLOOR FROM HUNGRY DEER. MIANUS RIVER GORGE SYSTEMATICALLY FOLLOWS A LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT DIVIDES PROTECTED LAND INTO MANAGEMENT UNITS, EACH WITH A SPECIFIC STRATEGY BASED ON PHENOLOGY AND HABITAT TYPE.

Expenses $755,650 · Revenue $17,350

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Roderick ChristieRODERICK CHRISTIE

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$211,900

From this org

$136,432

From related orgs

$0

Other

$75,468

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$130,432

Bonus

$6,000

Other

not reported

Deferred

$20,265

Nontaxable benefits

$55,203

Filer's total

$211,900
Leslie ZacharyLESLIE ZACHARY

DEV DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$120,738

From this org

$105,750

From related orgs

$0

Other

$14,988

Hours/week

40
Timothy W EvninTIMOTHY W EVNIN

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Christopher Du P RooseveltCHRISTOPHER DU P ROOSEVELT

VICE CHAIRMA

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Andre A HunterANDRE A HUNTER

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Katheryn HoenigKATHERYN HOENIG

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Sarah SchwarzschildSARAH SCHWARZSCHILD

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Jayni ChaseJAYNI CHASE

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Brian ChoiBRIAN CHOI

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Nicholas FirthNICHOLAS FIRTH

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
William G Foulke JrWILLIAM G FOULKE JR

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Lloyd GerryLLOYD GERRY

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Alexandra KoturALEXANDRA KOTUR

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Gerardo MendezGERARDO MENDEZ

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Happy MenocalHAPPY MENOCAL

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Robert MorseROBERT MORSE

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
John S NeedhamJOHN S NEEDHAM

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Nicki Dugan PogueNICKI DUGAN POGUE

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Daniel T RyanDANIEL T RYAN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Ashley W SchultenASHLEY W SCHULTEN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Martin TorresMARTIN TORRES

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Heather V WolfHEATHER V WOLF

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5

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. 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

1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
3 · Compensation committee
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
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)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7: AS PART OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PROVIDED HOUSING ON THE PROPERTY AS HE IS REQUIRED TO BE NEAR THE PRESERVE AS PART OF HIS EMPLOYMENT. HIS NON-TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR 2024 WAS 36,000. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO RECEIVED NON-TAXABLE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS OF 19,203 IN 2024. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED A 6,000 BONUS IN 2024.

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: 2024
Filed: 14 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202541369349302074

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