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Suffield Land Conservancy INC FY2021 filing

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Preserves Suffield's environment by acquiring and maintaining undeveloped land and woodlands. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $645K in revenue, $30K in expenses, and $4.0M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Suffield, CT
Website
www.orgsites.com/ct/slc
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$645KFY2021
Expenses
$30K
Net assets
$4.0M
People
12
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  06-1031536 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Suffield, CT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Preserves Suffield's environment by acquiring and maintaining undeveloped land and woodlands.
Leadership
Chris Childs · President
Money in and out
$645K revenue, $30K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$645K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$30K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $615K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
+95%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
98%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$645K
FY2021▲ +60%
Expenses
$30K
FY2021▲ +123%
Total assets
$4.0M
FY2021▼ -7%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$645K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$30K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$615K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSuffield Land Conservancy INC
EINHdr · item D06-1031536
Principal addressHdr · item CSuffield, CT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.orgsites.com/ct/slc
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C340)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 $28K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Property maintenance and stewardship. These programs include the permanent protection of new property through the donation or purchase of land and stewardship and management of these lands thereafter.

$27Kprogram expense
02

Public outreach. Attendance at the annual suffield on the green to help promote awareness of the organization's mission to preserve the natural environment through acquisition and maintenance of ecologically significant undeveloped land within the town of suffield, CT.

$929program expense
03

Programs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no programs took place during this fiscal period.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$630K · 98%
Investment income$15K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$630K
Investment income2%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$645K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$28K
Management & general8%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$667K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$4.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed268.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $667K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $30K · Less non-cash grants $598K · Cash operating expenses/yr $-568K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $28K · Total expenses $30K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $30K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $30K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $510K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $630K · Total revenue $645K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $645K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $645K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $645K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $30K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $645K · Prior year $404K
+60%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $645K · Expenses $30K
+95%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.0M · Total assets $4.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chris Childs · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $30K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $30K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 60%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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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)$63K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$58K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$109K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$645K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$404K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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