2024-10-09T13:15:24-05:00 2023-12-31 Joseph T Gallo CPA PO Box 10 Croton on Hudson NY 10520 990 2023-01-01 133507910 Westchester Land Trust Inc WEST 9142346992 403 Harris Road Bedford Hills NY 10507 Kara H Whelan President 9142346992 2024-10-09 0 P00198409 9148824817 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Kara H Whelan 403 Harris Road Bedford Hills NY 10507 4913024 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 14 130 0 0 2801375 3548324 552 258 526930 338982 -53755 -38854 3275102 3848710 0 0 0 0 900069 1113538 0 0 189642 1114059 2500518 2014128 3614056 1260974 234654 26052642 26549146 1451213 1115027 24601429 25434119 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 3226964 1026 Westchester Land Trust (WLT) conserves and cares for land in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout its service territory of Westchester and eastern Putnam counties. Its land preservation efforts serve the public by protecting public drinking water supplies, climate-resilient lands, trails for passive recreation and scenic enjoyment, wildlife habitats, farmland, and urban green spaces such as community gardens and pocket parks. - continued on Schedule O - Since 1988 WLT has preserved more than 9,270 acres of open space, and 20 miles of hiking trails in 23 communities. WLT has protected properties ranging from a quarter of an acre to over 600 acres. In 2023, WLT preserved an additional 140 acres across three projects. Community members enjoyed more than 45,000 visits to WLT's preserves in 2023. Twelve preserves are free and open to the public year-round, with the remaining preserves closed to the public as wildlife sanctuaries. WLT partners with the State of New York, Westchester and Putnam counties, private landowners, and local governments to acquire and care for land.WLT is committed to community education about the protection of natural resources, wildlife habitats, and sustainable agriculture. WLT's inclusive collaborations with dozens of national, regional, and local organizations help advance its mission. WLT's mobile education exhibit, the Pollinator Pop-Up, appeared at 17 events in 2023, allowing WLT to connect with thousands of community members about environmental topics. WLT's headquarters, Sugar Hill Farm, is the site of a half-acre organic garden, where vegetables are grown and distributed to local food pantries. In its 12 years of operation, more than 82,000 servings of fresh produce have been donated to families in need of food. Volunteers are the backbone of WLT's work. In 2023 volunteers donated more than 1,200 hours of their time to support WLT's land protection and community engagement programs. WLT's protected lands are home to more than 1,300 species of native plants and animals. In addition to proactive land protection, 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 2023, WLT hired 40 youth conservationists to help launch a landscape-scale forest health project spanning all its preserves. WLT also employs three summer conservation apprentices as part of its conservation career development program. 3226964 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 14 0 0 0 0 0 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 Director 1.00 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 Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dina Dublon Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Chantel McGee 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 Bruce Ward 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 Tony Freund 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 Kara H Whelan President 40.00 X 175906 0 0 175906 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 395889 1936559 1215876 6879 3548324 Service fees 713990 258 258 258 174177 174177 35880 34243 1637 1637 1637 1070079 905274 164805 164805 164805 83538 395889 124797 -41259 -41259 Other 561439 768 768 768 3848710 1026 0 299360 175906 105545 17590 52771 772452 613390 66960 92102 13533 10259 1207 2067 77601 58828 6919 11854 74046 56133 6602 11311 23279 3082 20197 60801 60801 46900 46900 17259 8464 1463 7332 62783 49355 11762 1666 17344 11658 1236 4450 61894 52610 6189 3095 14921 13605 1316 27793 23624 2779 1390 36968 29034 6330 1604 Land preservation costs 2030089 2030089 Land stewardship costs 100487 100487 3614056 3226964 197450 189642 1599452 1636257 475898 90751 125500 125500 98443 57778 2377022 814394 1610763 1562628 5308108 6241754 16834478 16834478 26052642 26549146 103213 115027 1000000 1000000 348000 1451213 1115027 X 19586254 19756496 5015175 5677623 24601429 25434119 26052642 26549146 234654 598036 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3244610 1071137 4409445 2675874 3548324 14949390 3244610 1071137 4409445 2675874 3548324 14949390 535739 14413651 209861 176514 138150 161356 210057 895938 15845328 61567 0.90960 0.90710 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 6224.00 1 1 0 5336108 291446 922006 223364 36899 6289297 6297546 147696 -852996 220312 35826 5336108 5484236 155040 903730 208603 36857 6297546 5116031 25000 632419 249951 39263 5484236 4302764 152067 871777 171534 39043 5116031 0 0 700000 700000 550632 1033438 722212 861858 46842 46072 770 46110 46110 0 1562628 Land held for conservation 16834478 16834478 4446746 598036 598036 3848710 0 3848710 3614056 0 3614056 0 3614056 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 464021 395889 68132 18417 73296 4082 21656 Fall event 15406 15406 1700 3787 1750 109 479427 395889 83538 20117 77083 5832 21765 124797 -41259 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kara H Whelan President 175906 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175906 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.