The Newtown Forest Association is the oldest private land trust organization in Connecticut. It has been dedicated for one hundred years to securing for the residents of Newtown and for posterity generally the benefits derived from open space lands. Lands which include, but are not limited to, forest and agricultural land, wildlife and nature preserves and watersheds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 48% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $622K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$212K
+231% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$212K
FY2021▲ +231%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$109K
Expenses
$89K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$229K
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$8.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Apr 1940.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $72K Management & general 11% · $10K Fundraising 7% · $6K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (hired September 2021 Comp Is 9/21-12/21)
$17,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & President (12-2020 to 7-2022)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President (president 7-2022 to Present)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director 12-2020 to Present
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (resigned 5-2022)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trent McCann’s $79K as Executive Director (hired September 2021) is at the 12th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Trent McCann$78,886$75,969$80,035$68,195$17,500

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

Protects open spaces like forests, farms, and nature preserves for community benefit.

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1 program · $72K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Property stewardship, monitoring and maintenance

$72Kprogram 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
$212K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Programscol B$72K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$63K$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M$7.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$673$1K$673
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$15K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$34K$160$967
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K$72K$10K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $109K$229K−$120K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$246K$1.2M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $85K$195K−$110K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $60K$190K−$130K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $212K$89K$123K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $64K$75K−$11K$7.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $211,839 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,137$111,023
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44,930$100,816
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,067$211,839
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 $8,741$11,228
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,247$77,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,988$88,506
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,921$123,333
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $211,839 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,160
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104,863
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,023
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $100,816 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$100,816
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,816 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,506 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $673 · Management $1,346 · Fundraising $673$2,692
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,536$8,536
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,240$1,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,521$4,521
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,498 · Management $1,503$9,001
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,553$1,553
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,327 · Management $1,121$8,448
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,598 · Management $3,081$17,679
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,709 · Management $160 · Fundraising $967$34,836
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $72,341 · Management $10,004 · Fundraising $6,161$88,506
Part X · Balance sheet $7,695,876 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,224$114,826
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,694$62,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,934$48,432
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,313,323$1,678,651
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,780,327$5,790,717
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,572,543$7,695,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,011,821$2,054,975
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,559,722$5,639,901
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,571,543$7,694,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,572,543$7,695,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,694,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,839
XI-2 Total expenses$88,506
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,333
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,571,543
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,694,876

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