2019-11-01T08:56:50-05:00 2018-12-31 201696994 HOYT FILIPPETTI & MALAGHAN LLC 107 AIRPORT RD WESTERLY RI 028913420 990 2018-01-01 050506961 THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WATC 4013155399 1 BAY ST WESTERLY RI 02891 DEBORAH LAMM PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN 4013486540 2019-10-16 true TERENCE J MALAGHAN CPA P00171896 4015962000 2019-10-16 54.211.71.176 2019-11-01 08:56:50 CD P 987459597FDFA595011F6AD4EB4C8BE1AFDC8007 B937E45F08262C099564ADDC981AB7B3D36B0E05 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z DEBORAH LAMM 616507 false X WWW.THEWATCHHILLCONSERVANCY.ORG X 1999 RI THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1999 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS OF WATCH HILL, RI; TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, OPEN SPACE AND HISTORICAL VALUES AND THE CHARACTER OF WATCH HILL AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED VITALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE SAME; AND TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES INCIDENTAL TO THE AFORESAID PURPOSES, WHETHER ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT OR IN NEARBY AREAS OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY, RI OR STONINGTON, CT. 20 20 17 90 0 298977 246617 0 58110 44258 -27153 -4361 329934 286514 0 0 166344 169302 0 0 47676 93413 214020 262715 115914 23799 2265939 2163092 19774 19594 2246165 2143498 X THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1999 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS OF WATCH HILL, RI; TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, OPEN SPACE AND HISTORICAL VALUES AND THE CHARACTER OF WATCH HILL AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED VITALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE SAME; AND TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES INCIDENTAL TO THE AFORESAID PURPOSES, WHETHER ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT OR IN NEARBY AREAS OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY, RI OR STONINGTON, CT. false false 17070 CONTINUING PROGRESS ON THE CONSERVANCY'S MULTI-YEAR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN THE VILLAGE OF WATCH HILL, INCLUDING A TWO-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDY AND YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, ALLOWING FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING OF WIRES AND THE RELOCATION OF TRANSFORMERS. THE PORTION OF THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT INVOLVING THE INSTALLATION OF AN UNDERGROUND DUCT BANK ON BAY STREET BEGAN IN LATE 2011, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN OF WESTERLY'S INSTALLATION OF A NEW WATER LINE AND STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTINUED INTO 2015. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS ON THE HISTORIC STREET LIGHTING PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEEN COMBINED INTO A LARGER "TIP" PROJECT, CONCERNING A MULTITUDE OF BAY STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, MANAGED PRIMARILY BY THE TOWN OF WESTERLY. 140111 2018 WAS THE THIRTEENTH YEAR OF THE CONSERVANCY'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THAT THE CONSERVANCY WAS LEAD MANAGER/COORDINATOR OF THE SAME, ASSUMING THIS ROLE FROM THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT IN 2016. THE CONSERVANCY OBTAINED MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STUDIES AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVTION EFFORTS. THE YEAR REPORTED A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND A MARKED SENSE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR A CONSERVATION REGIME THAT SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND UNDERSTANDING, PAIRED WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF WATCH HILL'S MOST SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA. 6636 THE CONSERVANCY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS LANPHEAR LIVE SPEAKER SERIES HELD IN THE CHAPLIN B. BARNES READING ROOM AT THE LANPHEAR LIVERY. THIS SERIES IS A FREE SUMMER PROGRAM HOSTED BY THE CONSERVANCY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF AN ANNUAL INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE FURTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY. 5513 CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY AS WELL AS EXPLORING THE ACQUISITION OF OTHER PROPERTIES OF NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO OFFERS FREE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INFORMATION TO LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO AID THEM IN MAKING PROPERTY RENOVATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE HISTORY AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA. 5513 169330 true true false false false false true false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 17 false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false true true true false X X JOCELYN LAHEY 4013155399 1 BAY STREET WESTERLY RI 02891 X LAURENCE F WHITTEMORE III VICE PRESIDE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 T WILSON EGLIN JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD R KELLY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LAMM PRESIDENT & 8.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS F MCWILLIAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 H BRIAN THOMPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS ALGIERE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT C MURRAY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM J MILLER JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCULCO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN BETH BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGIA JONES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JILL SCOLA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN PATTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MERRILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA COTTRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT G SIMMONS III VICE PRESIDE 4.00 X 0 0 0 JANE B O'CONNELL SECRETARY 4.00 X 0 0 0 PETER GUMMESON TREASURER 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD H SAYRE PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 90250 54922 101445 246617 18879 18879 299711 28671 302953 50 -3242 28621 25379 25379 21950 54922 26990 -5040 679 679 679 286514 44937 63470 28278 35192 92902 85427 7475 12930 9402 3528 12560 10813 1747 9173 9173 3528 3528 1762 1762 5006 3047 1959 16017 16017 2396 1135 1261 9092 9092 NAPATREE POINT PROGRAMS 24712 24712 PROPERTY TAXES 2466 2466 LANPHEAR LIVE 2288 2288 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 1378 1378 3035 3035 262715 169330 93385 0 179328 149384 22745 22745 1136421 15234 1111700 1121187 909233 834192 23056 12360 19877 23224 2265939 2163092 2325 2145 17449 17449 19774 19594 X 2128672 2072696 117493 70802 2246165 2143498 2265939 2163092 23799 -126466 X true X false true false X 242988 927429 161849 298977 246617 1877860 242988 927429 161849 298977 246617 1877860 1008221 869639 9710 39203 15007 15460 18879 98259 5218 4803 1856 603 679 13159 1989278 0.43720 0.80080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 3 64.47 1 false 3800.00 55000 false true X 1107023 1107023 29398 15234 14164 1121187 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 LAND HELD FOR CONSERVATION IS STATED AT COST OR, IF DONATED, AT FAIR VALUE AT THE DATE OF CONTRIBUTION, WHICH WAS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISERS. THE APPRAISERS ESTIMATED THE VALUES BASED ON THE PERMITTED USE OF THE LAND. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CARRYING VALUE APPROXIMATES FAIR VALUE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B THE CONSERVANCY IS ACTING AS AN AGENT FOR THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, THE CONSERVANCY ACCEPTED A GRANT OF 50,000 ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DISTRICT. THE REMAINING FUNDS OF 17,449 WILL BE DISBURSED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANT GUIDELINES. RI SUMMER GALA 76872 54922 21950 12673 14317 76872 54922 21950 12673 14317 26990 -5040 RI SCHEDULE G, PART IV THE CONSERVANCY DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1999 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS OF WATCH HILL, RI; TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, OPEN SPACE AND HISTORICAL VALUES AND THE CHARACTER OF WATCH HILL AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED VITALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE SAME; AND TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES INCIDENTAL TO THE AFORESAID PURPOSES, WHETHER ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT OR IN NEARBY AREAS OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY, RI OR STONINGTON, CT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY AS WELL AS EXPLORING THE ACQUISITION OF OTHER PROPERTIES OF NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO OFFERS FREE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INFORMATION TO LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO AID THEM IN MAKING PROPERTY RENOVATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE HISTORY AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA. FORM 990, PART VI LINE 28 - SOME MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVANCY'S BOARD ARE MEMBERS OF ONE BAY STREET CENTER FROM WHICH THE CONSERVANCY LEASES ITS OFFICE SPACE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR REVIEW, THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ATTORNEY REGULARLY MONITOR FOUNDATION RELATIONSHIPS AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON AN AGREED UPON ANNUAL AMOUNT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION FOR CONSULTANTS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IS DETERMINED BY RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON AN AGREED UPON AMOUNT. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS DO NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS SUCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 990 MAY BE AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.