2024-05-22T19:18:44-04:00 2023-06-30 205828625 SINNAMON & ASSOCIATES LLC PO BOX 665 Canaan CT 06018 990 2022-07-01 066049295 HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC HOUS ROUTE 7 PO BOX 28 CORNWALL BRIDGE CT 06754 F ANTHONY ZUNINO PRESIDENT 8606726678 2024-05-15 true F ANTHONY ZUNINO George R Sinnamon CPA P00759996 8608247734 2024-05-22 0 00 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z F ANTHONY ZUNINO 2158402 false X WWW.HVATODAY.ORG X 1954 CT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER WATERSHED BY FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CONSERVATION AND LAND USE 15 15 33 300 0 0 1360308 1790170 61852 9009 252455 20331 -8710 72604 1665905 1892114 0 0 1186189 1221403 0 45521 463310 505585 1649499 1726988 16406 165126 1440297 1798190 98718 186667 1341579 1611523 TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE HOUSATONIC RIVER WATERSHED BY FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CONSERVATION AND LAND USE false false 835372 WATER: INITIATING RIVER RESTORATION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES IN TARGETED SECTIONS OF THE TRISTATE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED, BASED ON OUR HOUSATONIC WATERSHED HEALTH DASHBOARD, TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCY LOCALLY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONTINUING THE BERKSHIRE RIVER RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOUSATONIC, HOOSIC AND FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHEDS IN MA TO INCREASE THE PACE OF INSTREAM CULVERT REPLACEMENTS TO IMPROVE RIVER FLOW, HEALTH AND AQUATIC HABITAT WHILE REDUCING FLOOD RISK, AND READYING CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN FOUR BERKSHIRE COMMUNITIES; LEADING AND SUPPORTING THE TEN MILE (NY) WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEN MILE WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN; CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT THE STILL RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN IN THE GREATER DANBURY, CT REGION INCLUDING TRACKING DOWN POLLUTION SOURCES AND IDENTIFYING POLLUTED RUNOFF SITES FOR RESTORATION; COMPLETING A DRAFT POOTATUCK RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN TO SAFEGUARD AND RESTORE THE POOTATUCK RIVER IN NEWTOWN, CT; CONTINUING TO MONITOR AND RESTORE STREAM HEALTH AND HABITAT THROUGH MACRO INVERTEBRATE, TEMPERATURE, AND BACTERIA MONITORING ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES, RIPARIAN BUFFER RESTORATION AND RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATIONS AT MULTIPLE SITES ACROSS THE WATERSHED, AND CULVERT EVALUATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT, THE NAUGATUCK RIVER VALLEY (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT) AND THE BERKSHIRES WITH 15 HIGH PRIORITY CULVERT REPLACEMENT SITES IDENTIFIED; COMPLETING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION REDUCTION INSTALLATIONS ON WELLS BROOK, A HIGH PRIORITY BROOK IN DOVER, NY IN THE TEN MILE WATERSHED; CONTINUING RESTORATION WORK ON MACEDONIA BROOK IN KENT, CT, AND WATERSHED PLANNING FOR THE GREEN RIVER IN MASSACHUSETTS; CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN A FISH LADDER AND THERMAL REFUGE AREA ON FURNACE BROOK IN CORNWALL, CT; AND SUCCESSFULLY ATTAINING, WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE FEDERAL DESIGNATION OF 41 MILES OF HOUSATONIC RIVER IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT AS A NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 428075 LAND: INITIATING LAND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN TARGETED SECTIONS OF THE TRISTATE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED, BASED ON OUR HOUSATONIC WATERSHED HEALTH DASHBOARD, TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCY LOCALLY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONSERVING NEARLY 10,000 ACRES THROUGH FOLLOW THE FOREST PARTNERS AND DIRECT ACTION AIMING TO CONSERVE A TOTAL OF 50,000 ACRES OF HIGH QUALITY WOODLANDS AND THE WILDLIFE LINKAGES THAT CONNECT THEM THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS ACROSS THE HOUSATONIC RIVER WATERSHED AND SOUTH IN NEW YORK AND NORTH IN VERMONT; LEADING AND SUPPORTING THE LITCHFIELD HILLS GREENPRINT COLLABORATIVE, A REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP OF 33 CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT; UPDATING AND SHARING MAPS AND DATA WITH PARTNERS OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CORE AND RIPARIAN FOREST, HEADWATER STREAM LANDS, STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT FOREST AND CONNECTOR CORRIDORS, AND NEWLY PROTECTED LANDS IN THE WATERSHED TO ASSIST IN PRIORITIZING LAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS; PROMOTING OUR COLLABORATIVE ON-LINE PORTAL OF HIKING TRAILS THROUGHOUT 27 CT TOWNS; PROVIDING MAPPING AND NATURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR LAND TRUSTS AND COMMUNITIES IN CT, MA AND NY AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC VISIONING, COLLABORATION, AND SHARED SERVICES; ASSESSING AND SHARING THE IMPACTS OF LAND USE PROPOSALS IN 2 COMMUNITIES IN NY AND CT; PARTICIPATING IN LAND CONSERVATION POLICY AND CLIMATE CHANGE READINESS INITIATIVES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL; AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 248290 EDUCATION: PROVIDING CLASSROOM EDUCATION TO FIFTH-GRADERS ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES AND HANDS-ON LEARNING IN THE SUMMER WITH YOUTH AND INTERNS IN NY, CT AND MA; COMPLETING A 6TH YEAR OF HOUSATONIC RIVER RECREATIONAL USER SURVEYS TO INFORM A CONTINUING ASSESSMENT OF RECREATIONAL ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS ALONG THE HOUSATONIC RIVER THAT CAN ALSO PROTECT RIVER ECOLOGY, PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADDRESS DIVERSITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS ISSUES; CONTINUING HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS TRAINING WITH AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE GREATER DANBURY AREA THROUGH OUR STILL RIVER CONNECTIONS WHICH ENGAGES YOUTH IN SPECIAL PROJECTS ACROSS THE STILL RIVER WATERSHED SUCH AS INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, AND HELPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS; CONTINUING DIRECT ACTION WITH THE PUBLIC TO TEACH ABOUT AND RESTORE RIVER HEALTH THROUGH MULTIPLE BUFFER PLANTINGS, CLEAN UPS, INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING EVENTS ACROSS THE WATERSHED; PROVIDING PADDLING AND HIKING TRIPS FOR FAMILIES AND LAUNCHING A JUNE 2023 WATERSHED CELEBRATION TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN OUTDOOR LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES; SPEAKING AT MULTIPLE PUBLIC GATHERINGS ON A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS; AND EXPANDING SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH ON RIVER AND LAND CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. 41030 ISSUE RESPONSE - STUDY AND ALERT COMMUNITIES OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS TO CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS AND DEVELOPMENTS THREATENING GROUND WATER AND RIVER QUALITY; REVIEW REPORTS AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. 41030 1552767 true true false true false false true false false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 3 0 true 33 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false false CT MA NY X X X STEVEN WOLF 8606726678 ROUTE 7 PO BOX 28 CORNWALL BRIDGE CT 06754 X LYNN WERNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 140000 0 2398 DAN HORAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 D EVAN VAN HOOK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN BARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE CHAMPALIMAUD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MCGRAW DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA NEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS HECHT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE BARANSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NESBITT DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 F ANTHONY ZUNINO PRESIDENT 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BARTON JONES SECRETARY 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE S LOGAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES H MALONEY TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 140000 0 2398 1 false false false 36528 44082 560832 1148728 5256 1790170 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 541900 9009 9009 9009 19830 19830 8324 5175 3149 3149 3149 110822 110321 501 501 501 220247 150792 69455 69455 1892114 32489 0 69455 X 1019969 899443 91333 29193 43185 37787 2699 2699 66133 58816 5831 1486 92116 74681 7586 9849 364014 359190 4226 598 1019 897 117 5 11422 4396 6928 98 20890 17659 2989 242 27148 24986 1798 364 14087 13795 77 215 4310 4161 17 132 5012 4056 793 163 29908 28640 948 320 SUPPLIES 13435 13039 316 80 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 3722 1847 1837 38 TELEPHONE 2675 2529 116 30 MEMBERSHIPPUBLICATIONS 7943 6845 1089 9 1726988 1552767 128700 45521 X 86089 373765 8 323448 360139 70000 2825 25482 775585 518403 264288 257182 644301 775280 49338 6342 1440297 1798190 96693 186667 2025 98718 186667 X 834038 1031016 507541 580507 1341579 1611523 1440297 1798190 165126 104818 0 X false true X true false X 1551507 1490152 1201725 1360308 1790170 7393862 1551507 1490152 1201725 1360308 1790170 7393862 959527 6434335 9498 10952 27236 220272 19830 287788 7681650 0.83760 0.84890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1493 1493 1493 299 75 1194 false 67 299 366 549 336 1493 1829 17 75 92 138 X X X 12 457.00 1 true 75.00 3443 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 1.00000 true true true 216206 216206 166839 166839 202267 161291 40976 190273 190273 257182 DUE TO AFFILIATE Reports conservation easements (Part II, line 9) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT VALUED FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. CONSERVATION EASMENT AQUISITIONS, MONITORING, AND INSPECTION ARE REPORTED AS PROGRAM EXPENSES. Endowment funds intended uses (Part V, line 4) ENDOWMENT FUND EARNINGS MAY BE USED FOR SEVERAL PROGRAM PURPOSES INCLUDING MONITORING OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WATERSHED PROTECTION. THE BOARD HAS DESIGNATED $5,000 OF EACH YEARS FORMULA DISTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR STEWARDSHIP OF HVA PROPERTIES AND EASEMENTS AUCTION 220247 220247 150792 220247 220247 150792 150792 69455 Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-STOCK CORPORATION FORMED BY ITS MEMEBERS. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: MEMBERS ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING APPROVE THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. 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Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 19: THE WEB SITE HVA TODAY.ORG HAS ON LINE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION), ANNUAL REPORTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, LAST THREE YEARS OF FORMS 990 AND THE LAST THREE YEARS OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ANY OF THESE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR AT THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. FORM 990S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.COM Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g CONSULTING SERVICES RENDERED FOR ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS GRANT REQUIREMENTS HVA FOUNDATION INC ROUTE 7 PO BOX 28 CORNWALL BRIDGE CT 06754 061402968 SUPPORTING ORG CT 501C3 12B N/A false