Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-2804664)

Diane Rosencrance’s $101K as Executive Di is at the 80th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Diane Rosencrance	$101,275	$97,850	$95,000	$90,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects natural resources and educates the public through land conservation and nature reserve programs.

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2 programs · $679K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Conserving Water and Land

As an accredited land trust, delaware highlands conservancy conserves our natural heritage and quality of life in partnership with landowners and the communities of the upper delaware river region.

$425Kprogram expense

02

Education

Delaware highlands conservancy connects people to nature and provides educational opportunities about land, water, and wildlife to foster sound stewardship practices that support the resiliency of our natural resources and promote a sustainable local economy.

$254Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$57K

Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau INCFY2024$19K

Wayne County Community FoundationFY2024$10K

The John and Helen Villaume FoundationFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$10K

The Honesdale National Bank FoundationFY2024$5K

Gbh Foundation TrustFY2024$2K

Jfg FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$117K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$817K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K

Investment incomeLn 3$90K

Money outPt IX

$944K

Ln 25

Programscol B$679K

Managementcol C$169K

Fundraisingcol D$96K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K

Total assetsLn 16$5.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$73K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533K

Government grantsLn 1e$6K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$135K

Investment incomeLn 3$90K

Other incomeLn 4–11$59K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$806

Total revenueLn 12$817K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$195K

SavingsLn 2$187K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$381K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$5.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$73K

Net assetsLn 32$4.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 668

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$337K	$381K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.1M	$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.2M	$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.8M	$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8K	$73K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.8M	$4.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$101K	$75K	$13K	$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$384K	$293K	$42K	$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$25K	$19K	$3K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$67K	$50K	$8K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$40K	$30K	$5K	$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$15K		$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$62K	$53K	$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K	$1K		$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$39K	$13K	$25K	$668
OccupancyLn 16	$54K	$37K	$16K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$8K	$7K	$778
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$44K	$30K	$14K
InsuranceLn 23	$24K	$12K	$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$60K	$58K	$153	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$2K	$240	$842
Total functional expensesLn 25	$944K	$679K	$169K	$96K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$817K	$944K	−$127K	$4.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.2M	$862K	$337K	$4.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$183K	$769K	−$587K	$4.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$591K	$675K	−$84K	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.2M	$893K	$2.3M	$4.7M	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 $816,785 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $989,813$533,469

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $153,472$134,551

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$649$90,037

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $56,439$58,728

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,199,075$816,785

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $548,317$618,159

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $313,447$326,008

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $861,764$944,167

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $337,311−$127,382

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $816,785 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$5,520

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$527,949

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$533,469

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $134,551$134,551

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $90,843$90,843

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$806−$806

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $58,728$58,728

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,551 · Excluded from tax $148,765$816,785

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $944,167 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,650 · Management $12,985 · Fundraising $13,640$101,275

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $292,655 · Management $41,854 · Fundraising $49,990$384,499

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,464 · Management $2,599 · Fundraising $3,016$25,079

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,175 · Management $7,799 · Fundraising $9,049$67,023

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,458 · Management $4,548 · Fundraising $5,277$40,283

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,800$14,800

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,857 · Management $9,092$61,949

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,121 · Fundraising $10,094$11,215

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,301 · Management $25,274 · Fundraising $668$39,243

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,571 · Management $15,993 · Fundraising $1,315$53,879

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,004 · Management $778$7,782

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,589 · Management $14,088$43,677

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,647 · Management $12,203$23,850

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,925 · Management $153 · Fundraising $1,725$59,803

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,728 · Management $240 · Fundraising $842$2,810

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $679,145 · Management $169,406 · Fundraising $95,616$944,167

Part X · Balance sheet $5,002,913 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,643$194,792

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $203,601$186,501

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,257$7,500

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,118$36,023

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,909$30,118

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,210,828$1,199,003

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,141,102$3,348,976

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,772,458$5,002,913

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,419$73,312

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,419$73,312

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,293,693$2,317,815

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,470,346$2,611,786

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,764,039$4,929,601

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,772,458$5,002,913

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,929,601 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$816,785

XI-2 Total expenses$944,167

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,382

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,764,039

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$292,944

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,929,601

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

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