Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by FRENCH AND PICKERING CREEKS CONSERVATION TRUST INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,548,189
- Total expenses
- $1,020,453
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,434,688
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $75,955
- Investment income
- -$11,677
- Other revenue
- $49,223
- Total assets, end of year
- $86,248,994
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $181,262
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $86,067,732
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $868,409
- Management and general expenses
- $101,647
- Fundraising expenses
- $50,397
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $868,409
Program services were 85.1% 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
$94,543
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,340,145
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,577,663
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2a · Program service revenue: FEES - EASEMENTS
total $59,113 · related or exempt $59,113
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2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $16,842 · related or exempt $16,842
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3 · Investment income
total $63,608 · excluded $63,608
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,547,060
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,622,345
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$75,285
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$75,285 · excluded -$75,285
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$86,471
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$94,543
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$37,248
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $49,223 · excluded $49,223
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $143,880 · program services $113,665 · management and general $23,021 · fundraising $7,194
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $361,728 · program services $295,451 · management and general $52,035 · fundraising $14,242
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,963 · program services $5,501 · management and general $1,114 · fundraising $348
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $39,298 · program services $31,045 · management and general $6,288 · fundraising $1,965
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,502 · program services $31,997 · management and general $6,480 · fundraising $2,025
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,777 · program services $1,777
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,525 · program services $18,223 · management and general $3,318 · fundraising $984
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $15,338 · fundraising $15,338
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $18,557 · program services $18,557
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11g · Fees: other
total $21,187 · program services $19,970 · management and general $770 · fundraising $447
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,313 · program services $15,790 · fundraising $2,523
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,746 · program services $12,894 · management and general $1,557 · fundraising $1,295
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14 · Information technology
total $3,282 · program services $1,638 · management and general $404 · fundraising $1,240
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16 · Occupancy
total $55,598 · program services $50,497 · management and general $3,893 · fundraising $1,208
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17 · Travel
total $3,154 · program services $3,124 · management and general $17 · fundraising $13
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,633 · program services $1,633
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,201 · program services $14,201
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23 · Insurance
total $34,124 · program services $30,521 · management and general $2,750 · fundraising $853
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24a · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSE
total $192,968 · program services $192,876 · fundraising $92
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $4,970 · program services $4,340 · fundraising $630
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24c · Other expenses: LAND HOLDING EXPENSE
total $2,429 · program services $2,429
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24d · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE
total $2,280 · program services $2,280
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $633,818 · end of year $748,703
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $31,281 · end of year $23,484
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $17,900 · end of year $28,356
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $89,600
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $18,461 · end of year $27,476
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$375,848
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$66,911
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $196,750 · end of year $308,937
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,559,186 · end of year $2,981,180
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $78,796,566 · end of year $82,041,258
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $108,473 · end of year $91,050
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $33,450 · end of year $43,523
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $18,442
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $46,689
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,581,434 · end of year $4,446,662
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $78,512,163 · end of year $81,621,070
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
TO PRESERVE, STEWARD, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE LAND IN NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SCHEDULE O.FRENCH & PICKERING IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN REGIONAL LAND CONSERVATION, THE ORGANIZATION IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION. THIS IMPORTANT DISTINCTION CONFIRMS THAT OUR OPERATIONS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN LAND CONSERVATION AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT. FRENCH & PICKERING HAS PROTECTED OVER 13,500 ACRES OF LANDS THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, DONATIONS, AND PURCHASES OF FEE LANDS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PRESERVE, STEWARD, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE LAND IN NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
