- Revenue 2025
- $5,235,632
- Expenses 2025
- $3,033,949
Program services were 80.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- C340
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- PO BOX 138
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY (DLC) IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES OF DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. DLC, AS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION PRIMARILY BY OBTAINING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PRIVATELY HELD LAND AND MONITORING THESE EASEMENTS IN PERPETUITY. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, ACQUIRED THROUGH DONATION OR PURCHASE, ARE LEGAL AGREEMENTS LIMITING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO PROTECT LAND FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION TO LANDOWNERS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND THE PUBLIC, TO ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND PLANNING, AND ON MATTERS OF LAND CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP. IN 2009 THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED ACCREDITATION STATUS BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM OF THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. IN 2014, 2020, AND 2025 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED ITS FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD ACCREDITATION RENEWALS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES OF (CONTINUED) DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
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LAND CONSERVATION: IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH NUMEROUS LANDOWNERS ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS COVERING MORE THAN 5,000 ACRES, AND SEVERAL CONSERVATION PLANNING PROJECTS, DEVELOPING RESOURCE MAPS, RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES ABOUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND LAND CONSERVATION, DOING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF IMPORTANT RESOURCE LAND, AND VISITING PROPERTIES. IN 2025, SEVEN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WERE COMPLETED PROTECTING 995 ACRES WHICH BROUGHT THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL LAND PROTECTED TO APPROXIMATELY 48,400 ACRES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH SEVERAL FARMERS ON PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (PDR) PROJECTS IN MANY DUTCHESS COUNTY TOWNS. THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND MANAGES THE JESSE AND GAYLE BONTECOU WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PRESERVE WHICH SERVES AS A WILDLIFE SANTUARY, WORKING FARM, AND HAS (LAND CONSERVATION) TRAILS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION AREA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, A PROGRAM TO HELP TOWNS ACQUIRE IMPORTANT RESOURCE LAND FOR PASSIVE PUBLIC USE. THE DLC CONTINUES ITS WORK WITH THE TOWN OF DOVER ON THE DOVER STONE CHURCH AND SEVEN WELLS PROPERTIES.
Expenses $1,291,448
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STEWARDSHIP: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOW PROTECTED 48,400 ACRES STEWARDING 457 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS ALL PROPERTIES ANNUALLY, A MAJORITY BY AERIAL OVERFLIGHT, AND GROUND MONITORS ITS EASEMENTS ON A THREE TO FOUR YEAR ROTATIONAL BASIS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION MONITORED ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, A MAJORITY BY AIR, AND COMPLETED 143 ON A 3-TO-4-YEAR ROTATIONAL GROUND MONITORING SCHEDULE THROUGH STAFF SITE VISITS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED ON NUMEROUS STEWARDSHIP MATTERS FROM PRIOR APPROVAL REQUESTS AND LAND MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS TO RESOLVING EASEMENT ISSUES. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION AGAIN REGISTERED FOR TERRAFIRMA, THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT DEFENSE INSURANCE PROGRAM TO ENHANCE ITS ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY ENFORCE ITS EASEMENTS. EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES RESEARCH AND LAND MANAGEMENT (STEWARDSHIP) ASSISTANCE. STAFF STRIVE TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE USE OF SATELLITE IMAGERY AS A MONITORING TOOL. THE ORGANIZATION'S STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUE TO INCREASE EACH YEAR AS MORE AND MORE EASEMENTS ARE ACCEPTED. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THE TRACKING OF EASEMENT PROTECTED PROPERTY SALES, COMMUNICATION WITH LANDOWNERS, AND MAINTAINING A "WATCH LIST" OF EASEMENT PROTECTED LAND ON THE MARKET TO CHECK FOR NEW OWNERSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE STAFF FILES CRITICAL EASEMENT RELATED DOCUMENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ARCHIVAL STORAGE UNIT IN AN OFF-SITE FACILITY TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST VALUABLE DOCUMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY (CLC) AND THE AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST'S FARMLAND FOR NEW GENERATION PROGRAM ON A FARMER LANDOWNER MATCH PROGRAM, THAT FACILITATES LEASE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LANDOWNERS SEEKING TO HAVE THEIR LAND FARMED, AND FARMERS SEEKING LAND, AS A WAY TO KEEP LAND OPEN.
Expenses $565,492
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF REGULARLY TALK WITH MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOL GROUPS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND PRESERVATION, SOUND PLANNING, WELL-PLANNED GROWTH THAT PROTECTS IMPORTANT RESOURCES, LAND STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, AND WAYS TO KEEP FARMERS ON THE LAND. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED AND PARTICIPATED IN 53 EDUCATION EVENTS, REACHING MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE. THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATED WITH 32 ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATIONS' OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS ENGAGED OVER 205 VOLUNTEERS ON 11 VOLUNTEER EVENTS, 4 COMMUNITY SCIENCE EVENTS, AND 9 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SPACES IN THEIR (EDUCATION) COMMUNITIES AND IN COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES. STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN AND ATTENDED NUMEROUS VIRTUAL EDUCATION EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. STAFF ATTENDED THE NATIONAL LAND TRUST RALLY (CONFERENCE), ATTENDED THE NEW YORK LAND TRUST CONSERVATION CONFERENCE, NUMEROUS SEMINARS, CLASSES AND WEBINARS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, PARTICIPATED ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS (NATIONAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL) AND ATTENDED VARIOUS GATHERINGS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND CONSERVATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO SERVE ON THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE NY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION.
Expenses $585,863
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2025
As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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TIMOTHY MAYHEW
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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CHRISTOPHER L MANN
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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OAKLEIGH THORNE
CO-VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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OLIVIA VAN MELLE KAMP
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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NANCY N HATHAWAY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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STEVEN BENARDETE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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NICK BIENSTOCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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TIMOTHY M BONTECOU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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HANNAH F BUCHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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PETER COON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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WOLCOTT B DUNHAM JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
LESLIE FARHANGI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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PATRICIA FARMAN-FARMAIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
THOMAS FLEXNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
THOMAS W KEESEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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FERNANDA M KELLOGG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BRAD KENDALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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THOMAS L NEWBERRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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TERRY REGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ERIC W ROBERTS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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REBECCA M SEAMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DAVID R STACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PETER TCHEREPNINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LISELOTTE VINCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KATHLEEN C WEATHERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2025
- Revenue
- $5,235,632
- Expenses
- $3,033,949
- Contributions
- $4,473,135
- Grants paid
- $0
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2024
- Revenue
- $7,228,952
- Expenses
- $5,739,449
- Contributions
- $6,708,586
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $4,124,135
- Expenses
- $2,301,744
- Contributions
- $3,748,061
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $10,545,532
- Expenses
- $2,338,607
- Contributions
- $11,723,797
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,488,618
- Expenses
- $3,164,450
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,962,205
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,713,718
- Expenses
- $2,269,597
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,713,419
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,987,201
- Expenses
- $4,745,973
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,262,848
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,442,293
- Expenses
- $1,802,041
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,791,412
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,841,337
- Expenses
- $4,085,310
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,461,510
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,951,238
- Expenses
- $2,978,099
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,251,743
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,465,154
- Expenses
- $1,650,502
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,117,731
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,766,996
- Expenses
- $1,304,012
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,479,662
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,596,152
- Expenses
- $1,277,885
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,009,970
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,079,135
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,390,164
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2022 TO ENSURE LONGEVITY
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2023 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION, BEAUTIFICATION
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$151,000
2024 ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
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LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INCORPORATED
$124,000
2023 CAPACITY BUILDING
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INCORPORATED
$57,106
2024 CAPACITY BUILDING
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.