2023-08-30T12:01:00-05:00 2022-12-31 Joseph T Gallo CPA PO Box 10 Croton on Hudson NY 10520 990 2022-01-01 133507910 Westchester Land Trust Inc WEST 9142346992 403 Harris Road Bedford Hills NY 10507 Kara H Whelan President 9142346992 2023-08-30 Kara Whelan 999009999 0 P00198409 9148824817 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Kara H Whelan 403 Harris Road Bedford Hills NY 10507 5041677 0 X www.westchesterlandtrust.org X 1988 NY The primary mission of the Westchester Land Trust is to conserve, maintain and enhance the natural and aesthetic environment and resources of Westchester County, eastern Putnam County and its environs. 20 20 17 130 0 0 4409445 2801375 750 552 -1398277 526930 6427 -53755 3018345 3275102 0 0 0 0 831857 900069 0 0 193974 1757579 1114059 2589436 2014128 428909 1260974 25402235 26052642 643910 1451213 24758325 24601429 X The primary mission of the Westchester Land Trust is to conserve, maintain and enhance the natural environment and resources of Westchester County and eastern Putnam County. The Trust acquires interests in land exhibiting important natural features or values. 0 0 1611777 12367 WLT permanently preserves regionally and locally prioritized land in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout its service territory of Westchester County and eastern Putnam County. Its land preservation efforts serve the public benefit by protecting drinking water, air quality, natural wildlife habitats, trails for passive recreation, agricultural lands, and urban green spaces, as well as contributing to natural carbon sequestration efforts that combat climate change. - continued on Schedule O -Since its founding in 1988 WLT has preserved more than 9,000 acres of open space, and 20 miles of hiking trails in 23 communities. WLT has protected properties ranging from 1/4 acre to over 600 acres. In 2022, WLT preserved an additional 179 acres across 3 projects. In 2022, community members enjoyed more than 45,000 visits to WLT's preserves which are free and open to the public year-round. WLT partners with the State of New York, Westchester and Putnam County, private landowners, and local governments to acquire and preserve land.WLT is committed to community education about the protection of natural resources, wildlife habitats and sustainable agriculture. WLT collaborates with dozens of national, regional, and local organizations to advance its mission. WLT works in urban communities through food justice programming and conservation projects. WLT's mobile education exhibit appeared at 15 events in 2022. WLT's headquarters, Sugar Hill Farm, is the site of a half-acre organic garden, where vegetables are grown by volunteers for distribution to local food pantries. In its 11 years of operation, Sugar Hill Farm has produced more than 82,000 servings of fresh produce for local families in need. In 2022, volunteers donated nearly 1,200 hours of time to WLT's food pantry farm, nature preserves, and operations and nearly half of all volunteers were under the age of 18. WLT staff provide technical assistance to farmland owners and farmers seeking land and use a previously urban conservation feasibility study to guide its new work in urban communities.WLT accomplishes this through habitat restoration projects at WLT preserves, education programs about land stewardship and community resiliency, and guided volunteer events at its preserves. WLT's protected lands are home to more than 1,300 species of native plants and animals. Land stewardship is an important component of WLT's mission. WLT regularly conducts land management and habitat restoration projects on publically accessible lands that it owns or holds conservation easements on. In 2022, WLT hired 30 youth conservationists to tackle forest health restoration projects on its preserves. WLT also employed 2 paid college conservation apprentices who learned all aspects of land trust work. 1611777 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY CT X X X The Organization 9142346992 403 Harris Road Bedford Hills NY 10507 Bruce Churchill Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Karch Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Edgar Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Amy Ferguson Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 David Ansel Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Clifford H Aronson Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Christopher Boege Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Nanette Bourne Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dina Dublon Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Douglas M Kraus Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lee Manning-Vogelstein Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Gary Perusse Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Offutt A Porter Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Renee Ring Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Norma Silva Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Schwartz Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Carine Verschueren Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Marc Weisenfreund Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dr Diana