2021-10-12T12:34:54-05:00 2020-12-31 061533315 CIRONEFRIEDBERG LLP 6 RESEARCH DRIVE 450 SHELTON CT 06484 990 2020-01-01 066082034 NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY INC NORT 8609271927 PO BOX 821 KENT CT 06757 CATHERINE RAWSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8609271927 2021-10-12 1 CATHERINE RAWSON 999009999 SANDRA D CALLANAN P01200948 2033665876 2021-10-11 0 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X CATHERINE RAWSON PO BOX 821 KENT CT 06757 5305774 0 X CTLAND.ORG X 1966 CT TO BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS, FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND WORKING FARMLAND THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. 12 12 11 120 0 0 367415 4764774 146366 51895 70748 54973 595456 427578 1179985 5299220 0 0 0 0 608256 703800 0 0 83801 450627 492507 1058883 1196307 121102 4102913 44310739 61682976 316698 507042 43994041 61175934 X NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. IS A NONPROFIT LAND TRUST THAT BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS, FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND WORKING FARMLAND THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. 0 0 343678 188399 STEWARDSHIP - THE LAND TRUST'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ENSURES THE CONSERVED PROPERTIES ARE PROTECTED AND CARED FOR IN PERPETUITY. THE LAND TRUST'S STAFF PERFORM ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF EACH CONSERVATION PROPERTY TO CONFIRM THERE ARE NO ENCROACHMENTS OR VIOLATIONS AND THE CONSERVATION VALUES ARE PROTECTED. THE LAND TRUST DEFENDS ITS CONSERVATION INTERESTS WHEN NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, THE LAND TRUST MAINTAINS 21 PUBLIC PRESERVES AND MANAGES, LEASES, OR PROTECTS THROUGH FEE OWNERSHIP AND EASEMENT 40 WORKING FARMS. STEWARDSHIP ALSO ENTAILS INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, ACTIVE PROTECTION FOR RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, LAND MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS MOWING AND HAZARD TREE REMOVAL, AND WATER QUALITY TESTING AND PROTECTION. 362003 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE LAND TRUST'S CONSERVED LANDS SERVE A RESIDENT POPULATION OF 200,000 PEOPLE. EACH YEAR, THE LAND TRUST PROVIDES FREE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE AND HELP DEMONSTRATE BENEFITS OF NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS. THE LAND TRUST'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE GUIDED HIKES, LECTURES, AND OTHER FREE PUBLIC EVENTS. IN ADDITION, THE LAND TRUST PROVIDES INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION AS A LEADING COMPONENT. LASTLY, THE LAND TRUST ALSO WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, AND EDUCATION-BASED NON-PROFITS TO REACH FURTHER INTO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS FOR ALL AGES AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES. 135989 AQUISITIONS - AS CONNECTICUT'S LARGEST LAND TRUST AND THE 18TH LARGEST IN THE NATION, THE LAND TRUST PROTECTS 12,500 ACRES (AND GROWING) OF VAST, CONNECTED NATURAL AREAS IN LITCHFIELD AND NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES. THE LAND TRUST'S CONSERVED LANDS INCLUDE 21 PUBLIC HIKING PRESERVES, 40 WORKING FARMS, OVER 3,000 ACRES OF HABITAT FOR RARE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND 45 MILES OF RIVERS, LAKES, AND STREAMS. THE LAND TRUST IS CONNECTICUT'S LAND ACQUISITION LEADER, PROTECTING MORE PROPERTIES FOR CONSERVATION EACH YEAR THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION STATEWIDE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAND TRUST'S HISTORY, IT HAS CONSERVED, ON AVERAGE, 9 PROPERTIES A YEAR. 133159 51895 PARTNERSHIP - THE LAND TRUST SAFEGUARDS NATURAL LANDS AND WATERS, CONSERVES WORKING FARMLAND, AND CREATES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE. IN WORKING TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION, THE LAND TRUST INVESTS IN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER CONSERVATION, SUPPORT THE WORK OF PARTNER LAND TRUSTS, TOWNS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND PROVIDE CONSERVATION BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. ANNUALLY THE LAND TRUST PROVIDES HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF STAFF SUPPORT TO ITS NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS FOR ACQUISITIONS, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND TRAININGS, EVENTS, GRANT WRITING, AND STEWARDSHIP. THE LAND TRUST'S STAFF SERVE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITH THE CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL, LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, LAND TRUST ALLIANCE CONSERVATION DEFENSE ADVISORY COUNCIL, LITCHFIELD HILLS GREENPRINT COLLABORATIVE, AND WORKING LANDS ALLIANCE. THE LAND TRUST ALSO CONVENES LITCHFIELD COUNTY GREEN DRINKS, A MONTHLY GATHERING FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS. 133159 51895 974829 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X CATHERINE RAWSON 8609271927 PO BOX 821 KENT CT 06757 HIRAM P WILLIAMS JR PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN PECKERMAN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGERY FELDBERG VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 V CHARLES JACKSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HELEN LILLIS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE A FLYNN RECORDING SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA ALLARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN CUSHNIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DE LUCA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW GORDON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP KORSANT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER W MAY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MILLSTEIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE RAWSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VP 50.00 X 149084 0 25028 PAUL ELCONIN DIRECTOR OF LAND CONSERVATION AND VP 40.00 X 108946 0 11988 258030 0 37016 2 0 1 0 0 4764774 1990003 4764774 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 900099 51895 51895 51895 54468 54468 22939 0 22939 22939 