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FRENCH AND PICKERING CREEKS CONSERVATION TRUST HAS WORKED WITH LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS, TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY. SINCE 1967, FRENCH & PICKERING HAS HELPED PERMANENTLY PROTECT OVER 13,500 ACRES INCLUDING LANDS PURCHASED AND TRANSFERRED FOR STATE GAME LANDS, STATE PARKS, COUNTY PARKS AND MUNICIPAL PARKS. CURRENTLY FRENCH & PICKERING HOLDS APPROXIMATELY 193 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OVER 7,768 ACRES AND OWNS AND MANAGES 882 ACRES HELD IN FEE OWNERSHIP COMPRISED OF 27 PARCELS. ALL LANDS ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY BY FRENCH & PICKERING STAFF TO ASSIST LANDOWNERS WITH THEIR LAND MANAGEMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP. IN 2022 THE FOLLOWING 5 CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED:1) THE 71.5 ACRE BERRY EASEMENT IN CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP IS VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON MERLIN AND PIKELAND ROAD, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS A SCENIC ROAD IN THE CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE PLAN. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF FIVE CONTIGUOUS FARMLAND PARCELS WITH ROLLING TOPOGRAPHY. THIS SCENIC LANDSCAPE COULD HAVE HAD 23 MORE RESIDENCES BUT IS NOW RESTRICTED AGAINST FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. IT IS ADJACENT TO OTHER PERMANENTLY PRESERVED PARCELS RESULTING IN OVER 400 CONTIGUOUS ACRES OF NATURAL AREA UNDER PERMANENT PRESERVATION. THE PROPERTY ITSELF ALSO HOSTS A NICE SELECTION OF NATIVE HARDWOODS AND EVERGREEN TREE SPECIES, A STREAM, AS WELL AS FIELD HABITAT VALUABLE FOR WILDLIFE INCLUDING NUMEROUS BIRD SPECIES. 2) THE 64.3 ACRE CROWELL EASEMENT ON CHARLESTOWN ROAD IN CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP IS IN THE PICKERING CREEK WATERSHED, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS HAVING HIGH-QUALITY WATER BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF MID-AGED WOODLANDS AND A VEGETAGED STREAM CORRIDOR. A HISTORIC HOUSE, BARN AND SPRING HOUSE ARE CURRENTLY ON THE PROPERTY AND THE EASEMENT ELIMINATES ALL BUT A FEW ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RIGHTS. THE PROPERTY HOSTS A VARIETY OF NATIVE TREE SPECIES INCLUDING TULIP POPLAR, BLACK WALNUT, BLACK CHERRY, DOGWOOD, ASH, SWEET BIRCH, OAKS AND HICKORIES. THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO OTHER PERMENANTLY PRESERVED PARCELS AND IS VISIBLE FROM PIKELAND AND CHURCH ROADS, PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY ON WHICH IT HAS EXTENSIVE ROAD FRONTAGE. 3) THE 7.5 ACRE RODGERS EASEMENT IN CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP IS SURROUNDED BY PRESERVED LAND ON ALL SIDES. FRANCES RODGERS WANTED TO SELL HER PROPERTY, BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS PROTECTED AGAINST FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY ELIMINATING TWO POTENTIAL BUILDING SITES. BY ACQUIRING THIS EASEMENT, FRENCH & PICKERING HELPED FRANCES HONOR HER INTENTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO SELLING AND ADDED TO OVER 100 CONTIGUOUS ACRES OF PERMANENTLY PRESERVED LANDS PREVENTING ANY FUTURE FRAGMENTATION OF THIS PROTECTED LANDSCAPE. THIS SITE HOSTS A NUMBER OF SPRINGS AND SEEPS ASSOCIATED WITH TRIBUTARIES TO PICKERING CREEK, WHICH FLOW OVER ADJACENT CONSERVED LANDS.4) A NEW CONSERVATION EASEMENT ADDED 7.3 ACRES TO THE COVENTRY HOUSE PROPERTY IN SOUTH COVENTRY TOWNSHIP, WHICH HAS AN EXISTING EASEMENT IN PLACE. AARON COHEN AND LIANA YOO PURCHASED TWO ADJOINING LOTS, OWNED BY FRENCH & PICKERING, TO ADD TO THEIR EXISTING 17.4 ACRE PROPERTY. THE EASEMENT ELIMINATED ALL BUT ONE HOUSING RIGHT AND MAINTAINS AN IMPORTANT HABITAT CORRIDOR, AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCESS TO A HISTORIC BURIAL GROUND FOR A CARETAKER.5) THE 4.5 ACRE "ESTATE OF ELLEN DIXON" CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT TRAIL SEGMENT FOR THE EAST PIKELAND TRAIL NETWORK. THE ACQUISITION OF THIS EASEMENT PROTECTS A LARGE WETLAND, WHICH SERVES AS LAND AND AQUATIC SPECIES HABITAT. SIXTEEN TOWNHOMES WERE PROPOSED FOR THE SMALL PROPERTY IN THE MIDDLE OF KIMBERTON VILLAGE. THIS EASEMENT EXTINGUISHED ALL BUT THE EXISTING HOUSE RIGHT AND AGRICULTRUAL STRUCTURES. THE PROPERTY WAS A PRIORITY FOR THE TOWNSHIP AND INCREASES PUBLIC ACCESS IN A WALKABLE COMMUNITY.2022 INVOLVED SIGNIFICANT DONATED LAND VALUE WHICH COUNTED AS REVENUE AS WELL AS PUBLIC GRANTS FOR SEVERAL OF THE PROJECTS ABOVE. THESE FUNDS REIMBURSED EXPENSES AS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE AFOREMENTIONED TRANSACTIONS.
Expenses $868,409 · Revenue $75,955
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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PENNY HUNT
PRESIDENT THRU MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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DAVID E RESNIK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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DONNA BRENNAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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SHAUN MANNIX
VICE PRESIDENT THRU MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JENNIFER TRACHTMAN
PRESIDENT AS OF MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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NANCY BARTLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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TERRY BENTLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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ROBERT R BERRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JAMES R FISHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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EDIE SHEAN-HAMMOND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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ANN DYER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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L STOCKTON ILLOWAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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GWEN KELLY KLEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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CARY F LEPTUCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JIM MOORE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JOHN NASH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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ROBERT C F WILLSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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ELLEN KITTREDGE SCOTT
VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY AS OF MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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ASHTON SIMMONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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LIZ ANDERSON
DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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BILL GLADDEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $143,880
- From this org
- $126,304
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,576
- 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
- 3 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202313179349304396
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