2024-11-13T15:11:10-06:00 2024-06-30 030210880 AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP 24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402 WEST LEBANON NH 037841663 990 2023-07-01 222884768 AUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST AUSB 6035266555 PO BOX 2040 NEW LONDON NH 03257 MICHAEL W QUINN TREASURER 6035266555 2024-11-13 1 1 MANDY C GILES CPA P01204048 6033060100 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MICHAEL W QUINN PO BOX 2040 NEW LONDON NH 03257 1885311 0 X WWW.AUSBONSARGENT.ORG X 1987 NH ASLPT IS AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION STATEMENT. 14 14 8 267 21600 0 1502100 957044 0 0 107778 217303 -1130755 50223 479123 1224570 0 0 0 0 572536 637320 0 0 3911 218532 275477 791068 912797 -311945 311773 9056589 9680525 259641 154922 8796948 9525603 X SERVING THE TOWNS OF ANDOVER, BRADFORD, DANBURY, GOSHEN, GRANTHAM, NEW LONDON, NEWBURY, SPRINGFIELD, SUNAPEE, SUTTON, WARNER & WILMOT - THE MISSION OF THE AUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE RURAL CHARACTER OF THE REGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH LAND CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY. 0 0 192604 LAND PROTECTION: ASLPT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING IT'S 2022 CONSERVATION PLAN BY DISCUSSING IMPORTANT PROPERTIES IN THE FOCUS AREAS AT THE LANDS COMMITTEE LEVEL. ASLPT WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH THE LOCAL TOWNS TO DISCUSS INTRODUCTIONS WITH LANDOWNERS. ASLPT PROTECTS PROPERTIES THROUGH BOTH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION. LAND PROTECTION INCLUDES REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND DETAILED RESEARCH BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE PROTECTION OF A PROPERTY. ASLPT INSURES THAT EVERY TRANSACTION IS LEGAL, PROPER, AND APPROPRIATE TO THE GOALS OF THE LAND TRUST. FOR EACH CONSERVATION PROJECT, WE PREPARE A BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT THAT PROVIDES A DETAILED REPRESENTATION OF THE PROPERTY AND ITS CONDITION AT THE TIME OF ITS TRANSFER. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, ASLPT COMPLETED CONSERVATION TRANSACTIONS ON FOUR PROPERTIES. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2024, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS DONATED TO AUSBON SARGENT ON THE 5.12 ACRE MCDONOUGH PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF ANDOVER. THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE TOWN OF ANDOVER AND HAS SUCKER BROOK FLOWING THROUGH IT. SUCKER BROOK FLOWS INTO WEBSTER LAKE WHICH DOES HAVE WATER QUALITY ISSUES. THE PROPERTY ALSO HAS FRONTAGE ON ROUTE 11 AND THE NORTHERN RAIL TRAIL THAT IS USED BY HIKERS, BIKERS AND SNOWMOBILERS. ON APRIL 18, 2024, A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS DONATED ON THE 145 ACRE MCLAUGHLIN PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF SALISBURY. ALTHOUGH OUTSIDE OF OUR 12 TOWN SERVICE AREA, THE PROPERTY IS CLOSE TO THE TOWN OF ANDOVER. THE PROPERTY IS HIGHLY RANKED FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND FORESTRY SOILS. THE PROPERY ENCOMPASSES A POND THAT HAS A GREAT BLUE HERON ROOKERY THAT HAD THREE ACTIVE NESTS AT THE TIME OF THE BASELINE VISIT. 270743 COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND EDUCATION: ASLPT IS PROACTIVE IN BUILDING COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND EDUCATING ITS MEMBERS, LANDOWNERS, CONSERVATION PARTNERS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. OUR GOAL IS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE PLACE TO GO FOR LAND PROTECTION EXPERTISE IN THE MOUNT KEARSARGE/RAGGED/LAKE SUNAPEE REGION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE SPONSOR AND OFFER CONSERVATION RELATED EVENTS, MEETINGS, AND WORKSHOPS AIMED AT BUILDING CLOSE TIES WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THE TWELVE TOWNS WE SERVE, AROUND LAND PROTECTION ISSUES, GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. TO FURTHER THESE GOALS WE HIRED A STEWARDSHIP AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR ON JUNE 10, 2024.ADDITIONALLY, OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE HOSTING A SEMI-ANNUAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON'S ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. WE UTILIZE NUMEROUS COMMUNICATION RESOURCES INCLUDING A TWICE-YEARLY PRINTED NEWSLETTER, MAILINGS, FACT SHEETS, E-BLASTS, WEBSITE, IN-PERSON EVENTS HELD ON CONSERVATION PROPERTIES, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TO CIVIC GROUPS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERINGS. 