Stow Conservation Trust INC EIN 04-2625752 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Stow Conservation Trust INC

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Preserves open land in Stow, Massachusetts. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $81K in revenue, $62K in expenses, and $2.3M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Stow, MA
Website
www.stowconservationtrust.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$81KFY2025
Expenses
$62K
Net assets
$2.3M
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  04-2625752 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Stow, MA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Preserves open land in Stow, Massachusetts.
Leadership
Susan Crane · President, Director
Money in and out
$81K revenue, $62K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$81K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$62K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +173% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
72.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -77% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -71% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$81K
FY2025▲ +23%
Expenses
$62K
FY2025▲ +364%
Total assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$81K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$62K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStow Conservation Trust INC
EINHdr · item D04-2625752
Principal addressHdr · item CStow, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.stowconservationtrust.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1977

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk, Secretary, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $53K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Stewardship

SCT owns AND/OR actively stewards multiple conservation properties in town, monitoring for encroachments and maintaining trails for use by the general public. This year we hired professionals to construct boardwalks over wet areas in our shepherd memorial woodlands property, where beaver activity had flooded parts of the trail.

$49Kprogram expense
02

Education

SCT seeks to educate the public about the importance of preserving land for the future via various community events and awareness-generating activities. This year we designed, wrote, and installed educational signs along the trail at the shepherd property, highlighting the various biological and environmental features of the woods there.

$4Kprogram expense
03

Land Conservation and Outreach

The trust acquires or facilitates acquisition of land in stow, ma, to preserve it as open space. Trust members work with land owners, local governments, and other land trusts to provide expertise in planning, organizing, and presenting cases for future land acquisitions or conservation restrictions.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$66K · 82%
Investment income$14K · 18%
Contributions & grants82%$66K
Investment income18%$14K
Total revenueLn 12$81K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program services85%$53K
Management & general10%$6K
Fundraising5%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$62K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$372K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed72.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $372K · Operating expenses/yr $62K
72.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $53K · Total expenses $62K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $6K · Total expenses $62K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $62K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $64K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $66K · Total revenue $81K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $81K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $81K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14K · Total revenue $81K
+18%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $62K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $81K · Prior year $66K
+23%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $30K · FY2024 $81K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $81K · Expenses $62K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.3M · Total assets $2.3M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Crane · Reported title PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $62K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $62K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 23%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$81K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$66K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$87K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$66K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$69K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$30K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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