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Fishers Island Conservancy INC FY2023 filing

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Fishers Isle, NY501(c)(3)Environment EIN 11-2751434Revenue $273K in FY2023Latest return filed Nov 3, 2025

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.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 15.5 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
$737
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$273K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$273K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$225K
Expenses
$289K
FY2023▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$275K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +6%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2023 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

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $247K Management & general 14% · $39K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

19 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
$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
$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 · $247K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Habitat conservation management and education

$186Kprogram expense
02

Beach clean-up, mosquito control and feral cat management

$60Kprogram expense
03

Coastal studies initiative

$1Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$247K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$737
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$374K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$737
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$374K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$478$119
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57$737
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$95K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$713
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$557$940
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$358$358
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$101K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$21K$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$247K$39K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 3, 2025 $225K$275K−$50K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 26, 2024 $273K$289K−$16K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $290K$238K$52K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $336K$168K$168K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $190K$201K−$11K$1.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $273,425 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,383$177,162
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,046$32,338
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,112$63,925
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,541$273,425
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,381$21,020
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,054$112,457
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,311$155,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $237,746$289,146
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,795−$15,721
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $273,425 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,162
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,577
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,162
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $32,338$32,338
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$61,650
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,275$2,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,338 · Excluded from tax $2,275$273,425
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,146 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,020$21,020
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,261 · Management $8,284$103,545
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,199 · Management $713$8,912
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,546$3,546
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,188$12,188
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $557 · Management $940$1,497
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $358$358
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,730 · Management $4,930$105,660
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,283 · Management $5,498 · Fundraising $2,639$29,420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,408 · Management $39,099 · Fundraising $2,639$289,146
Part X · Balance sheet $1,464,996 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,490$191,080
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,116$182,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $478$119
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,024,137$1,090,978
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,385,221$1,464,996
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57$737
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57$737
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,385,164$1,464,259
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,385,164$1,464,259
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,385,221$1,464,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,464,259 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,425
XI-2 Total expenses$289,146
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,721
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,385,164
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,817
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,464,259

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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