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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by ROYAL RIVER CONSERVATION TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$456,901
Total expenses
$358,401
Contributions and grants received
$405,529
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$51,222
Other revenue
$150
Total assets, end of year
$5,621,960
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,621,960
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$187,783
Management and general expenses
$102,015
Fundraising expenses
$68,603
Program service expenses (Part III)
$187,783

Program services were 52.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $405,529

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,222 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $51,222

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $150 · related or exempt $150 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $150

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $102,454 · program services $56,350 · management and general $15,368 · fundraising $30,736

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $85,840 · program services $47,212 · management and general $12,876 · fundraising $25,752

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,579 · program services $1,418 · management and general $387 · fundraising $774

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,120 · program services $12,166 · management and general $3,318 · fundraising $6,636

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,685 · program services $8,627 · management and general $2,353 · fundraising $4,705

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,352 · program services $10,352 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,995 · program services $0 · management and general $1,995 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,154 · program services $0 · management and general $23,154 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,365 · program services $0 · management and general $12,365 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,237 · program services $0 · management and general $14,237 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,150 · program services $1,828 · management and general $322 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $395 · program services $0 · management and general $395 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,615 · program services $0 · management and general $8,615 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,592 · program services $0 · management and general $5,592 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: STEWARDSHIP

    total $42,053 · program services $42,053 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $263 · program services $0 · management and general $263 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $775 · program services $0 · management and general $775 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $7,777 · program services $7,777 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $198,514 · end of year $20,731

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $265,443 · end of year $510,706

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

    $3,693,201

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

    $34,015

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,667,801 · end of year $3,659,186

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,267,372 · end of year $1,429,338

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,999 · end of year $1,999

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,517,367 · end of year $1,712,798

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,883,762 · end of year $3,909,162

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE ROYAL RIVER CONSERVATION TRUST (RRCT) IS A REGIONAL LAND TRUST WORKING PRIMARILY IN SEVEN MAINE MUNICIPALITIES. THE TRUST OWNS,CARES FOR, AND STEWARDS LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PROTECT LAND AND WATER RESOURCES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  • LAND CONSERVATION: RRCT CONTINUES TO WORK WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHER WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CONSERVING LAND FOR PERPETUITY.

    Expenses $35,710

  • STEWARDSHIP: RRCT CONDUCTS ANNUAL ON-SITE MONITORING OF ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND EXECUTES STEWARDSHIP PLANS, PROJECTS, AND PROTOCOLS ON TRAIL EASEMENTS AND FEE OWNERSHIP. RRCT STEWARDSHIP POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS ARE GUIDED BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND MAINE LAW.

    Expenses $146,374

  • EDUCATIONS & OUTREACH: RRCT CONTINUES TO OFFER AN ARRAY OF FREE SERVICES INCLUDING NATURE WALKS, EVENTS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING. THE TRUST ALSO DISTRIBUTES A FREE MONTHLY INFORMATIONAL ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER.

    Expenses $5,699

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dave Beers

    PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $21,685
    From this org
    $21,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chris Franklin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,769
    From this org
    $80,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Beth Sturtevant

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Melinda Shehee

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bill Dunn

    SECTRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Emily Jones

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rob Greenleaf

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Shipp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Steve Barr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Terry Dewan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeanee Dudley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rob Humphrey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Kitchen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mark Power

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rob Wood

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Heather Wiggins Berger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Daniel Waloven

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
8 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611539349300706

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