To preserve and enhance the special environment of the Lake Sunapee region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 188 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $448K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $44K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$991K
FY2022$995K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$828K
FY2022$966K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$8.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Aug 1982.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.4M Management & general 11% · $190K Fundraising 5% · $84K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Harper’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 37th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Harper$110,000$98,077$91,000$38,702——
June Fichter———$76,597$73,563$73,572

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and enhances the Lake Sunapee region's environment through education and collaboration.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

LIGHTHOUSE- Replace the rotting and tilting wood and stone cribs of two lighthouses.

$457Kprogram expense
02

WATERSHED PROTECTION-Work with homeowners, contractors, town and state officials, Mt. Sunapee management, and Sunapee Area Watershed Coalition

$355Kprogram expense
03

EDUCATION-Scientific concepts of lakes and watershed consevation for students citizens, fishermen, boaters and town officials

$268Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$44K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $345K · 2020–2025
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2025$22,808
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2024$23,845
Granliden Community AssociationFY2023$66,328
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2023$10,172
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2022$9,218
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2021$21,062
Virginia Polytechnic InstituteFY2020$6,960

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$190K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$155K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$132K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6188
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$63K$63K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$94K$6K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$414K$353K$22K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$15K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$16K$12K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$34K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$4K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$791$791
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$84K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$8K$201$2K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$11K$38K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$68K$20K$47K$272
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$4K$4K$335
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$136K$132K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$4K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$598K$588K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$345$11K$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$190K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$1.7M$433K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$1.4M$1.2M$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M−$18K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $995K$966K$30K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $991K$828K$164K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$705K$882K$5.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,136,314 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,511,595$1,952,567
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,899$18,747
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $100,367$155,244
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,449$9,756
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,632,412$2,136,314
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,295$62,677
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $543,632$617,131
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $828,315$1,023,880
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,433,242$1,703,688
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,199,170$432,626
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,136,314 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,090 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$762,647
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,189,920
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,952,567
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,747$18,747
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $155,244$155,244
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,666$8,666
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,503 · Excluded from tax $155,244$2,136,314
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,703,688 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $62,677$62,677
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,500 · Management $5,500 · Fundraising $11,000$110,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $353,315 · Management $21,806 · Fundraising $39,150$414,271
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,724 · Management $1,242 · Fundraising $1,774$17,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,936 · Management $11,573 · Fundraising $5,678$33,187
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,414 · Management $3,663 · Fundraising $3,856$41,933
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,604 · Management $20,422$24,026
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $791$791
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,349 · Management $2,530 · Fundraising $2,000$88,879
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,028 · Management $201 · Fundraising $2,099$10,328
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,247 · Management $37,549 · Fundraising $16,887$65,683
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,454 · Management $47,089 · Fundraising $272$67,815
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,719 · Management $4,463 · Fundraising $335$8,517
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $132,381 · Management $4,094$136,475
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,707 · Management $7,553$11,260
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $587,710 · Management $10,597$598,307
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $345 · Management $11,419 · Fundraising $35$11,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,430,110 · Management $189,701 · Fundraising $83,877$1,703,688
Part X · Balance sheet $8,218,948 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32$203
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,785,590$1,228,751
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $90,000$66,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$179,432
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,886$4,659
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,189$8,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,274,060$3,168,911
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,194,010$3,430,566
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $118,946$132,371
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,479,713$8,218,948
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,967$36,580
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,967$36,580
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,727,070$6,558,739
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,716,676$1,623,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,443,746$8,182,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,479,713$8,218,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,182,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,136,314
XI-2 Total expenses$1,703,688
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$432,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,443,746
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$305,586
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$410
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,182,368

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