HANOVER CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: HANOVER CONSERVANCY (EIN 02-6011149)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2013-10-31
IRS object ID: 201333049349301258
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-10-31T13:38:20-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LYNN C RUST CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	217R OLD HOMESTEAD HWY	AddressLine1
City	SWANZEY	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	034462121	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	026011149	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HANOVER CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	HANO	NameControl
Phone	6036433433	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16 BUCK ROAD	AddressLine1
City	HANOVER	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03755	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JEFFREY HARRIS	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	6036433433	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LYNN C RUST CPA	Name
Phone	6033586565	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-10-22	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JEFFREY HARRIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5 ORCHARD HILL LANE	AddressLine1
City	HANOVER	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03755	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	311297	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.HANOVERCONSERVANCY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1963	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NH	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF LAND AND APPRECIATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN HANOVER, NH.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	100	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	92502	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	99644	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	5364	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	21249	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	97866	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	120893	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	64519	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	69208	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	6973	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	68394	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	40854	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	132913	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	110062	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-35047	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	10831	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1132063	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1166314	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1166314	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF LAND AND APPRECIATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN HANOVER, NH.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	32662	Expense
Description	EDUCATION AND OUTREACH-THE HANOVER CONSERVANCY REACHES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IT IN LAND CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP. THIS YEAR THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN NEW VOLUNTEERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ISSUES THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. A REGULAR CALENDAR OF FREE EVENTS CONTINUES TO ATTRACT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ORGANIZED HIKING, SNOW SHOEING, AND BIRD WATCHING PROGRAMS. THE CONSERVANCY'S GOAL IS TO GIVE VOICE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF LONG-TERM LAND PROTECTION TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HANOVER.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	13990	Expense
Description	LAND STEWARDSHIP-THE CONSERVANCY HAS FOUR MAJOR LAND HOLDINGS, INCLUDING THE 112 ACRE MINK BROOK NATURE PRESERVE, THE 113 ACRE GREENSBORO RIDGE NATURAL AREA, 22 ACRES AT THE BALCH HILL NATURAL AREA, AND THE 38 ACRE LOWER SLADE BROOK NATURAL AREA. ALL FOUR PROPERTIES ARE MANAGED TO PROTECT THE NATURAL FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE LAND AND ALLOW PUBLIC RECREATIONAL ACCESS. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON AN ADDITIONAL 200 ACRES.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	25456	Expense
Description	LAND CONSERVATION-THE CONSERVANCY STEPPED UP ITS ACTIVITIES IN CONSERVATION PLANNING AND INITIATED THREE LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1185	Expense
Description	SPECIAL PROJECTS: THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUED WORK ON A PROJECT HONORING TWO PROMINENT CONSERVATIONISTS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	1185	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	73293	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	true	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	1	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADAIR MULLIGAN	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6036433433	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	16 BUCK ROAD	AddressLine1
City	HANOVER	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03755	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
STAN COLLA
DIRECTOR	0.80	X	0	0	0
ERIC EVANS
DIRECTOR	1.50	X	0	0	0
TOM HALL
DIRECTOR	0.30	X	0	0	0
TOM JACK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
HUGH MELLERT
DIRECTOR	2.90	X	0	0	0
CARL RENSHAW
DIRECTOR	0.40	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN SHADFORD
DIRECTOR	3.80	X	0	0	0
JOANNA WHITCOMB
DIRECTOR	0.20	X	0	0	0
NANCY COLLIER
PRESIDENT	12.00		0	0	0	X
KRISTINE MCDEVITT
VICE PRESIDE	3.00		0	0	0	X
JEFFREY HARRIS
TREASURER	1.10		0	0	0	X
GAIL MCPEEK
SECRETARY	6.70		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	23494	MembershipDues
Government Grants	6800	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	69350	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	18	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	99644	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9470	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$9,470	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	202183	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	190404	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	11779	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	11779	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$11,779	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	120893	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$21,249	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58720	Total
Program Services	39930	ProgramServices
Management And General	14680	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4110	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1703	Total
Program Services	1158	ProgramServices
Management And General	426	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	119	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4138	Total
Program Services	2813	ProgramServices
Management And General	1035	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	290	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4647	Total
Program Services	3160	ProgramServices
Management And General	1162	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	325	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4830	Total
Management And General	4830	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5558	Total
Program Services	5558	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8305	Total
Program Services	3726	ProgramServices
Management And General	3291	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1288	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	320	Total
Program Services	320	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6286	Total
Program Services	4166	ProgramServices
Management And General	1691	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	429	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	306	Total
Program Services	306	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1929	Total
Program Services	965	ProgramServices
Management And General	766	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	198	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	700	Total
Program Services	477	ProgramServices
Management And General	175	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	48	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2922	Total
Program Services	1414	ProgramServices
Management And General	1363	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	145	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES	5222	5222
LAND CONSERVATION EXPENSE	3651	3651
KING MEMORIAL PROJECT	370	370
PAYPAL FEES	356	37	298	21

