Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1996.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
16 people listed on the 990; $838 paid to officers and key staff.
Hayden Lake’s $838 as Board Member is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M 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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Preserves undeveloped land and protects wildlife habitat for public enjoyment.
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We raised all of the funds needed to purchased two parcels of undeveloped land in dummerston, placing a conservation easement on them held jointly by the vermont land trust and the vermont housing and conservation board, protecting the properties and ensuring public access in perpetuity.
Stewardship of 765 acres of forest land and trails open to the public for outdoor recreation. Made signage and completed marking and mapping of hiking trail constructed in 2019, updated kiosk specific maps, acquired materials and began construction of "turnpike" on main summit trail, and built two bridges for stream crossings.
Scheduled environmental education to the public through lectures and outdoor walks led by knowledgeable persons in various ecological, cultural, and historical fields that unfortunately all had to be cancelled due to covid.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $111K | $105K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $212K | $237K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $845K | $845K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $1K | $334 | $3K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $86K | $86K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1K | $1K | $180 | $23 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $102K | $94K | $5K | $3K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $755K | $81K | $674K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $90K | $86K | $4K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $28K | $34K | −$6K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $468K | $62K | $407K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $224K | $38K | $186K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $121K | $102K | $19K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $120,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $120,891 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $101,858 across 7 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,186,933 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,186,933 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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