NEWTOWN FOREST ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
NEWTOWN FOREST ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 06-6079549)
Tax period
2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed
2022-08-31
IRS object ID
202212439349301106
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-08-31T10:37:32-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN066079549EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEWTOWN FOREST ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2032703650PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 213AddressLine1Txt
CityNewtownCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06470ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonClarence PetersonPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2037332030PhoneNum
Signature2022-08-31SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal Officerclarence petersonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1po box 213AddressLine1Txt
CitynewtownCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06470ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$211,839GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.newtownforestassociation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1924FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Newtown Forest Association is the oldest private land trust organization in Connecticut. It has been dedicated for over ninety years to securing for the residents of Newtown and their posterity the benefits derived from open space lands. Lands which include, but are not limited to, forest and agricultural land, wildlife and nature preserves and watersheds.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$44,930PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$100,816CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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MissionThe Newtown Forest Association is the oldest private land trust organization in Connecticut. It has been dedicated for over ninety years to securing for the residents of Newtown and for posterity generally the benefits derived from open space lands. Lands which include, but are not limited to, forest and agricultural land, wildlife and nature preserves and watersheds.MissionDesc
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Expense$72,341ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescProperty stewardship, monitoring and maintenanceDesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonClarence O Peterson IVPersonNm
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State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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Executive Director (hired September 2021 comp is 9/21-12/21)400Yes (X)Yes (X)$17,500$0$0
Ed Kelleher
Director30$0$0$0Yes (X)
Clarence O Peterson IV
Treasurer & President (12-2020 to 7-2022)40$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Bart Smith
Vice President (President 7-2022 to present)20$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Michael Dylag
Director 12-2020 to present20$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Aaron Coopersmith
Director (resigned 5-2022)20$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Harvey Pessin
Secretary20$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Dan Dalton
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Don Morrissey
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Robert Eckenrode
Director20$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Catrina Morgan
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Coke Cramer
Director0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Dave Brooker
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$4,521TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$63,224BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$355,041BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$4,694BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$750EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$164,685LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,934BOYAmt
EOY$48,432EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$1,313,323BOYAmt
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BOY$5,780,327BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,000BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,011,821BOYAmt
EOY$2,054,975EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,559,722BOYAmt
EOY$5,639,901EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,571,543BOYAmt
EOY$7,694,876EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,572,543BOYAmt
EOY$7,695,876EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,792CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$260,914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,137CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$447,903TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$260,914CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,137CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$447,903TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$447,903PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,105CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,080CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,816CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$367,066TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,694CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,613TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$818,582TotalSupportAmt
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Public Support CY1700.54717PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52812PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNone in Current PeriodExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements5TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage227TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement10StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$444ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$290,289BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$102,897ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,600InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$30,318OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$370,468EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$279,152BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,213ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,726InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$802OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$290,289EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$266,090BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$18,110ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,771InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$13,819OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$279,152EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$340,753BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$248,032ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,539InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$332,234OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$266,090EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$333,007BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,858ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,097InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$16,209OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$340,753EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.45PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.55TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$107,952InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$80,004DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,948BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$40,679InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,803DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,876BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$16,054InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,446DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,608BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$48,432TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Purchased Land - Restricted for Conservation$734,994
Donated Land @ FMV Since 2004$1,807,723
Donated Conservation Easements @ FMV on Date of Gift$3,248,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,790,717TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part II, Line 5All Easements are inspected annually and such documentation of site visits are maintained in accordance with our policies. The NFA has never modified an Easement.
Schedule D, Part II, Line 9Easements are recorded at their respective FMV at the date of gift and reported as permanently restricted net assets.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4Easement Monitoring and Defense Fund $ 62,594 Compensation Fund 62,500 Land Acquisition Fund 54,236 Newtown Tree Project 11,725 Nettleton Stewardship Fund 4,137 Fairfield County Foundation Award 9,760 Sandy Hook Memorial Tree Fund 3,208 Utility Company Award 1,412 Newtown Tree Project 118,741 Nettleton Memorial Orchard Fund 42,155
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes - The NFA accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. The NFA has identified its tax status as a tax-exempt entity as its only significant tax position; however, the NFA has determined that such tax position does not result in an uncertainty requiring recognition. The NFA is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. The Organization's federal and state tax returns are generally open for examination for three years following the date filed.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEdward Kelleher ESQPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBoard MemberRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$3,840TransactionAmt
TransactionDuring the year ended September 30, 2021 the NFA engaged the Director's law firm for real estate closings and reimbursed costs totaled $3,840 for direct closing costs only, including purchased title insurance.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The NFA is a membership organization. The members annually elect the officers and directors of the Board and approve the actions of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe NFA is a membership organization. The members annually elect the officers and directors of the Board and approve the actions of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bThe NFA is a membership organization. The members annually elect the officers and directors of the Board and approve the actions of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bPrior to filing the Form 990 the Board is provided a copy of the draft return. The Board subjects it to review and questions are responded to. Upon satisfaction, the Treasurer files the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAnnually the policies are distributed to the Board and key employees and obtained an signed annually representation from each party.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Officers are not compensated. We hired an Executive Director on September 1, 2021. The compensation was determined based on review of industry publications, recent discussions with neighboring land trusts and review of other Form 990s of comparable entities. The only other employee is our resident caretaker whose compensation in the form of residency in exchange for work. The value of the residency is determined periodically based on market evaluations as well as the rate at which the caretaker is compensated. The work provided is of the same value as the value of the residency. Residency is a requirement of the job description.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Such policies are available upon request. Form 990 is available publicly via certain national non-profit websites.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eAmounts Comprise the following: Land Acquisition Fees & Taxes $3,455, Equipment Repair & Maintenance $2,642, Other $564, Dam Inspection $2600, Easement Inspections $444, Snow Removal $4,645, New Bench $1,351, Property Maintenance, Mowing and Haying $18,009

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationAs Treasurer I am a volunteer. Unfortunately my personnel work commitments (due to a January merger of the Company I work for which added significant additional responsibilities during our integration period) and having caught COVID over the July 4th weekend have precluded me from taking anything but an isolated long weekend off as well as completing the Form 990. Since I do this one time a year I overlooked the deadline. We are planning on hiring someone to perform this in the future if I no longer have capacity.ExplanationTxt

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