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← OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,880,714
Total expenses
$6,178,116
Contributions and grants received
$5,213,964
Grants paid
$3,306,124
Program service revenue
$368,808
Investment income
$254,664
Other revenue
$43,278
Total assets, end of year
$20,160,830
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,023,637
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,137,193
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,118,681
Management and general expenses
$568,988
Fundraising expenses
$490,447
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,118,681

Program services were 82.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $91,477

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $36,575

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,085,912

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,530

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $263,416 · related or exempt $263,416

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROJECT REVENUES

    total $105,005 · related or exempt $105,005

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SETTLEMENT REVENUE

    total $387 · related or exempt $387

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $240,833 · excluded $240,833

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $43,249

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $43,249

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $43,249 · excluded $43,249

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $13,831

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $13,831

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $13,831 · excluded $13,831

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $29 · related or exempt $29

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $29

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,306,124 · program services $3,306,124

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $289,078 · program services $141,089 · management and general $84,682 · fundraising $63,307

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $893,803 · program services $501,597 · management and general $144,340 · fundraising $247,866

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $39,652 · program services $23,098 · management and general $6,499 · fundraising $10,055

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $111,889 · program services $63,086 · management and general $20,377 · fundraising $28,426

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $77,724 · program services $42,232 · management and general $15,269 · fundraising $20,223

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $263,416 · program services $263,416

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,280 · program services $100 · management and general $10,000 · fundraising $180

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,477 · management and general $11,477

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,803 · management and general $2,803

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $464,359 · program services $387,816 · management and general $40,980 · fundraising $35,563

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,267 · program services $1,653 · management and general $36,614

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $259,021 · program services $164,237 · management and general $57,673 · fundraising $37,111

  • 17 · Travel

    total $105,737 · program services $80,683 · management and general $23,207 · fundraising $1,847

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $56,399 · program services $38,638 · management and general $11,478 · fundraising $6,283

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,742 · program services $43,671 · management and general $9,071

  • 24a · Other expenses: INVESTMENT UBIT

    total $1,316 · management and general $1,316

  • 24b · Other expenses: PLEDGE & LOAN LOSS EXP.

    total $81,380 · management and general $81,380

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

    total $44,414 · program services $44,340 · fundraising $74

  • 24d · Other expenses: PBLC. RELATIONS & COMM.

    total $38,201 · program services $16,323 · management and general $4,781 · fundraising $17,097

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,034 · program services $578 · management and general $7,041 · fundraising $22,415

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $425,199 · end of year $342,812

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,168,344 · end of year $5,141,333

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $93,219 · end of year $401,561

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,456 · end of year $137,547

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,015 · end of year $558,101

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

    $4,339,344

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

    $3,520,744

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $574,041 · end of year $818,600

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,817,726 · end of year $1,963,512

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,842,806 · end of year $10,797,364

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $794,574 · end of year $1,108,833

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,987,310 · end of year $10,914,804

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,772,997 · end of year $3,219,523

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,435,925 · end of year $4,917,670

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. (OSI) PROTECTS LAND IN THE EASTERN U.S. FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER; WILDLIFE HABITAT; IMPROVED ACCESS TO PARKS AND NATURE; HEALTHY COMMUNITIES; AND TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OSI AND ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST, PROTECTS LAND.

  • CONSERVATION COMMUNITIES: OSI SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO BROADEN REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. ITS CITIZEN ACTION INITIATIVE SUPPORTS NEWLY FORMED LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND URBAN PARK GROUPS. THE MALCOLM GORDON CHARITABLE FUND AWARDS GRANTS TO NONPROFITS IN URBAN HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITIES, WHILE THE GEOGRAPHIC AND MISSION ALIGNED BARNABAS MCHENRY HUDSON RIVER VALLEY AWARDS PROVIDE GRANTS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. LIKEWISE, OSI'S CONSERVATION DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROMOTES GREATER DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD BY PROVIDING RECENT STUDENTS SALARIED, TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS AT OSI TO LAUNCH THEIR CAREERS.

    Expenses $5,052,204 · Grants $3,239,647 · Revenue $368,837

  • OSI SAVES LAND TO PROTECT WATER SOURCES; CREATE AND MAKE PARKS MORE WELCOMING; FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE; PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT; AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ITS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST (OSILT). WORKING ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD, OSILT ACHIEVES THESE GOALS THROUGH FACILITATED LARGESCALE CONSERVATION PROJECTS; DIRECT ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; GRANTS AND LOANS AIMED AT PROTECTING WATER QUALITY, HABITAT, AND LANDS THAT SAFEGUARD WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. IN 2023, OSILT PROTECTED 15,000 ACRES WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $141 MILLION AND MADE 22 CAPITAL GRANTS TOTALING $2.7 MILLION, PROTECTING 14,300 ACRES IN FIVE STATES WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $20 MILLION. FURTHER, OSI DIRECTLY APPROVED 14 GRANTS FOR CONSERVATIONPLANNING TOTALING $230,000.

