NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST (EIN 01-0729039)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2021-10-25
IRS object ID: 202132989349300843
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-10-25T11:42:53-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	030327374	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	118 TILLEY DRIVE STE 202	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010729039	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8022241000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	17 STATE STREET NO 302	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONTPELIER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05602	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JON LEIBOWITZ	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8022241000	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-10-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JON	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LEIBOWITZ	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CONNIE FELLION	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01875413	PTIN
Phone	8026581808	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-10-11	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	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JON LEIBOWITZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	17 STATE STREET NO 302	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONTPELIER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,813,288	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NEWILDERNESSTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WILD LAND CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,451,331	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,434,161	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$66,015	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$12,108	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$54,405	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$143,524	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,571,751	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,302,745	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	$375,835	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$502,905	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$27,920	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$296,961	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$398,828	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$672,796	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$901,733	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,898,955	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,401,012	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,967,848	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$23,134,925	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$333,098	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$43,323	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$14,634,750	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$23,091,602	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST IS A REGIONAL LAND TRUST WORKING TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOREVER-WILD LANDSCAPES FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE IN NEW YORK, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$825,301	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$12,108	RevenueAmt
Desc	CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER LAND TRUSTS TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE FOREVER WILD LANDSCAPES THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, LAND ACQUISITIONS, DONATIONS AND OTHER PRESERVATION METHODS SUCH AS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION BASES ITS LAND PROTECTION ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE TO PRIORITIZE LAND BASED ON ITS ECOLOGICAL VALUE, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND OTHER FACTORS. WORKING IN ME, NH, VT, NY, MA, AND CT, THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED PRINCIPALLY BY GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, GOVERNMENTAL GRANTS, AND LANDOWNER GIFTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$825,301	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	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	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	0	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	23	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	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
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	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	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	JON LEIBOWITZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8022241000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	17 STATE STREETNO302	AddressLine1Txt
City	MONTPELIER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05602	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK ANDERSON
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSIE O'KEEFFE
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES DEHNER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTIN DEBOER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRETT ENGSTROM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL FOX
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL HILDRETH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK RANCOURT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY TEPPER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN TIJAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL DRAKON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN LEIBOWITZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$91,161	$0	$7,583

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$91,161	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$7,583	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAINE BOUNDARY CONSULTANTS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8 RIVER ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BUXTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04093	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LAND BOUNDARY	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$126,217	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$247,617	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$8,186,544	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$140,397	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,434,161	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GENERAL	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$12,108	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,108	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$12,108	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$62,604	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$62,604	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,304,415	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,510,543	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$206,128	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$206,128	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$206,128	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,302,745	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,108	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$143,524	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$414,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$382,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,991	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,857	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,760	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$683	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$273	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,714	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,195	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,835	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,908	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,870	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,948	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,180	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$472	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,424	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,373	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,439	TotalAmt
Program Services	$818	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$293	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$530	TotalAmt
Management And General	$530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$656	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$263	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
WILDLANDS PARTNERSHIP	$100,000	$100,000
BANK AND INVESTMENT EXP	$40,989	$36,822	$4,078	$89
REAL ESTATE TAXES	$22,241	$22,241
OUTREACH AND MEDIA	$15,714	$11,953	$7	$3,754

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,320	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$901,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$825,301	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,920	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$386,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$526,085	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,069,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,411,518	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,591,602	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,635,791	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,904	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,553,139	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,838	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,284,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,540,301	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,409,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,818,531	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$228,984	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,967,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,134,925	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,481	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,323	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,617	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$333,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,323	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	$12,116,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,789,813	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,518,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,301,789	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,634,750	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,091,602	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,967,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,134,925	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,401,012	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,055,840	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)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,669,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,976,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,428,723	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,451,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,434,161	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,959,369	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,669,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,976,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,428,723	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,451,331	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,434,161	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,959,369	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$10,791,840	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$9,167,529	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$120,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$44,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$68,368	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$64,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$62,604	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$359,993	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$299	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$299	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$20,319,661	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$712,073	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.45120	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.48360	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	19	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	22712.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements	0	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	0	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements	0	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	3	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	625.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$55,532	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$520,755	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$206,234	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$5,701	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$721,288	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$493,054	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$32,640	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$4,939	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$520,755	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$449,535	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$48,024	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$4,505	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$493,054	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$417,983	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$35,495	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,943	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$449,535	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$370,013	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$51,859	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,889	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$417,983	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.51000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.49000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,539,242	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$8,539,242	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,897	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,838	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,059	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,540,301	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET FUNDS	$233,427	F
EQUITY SECURITIES	$3,076,659	F
MUTUAL FUNDS	$249,429	F
FIXED INCOME	$1,234,392	F
OTHER	$24,624	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$4,818,531	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,358,585	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,055,840	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,055,840	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,302,745	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,302,745	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$901,733	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$901,733	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$901,733	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART II, LINE 9:

THROUGH SPECIAL FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE CONSERVATION LAND THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION. THESE PROPERTIES WILL BE PRESERVED AND ARE REPORTED AT FAIR VALUE AT THE TIME RECEIVED. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO REDUCE THE FAIR VALUE OF THE PROPERTY TO ITS IMPAIRED VALUE BASED ON THE VALUATION PROVIDED BY THE TOWN IN WHICH IT RESIDES BASED ON THE FIRST TAX BILL RECEIVED AFTER CONSERVATION. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A POLICY WHEREBY CONTRIBUTIONS OF DONATED CONSERVATION LAND THAT WOULD TYPICALLY NEED TO BE PURCHASED IF NOT PROVIDED BY DONATION, IS RECORDED AS ITS FAIR MARKET VALUE IN THE PERIOD RECEIVED. WHEN CONSERVATION LAND IS RECEIVED THROUGH A DONATION WITH A SIMULTANEOUS EASEMENT UPON ACQUISITION, THE CONTRIBUTION AND CORRESPONDING ASSET ARE RECORDED AT THE FAIR VALUE AFTER ADJUSTMENT FOR THE EASEMENT. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY OR DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE NO FUTURE MONETARY VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THEREFORE, COSTS TO ACQUIRE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE REPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES AT THE TIME WHEN INCURRED.

PART X, LINE 2:

FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, REQUIRES ENTITIES TO DISCLOSE IN THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE NATURE OF ANY UNCERTAINTY IN THEIR TAX POSITIONS. FOR TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES, TAX EXEMPT STATUS ITSELF IS DEEMED TO BE AN UNCERTAINTY, AS EVENTS COULD POTENTIALLY OCCUR TO JEOPARDIZE THEIR TAX EXEMPT STATUS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL NOT HAVE A CHANGE IN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS DURING THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IF NECESSARY, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD ACCRUE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2017.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	12	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$140,397	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AMOUNT IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	EXPLANATION: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EXPLANATION: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT AS TO THE EXISTENCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE DIS-INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS, WHILE THE PARTY IN POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM. BOARD MEETING MINUTES WILL DOCUMENT THE DISCUSSION AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS. IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN COMPETITIVE BIDS AND DILIGENCE OF FAIR MARKET VALUE WILL BE ESTABLISHED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	EXPLANATION: NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST CORPORATION'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE BOARD, AS APPROPRIATE. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED AND REVIEWED IN THE SPRING OF EACH YEAR AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES, FOR SELECTED KEY EXECUTIVES, BASE SALARIES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR'S ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD SALARY APPROVAL AND INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SELECTED KEY SENIOR STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST