2015-02-12T08:32:43-06:00 2014-09-30 061183747 FIORITAKORNHAAS & COMPANY PC 146 DEER HILL AVENUE DANBURY CT 06810 990 2013-10-01 066069060 STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC STEE 8608689131 PO BOX 279 WASHINGTON DEPOT CT 06794 STEVEN H LAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8608689131 2015-02-12 1 FIORITA KORNHAAS COMPANY PC P00638833 2037901040 2015-01-15 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z STEVEN H LAW PO BOX 279 WASHINGTON DEPOT CT 06794 1945869 0 X WWW.STEEPROCKASSOC.ORG X 1961 CT TO PRESERVE PRIVATE PROPERTIES WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND TO ACQUIRE LAND IN FEE FOR CONSERVATION, PUBLIC RECREATION, AND EDUCATION PURPOSES. 30 30 5 216 3098 0 472862 1431993 0 4025 105893 94709 0 0 578755 1530727 0 0 0 0 199386 244342 0 0 48723 191451 220270 390837 464612 187918 1066115 12730070 14011969 8240 126444 12721830 13885525 X THE STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF THE OLDEST LAND TRUSTS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. ITS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE REGION'S BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HERITAGE FOR ITS INTRINSIC VALUE AND TO ENHANCE THE RURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT TOWNS BY ACQUIRING, PRESERVING AND MANAGING OPEN SPACE, SCENIC VISTAS, NATURAL COMMUNITIES, A DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE HABITATS, FARMLANDS THAT CONSERVE THE REGION'S AGRICULTURAL LEGACY AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OTHER LANDS THAT SUPPORT THE PUBLIC'S PURSUIT OF EDUCATIONAL AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES. 0 0 327532 4025 STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS BASED ON THREE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS: (1) LAND PRESERVATION INITIATIVES, (2) LAND STEWARDSHIP SERVICES, AND (3) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. PRESERVATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE ACQUISITION OF LAND IN FEE AS WELL AS THE ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREAS. STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION HAS ESTABLISHED ACQUISITION CRITERIA AND A STRATEGIC LAND CONSERVATION PLAN TO GUIDE ITS LAND PRESERVATION EFFORTS. LAND STEWARDSHIP SERVICES INCLUDE: MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO 2,000+ ACRES OWNED IN FEE VIA A NETWORK OF 40 MILES OF TRAILS, MANAGING A VARIETY OF FOREST, WETLAND AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITATS TO ENHANCE WILDLIFE DIVERSITY AND TO ELIMINATE OR CONTROL THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, AND MANAGING FARM FIELDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. A COMPREHENSIVE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN, ADOPTED IN 2011, PROVIDES THE VISION AND GUIDANCE FOR MANAGING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 ACRES OF NATURE PRESERVES OWNED IN FEE. THE PLAN FOCUSES ON MANAGING FOR BIODIVERSITY BY ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT UNITS BASED ON HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS, IDENTIFYING SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN, ADDRESSING THREATS TO THESE SPECIES AND THEIR NATURAL COMMUNITIES, RECOMMENDING CONSERVATION ACTIONS AND MONITORING ONGOING MAINTENANCE/MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES. FROM THIS FRAMEWORK, ANNUAL WORK PLANS ARE ESTABLISHED TO ORGANIZE PROJECTS AND GUIDE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. STEWARDSHIP SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE THE ANNUAL MONITORING OF APPROXIMATELY 2,600 ACRES HELD IN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, A COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED IN 2012, ENHANCES PUBLIC AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE NATURE PRESERVE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED ON A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCE TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 327532 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CT X X X STEVEN H LAW 8608689131 2 GREEN HILL ROAD WASHINGTON DEPOT CT 06794 X KIRSTEN J FELDMAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 4.00 X X 0 0 0 EUGENE PINOVER PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NATALIE H DYER SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BARDEL TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA ALLARD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY ANDERSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA ANSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK AVERILL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BERNARD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD B CATLIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM R COLEMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM A DAVIDSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE GITTERMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN A HERRMANN JR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY HEYMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER R HOULDIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIOT JOHNSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LLOYD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LYON - EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MADOFF TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AUDREY HEFFERNAN MEYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEN NICKOLL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN PECKERMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNEY M RAITH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND W REICH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS M RICKART TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON RUBLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G SOLLEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEARY STAFFORD TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 EDMUND J WHITE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN A MILLINGTON HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12581 1419412 843500 1431993 MAP SALES 813312 1930 1930 OTHER FEES AND INCOME 813312 1500 1500 HIKERS CHALLENGE 813312 595 595 4025 36195 3098 33097 473656 415142 58514 58514 58514 1530727 4025 3098 91611 225977 189996 9977 26004 18365 15409 820 2136 12367 10575 1792 7075 7075 17566 17566 1526 529 997 29536 10916 11207 7413 431 431 23094 5374 17720 209 209 239 239 2149 2149 16469 15995 474 23644 5734 17910 STEWARDSHIP GENERAL 50051 50051 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE 13105 13105 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 9210 9210 STEWARDSHIP-WHIP GRANTS 4960 4960 8639 8574 65 464612 327532 88357 48723 311596 118257 391173 3098 112500 2977 4623 11597133 158636 10603209 11438497 1810633 1874936 1655 68885 12730070 14011969 8240 13944 112500 8240 126444 X 12664245 13773926 57585 111599 12721830 13885525 12730070 14011969 1066115 97580 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 208858 1850684 332999 467189 588493 3448223 4165 4025 8190 213023 1850684 332999 467189 592518 3456413 69999 260532 40473 146784 133105 650893 31189 612880 32500 26957 103330 806856 101188 873412 72973 173741 236435 1457749 1998664 27242 33020 28819 31124 33097 153302 27242 33020 28819 31124 33097 153302 3098 3098 12571 7581 3839 5673 29664 252836 1891285 365657 503986 628713 3642477 0.54870 0.54280 0.04210 0.03770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 104 2659.00 0 21 1 1 1 136.00 4700 0 11294150 11294150 64326 48010 16316 91409 73273 18136 147248 37353 109895 11438497 WEBSTER BANK INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1874936 F 1874936 1628307 97580 97580 1530727 0 1530727 464612 0 464612 0 464612 WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN TRUSTEE 13200 LEASE OF OFFICE SPACE 0 X 1 843500 APPRAISAL 1 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM EACH YEAR WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A NUMBER OF TRUSTEES ARE ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AS ATTORNEYS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONTRACTORS WITH CLIENTS WHO INCLUDE OTHER TRUSTEES AT NORMAL COMMERCIAL RATES AND TERMS. NO TRUSTEES OR RELATED PARTIES THERETO PERFORMED PAID PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE ASSOCIATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2013, OR SUCH WORK WAS PROVIDED WITH FULL DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD AND AT NORMAL COMMERCIAL RATES AND TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ASSOCIATION'S PROCESS FOR FILING FORM 990 IS TO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW A DRAFT COPY FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION REPORTED AND INFORMATION ON THE ASSOCIATION'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND OVERALL MISSION STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION REQUIRES AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY AND BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 STEEP ROCK'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ASSOCATION'S WEBSITE, AT GUIDESTAR.ORG AND AT THE STEEP ROCK OFFICE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE BY PROVIDING COPIES ON REQUEST AND INSPECTION AT ITS PRIMARY OFFICE.