    Expenses $66,477 · Grants $66,477

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amelia Salzman

    CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Anson Frelinghuysen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Carol Ash

    VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Carolyn Niemczyk

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dale S Bryk

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Douglas Bateson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Elizabeth Borden

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Gilman S Burke

    MEMBER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Giorgios Vlamis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Holly Hegener

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Hume R Steyer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Ernst

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John H Adams

    CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John P Cahill

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Joshua Ginsberg PhD

    MEMBER (TREASURER JAN-JUN 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jude Wu Abel

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Katherine O Roberts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lea Paine Highet

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Leslie G Koch

    MEMBER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Marjorie Van Dercook

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nicole Hylton-Patterson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Patricia F Sullivan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Samuel G Huber

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Susan Babcock

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • T Jefferson Cunningham III

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Thomas McHenry

    TREASURER (JUN-DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Yuki Moore Laurenti

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Alice Gleason

    SVP FOR FINANCE & CFO

    Total calculated
    $288,640
    From this org
    $261,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,428
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,565
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,647
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,428
    Filer's total
    $288,640
  • Christopher J Elliman

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $636,853
    From this org
    $575,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,581
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $471,849
    Bonus
    $94,230
    Other
    $9,193
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,581
    Filer's total
    $636,853
  • Eileen Larabee

    CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $330,064
    From this org
    $273,869
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,195
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,170
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $1,699
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,195
    Filer's total
    $330,064
  • Garraud Etienne

    CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $347,903
    From this org
    $320,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,813
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,628
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $76,462
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,813
    Filer's total
    $347,903
  • Irene Lee

    VP OF LAND, NORTHEAST

    Total calculated
    $217,528
    From this org
    $160,366
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,162
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,803
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $563
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,162
    Filer's total
    $217,528
  • Jeffrey Lejava

    VP & ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $267,841
    From this org
    $223,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,803
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,228
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $810
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,803
    Filer's total
    $267,841
  • Jennie Greer

    SVP OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $103,026
    From this org
    $78,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,862
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related
  • Kathleen Moser

    CHIEF CONSERVATION/POLICY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $279,960
    From this org
    $267,960
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,000
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,226
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,734
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $279,960
  • Lorijeane Moody

    SVP OF DEVELOPMENT (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $280,550
    From this org
    $228,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,981
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,224
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,345
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,981
    Filer's total
    $280,550
  • Maria Whitehead

    VP OF LAND, SOUTHEAST

    Total calculated
    $222,544
    From this org
    $168,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,195
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,770
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $579
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,195
    Filer's total
    $222,544
  • May May Cheng

    CONTROLLER AND ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $189,295
    From this org
    $135,614
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,681
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,456
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $158
    Deferred
    $11,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,063
    Filer's total
    $189,295
  • Nathan Berry

    CHIEF LAND, PROTECTION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $386,087
    From this org
    $346,337
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,750
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,870
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $467
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,750
    Filer's total
    $386,087
  • Nick Richardson

    SVP, CAPITAL STRATEGIES

    Total calculated
    $20,201
    From this org
    $16,957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,244
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related
  • Peter Howell

    EXE VP CONSERV CAP. & RE (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $32,488
    From this org
    $30,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,973
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related
  • Peter Karis

    VP, PARKS AND STEWARDSHIP

    Total calculated
    $229,070
    From this org
    $174,874
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,196
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,270
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $604
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,196
    Filer's total
    $229,070
  • Robert K Anderberg

    SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $282,553
    From this org
    $240,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,901
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,805
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,847
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,901
    Filer's total
    $282,553
  • Samayla Deutch

    SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $310,324
    From this org
    $272,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,115
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $261,489
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $720
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,115
    Filer's total
    $310,324
  • Tally Blumberg

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $423,215
    From this org
    $367,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,753
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,212
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $1,250
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,753
    Filer's total
    $423,215
  • Abigail Weinberg

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $206,738
    From this org
    $157,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,849
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,540
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $349
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,849
    Filer's total
    $206,738
  • Bradford Burns

    STAFF ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $165,356
    From this org
    $165,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $356
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $165,356
  • David Kieran-Kaufman

    STAFF ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $206,267
    From this org
    $152,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,195
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,869
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $203
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,195
    Filer's total
    $206,267
  • Lesley Kane Szynal

    DIRECTOR OF OUTDOORS AMERICA

    Total calculated
    $319,753
    From this org
    $307,753
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,000
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,672
    Bonus
    $49,360
    Other
    $1,721
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $319,753
  • Rebekah Gerard

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $211,282
    From this org
    $182,405
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,877
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,347
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $1,058
    Deferred
    $6,576
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,301
    Filer's total
    $211,282

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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)

PART I, LINE 4A
IN 2023, GARRAUD ETIENNE RECEIVED SEVERENCE PAY OF $75,000 AND IT IS REPORTED IN COLUMN B(III).
PART I, LINE 7
THE BONUS OF THE CEO/PRESIDENT DISPLAYED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. BONUSES FOR POSITIONS REPORTING TO THE CEO/PRESIDENT WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. OTHER BONUSES WERE APPROVED BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PARTNERS LLC

    CONSERVATION LAND INVESTMENTS · NY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403069349300345

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