Beaver Brook association's mission is to promote and understanding of interrationships in the natural worl and to encourage conservation of natural resources through education and stewardship. Its goal is to offer an outdoor classroom experience for people of all ages to gain exposure to nature and learn more about the way their natural resources could be managed in an sound and productive manner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $629K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $289K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$969K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$598K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$8.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$969K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$679K
FY2021$969K
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$598K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$664K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$793K
FY2023$897K
FY2024$1000K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$8.5M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$11.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1965.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $383K Management & general 30% · $181K Fundraising 6% · $34K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Trustee/Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Trustee/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Lindsay Jones’s $63K as Executive Di is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates people of all ages about nature and resource conservation through outdoor experiences.

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2 programs · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Beaver brook's environmental education programs are multi-faceted, providing field study opportunities for local schools, in science presentations, a summer youth program and seasonal programs for adults and children, walks, field trips, lectures, workshops, classes ans an assortment of seasonal activities present a well-rounded program…

$206Kprogram expense
02

Forestry and wildlife management is practiced throughout bba land for demonstrating sustainable forestry practices and wildlife habitat management techniques to protect and encourage a diverse array of native species.

$177Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$969K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Investment incomeLn 3$276K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Money outPt IX
$598K
Ln 25
Programscol B$383K
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$515K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Government grantsLn 1e$241K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$276K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$154K
Total revenueLn 12$969K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$422K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$515K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 6210
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K$515K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M$8.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$307K$227K$71K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$1K$138
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$19K$6K$691
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50
Office expensesLn 13$18K$14K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$26K$16K$3K
TravelLn 17$74$15$59
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$25K$15K$822
InsuranceLn 23$37K$26K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$34K$24K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$8K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$598K$383K$181K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$1.1M$1.3M$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1000K$143K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$897K$436K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$793K$1.5M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $969K$598K$371K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $679K$664K$15K$7.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $968,984 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $284,403$526,300
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $204,735$147,582
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $168,370$275,900
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,251$19,202
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,759$968,984
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $391,400$337,565
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $272,354$260,611
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $663,754$598,176
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,005$370,808
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $968,984 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $35,114 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$241,249
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$285,051
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$526,300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $112,468$112,468
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $122,136$122,136
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $19,202$19,202
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $153,764$153,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $442,684 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$968,984
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $598,176 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $227,495 · Management $70,871 · Fundraising $8,195$306,561
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,830 · Management $1,193 · Fundraising $138$5,161
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,178 · Management $5,974 · Fundraising $691$25,843
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,812$1,812
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,517$21,517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $50$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,095 · Management $1,962 · Fundraising $1,785$17,842
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,627 · Management $16,299 · Fundraising $2,722$44,648
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15 · Management $59$74
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,085 · Management $15,216 · Fundraising $822$41,123
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,222 · Management $7,492 · Fundraising $3,746$37,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,854 · Management $24,259 · Fundraising $15,842$73,955
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,513 · Management $6,617$14,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $382,914 · Management $181,271 · Fundraising $33,991$598,176
Part X · Balance sheet $8,606,002 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,543$93,402
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $144,885$422,080
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,801$5,780
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,888$5,874
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,036,288$2,005,192
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,833,771$6,059,274
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,400$14,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,129,576$8,606,002
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,357$23,046
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,877$79,486
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,935$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $133,169$102,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,670,189$4,181,460
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,326,218$4,322,010
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,996,407$8,503,470
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,129,576$8,606,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,503,470 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$968,984
XI-2 Total expenses$598,176
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$370,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,996,407
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,136,253
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,503,470

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