STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 06-6069060)
Tax period: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed: 2024-02-14
IRS object ID: 202430459349300618
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-02-14T09:14:48-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061183747	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIORITAKORNHAAS & COMPANY PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	146 DEER HILL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	DANBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06810	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066069060	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STEE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8608689131	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 279	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON DEPOT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06794	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN HAGENBUCH PHD	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8608689131	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-02-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	BRIAN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HAGENBUCH PHD	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT J KORNHAAS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01222325	PTIN
Phone	2037901040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-01-18	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRIAN HAGENBUCH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 279	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON DEPOT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06794	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,840,957	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.STEEPROCKASSOC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1961	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CONSERVE ECOLOGICALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON, CT, AND TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PASSIVE RECREATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	29	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	29	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	307	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,952,920	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,238,935	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$19,836	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,326	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$135,459	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,298	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$87,463	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,108,215	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,167,096	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$457,304	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$509,940	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$194,503	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$516,404	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$481,517	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$973,708	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$991,457	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,134,507	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,175,639	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$22,337,626	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,024,509	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$111,642	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$77,624	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$22,225,984	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$25,946,885	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAND TRUST WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONSERVE ECOLOGICALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON, CT, AND TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PASSIVE RECREATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$583,551	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$10,326	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN PURSUING ITS MISSION, STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION WILL:- USE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO IT FOR PASSIVE RECREATION, THE PROTECTION OF NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA, AND TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRIGULTURE.- STRIVE TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BY ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND ITS AWARENESS OF STEEP ROCK'S ON-GOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON.- PURSUE LAND-BASED NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT BOTH STEEP ROCK AND THE COMMUNITY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$583,551	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	29	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	29	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIAN HAGENBUCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8608689131	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	116 CHRISTIAN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW PRESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06777	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THOMAS M RICKART
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEARY STAFFORD
SECRETARY	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SANTOLERI
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDRIA BUDD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD BARNET JR
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBBY BARNETT
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM BRINTON EX-OFFICIO
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARA CARTER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY CORNELL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIRSTEN FELDMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN FISCH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY GUTTMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH J HANGGI JR
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HERRMANN JR
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL JACOBELLIS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIOT JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LLOYD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL MAXWELL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MICHELETTO
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN MNUCHIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REESE OWENS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND REICH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD ROSEN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JODI SCHWARTZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIE SCHWARTZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANNA SEITZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KASIA SMITH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN SOLLEY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESLIE RUBLER WARNER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNN WERNER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HAGENBUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00			$105,948	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$105,948	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$104,850	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,938,500	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,195,585	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$60,674	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,238,935	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER FEES AND INCOME	813312	$9,854	$9,854
MAP SALES	813312	$472	$472

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,326	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$106,354	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$106,354	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,485,342	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,586,398	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$101,056	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$101,056	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$101,056	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$104,850	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$87,463	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$87,463	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$87,463	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,167,096	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,326	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$82,165	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$421,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$287,509	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,252	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,779	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,108	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,063	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,064	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,544	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,912	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,260	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$219	TotalAmt
Program Services	$219	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,733	TotalAmt
Management And General	$49,733	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,067	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,075	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,262	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$809	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,004	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,526	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,321	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,523	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,834	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,606	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,764	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,378	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,215	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,413	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,888	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES & OTHER OPERAT	$155,780	$45,602	$33,281	$76,897
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND	$9,766	$4,082	$5,684
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$852	$581	$124	$147

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$991,457	TotalAmt
Program Services	$583,551	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$194,503	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$419,709	BOYAmt
EOY	$305,272	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,586,283	BOYAmt
EOY	$569,303	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$28,667	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,776	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,419	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$20,217,338	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$608,370	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,546,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,608,968	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,741,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,469,636	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,244	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,337,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,024,509	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,624	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,624	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,465,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,253,480	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$760,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$693,405	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,225,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,946,885	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,337,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,024,509	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,175,639	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$545,262	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,427,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,147,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,106,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,947,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,240,735	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,869,195	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,932	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,326	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$66,047	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,432,447	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,158,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,126,478	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,967,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,251,061	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,935,242	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$190,186	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$399,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$116,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$81,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$121,076	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$908,263	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$364,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$157,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$339,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,500,211	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$681,797	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,043,243	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$554,692	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$556,051	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$455,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,582,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$802,873	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,951,506	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$7,983,736	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$71,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$69,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$83,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$106,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$389,385	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$71,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$69,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$83,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$106,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$389,385	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,503,872	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,217,201	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,195,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,050,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,357,415	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,324,627	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.64780	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.49340	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.03160	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.03850	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public Use	Yes (X)	PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	109	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	2714.00	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	240.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$7,730	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,509,062	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$17,509,062	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,364,589	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$132,140	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,232,449	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$223,216	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$147,591	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$75,625	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,120,471	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$328,639	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$791,832	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$19,608,968	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,696,091	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$545,262	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,800	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$547,062	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,149,029	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$18,067	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$18,067	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,167,096	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$975,190	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,800	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,800	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$973,390	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$18,067	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$18,067	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$991,457	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II LINE 9	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE PERPETUAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS THROUGH WHICH THE LANDOWNERS AGREE TO ABIDE BY CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS DESIGNED TO PRESERVE THE OPEN SPACE OR CONSERVATION VALUE OF THEIR LAND. CONSERVATION EASMENTS ARE REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BUT POSSESS NO MARKET VALUE DUE TO A RESALE MARKET THAT IS LIMITED TO THE OWNER OF THE FEE TITLE OF THE RESTRICTED PROPERTY. BECAUSE OF THIS LIMITED MARKET AND OBLIGATIONS IN EASEMENT OWNERSHIP, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DINNER FOR DONORS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$104,850	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$104,850	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$14,423	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$33,231	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$1,000	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$38,809	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$104,850	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$104,850	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$14,423	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$33,231	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$1,000	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$38,809	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$87,463	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$87,463	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	AUCTION ITEMS	27	$32,750	SELLING PRICE OF COM
Yes (X)	FOOD AND WINE	6	$27,924	SELLING PRICE OF COM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ASSOCIATION'S PROCESS FOR FILING FORM 990 IS TO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW A DRAFT FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION REQUIRES AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY AND BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM EACH YEAR WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A NUMBER OF TRUSTEES ARE ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AS ATTORNEYS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONTRACTORS WITH CLIENTS WHO INCLUDE OTHER TRUSTEES AT NORMAL COMMERCIAL RATES AND TERMS. NO TRUSTEES OR RELATED PARTIES THERETO PERFORMED PAID PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE ASSOCIATION IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, OR SUCH WORK WAS PROVIDED WITH FULL DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD AND AT NORMAL COMMERCIAL RATES AND TERMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	A SELECT GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWS LAND TRUST ALLIANCE STANDARDS AND STATISTICS, PEER ORGANIZATIONS IN CONNECTICUT, AND COST OF LIVING FACTORS. UPON REVIEW, THEY MAKE SALARY AND BENEFIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	STEEP ROCK'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ASSOCATION'S WEBSITE, AT GUIDESTAR.ORG AND AT THE STEEP ROCK OFFICE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE BY PROVIDING COPIES ON REQUEST AND INSPECTION AT ITS PRIMARY OFFICE.