LYME LAND CONSERVATION TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: LYME LAND CONSERVATION TRUST INC (EIN 06-6085183)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-02-09
IRS object ID: 202310409349300121
Schema version: 2021v4.1
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	2023-02-09T12:13:41-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061533072	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Lewitz Balosie Wollack Rayner & Giroux LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	36 Elm St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Old Saybrook	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06475	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066085183	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LYME LAND CONSERVATION TRUST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LYME	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8604345051	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1002	AddressLine1Txt
City	LYME	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06371	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALAN SHEINESS	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2023-02-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ALAN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SHEINESS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOSEPH J WOLLACK CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01217255	PTIN
Phone	8603884451	PhoneNum

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
Federated Assurance Level	FAL1	FederatedAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-03-07 01:45:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN PRITCHARD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1002	AddressLine1Txt
City	LYME	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06371	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,754,746	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LYMELANDTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1966	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CONSERVATION OF LYME'S NATURAL, SCENIC AND HISTORIC LAND & WATER RESOURCES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$765,946	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,054,800	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$27,392	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$106,968	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$139,420	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$793,338	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,301,188	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$150,410	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$162,046	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$34,954	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$121,618	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$119,553	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$272,028	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$281,599	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$521,310	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,019,589	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,259,332	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,979,441	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$179,714	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$139,687	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,079,618	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,839,754	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	CONSERVATION OF LYME'S NATURAL, SCENIC AND HISTORIC LAND & WATER RESOURCES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$155,892	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EXPENDITURES MADE TO: A) CONSERVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LAND AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPES IN LYME; B) ADMINISTER A SYSTEMATIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM TO MONITOR, MANAGE AND PROTECT CONSERVED LAND; AND, C) RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LYME'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND HERITAGE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$155,892	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALAN SHEINESS	PersonNm
Phone	8605989457	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	106 TANTUMORANTUM ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	LYME	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06371	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
KRISTINA WHITE
Executive Dir.	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$75,601	$0	$0
LYNN RICHMOND
Secretary	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAN HULSEBERG
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SCOTT GRAVATT
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOE STANDART
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRANTLEY BUERGER
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID FRANKEL
Director	5.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WENDOLYN HILL
Vice President	15.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANTHONY IRVING
Director	12.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
NANCY NEWCOMB
Director	2.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MAL KARWOSKI
Director	10.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN PRITCHARD
President	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ALAN SHEINESS
Treasurer	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JONATHON BUTLER
Director	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$75,601	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$42,726	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,012,074	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$140,000	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,054,800	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$31,580	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$31,580	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$468,036	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$392,648	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$75,388	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$75,388	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$75,388	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$200,330	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$60,910	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$139,420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$139,420	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,301,188	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$246,388	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,208	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,049	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,525	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,525	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,819	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,819	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$370	TotalAmt
Management And General	$370	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,900	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,105	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,795	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,761	TotalAmt
Program Services	$307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,454	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$91	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,438	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$300	TotalAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$478	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES	$41,866	$41,703	$163
COMMUNICATIONS	$19,364	$3,554	$7,905	$7,905
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$3,275	$3,275
EVENTS	$3,033	$2,529	$504

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,892	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,753	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,954	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$232,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$407,062	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$859,135	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$5,628	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,447	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$210,254	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$18,069	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$192,185	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,712,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,549,957	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,940,027	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,940,027	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,259,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,979,441	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,998	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,074	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,495	BOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,613	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$179,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,687	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	$8,467,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,551,438	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$611,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,288,316	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,079,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,839,754	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,259,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,979,441	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,019,589	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$259,453	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$655,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$361,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$255,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$317,047	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$554,802	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,143,862	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$655,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$361,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$255,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$317,047	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$554,802	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,143,862	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$391,895	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,751,967	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,289	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$31,579	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$131,320	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,275,182	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.77000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76460	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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	71	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	21	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	32	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$44,398	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	false	Section170hRqrStsfdInd
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$19,221	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$152,768	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$153,376	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$18,613	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,777,059	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$741,203	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$152,485	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$95,112	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$10,105	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,260,560	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,686,488	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$76,109	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$263,395	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$240,257	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$8,676	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,777,059	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,531,292	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$293,959	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$73,611	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$205,154	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$7,220	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,686,488	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,515,811	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$138,693	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$68,450	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$185,474	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$6,188	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,531,292	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,197,975	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$866,349	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$29,457	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$572,857	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$5,113	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,515,811	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.43000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.08000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.49000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$140,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$140,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$46,370	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$46,370	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,946	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,700	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,246	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$18,938	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,369	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,569	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$192,185	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONSERVATION LAND	Desc
Book Value	$6,940,027	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$6,940,027	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,031,630	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$259,453	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$259,453	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,291,083	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$10,105	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$10,105	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,301,188	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$271,494	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$271,494	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$10,105	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$10,105	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$281,599	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy	The organization has written policies regarding monitoring, inspecting and enforcing conservation easements. Site visits are made to each easement property at least once per year, evidenced by an Annual Monitoring Report that notes any possible encroachments. The Environmental Director takes follow-up action, as necessary, with landowners. Each conservation easement has language outlining the rights and obligations of the landowner and the organization with regards to monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.	Conservation land is land, conservation easements and development rights that have been acquired by the Organization via purchase, bargain purchase or outright donation and set aside for permanent conservation. This land is stated at cost or estimated fair value at the time of donation, depending on how acquired. Donated conservation easements and development rights are recorded at a nominal $100 each when received.
Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liability	THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT FOR THE EIGHTMILE RIVER WILD & SCENIC COORDINATING COMMITTEE, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	TOUR DE LYME BIKE RACE	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$200,330	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$200,330	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$60,910	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$200,330	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$200,330	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$60,910	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$60,910	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$139,420	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$140,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	members have the power to vote and elect directors as nominated by the board
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	members vote on director nominees. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY AMEND THE BY-LAWS BY ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT RESOLUTION BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENTITLED TO VOTE THEREON AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CALLED FOR THAT PURPOSE AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings	CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE NOT FORMALLY KEPT, BUT THE COMMITTEES DO REPORT THEIR ACTIONS BACK TO THE FULL BOARD AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS WHOSE MINUTES ARE FORMALLY RECORDED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. ANY SUGGESTED REVISIONS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT BY THE TREASURER AND DISCUSSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE FINAL COPY BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED A POLICY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BOARD COMPENSATION & INSIDER TRANSACTIONS ON JULY 21, 2009. EACH DIRECTOR AND STAFF MEMBER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY CURRENTLY AND/OR AT THE TIME THEY JOIN THE ORGANIZATION. THEREAFTER, EACH YEAR EACH DIRECTOR AND STAFF MEMBER WILL BE REQUESTED BY THE SECRETARY TO CONFIRM IN WRITING THAT HE OR SHE HAS REVIEWED AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY AND TO REPORT ANY SUSPECTED CONFLICTS THEY MAY HAVE FOR REVIEW.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEGOTIATED A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S POSITION AT A SALARIED RATE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INDIVIDUAL'S SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEGOTIATED A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR'S POSITION AT A SALARIED RATE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INDIVIDUAL'S SKILLS,EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Upon request