STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 06-6069060)
Tax period: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed: 2026-02-25
IRS object ID: 202600569349301800
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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 G
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-02-25T14:53:03-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061183747	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIORITA KORNHAAS & COMPANY PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	146 DEER HILL AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	DANBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	068107727	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066069060	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STEE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8608689131	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 279	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON DEPOT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06794	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN HAGENBUCH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8608689131	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-02-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOY RUPPERT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P03357900	PTIN
Phone	2037901040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-02-24	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRIAN HAGENBUCH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 279	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON DEPOT	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06794	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,448,548	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.STEEPROCKASSOC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1961	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CONSERVE ECOLOGICALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON, CT, AND TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PASSIVE RECREATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	29	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	29	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	350	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,852,243	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,249,186	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$15,888	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$14,402	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$248,001	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$374,085	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$81,918	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$82,548	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,034,214	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,555,125	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	$654,586	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$725,828	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$12,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$214,546	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$497,638	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$564,116	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,164,224	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,289,944	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,869,990	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,265,181	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$28,876,029	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$32,403,671	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$203,793	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$109,761	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$28,672,236	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$32,293,910	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAND TRUST WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONSERVE ECOLOGICALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON, CT, AND TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PASSIVE RECREATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$811,821	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$14,402	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN PURSUING ITS MISSION, STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION WILL:- USE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO IT FOR PASSIVE RECREATION, THE PROTECTION OF NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA, AND TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRIGULTURE.- STRIVE TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS BY ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND ITS AWARENESS OF STEEP ROCK'S ON-GOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON.- PURSUE LAND-BASED NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT BOTH STEEP ROCK AND THE COMMUNITY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$811,821	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	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	29	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	29	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	CT	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	BRIAN HAGENBUCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8608689131	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	116 CHRISTIAN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW PRESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06777	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THOMAS M RICKART
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEARY STAFFORD
SECRETARY	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN HANSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDRIA BUDD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBBY BARNETT
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROXANNE KRAFT
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARA CARTER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY CORNELL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIRSTEN FELDMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS KOPPEL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY GUTTMAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HERRMANN JR
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL JACOBELLIS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIOT JOHNSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LLOYD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL MAXWELL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MICHELETTO
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANNON WALDRON
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNN WERNER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND REICH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD ROSEN
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JODI SCHWARTZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIE SCHWARTZ
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KASIA SMITH
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESLIE RUBLER WARNER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB KOGEL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REESE OWENS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDSAY PIZZI
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SANTOLERI
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HAGENBUCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00			$123,855	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$123,855	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$100,173	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$65,220	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,083,793	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,042,523	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,249,186	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER FEES AND INCOME	Desc
Business	813312	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$14,402	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,402	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$14,402	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$246,923	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$246,923	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$923,689	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$796,527	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$127,162	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$127,162	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$127,162	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$14,348	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$100,173	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$96,896	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$82,548	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$82,548	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,555,125	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,402	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$291,537	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$595,982	TotalAmt
Program Services	$412,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,295	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$111,470	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,882	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,083	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,213	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,275	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,918	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,209	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,393	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,748	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,864	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118	TotalAmt
Management And General	$118	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,711	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,885	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,885	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,291	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,852	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,056	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,383	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,870	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,054	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,614	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,220	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,068	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,789	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,708	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,532	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,949	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,903	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES & OTHER OPERAT	$154,464	$59,455	$50,163	$44,846
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND	$12,660	$7,935	$4,725
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$2,368	$1,639	$285	$444

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,289,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$811,821	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$263,577	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$214,546	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,457	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$611,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$616,362	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,929	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$24,182,192	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$806,922	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,691,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,375,270	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,183,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,120,030	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$258,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,623	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,876,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,403,671	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,761	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,761	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	$27,765,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,613,464	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$906,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$680,446	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,672,236	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,293,910	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,876,029	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,403,671	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,265,181	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$356,493	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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,106,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,947,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,240,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,902,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,339,932	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,537,554	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,326	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,402	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$80,097	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,126,478	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,967,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,251,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,918,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,354,334	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,617,651	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$116,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$81,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$121,076	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,094	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$370,831	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$339,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,500,211	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$681,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$959,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,638,705	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,120,017	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$455,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,582,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$802,873	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$981,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,668,799	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,490,848	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$10,126,803	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$69,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$83,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$106,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$223,588	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$246,923	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$729,344	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$69,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$83,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$106,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$223,588	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$246,923	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$729,344	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,195,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,050,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,357,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,142,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,601,257	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,346,995	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.58380	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.64770	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.04200	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.03880	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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	111	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	2783.00	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	145.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$5,640	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,536,167	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$20,536,167	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,295,108	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$205,535	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,089,573	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$230,446	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$192,984	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$37,462	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,120,471	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$408,403	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$712,068	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,375,270	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,963,131	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$356,493	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$76,398	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$432,891	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,530,240	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$24,885	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$24,885	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,555,125	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,341,457	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$76,398	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$76,398	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,265,059	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$24,885	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$24,885	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,289,944	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II LINE 9	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE PERPETUAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE ASSOCIATION AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS THROUGH WHICH THE LANDOWNERS AGREE TO ABIDE BY CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS DESIGNED TO PRESERVE THE OPEN SPACE OR CONSERVATION VALUE OF THEIR LAND. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BUT POSSESS NO MARKET VALUE DUE TO A RESALE MARKET THAT IS LIMITED TO THE OWNER OF THE FEE TITLE OF THE RESTRICTED PROPERTY. BECAUSE OF THIS LIMITED MARKET AND OBLIGATIONS IN EASEMENT OWNERSHIP, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DINNER FOR DONORS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$79,598	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$79,598	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$38,053	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$40,875	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	CONCERT	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$34,923	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$20,575	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$14,348	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$2,141	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$14,114	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$1,713	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$114,521	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$100,173	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$14,348	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$2,141	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$38,053	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$14,114	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$42,588	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$96,896	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$82,548	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEST MOUNTAIN BUILDERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	OWNED BY TRUSTEE	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$224,379	TransactionAmt
Transaction	CONTRACTOR SERVICES	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,025,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	FURNITURE	0	$11,000	SELLING PRICE OF COM
Yes (X)	EVENT FOOD AND RENTALS	0	$6,523	COST OF FOOD AND REN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ASSOCIATION'S PROCESS FOR FILING FORM 990 IS TO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990, APPROVE, AND SEND TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ACCEPTANCE.
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. 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 THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 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 15	A SELECT GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWS LAND TRUST ALLIANCE STANDARDS AND STATISTICS, PEER ORGANIZATIONS IN CONNECTICUT, AND COST OF LIVING FACTORS. UPON REVIEW, THEY MAKE SALARY AND BENEFIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	STEEP ROCK'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ASSOCIATION'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.