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	99	Total
Program Services	21	ProgramServices
Management And General	78	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	110062	Total
Program Services	73294	ProgramServices
Management And General	29795	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6973	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	88197	BOY
EOY	49111	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	695498	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	5802	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	690396	BOY
EOY	689696	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	328002	BOY
EOY	400417	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25468	BOY
EOY	27090	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1132063	BOY
EOY	1166314	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	157977	BOY
EOY	405502	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	266790	BOY
EOY	53516	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	707296	BOY
EOY	707296	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1132063	BOY
EOY	1166314	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1132063	BOY
EOY	1166314	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	10831	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	23420	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	70663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	82151	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	94843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	92502	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	99644	CurrentTaxYear
Total	439803	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	70663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	82151	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	94843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	92502	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	99644	CurrentTaxYear
Total	439803	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	439803	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8315	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4294	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2088	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5364	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	9470	CurrentTaxYear
Total	29531	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	469334	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.93710	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.94020	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation For Public Use	X	PreservationForPublicUse
Protection Of Natural Habitat	X	ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open Space	X	PreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements	4	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	184	TotalAcreage
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held	1	NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring	true	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement	2500	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	25035	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	2827	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1026	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	179	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	26657	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	25000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1197	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1069	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	93	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	25035	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	1.00000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	682296	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	682296	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4513	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3782	Depreciation
Book Value	731	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	8689	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2020	Depreciation
Book Value	6669	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	689696	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	INVESTMENTS	Description
Book Value	400417	BookValue
Method Of Valuation	F	MethodOfValuation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	400417	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9	BECAUSE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS PERMANENT, AND CANNOT BE SOLD, IT HAS NO MONETARY VALUE TO THE HOLDER. ACCORDINGLY, THE HANOVER CONSERVANCY ASSIGNS A ZERO VALUE TO THE EASEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENTS AND BALANCE SHEETS.
INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF LAND AND APPRECIATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN HANOVER, NH.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	SPECIAL PROJECTS: THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUED WORK ON A PROJECT HONORING TWO PROMINENT CONSERVATIONISTS.
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	HANOVER CONSERVANCY HAS MEMBERS.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	HANOVER CONSERVANCY'S MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	HANOVER CONSERVANCY'S MEMBERS MUST APPROVE ANY CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNING BODY.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	AFTER INITIAL DRAFT PREPARATION BY THE CONSERVANCY'S CPA, THE CONSERVANCY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER CONDUCT AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE 990, ASKING QUESTIONS AND MAKING EDITS AS NECESSARY. THE DOCUMENT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND EDITS AS NECESSARY PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND/OR UPDATE DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF NEW TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS. ALL NEW OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED THEREAFTER BY USING THE DISCLOSURES TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE RECUSALS FROM BOARD VOTES AND ACTIONS. IF/WHEN THE ACTUAL POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED, APPROPRIATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURES ARE MADE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	NO TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS OF THE CONSERVANCY ARE COMPENSATED. PAID EMPLOYEES INCLUDE ONLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS NOT COMPENSATED AT OR ABOVE 100,000 PER YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE, UPON REQUEST.

HANOVER CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Form 990 IRS990

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Advertising Advertising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Other Securities OtherSecurities

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

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