Williams Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Matt Young Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lori Ensinger President (1/1 - 9/13) 40.00 X 136813 0 0 Kara H Whelan President (9/13 - 12/31) 40.00 X 146347 0 0 283160 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 408501 730451 1662423 15877 2801375 Service fees 713990 552 552 552 125476 125476 35880 37066 -1186 -1186 -1186 1343802 670000 925846 686502 417956 -16502 401454 401454 52777 408501 117161 -64384 -64384 Other 561439 11815 11815 11815 3275102 12367 0 461360 146347 73174 14634 58539 625286 447353 86748 91185 15935 10749 2094 3092 51517 34752 6769 9996 60984 41139 8012 11833 78148 65957 12191 82091 82091 44025 44025 18043 6421 2916 8706 70350 54804 13982 1564 23531 17758 2081 3692 47080 40018 4708 2354 17900 16384 1516 28867 24537 2887 1443 35770 28386 5814 1570 Land preservation costs 544394 544394 Land stewardship costs 123860 123860 2014128 1611777 208377 193974 998153 74306 1599452 46030 475898 125500 71232 98443 2377022 766259 1659972 1610763 6267045 5308108 16285497 16834478 25402235 26052642 76910 103213 350000 1000000 217000 348000 643910 1451213 X 19071821 19586254 5686504 5015175 24758325 24601429 25402235 26052642 1260974 -1417870 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3340705 3244610 1071137 4409445 2567373 14633270 3340705 3244610 1071137 4409445 2567373 14633270 518875 14114395 204105 209861 176514 138150 197180 925810 15559080 87973 0.90710 0.89510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Part II-B, Line 1: The Organization's President engaged in contact with legislators, elected municipal officials, and staff through letters, phone calls and personal visits to advocate for environmental legislation and specific land preservation projects. Hours devoted to this effort are filed with NYS Department of Public Ethics and are not material. X X X 214 6142.00 1 1 0 6297546 147696 -852996 220312 35826 5336108 5484236 155040 903730 208603 36857 6297546 5116031 25000 632419 249951 39263 5484236 4302764 152067 871777 171534 39043 5116031 4452409 235968 -184551 163358 37704 4302764 0.13055 0.68759 0.18186 0 0 700000 700000 550632 1033438 675177 908893 46842 44972 1870 46110 46110 0 1610763 Land held for conservation 16834478 16834478 1857232 -1417870 -1417870 3275102 0 3275102 2014128 0 2014128 0 2014128 Part II, Line 9: Westchester Land Trust accomplishes its land conservation objective, in part, by accepting donations of interests in real property primarily in the form of conservation easements. Conservation easements are perpetual agreements between the Trust and private land owners through whom the landowners agree to abide by certain restrictions designed to preserve open space or conservation value of their land. Part V, Line 4: The intended use of the Trust's Stewards of the Land Endowment is to provide funds to cover the stewardship costs of an ever-growing number of easements and fee-owned land. Annual Gala 437723 394223 43500 46950 50045 3550 8202 Fall event 23555 14278 9277 5268 1750 1396 461278 408501 52777 46950 55313 5300 9598 117161 -64384 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lori Ensinger President (1/1 - 9/13) 136813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136813 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b An electronic draft copy of the Form 990 is provided to the Organization's full governing body for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization's conflict of interest policy applies to all Directors and Officers and to individuals who serve on a committee of the Board of Directors, or in an advisory capacity to WLT, the Board of Directors or a committee thereof. Each Director and Officer must acknowledge their familiararity with the policy and shall disclose in writing to the Chair of the Board any conflicts by completing a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement annually. Each Director and Officer shall have a duty to amend such disclosure promptly, whenever there is any material change in the information previously disclosed. The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements shall be reviewed by the Chairs of the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Any issues not previously disclosed, or new information that materially affects any prior disclosure, shall be referred to the Board or appropriate Committee. The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements shall be retained in the confidential files of the Chair. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Compensation of the Organization's Executive Director is reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Use of compensation data from functionally comparable positions at similar organizations is employed. Documentation is maintained with respect to deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 Form 990 is posted on the Organization's website. All other information is available and provided upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All documents are available upon request. Form 990 and audited financial statements are posted on the Organization's website. . A draft copy of the Organization's audited financial statements is provided to the Audit Committee and the Management for review and approval.