22939 5515 5010 505 505 505 240723 1544 239179 239179 LEGAL SETTLEMENT 900099 165460 165460 165460 5299220 240294 0 294152 258029 213014 27141 17874 321571 265471 33824 22276 15923 13145 1675 1103 62911 51936 6617 4358 45366 37451 4772 3143 90844 58584 32183 77 51086 32945 18098 43 37 37 73580 51498 3648 18434 59730 52442 3860 3428 3342 2896 103 343 14678 12263 1448 967 40225 35746 2687 1792 CONSULTING AND OUTSIDE 121040 109722 1355 9963 LAND MAINTENANCE 36327 36327 1618 1352 266 1196307 974829 137677 83801 189909 153997 1609562 771454 30278 32570 19447 10935 579649 81067 321060 498582 1533568 5145893 40606915 55069545 44310739 61682976 66698 111050 142192 250000 250000 0 3800 316698 507042 X 42492118 57628724 1501923 3547210 43994041 61175934 44310739 61682976 X 4102913 162936 12916044 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2113559 4001929 2722148 1009183 4764774 14611593 2113559 4001929 2722148 1009183 4764774 14611593 5775725 8835868 17790 26694 47491 70691 54468 217134 14828727 0.59590 0.67180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1196307 1196307 194631 48658 0 0 180888 194631 375519 563279 739 739 45222 48658 93880 140820 370 370 X X X 214 6300.00 27 2 1 1555.00 125245 1587893 2252880 85397 97948 3828222 1552684 15000 71868 51659 1587893 1596879 17000 27716 33111 1552684 1569433 15000 12446 28942 1541575 1598466 5000 5992 57889 1542575 0.09830 0.54860 0.35310 0 0 125000 125000 392200 22977 369223 14283 13874 409 48166 44216 3950 498582 CONSERVATION LAND AND EASEMENTS 55069545 55069545 SECURITY DEPOSITS 3800 3800 18379744 162936 12917588 13080524 5299220 0 5299220 1197851 1544 1544 1196307 0 1196307 PART II, LINE 3: THE NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY INC. ACQUIRED 27 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE MERGER WITH NAROMI LAND TRUST, INC. PART II, LINE 5: IN 2006, THE BOARD FORMALLY ADOPTED THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE'S STANDARDS AND PRACTICES, WHICH DICTATES THAT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. ANNUALLY INSPECTS ALL EASEMENTS, PRODUCE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF THE INSPECTION, AND ENFORCE EASEMENTS. ON MAY 18, 2013 THE BOARD ADOPTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT POLICY. THIS POLICY INCLUDES GUIDELINES FOR RESPONDING TO SUSPECTED EASEMENT VIOLATIONS, POTENTIAL VIOLATION REMEDIESM AND VIOLATION PREVENTION STRATEGIES. PART II, LINE 9: DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE VALUED AT ONE DOLLAR EACH FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING PURPOSES AND ARE INCLUDED WITH GIFTS OF PRESERVATION PROPERTIES. PURCHASED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE ALSO VALUED AT ONE DOLLAR EACH AND THE COST OF THE EASEMENTS ARE REPORTED AS A PROGRAM EXPENSE. CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACQUISITION, MONITORING, AND INSPECTION EXPENSES ARE REPORTED AS PROGRAM EXPENSES. PART V, LINE 4: THE LAND TRUST'S ENDOWMENT INCLUDES DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. AS REQUIRED BY U.S. GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ACQUISITION OF NAROMI LAND TRUST, INC. 12,916,044. DIRECT EXPENSES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS 1,544. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS 1,544. MIDSUMMER GALA 240723 240723 1544 240723 240723 1544 1544 239179 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CATHERINE RAWSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VP 149084 0 0 0 0 0 4297 0 20731 0 174112 0 0 0 X 4 1990003 EASEMENTS-$1FEE GIFT-FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED 3 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND 1 FEE GIFT DURING 2020. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A POLICY OF RECORDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AT ONE DOLLAR ($1) CONSIDERING THAT THEY HAVE NO INDEPENDENT MARKET VALUE. LINE 31 - THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND LAND GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICIES. A GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY FOR ALL OTHER CASH AND NON CASH GIFTS WAS ADOPTED IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION WERE AMENDED AND RESTATED FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NAROMI LAND TRUST INC. AND THE CHANGE OF THE NAME FROM WEANTINOGE HERITAGE LAND TRUST, INC. TO NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ALL COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITH WRITTEN MINUTES OR WRITTEN ACTIONS. NO COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS REQUIRE THAT EACH INTERESTED PERSON (AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS) SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT THE PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AGREES TO COMPLY, HAS COMPLIED AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY, WILL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXISTANCE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE SOLELY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH ITS BUDGETARY PROCESS IN CONSIDERING COMPENSATION THE BOARD EXAMINES INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHER SIMILAR ENTITIES. THE BOARD MINUNTES PROVIDE CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE BOARD'S DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ACQUISITION OF NARIOMI LAND TRUST INC. 12,916,044. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ON JUNE 30, 2020, WEANTINOGE HERITAGE LAND TRUST, INC. ACQUIRED THE ASSETS OF NAROMI LAND TRUST, INC. ALL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES WERE REVALUED TO FAIR VALUE AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 WITH THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN NET ASSETS EFFECTIVE AS OF THAT DATE. ON THAT DATE, NAROMI LAND TRUST, INC. CEASED TO EXIST AND WEANTINOGE HERITAGE LAND TRUST, INC. BECAME THE SURVIVING ENTITY. TO REFLECT THE BREADTH AND REGIONAL FOCUS OF ITS MISSION MORE ACCURATELY THE LAND TRUST CHANGED ITS LEGAL NAME FROM WEANTINOGE HERITAGE LAND TRUST, INC., TO NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. THE LAND TRUST ACQUIRED THE ASSETS AND ASSUMED THE LIABILITIES OF NAROMI LAND TRUST, INC. RESULTING IN TOTAL NET ASSETS ACQUIRED OF $12,916,044.