Sebasticook Regional Land Trust FY2020 filing

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The mission of the SRLT is to recognize and conserve the rich wild and workinglandscape of Central Maine's Sebasticook River watershed through conservation,stewardship and education. Our focal programs are land conservation for communitybenefit; stewardship of approximately 2000 acres of public-access lands for wildlifehabitat, hiking, hunting, fishing and nature enjoyment; restoration of native fishto the watershed; and community outreach and education to inspire participation andsupport.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$39K
Spent
$39K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$39K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$57K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$210K
Expenses
$39K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$145K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2020 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 2006.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $31K Management & general 16% · $6K Fundraising 3% · $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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Daigle’s $56K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Cheryl Daigle$56,375—
Cherly Daigle—$41,680

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

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

Conserves Central Maine's Sebasticook River watershed through land protection, habitat stewardship, and public education.

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3 programs · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Land Stewardship

The SRLT continued to care for, manage, restore, and where appropriate, support public access on our 2,000 acres of community lands, and steward conservation restrictions on 2,000 acres of conservation easements.

$25Kprogram expense
02

OUTREACH & EDUCATION. The SRLT published educational articles and newsletters, and offered virtual educational and recreational events open to all. It updated and maintained its web site to raise awareness of the Sebasticook River watershed.

$6Kprogram expense
03

HABITAT RESTORATION. SRLT continued its efforts in support of fisheries and riverine restoration in the watershed, including the Alewife Restoration Initiative at China Lake Outlet Stream and the Lower Sebasticook Conservation Initiative in the Lower Sebasticook River.

$500program 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$39K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$39K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Total revenueLn 12$39K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 649
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$358K$323K$292K$298K$258K
Given inLn 1b$4K$4K$14K$14K$2K
SpentLn 1d–1f$17K$13K$13K$12K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200$200
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$8K$6K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$3K$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$118$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30$30$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$800$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$39K$31K$6K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $210K$145K$66K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $115K$76K$39K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2023 $57K$32K$25K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $54K$38K$16K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 12, 2021 $39K$39K−$222$2.0M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $38,665 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,837$37,305
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,360$1,360
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $37,197$38,665
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,762$38,887
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,762$38,887
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,435−$222
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $38,665 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,305
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,305
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,360 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,360
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,360 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,665
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,887 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,076 · Management $1,519 · Fundraising $0$7,595
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,115 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,115
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,303 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,303
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,315 · Management $3,830 · Fundraising $0$7,145
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $118 · Fundraising $1,320$1,438
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,268 · Management $800 · Fundraising $0$8,068
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,193 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,193
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,300 · Management $6,267 · Fundraising $1,320$38,887
Part X · Balance sheet $2,012,047 assets, 25 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,217$58,968
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,821$13,036
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $200$200
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,904,659$1,939,843
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,979,897$2,012,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
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-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,217$58,968
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,930,680$1,953,079
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,979,897$2,012,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,979,897$2,012,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,012,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$38,665
XI-2 Total expenses$38,887
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$222
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,979,897
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,871
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$5,499
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,012,047

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