Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,772,501
- Total expenses
- $4,933,085
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,511,474
- Grants paid
- $18,787
- Program service revenue
- $7,890
- Investment income
- $243,334
- Other revenue
- $9,803
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,087,170
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $480,616
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $30,606,554
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,116,314
- Management and general expenses
- $448,136
- Fundraising expenses
- $368,635
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,116,314
Program services were 83.4% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$255,783
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,339,343
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,916,348
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$155,444
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2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE REVENUE
total $7,890 · related or exempt $7,890
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3 · Investment income
total $483,570 · excluded $483,570
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6a · Gross rents
real property $26,973
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $10,392
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $16,581
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $16,581 · excluded $16,581
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $467,680
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $343,701 · other assets $364,215
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $123,979 · other assets -$364,215
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$240,236 · related or exempt -$364,215 · excluded $123,979
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$26,556
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$255,783
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$38,282
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$11,726 · excluded -$11,726
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $4,948 · related or exempt $4,948
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,948
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $18,787 · program services $18,787
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $397,483 · program services $261,754 · management and general $77,305 · fundraising $58,424
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $833,220 · program services $548,335 · management and general $161,851 · fundraising $123,034
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $36,961 · program services $24,426 · management and general $7,235 · fundraising $5,300
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $162,412 · program services $107,330 · management and general $31,793 · fundraising $23,289
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $86,897 · program services $57,615 · management and general $16,756 · fundraising $12,526
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11b · Fees: legal
total $62,440 · program services $52,138 · management and general $10,302
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $35,831 · management and general $35,831
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $5,028 · program services $5,028
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $55,000 · fundraising $55,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $231,894 · program services $222,450 · management and general $9,444
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,777 · program services $769 · management and general $8,008
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13 · Office expenses
total $238,250 · program services $160,088 · management and general $21,790 · fundraising $56,372
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16 · Occupancy
total $144,906 · program services $137,150 · management and general $3,433 · fundraising $4,323
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17 · Travel
total $25,821 · program services $7,155 · management and general $12,705 · fundraising $5,961
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20 · Interest
total $20,904 · program services $20,904
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $106,110 · program services $101,941 · management and general $623 · fundraising $3,546
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23 · Insurance
total $73,019 · program services $31,798 · management and general $41,221
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24a · Other expenses: LAND & TRADE LAND EXPENSE
total $2,211,439 · program services $2,211,439
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24b · Other expenses: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
total $106,034 · program services $106,034
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24c · Other expenses: CATERING & EVENTS
total $34,663 · program services $18,806 · management and general $4,477 · fundraising $11,380
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24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
total $23,548 · program services $9,174 · management and general $4,894 · fundraising $9,480
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24e · All other expenses
total $13,661 · program services $13,193 · management and general $468
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,719,240 · end of year $42,635
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $435,602 · end of year $2,026,066
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $329,937 · end of year $119,327
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $6,817 · end of year $19,742
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $115,418 · end of year $138,702
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,822,435
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,486,130
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,248,989 · end of year $9,336,305
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $15,445,270 · end of year $17,988,591
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $400,000 · end of year $1,415,802
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $138,243 · end of year $130,884
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,890,119 · end of year $25,800
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $315,037 · end of year $306,204
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
end of year $17,728
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,439,346 · end of year $10,991,870
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,918,528 · end of year $19,614,684
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT LAND TRUST WORKING IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, NY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CONSERVE, APPRECIATE, AND ENJOY LAND.
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PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT: CLC OWNS 13 PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREAS (PCA). TEN PCAS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR HIKING AND OUTDOOR ENJOYMENT. THEY ARE MAINTAINED FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATION, AND CLC'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE AREAS OFFER A DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THREE PCAS ARE NOT YET OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CLC ALSO MANAGES ONE PUBLIC RESERVE FOR SCENIC HUDSON LAND TRUST, INC. CLCS PCAS ARE VISITED BY APPROXIMATELY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.
