2017-11-13T15:27:53-05:00 2016-12-31 201696994 HOYT FILIPPETTI & MALAGHAN LLC 107 AIRPORT RD WESTERLY RI 028913420 990 2016-01-01 050506961 THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WATC 4013486540 1 BAY ST WESTERLY RI 02891 RICHARD H SAYRE PRESIDENT 4013486540 2017-11-09 true TERENCE J MALAGHAN CPA P00171896 4015962000 2017-11-10 898C1895B8F201315E3AD013D20E33E4FB790411 B479814072B16048CEB8EE7D21460EF4F5B6D5BC 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z RICHARD H SAYRE 375986 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 ACQURE 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. 17 17 13 1856 -100 927429 161849 0 32242 16993 999 44847 960670 223689 25000 0 0 79380 140540 0 0 357495 87474 461875 228014 498795 -4325 2053002 2083728 28858 22235 2024144 2061493 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 ACQURE 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 34656 CONTINUING MAJOR 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 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. CURRENT CONSERVANCY EFFORTS FOCUS ON COMPLETING THE HISTORIC STREET LIGHTING PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS COMBINED IN A LARGER TIP PROJECT, CONCERNING A MULTITUDE OF BAY STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, MANAGED PRIMARILY BY THE TOWN OF WESTERLY. 118015 2016 WAS THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF THE CONSERVANCY'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 2016 ALSO MARKED THE FIRST YEAR THE CONSERVANCY WAS LEAD MANAGER/COORDINATOR OF THE SAME, ASSUMING THIS ROLE FROM THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT. THE CONSERVANCY OBTAINED AND MANAGED MULTPLE GRANTS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STUDIES AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION 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, WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF WATCH HILL'S MOST SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREA. 3968 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 OF THE AREA. 156639 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 6 0 true 13 false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false true true false true true false false false true true true false true true true false X X KIMBERLIE RAYNOR RUSSELL 4013486540 1 BAY STREET WESTERLY RI 02891 X ELIZABETH W BEAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PETER J BROCKMANN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 HARVEY C DEMOVICK III DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 T WILSON EGLIN JR DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DONALD R KELLY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SUSAN KOZEL DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LAMM DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 THOMAS F MCWILLIAMS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANN STEVENSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 H BRIAN THOMPSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 HENRY TOOLAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CHARLES S WHITMAN III DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PETER B GRIFFIN VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 GRANT G SIMMONS III VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 JANE B O'CONNELL VP, SECRETAR X 0 0 0 PETER GUMMESON TREASURER X 0 0 0 RICHARD H SAYRE PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 false false false 46396 20620 94833 161849 15007 15007 109089 11249 118352 -9263 11249 1986 1986 76525 20620 33534 42991 2267 411 1856 1856 223689 16993 1856 86662 49732 36930 44538 44538 9340 7008 2332 5320 5320 2847 2847 10274 10274 2902 1567 1335 8206 8206 499 499 9969 9969 NAPATREE POINT PROGRAMS 41119 41119 PROPERTY TAXES 2401 2401 TELEPHONE 1669 1669 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 612 612 1656 1656 228014 156639 71375 0 184212 157398 23369 23128 1079461 11675 1064667 1067786 752801 808621 27953 26795 2053002 2083728 2664 4406 26194 17829 28858 22235 X 1941355 1998139 82789 63354 2024144 2061493 2053002 2083728 -4325 41674 X true X false false X 1178520 3287036 242988 927429 161849 5797822 1178520 3287036 242988 927429 161849 5797822 725151 5072671 306 7611 9710 39203 26256 83086 5218 4803 1856 11877 5892785 91532 0.86080 0.87380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 2 61.81 1 false 50.00 false true X 1066623 1066623 12838 11675 1163 1067786 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 28,635 WILL BE DISBURSED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANT GUIDELINES. RI SUMMER GALA 97145 20620 76525 17346 10310 5878 97145 20620 76525 17346 10310 5878 33534 42991 RI 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 ACQURE 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, 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, BOOKKEEPER, AND OFFICE MANAGER. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR REVIEW, THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 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 ANNUAL AMOUNT. OFFICERS DO NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.