Dutchess Land Conservancy INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 14-1667526)

Rebecca Thornton’s $210K as President is at the 86th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Rebecca Thornton	$210,245	$198,027	$186,610	$179,815	$180,250	$175,000

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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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 scenic, agricultural, and environmental resources in Dutchess County and nearby.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Land Conservation

In 2025, the organization worked with numerous landowners on conservation projects covering more than 5,000 acres, and several conservation planning projects, developing resource maps, responding to inquiries about conservation easements and land conservation, doing research and analysis of important resource land, and visiting…

$1.3Mprogram expense

02

Education and Outreach

Educating people about conservation and research are an integral part of the organization's mission. The organization's staff regularly talk with municipalities, school groups, community members, and private landowners about the importance of land preservation, sound planning, well-planned growth that protects important resources, land…

$586Kprogram expense

03

Stewardship

The organization has now protected 48,400 acres stewarding 457 conservation easements. The organization monitors all properties annually, a majority by aerial overflight, and ground monitors its easements on a three to four year rotational basis.

$565Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025

Lynn Favrot Nolan Family FundFY2025$2K

South Texas Charitable FoundationFY2025$400

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$5.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$826K

Money outPt IX

$3.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$347K

Fundraisingcol D$244K

Owns and owesPt X

$35.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$841K

Total assetsLn 16$35.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$126K

PeoplePt VI, VII

29

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a28

IndependentVI 1b28

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$480K

Investment incomeLn 3$826K

Gains on assetsLn 7$375K

Total revenueLn 12$5.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$733K

SavingsLn 2$108K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$841K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M

Other assetsLn 15$115K

Total assetsLn 16$35.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$126K

Net assetsLn 32$35.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 516

VolunteersI 6205

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$774K	$841K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$22.1M	$24.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$8.1M	$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$31.5M	$35.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$155K	$126K
Net assetsLn 32	$31.3M	$35.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$210K	$181K	$15K	$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.0M	$789K	$160K	$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$35K	$27K	$5K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$95K	$79K	$10K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$91K	$71K	$13K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$33K	$30K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$33K		$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$102K	$100K		$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$47K			$47K
Office expensesLn 13	$18K	$10K	$7K	$706
Information technologyLn 14	$63K	$47K	$9K	$7K
OccupancyLn 16	$68K	$40K	$22K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$17K	$11K	$4K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$9K	$8K	$378	$378
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$106K	$84K	$17K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$115K	$87K	$22K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$854K	$795K	$20K	$39K
All other expensesLn 24e	$115K	$83K	$7K	$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.0M	$2.4M	$347K	$244K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$5.2M	$3.0M	$2.2M	$35.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$7.2M	$5.7M	$1.5M	$31.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.1M	$2.3M	$1.8M	$27.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$10.5M	$2.3M	$8.2M	$23.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$4.5M	$3.2M	$1.3M	$16.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.7M	$2.3M	$444K	$14.0M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $5,235,632 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,708,586$4,473,135

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $613,860$825,547

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$93,494−$63,050

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,228,952$5,235,632

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 $1,439,046$1,454,677

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,300,403$1,579,272

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,739,449$3,033,949

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,489,503$2,201,683

Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28

VI-1b Independent voting members28

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 $5,235,632 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$480,177

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,992,958

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,838

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,473,135

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $450,320$450,320

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $375,227$375,227

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$75,837−$75,837

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,787$12,787

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,787 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $749,710$5,235,632

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,033,949 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,811 · Management $14,717 · Fundraising $14,717$210,245

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $789,210 · Management $160,462 · Fundraising $74,526$1,024,198

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,733 · Management $5,255 · Fundraising $2,677$34,665

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,394 · Management $9,836 · Fundraising $5,443$94,673

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,183 · Management $13,185 · Fundraising $6,528$90,896

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $29,561 · Management $3,409$32,970

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,850$32,850

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,947 · Fundraising $1,847$101,794

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $46,608$46,608

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,108 · Management $6,710 · Fundraising $706$17,524

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,579 · Management $8,663 · Fundraising $7,386$62,628

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,351 · Management $22,115 · Fundraising $5,971$68,437

IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,230 · Management $3,679 · Fundraising $2,160$17,069

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,110 · Management $378 · Fundraising $378$8,866

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,324 · Management $16,995 · Fundraising $4,934$106,253

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $86,750 · Management $21,802 · Fundraising $6,329$114,881

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $795,185 · Management $20,267 · Fundraising $39,009$854,461

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,327 · Management $7,050 · Fundraising $24,554$114,931

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,442,803 · Management $347,373 · Fundraising $243,773$3,033,949

Part X · Balance sheet $35,262,488 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $517,183$732,901

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,295$107,778

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $328,706$1,237,673

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,753$7,753

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,516$39,779

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,125,732$8,725,091

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,105,147$24,296,563

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $109,950$114,950

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,482,282$35,262,488

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,413$78,063

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $101,400$47,735

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,813$125,798

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,907,950$20,511,859

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,419,519$14,624,831

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,327,469$35,136,690

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,482,282$35,262,488

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,136,690 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$5,235,632

XI-2 Total expenses$3,033,949

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,201,683

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,327,469

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,684,338

XI-7 Investment expenses−$76,800

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,136,690

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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