Expenses $702,599 · Grants $3,171
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: CLC WORKS TO COMMUNICATE ITS MISSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH AN ACTIVE AND DIVERSE PROGRAM OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY FOR CONSERVATION VALUES. AMONG OTHER THINGS, CLC PROVIDES NUMEROUS INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, ISSUES FREQUENT PRESS RELEASES ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, MAINTAINS A SUBSTANTIVE AND ACTIVE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PRESENCE. CLC ALSO OFFERS REGULAR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE AN APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND LANDSCAPES WITHIN COLUMBIA COUNTY. IN 2024, CLC PROVIDED AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF DIGITAL ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND OUR WEBSITE. CLC HELD 85 PROGRAMS SERVICING 3,294 INDIVIDUALS.
Expenses $383,207 · Grants $100 · Revenue $320
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LAND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES: CLC EMPLOYS A THREE-PRONGED PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH TO ITS LAND PROTECTION MISSION. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: CLC HELPS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS PROTECT PRIVATELY OWNED LAND WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE BY CREATING, ACCEPTING, AND STEWARDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, ENSURING THE OWNER'S CONSERVATION VISION WILL BE UPHELD FOREVER. CLC CURRENTLY HAS 268 LANDOWNER RELATIONSHIPS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. SUPPORT OF LAND USE PLANNING & COMMUNITY PROJECTS: WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES, COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION GROUPS, CLC ENCOURAGES LAND USE PLANNING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT SUPPORT PROTECTION OF THE COUNTY'S RICH CONSERVATION RESOURCES AND HELPS TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, ACQUISITION, SITE PLANNING, AND THE LIKE FOR CREATION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, TRAINING OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND FOR HABITAT, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION. IN 2024, CLC'S OUTREACH EFFORTS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 507 INDIVIDUALS. SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE: CLC BELIEVES THAT A STRONG AND VIBRANT FARM SECTOR IS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ASSET TO THIS AREA, WHERE CENTURIES OF FARMING HAVE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE MARK ON THE COUNTY'S LANDS, CONSERVATION RESOURCES, AND SCENIC ATTRIBUTES. CLC WORKS TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT AN ACTIVE AND RESURGENT AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES INCLUDING CONSERVATION MEASURES AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO HELP NEW FARMERS AND FARMERS WHO WANT TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION ACCESS FARMLAND THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNACCESSIBLE TO THEM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 541 PEOPLE IN 2024.
Expenses $2,787,599 · Grants $20,516 · Revenue $7,220
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EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: CLC IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS OF EVERY EASEMENT CLC HOLDS ARE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY. CLC MONITORS ITS EASEMENT PROPERTIES (31,407 ACRES AT 6/30/25) ANNUALLY (ALL ARE AERIALLY MONITORED AND/OR VISITED IN PERSON BY A STAFF PERSON IN ALTERNATING YEARS) TO ENSURE THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE BEING UPHELD AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IF AND WHEN NECESSARY.
Expenses $242,909 · Revenue $350
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Troy WeldyTROY WELDY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $171,404
- From this org
- $137,538
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,866
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,538
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $5,555
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,311
- Filer's total
- $171,404
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Heidi BockHEIDI BOCK
VP CONSERVAT
- Total calculated
- $100,666
- From this org
- $85,280
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,386
- Hours/week
- 40
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Anne MarshallANNE MARSHALL
VP FINANCE &
- Total calculated
- $97,917
- From this org
- $83,577
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,340
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sara CashenSARA CASHEN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Robin AndrewsROBIN ANDREWS
RESIGNED JAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Peter ReedPETER REED
V CHAIR & SE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Seth MastersSETH MASTERS
RESIGNED JUL
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael GoldenMICHAEL GOLDEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Thomas PotterTHOMAS POTTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Timothy BoomerTIMOTHY BOOMER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cara BoyleCARA BOYLE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Chris CashenCHRIS CASHEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Carmen EpsteinCARMEN EPSTEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edward HoeEDWARD HOE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Meredith KaneMEREDITH KANE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jim KocisJIM KOCIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Keri LatiolaisKERI LATIOLAIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Alice LeblancALICE LEBLANC
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark LevyMARK LEVY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tracy PenneaTRACY PENNEA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Caleb WhiteCALEB WHITE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Will YandikWILL YANDIK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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
- 3 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202543089349300134
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