The Trust manages and restores land; monitors and enforces conservation easements on protected property; provides services to landowners to help manage and restore their land; operates a sustainable public garden; a Farms for the Future program providing access to farmland, farming infrastructure and mentoring for new farmers; an educational community supported agriculture (CSA) farm; and other stewardship programs including hiking and all access trails on protected property.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$738K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14.5M a year · 67% of revenue · last 5 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$738K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $7K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24.2M
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.9M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$409.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$18.9M
FY2022▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$28.5M
FY2022$18.9M
FY2023$17.4M
FY2024$28.1M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2022-0.02%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$8.3M
Net assets
$409.7M
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376.1M
FY2021$398.2M
FY2022$409.7M
FY2023$420.3M
FY2024$440.8M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1989.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $4.5M Management & general 23% · $1.5M Fundraising 10% · $628K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $738K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$249,209Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$143,931Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$123,310Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Dev.
$114,488Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Cons. Plannin
$106,786Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Vh Halsey’s $236K as President is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Vh Halsey$236,309$247,311$249,209$231,233$225,754
Irene Sierra$183,139$135,609———
Yvette Salsedo$152,181$145,889———
Yvette D Salsedo——$143,931$127,756$125,531
Pamela Greene———$134,291$131,795
Matt Swain$127,131$103,546———
Amanda Abraham$124,627$118,176$114,488——
Melanie Tebbens—$124,038———

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 and restores land, supports farmers, and offers public gardens and trails.

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3 programs · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Stewardship manages land, monitors and enforces conservation restrictions on protected property, and provides land management services for landowners. Our Farms for the Future Initiative promotes regional agriculture and local food production including a new farmer incubator program.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Conservation Programs assist farmers and landowners in the identification and implementation of alternatives to outright development through conservation planning. The protection of working farms, natural habitats and ecosystems, historical structures and landscapes, wetlands, and watersheds provide communities with fresh local produce…

$673Kprogram expense
03

Education Educate the public on issues relating to the protection and conservation of land and natural resources. Articulate positions on public policy issues that promote conservation consistent with our mission and values.

$490Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.6M · 2020–2024
Jewish Communal FundNY · FY2024$10,160
Nassau Land Tr IncorporatedNY · FY2024$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$10,901
Nassau Land Tr IncorporatedNY · FY2023$10,000
Town of SoutholdFY2022$80,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$28,431
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,152
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,286,394

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$180K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$628K
Owns and owesPt X
$409.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.8M
Total assetsLn 16$433.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7$46K
Total revenueLn 12$18.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.8M
SavingsLn 2$7.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$402.8M
Total assetsLn 16$433.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.2M
Net assetsLn 32$409.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 6175
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.3M$11.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$410.1M$433.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M$24.2M
Net assetsLn 32$398.2M$409.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$80K$80K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$28K$28K
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$812K$506K$215K$91K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.1M$480K$204K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$156K$104K$39K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$353K$232K$93K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$260K$179K$56K$24K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$139K$122K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$30K$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$671K$572K$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$121K$83K$34K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$124K$74K$29K$21K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$88K$84K$3K$889
TravelLn 17$16K$6K$8K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$9K$32K$940
InterestLn 20$225K$225K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$313K$277K$12K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$191K$136K$52K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$874K$502K$241K$131K
All other expensesLn 24e$197K$84K$62K$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$4.5M$1.5M$628K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $28.1M$8.3M$19.8M$440.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.4M$7.5M$9.9M$420.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $18.9M$6.6M$12.3M$409.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.5M$6.6M$21.9M$398.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.8M$6.0M$8.8M$376.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $18,872,137 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,351,673$18,120,908
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $466,432$485,426
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $462,467$179,908
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196,285$85,895
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,476,857$18,872,137
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $640,152$108,431
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,161,494$3,397,867
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$30,363
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,809,292$3,072,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,610,938$6,609,393
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,865,919$12,262,744
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $18,872,137 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $33,907 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$225,448
VIII-1e Government grants$91,375
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,804,085
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,000,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,120,908
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $485,426$485,426
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133,597$133,597
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $171,031$171,031
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $46,311$46,311
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$215,858−$229,043
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $110,000$110,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $656,457 · Excluded from tax $107,957$18,872,137
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,609,393 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,431$28,431
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 $506,426 · Management $214,593 · Fundraising $91,471$812,490
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,132,024 · Management $479,684 · Fundraising $204,468$1,816,176
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $103,601 · Management $39,453 · Fundraising $13,224$156,278
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $231,950 · Management $92,978 · Fundraising $28,245$353,173
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $178,993 · Management $56,293 · Fundraising $24,464$259,750
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $122,133 · Management $17,236$139,369
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,000$23,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $30,363$30,363
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $572,344 · Management $98,221$670,565
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $49,333$49,333
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $83,033 · Management $34,483 · Fundraising $3,390$120,906
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $74,056 · Management $29,028 · Fundraising $20,562$123,646
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,499 · Management $2,534 · Fundraising $889$87,922
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,788 · Management $7,673 · Fundraising $2,366$15,827
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,853 · Management $32,471 · Fundraising $940$42,264
IX-20 InterestPrograms $225,381$225,381
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $276,755 · Management $11,926 · Fundraising $23,852$312,533
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $136,384 · Management $52,255 · Fundraising $2,682$191,321
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $502,388 · Management $240,838 · Fundraising $130,563$873,789
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,948 · Management $62,372 · Fundraising $50,556$196,876
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,486,320 · Management $1,495,038 · Fundraising $628,035$6,609,393
Part X · Balance sheet $433,858,179 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,324,984$3,821,558
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,946,241$7,947,709
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,125,857$11,182,727
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,212$81,070
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,338$8,363
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $212,754$203,989
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,270,795$4,522,210
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,924,512$3,243,419
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $377,236,486$402,847,134
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $410,120,179$433,858,179
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $815,138$803,694
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $204,702$113,462
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $145,739$121,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,915,579$24,182,678
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,326,124$109,102,200
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $290,878,476$300,573,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $398,204,600$409,675,501
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $410,120,179$433,858,179
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $409,675,501 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,872,137
XI-2 Total expenses$6,609,393
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,262,744
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$398,204,600
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$791,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$409,675,501

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