Sandwich Conservation Trust FY2022 filing

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East Sandwich, MA501(c)(3)Since 1985EIN 22-2673082Revenue $12K in FY2022

On file with the IRSsandwichconservationtrust.orgPo Box 531, 02537-0531 · East Sandwich, MATax-exempt since Oct 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preservation of natural or undeveloped land in Sandwich, ma.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ 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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FY2022 · 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
57 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 57.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$9K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12K
FY2022▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$19K
FY2022$12K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$18K
FY2025$23K
Expenses
$9K
FY2022▼ -47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$16K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$9K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2022+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1986.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $6K Management & general 18% · $2K Fundraising 15% · $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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves natural and undeveloped land in Sandwich, MA.

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3 programs · $4K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

liability insurance is needed for the public to visit and enjoy our trails and properties

$2Kprogram expense
02

cost of printing and mailing our newsletters and educating our members and the public about our work

$1Kprogram expense
03

our meadow is mowed by a contractor as needed enabling use by the public; other landscape management services

$1Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Money outPt IX
$9K
Ln 25
Programscol B$6K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$12K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$37K$41K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every 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$0$0$0$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
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$985$0$1K
Office expensesLn 13$52$0$0$52
Information technologyLn 14$257$123$0$134
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$0$0$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$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$9K$6K$2K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $23K$9K$14K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $18K$12K$7K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10K$14K−$3K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $12K$9K$4K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19K$16K$3K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $35K$30K$5K$1.7M 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 $12,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,962$12,341
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $80$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,042$12,341
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 $16,004$8,505
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,004$8,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,038$3,836
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,341 across 16 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$12,341
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,341
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,505 across 31 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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $985 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,095$2,080
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $52$52
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $123 · Management $0 · Fundraising $134$257
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $1,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,775 · Management $1,541 · Fundraising $0$4,316
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,683 · Management $1,541 · Fundraising $1,281$8,505
Part X · Balance sheet $1,867,402 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,766$40,602
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts 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 $1,826,800$1,826,800
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,863,566$1,867,402
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-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,862,216$1,866,052
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,350$1,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,863,566$1,867,402
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,863,566$1,867,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,867,402 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,341
XI-2 Total expenses$8,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,836
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,863,566
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,867,402

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