161867 STEWARDSHIP & MONITORING: STEWARDSHIP IS THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF ALL AUSBON SARGENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE-OWNED PROPERTIES. STEWARDSHIP INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, MONITORING AND DEFENDING EASEMENTS, RECORD KEEPING, BUILDING LANDOWNER RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND EVENTS FOR LANDOWNERS, VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF, REVIEWING AMENDMENT REQUESTS AND RESERVED RIGHTS INQUIRIES FROM LANDOWNERS ON PROPERTIES ON WHICH WE HOLD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. MONITORING IS THE ANNUAL PERIODIC PROPERTY INSPECTIONS BY OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEER MONITORS OR STAFF, AS WELL AS THE PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE INSPECTION AND DOCUMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE INSPECTION. MONITORING SERVES AS A REGULAR REMINDER THAT THE LANDOWNER IS LEGALLY BOUND TO KEEP THE PROPERTY IN THE CONDITION AS DEFINED IN THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. ALL MONITORING REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLIANCE ISSUE, ASLPT STAFF CARRIES OUT AN INVESTIGATION AND WORKS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.MONITORING IS DONE BY VOLUNTEERS; HOWEVER, WE GENERALLY AIM TO HAVE STAFF VISIT 20 OF THESE PROPERTIES WITH VOLUNTEER MONITORS EACH YEAR. THESE VISITS VARY IN LENGTH DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY. WE GENERALLY HAVE A TRAINING SESSION IN EARLY JUNE FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS. THE TRAINING INCLUDES AN ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENT OF APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AS WELL AS A FIELD VISIT. DURING THESE SESSIONS WE INSTRUCT THE VOLUNTEERS ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN THEY ARE MONITORING THE PROPERTY. WE ALSO KEEP THE VOLUNTEERS UPDATED ON ANY CHANGES IN POLICIES WE HAVE REGARDING MONITORING.WE USE DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO AUGMENT ON THE GROUND MONITORING AND WE ARE USING AERIAL IMAGERY BY UTILIZING THE ONLINE WEBSITE FOR LENS. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS INTENDED FOR LARGER PARCELS WITH TOPOGRAPHY THAT IT DIFFICULT TO MONITOR BY FOOT. 625214 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NH X X SUSIE MOORE BOOKKEEPER 6035266555 PO BOX 2040 NEW LONDON NH 03257 LISA ANDREWS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT ZELLER VICE CHAIR 0.90 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN ELLISON SECRETARY 0.70 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL QUINN TREASURER 0.90 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN ALBING TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 AIMEE AYERS TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 CHUCK BOLDUC TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 LAURIE DICLERICO TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS GARCIA TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LANG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL MOORE TRUSTEE 0.40 X 0 0 0 JAMES OWERS TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 DIANE ROBBINS TRUSTEE 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEVE ROOT TRUSTEE 0.70 X 0 0 0 BEN WALLACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X 83769 0 2306 ANDREW DEEGAN INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 83769 0 2306 0 0 0 0 0 542368 414676 19079 957044 144321 144321 23876 0 23876 23876 2276 21600 728005 655023 72982 72982 72982 37065 5718 31347 31347 WRITE DOWN FOR CONSERV 900099 -5000 -5000 -5000 1224570 2276 21600 243650 150495 69526 79466 1503 394376 305159 88684 533 41505 24846 16578 81 50944 28579 22365 34641 29984 4657 16702 16702 21952 256 21696 1870 1799 71 25887 