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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,785,726
Total expenses
$900,358
Contributions and grants received
$1,574,737
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$192,678
Other revenue
$18,311
Total assets, end of year
$10,919,582
Total liabilities, end of year
$50,664
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,868,918
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$574,398
Management and general expenses
$286,340
Fundraising expenses
$39,620
Program service expenses (Part III)
$574,398

Program services were 63.8% 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

    $501,627

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,073,110

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $340,547

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $154,419 · excluded $154,419

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,944

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,944

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,944 · related or exempt $2,344 · unrelated business $11,600

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $502,117

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

    securities $463,858

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $38,259

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $38,259 · excluded $38,259

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,120

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,753

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $4,367 · excluded $4,367

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $147,521 · program services $59,008 · management and general $66,385 · fundraising $22,128

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $328,534 · program services $274,231 · management and general $47,868 · fundraising $6,435

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,389 · program services $43,257 · management and general $5,706 · fundraising $1,426

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,747 · program services $25,723 · management and general $8,819 · fundraising $2,205

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,664 · program services $3,077 · management and general $2,587

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,930 · management and general $81,930

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $66,615 · program services $28,019 · management and general $38,394 · fundraising $202

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,533 · program services $4,374 · management and general $127 · fundraising $32

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,955 · program services $13,404 · management and general $11,402 · fundraising $1,149

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,355 · program services $5,386 · management and general $1,631 · fundraising $338

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,482 · program services $2,091 · management and general $2,212 · fundraising $179

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,042 · program services $7,081 · management and general $5,354 · fundraising $607

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,543 · program services $22,395 · management and general $5,028 · fundraising $1,120

  • 24a · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING

    total $32,122 · program services $27,791 · management and general $947 · fundraising $3,384

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $25,123 · program services $24,235 · management and general $888 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSES

    total $24,685 · program services $24,685

  • 24d · Other expenses: OFFICE SUPPLIES & EQUIP

    total $10,256 · program services $5,857 · management and general $4,209 · fundraising $190

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,862 · program services $3,784 · management and general $2,853 · fundraising $225

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $200 · end of year $100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,252,721 · end of year $1,354,046

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $102,666 · end of year $44,784

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,714 · end of year $23,732

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

    $3,907,611

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

    $71,804

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,231,569 · end of year $3,835,807

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,077,655 · end of year $5,661,113

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,922 · end of year $44,864

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $5,800

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $110,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,326,741 · end of year $10,704,871

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $198,862 · end of year $164,047

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SERVING THE TOWNS OF ANDOVER, BRADFORD, DANBURY, GOSHEN, GRANTHAM, NEW LONDON, NEWBURY, SPRINGFIELD, SUNAPEE, SUTTON, WARNER & WILMOT - THE MISSION OF THE AUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THE REGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH LAND CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ASLPT IS AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION STATEMENT.

  • LAND PROTECTION: ASLPT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING IT'S 2022 CONSERVATION PLAN BY DISCUSSING IMPORTANT PROPERTIES IN THE FOCUS AREAS AT THE LANDS COMMITTEE LEVEL. ASLPT WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH THE LOCAL TOWNS TO DISCUSS INTRODUCTIONS WITH LANDOWNERS. ASLPT PROTECTS PROPERTIES THROUGH BOTH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION. LAND PROTECTION INCLUDES REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND DETAILED RESEARCH BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE PROTECTION OF A PROPERTY. ASLPT INSURES THAT EVERY TRANSACTION IS LEGAL, PROPER, AND APPROPRIATE TO THE GOALS OF THE LAND TRUST AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION. FOR EACH CONSERVATION PROJECT, WE PREPARE A BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT THAT PROVIDES A DETAILED REPRESENTATION OF THE PROPERTY AND ITS CONDITION AT THE TIME OF ITS TRANSFER.

    Expenses $68,928

  • COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND EDUCATION: ASLPT IS PROACTIVE IN BUILDING COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND EDUCATING ITS MEMBERS, LANDOWNERS, CONSERVATION PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AND THE PUBLIC. OUR GOAL IS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR LAND PROTECTION EXPERTISE IN THE MOUNT KEARSARGE/RAGGED/LAKE SUNAPEE REGION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE SPONSOR AND OFFER CONSERVATION RELATED EVENTS, MEETINGS, AND WORKSHOPS AIMED AT BUILDING CLOSE TIES WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THE TWELVE TOWNS WE SERVE, AROUND LAND PROTECTION ISSUES, GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE HOSTING A SEMI-ANNUAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON'S ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WE UTILIZE NUMEROUS COMMUNICATION RESOURCES INCLUDING A TWICE-YEARLY PRINTED NEWSLETTER, MAILINGS, FACT SHEETS, E-BLASTS, WEBSITE, IN-PERSON EVENTS HELD ON CONSERVATION PROPERTIES, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TO CIVIC GROUPS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERINGS.

    Expenses $384,846

  • STEWARDSHIP & MONITORING: STEWARDSHIP IS THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF ALL AUSBON SARGENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE-OWNED PROPERTIES. STEWARDSHIP INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, MONITORING AND DEFENDING EASEMENTS, RECORD KEEPING, BUILDING LANDOWNER RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND EVENTS FOR LANDOWNERS, VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF, REVIEWING AMENDMENT REQUESTS AND RESERVED RIGHTS INQUIRIES FROM LANDOWNERS ON PROPERTIES ON WHICH WE HOLD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. MONITORING IS THE ANNUAL PERIODIC PROPERTY INSPECTIONS BY OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEER MONITORS OR STAFF, AS WELL AS THE PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE INSPECTION AND DOCUMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE INSPECTION. MONITORING SERVES AS A REGULAR REMINDER THAT THE LANDOWNER IS LEGALLY BOUND TO KEEP THE PROPERTY IN THE CONDITION AS DEFINED IN THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. ALL MONITORING REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLIANCE ISSUE, ASLPT STAFF CARRIES OUT AN INVESTIGATION AND WORKS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.MONITORING IS DONE BY VOLUNTEERS; HOWEVER, WE GENERALLY AIM TO HAVE STAFF VISIT 20 OF THESE PROPERTIES WITH VOLUNTEER MONITORS EACH YEAR. THESE VISITS VARY IN LENGTH DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY. WE GENERALLY HAVE A TRAINING SESSION IN EARLY JUNE FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS. THE TRAINING INCLUDES AN ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT OF APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AS WELL AS A FIELD VISIT. DURING THESE SESSIONS WE INSTRUCT THE VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN THEY ARE MONITORING THE PROPERTY. WE ALSO KEEP THE VOLUNTEERS UPDATED ON ANY CHANGES IN POLICIES WE HAVE REGARDING MONITORING.WE USE DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO AUGMENT ON THE GROUND MONITORING AND WE ARE USING AERIAL IMAGERY BY UTILIZING THE ONLINE WEBSITE FOR LENS. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS INTENDED FOR LARGER PARCELS WITH TOPOGRAPHY THAT IS DIFFICULT TO MONITOR BY FOOT.

    Expenses $120,624

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Zeller

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.8

  • Deborah Lang

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Ellison

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.1

  • Michael Quinn

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robin Albing

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Aimee Ayers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Charles Bolduc

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Laurie Diclerico

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • Alexis Garcia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lisa Andrews

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8

  • Russell Moore

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • James Owers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • Diane Robbins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Steve Root

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.6

  • Neal Harris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Hans Carlson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $26,523
    From this org
    $26,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $427
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrew Deegan

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,383
    From this org
    $115,022
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,361
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503119349301505

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