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Fishers Island Conservancy INC

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Fishers Isle, NY501(c)(3)Environment EIN 11-2751434Revenue $225K in FY2024

On file with the IRSficonservancy.orgPo Box 553, 06390-0553 · Fishers Isle, NYTax-exempt since Sep 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preservation of Fishers Island environment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 23.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $94K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$270
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$225K
Expenses
$275K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$275K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1985.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $221K Management & general 19% · $53K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tom Sargent
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laurie Marshall
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Strong
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Beck
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Geb Cook
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dianne Crary
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Protects the natural environment of Fishers Island.

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3 programs · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Habitat conservation management and education

$181Kprogram expense
02

Beach clean-up, mosquito control and feral cat management

$39Kprogram expense
03

Coastal studies initiative

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$30K
McCance Foundation TrFY2024$28K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$9K
Frederic C Hamilton Family FoundationFY2024$6K
Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather FundFY2024$5K
1830 Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Kelly Foundation INCFY2024$5K
The Fairfield FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$94K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $21K · 2023–2023
Ferguson Museum Eelgrass CoalitioFY2023$15,205
Individual RecipientFY2023$5,815

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$221K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$538K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
SavingsLn 2$427K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$538K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$270
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K$538K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$737$270
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$121K$111K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$12K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$865
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$609$4K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$120$120
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$8K$9K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$221K$53K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $225K$275K−$50K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $273K$289K−$16K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $290K$238K$52K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $336K$168K$168K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $190K$201K−$11K$1.1M 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 $225,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $177,162$108,022
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,338$41,297
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $63,925$75,728
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $273,425$225,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,020$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $112,457$144,724
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,669$130,400
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $289,146$275,124
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,721−$50,077
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $225,047 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,022
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,417
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$108,022
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $41,297$41,297
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$75,728
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,297$225,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,124 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,278 · Management $9,676$120,954
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,917 · Management $1,036$12,953
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,952 · Management $865$10,817
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,609$12,609
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,084$14,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $609 · Management $3,972$4,581
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $120$120
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,089$79,089
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,768 · Management $8,504 · Fundraising $1,245$17,517
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,733 · Management $53,146 · Fundraising $1,245$275,124
Part X · Balance sheet $1,568,917 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,080$111,704
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $182,819$426,507
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,090,978$1,030,706
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,464,996$1,568,917
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $737$270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $737$270
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,464,259$1,568,647
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,464,259$1,568,647
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,464,996$1,568,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,568,647 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,047
XI-2 Total expenses$275,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,077
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,464,259
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$154,464
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,568,647

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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