14214 11510 163 4179 3114 974 91 8556 4465 4040 51 12422 5734 6622 66 26942 23935 2836 171 PROJECT EXPENSES 55051 55051 POSTAGE AND PRINTING 27342 26073 244 1025 MISC 20059 19697 332 30 DUES, FEES, AND SUBSCRI 9443 5309 3991 143 10431 7473 2904 54 912797 625214 283672 3911 100 200 1309357 1252721 31011 102666 15217 15714 3290331 58762 3239690 3231569 4461214 5077655 9056589 9680525 49641 44922 210000 110000 259641 154922 X 8632262 9326741 164686 198862 8796948 9525603 9056589 9680525 311773 416882 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2622905 3375090 738828 1491012 988391 9216226 2622905 3375090 738828 1491012 988391 9216226 9216226 89127 75875 84160 108367 144321 501850 9718076 0.94840 0.95170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 156 12393.00 1 1 3477.00 161867 4360269 603216 124206 4839279 3991757 51528 409727 92743 4360269 4642564 29481 -596514 83774 3991757 3675469 43983 998743 75631 4642564 3606656 63211 105284 99682 3675469 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 2796374 2796374 428425 17393 411032 39361 32802 6559 6469 6469 0 19702 2098 17604 3231569 1641452 416882 416882 1224570 0 1224570 912797 0 912797 0 912797 PART II, LINE 5 ASLPT WILL PROMPTLY AND DILIGENTLY GATHER AND DOCUMENT INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE COMPLIANCE ISSUES. IT IS ASLPT'S PREFERENCE TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE EASEMENT COMPLIANCE ISSUES. ASLPT SHALL FIRST CONSIDER NON-JUDICIAL REMEDIES THAT APPROPRIATELY PROTECT THE PURPOSES OF THE EASEMENT, THE RESOURCES THEY PROTECT, AND THE PUBLIC BENEFITS DESCRIBED IN THE EASEMENT. WHEN OTHER REMEDIES ARE NOT FEASIBLE, OR WHEN A MAJOR VIOLATION IS ONGOING, ASLPT MAY UNDERTAKE LEGAL ACTION. IN ALL INSTANCES, ASLPT'S GOAL IS TO ENGAGE IN A FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS. MINOR VIOLATIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE LANDS COMMITTEE AND BOARD, BUT DO NOT REQUIRE THEIR ACTION. ACTION TO REMEDY A MAJOR VIOLATION WILL BE REVIEWED BY ASLPT'S LANDS COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY ASLPT'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WHEN TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, THE BOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND STEWARDSHIP MANAGER, ON THE ADVICE OF ASLPT'S ATTORNEY, MAY DECIDE IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REMEDY THE SITUATION OR THEY MAY CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE A COURSE OF ACTION BEFORE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. PART II, LINE 9 BECAUSE THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS PERMANENT, AND CANNOT BE SOLD, IT HAS NO MONETARY VALUE TO THE HOLDER. ACCORDINGLY, A ZERO DOLLAR VALUE IS ASSIGNED TO THE EASEMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENTS AND BALANCE SHEETS. PROGRESSIVE DINNER 13185 13185 820 GALAPAGOS TRAVEL 11980 11980 1 11900 11900 4898 37065 37065 5718 5718 31347 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ASLPT HAS A BROAD BASE OF SUPPORT FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN ITS 12-TOWN SERVICE AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUST. APPROXIMATELY 75 MEMBERS ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ASLPT HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR APPEARANCE THEREOF ARE AVOIDED OR APPROPRIATELY MANAGED THROUGH DISCLOSURE, RECUSAL OR OTHER MEANS. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AT THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING. AFTER REVIEWING AND DISCUSSING THE POLICY, BOARD AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE POLICY INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED AND READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, INCLUDING MAKING THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURES WHEN SUCH SITUATIONS ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS GENERAL OVERSIGHT FOR COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OBTAINS RESEARCH (I.E. COMPENSATION STUDIES, ETC) AND INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL PERSONNEL. THE DATA SECURED DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL PERSONNEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.