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← HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,450,590
Total expenses
$2,000,833
Contributions and grants received
$1,719,482
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$260,570
Investment income
$459,866
Other revenue
$10,672
Total assets, end of year
$18,793,281
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,530
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,683,751
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,787,386
Management and general expenses
$128,158
Fundraising expenses
$85,289
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,787,386

Program services were 89.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,719,482

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $721,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

    total $127,920 · related or exempt $127,920

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SCHOOL PROGRAMS

    total $119,263 · related or exempt $119,263

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONSERVATION RESEARCH INCOME

    total $13,387 · related or exempt $13,387

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $228,969 · excluded $228,969

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $10,672

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $10,672

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $10,672 · related or exempt $10,672

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,339,872

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

    securities $1,108,975

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $230,897

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $230,897 · excluded $230,897

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,770 · program services $76,358 · management and general $5,206 · fundraising $5,206

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $721,134 · program services $634,598 · management and general $43,268 · fundraising $43,268

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $99,253 · program services $87,342 · management and general $5,956 · fundraising $5,955

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $55,858 · program services $49,155 · management and general $3,352 · fundraising $3,351

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,000 · management and general $18,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $36,583 · management and general $36,583

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,230 · management and general $4,230

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,101 · program services $33,528 · management and general $2,287 · fundraising $2,286

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,118 · program services $26,339 · management and general $1,389 · fundraising $1,390

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,693 · program services $5,890 · management and general $401 · fundraising $402

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $57,787 · program services $50,853 · management and general $3,467 · fundraising $3,467

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $40,323 · program services $36,529 · management and general $1,897 · fundraising $1,897

  • 24a · Other expenses: EASEMENTS ACQUIRED

    total $721,000 · program services $721,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSERVATION RESEARCH

    total $59,265 · program services $59,265

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL & MEMBER EVENTS

    total $22,670 · fundraising $22,670

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $4,955 · program services $4,360 · management and general $298 · fundraising $297

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$907 · program services $2,169 · management and general $1,824 · fundraising -$4,900

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $871,794 · end of year $1,421,343

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,781,429 · end of year $1,110,712

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $163,650 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $360 · end of year $5,150

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,544 · end of year $12,374

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

    $8,098,096

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

    $1,134,758

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,704,783 · end of year $6,963,338

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,476,164 · end of year $9,280,364

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,824 · end of year $17,105

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $34,439 · end of year $39,977

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $52,448 · end of year $52,448

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,701,460 · end of year $14,683,120

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,197,553 · end of year $4,000,631

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN HANCOCK, NH. SINCE 1970, THE HARRIS CENTER HAS PROMOTED UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION OF ALL AGES, DIRECT PROTECTION AND EXEMPLARY STEWARDSHIP OF THE REGION'S NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION RESEARCH, AND PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE HARRIS CENTER IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION OF ALL AGES, DIRECT PROTECTION AND EXEMPLARY STEWARDSHIP OF THE REGION'S NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE OUTDOORS.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: OUR SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM SENDS NATURALISTS TO CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE MONADNOCK REGION, WHERE THEY COLLABORATE WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO OFFER INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 THAT LINK TO CURRICULA AND ALIGN WITH CURRENT STANDARDS. IN ADDITION, THE HARRIS CENTER PROVIDES DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATON OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, RANGING FROM SHORT COURSES FOR ADULTS TO SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN. WE SPONSOR OVER 120 LECTURES, FILM SHOWINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND OUTINGS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $697,522 · Revenue $247,183

  • CONSERVATION RESEARCH: THE HARRIS CENTER'S CONSERVATION RESEARCH ARM COOORDINATES A VARIETY OF SUCCESSFUL CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING VERNAL POOL DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVES AND THE LOCALLY CELEBRATED SALAMANDER CROSSING BRIGADES. WE WORK WITH LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO FACILITATE RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION ON OUR CONSERVED LANDS.

    Expenses $201,440 · Revenue $24,059

  • LAND PROTECTION: THE HARRIS CENTER IS A LOCAL LAND TRUST RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSERVING OVER 22,000 ACRES IN A SUPERSANCTUARY THAT SPANS 8 TOWNS. HARRIS CENTER LAND PROTECTION IS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING LARGE BLOCKS, PROVIDING ROOM TO ROAM FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE JOINED FORCES WITH LANDOWNERS, TOWNS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND DOZENS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT THESE SPECIAL PLACES.

    Expenses $888,424

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sandy Bibace

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Burgess

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beth Corwin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael George

    TRUSTEE, CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ethan Harper-Lentricchia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lois Haskins

    TRUSTEE, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Henderson

    TRUSTEE, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Hutchings

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katri Jackson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tara Kessler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steven Lamonde

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timothy Riley

    TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jenn Sutton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Denise Zimmer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeremy Wilson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $84,907
    From this org
    $66,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,522
    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
2022
Filed
9 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420409349301417

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