2025-07-14T11:08:37-05:00 2024-12-31 201317788 BOWERS & COMPANY CPAS PLLC 1120 COMMERCE PARK DRIVE EAST WATERTOWN NY 13601 990 2024-01-01 223115498 TUG HILL TOMORROW LAND TRUST TUGH 3157798240 120 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 510 WATERTOWN NY 13601 MARK PACILIO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3157798240 2025-07-14 1 0 ELIZABETH A BUSH P01264627 3157887690 2025-07-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARK PACILIO 120 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 510 WATERTOWN NY 13601 2026703 0 X WWW.TUGHILLTOMORROWLANDTRUST.ORG X 1990 NY DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONS MISSION: THTLT WORKS IN AND AROUND THE LEGISLATIVELY DESIGNATED TUG HILL REGION WHICH COVERS PARTS OF JEFFERSON, LEWIS, ONEIDA AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. IT WAS FORMED FOR TWO PURPOSES, TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE TUG HILL REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTARY LAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS WORKING WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. ITS MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE WILDLANDS, WORKING FORESTS AND FARMS OF THE TUG HILL REGION AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE REGION'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. 15 15 9 0 0 0 678921 1256341 33268 0 59291 36270 64609 39717 836089 1332328 0 0 0 0 361359 410864 0 0 68912 570371 1123322 931730 1534186 -95641 -201858 4208261 4749895 1254129 1917917 2954132 2831978 X SEE SCHEDULE O. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONS MISSION: THTLT WAS FORMED FOR TWO PURPOSES, TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE TUG HILL REGION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTARY LAND PROTECTION PROGRAMS WORKING WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. ITS MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE WILDLANDS, WORKING FORESTS AND FARMS OF THE TUG HILL REGION AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF THE REGION'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. 0 0 115431 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION. TUG HILL TOMORROW LAND TRUST (THTLT) IS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN, FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO INSTILL A LOVE OF CONSERVATION AT AN EARLY AGE IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CARE FOR THE LAND AS ADULTS. TO THAT END, THTLT HOLDS A VARIETY OF FIELD TRIPS, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO GET PEOPLE OUT ON THE LAND AND EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TUG HILL REGION. THTLT ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL DAY CARE CENTERS AND SUMMER SCHOOL-AGED PROGRAMS TO PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT GET KIDS EXCITED ABOUT BEING OUTSIDE. THTLT HAS PRODUCED A FIELD GUIDE FOR THE TUG HILL REGION WHICH PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION IN A FRIENDLY WAY SO PEOPLE CAN EASILY FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEING. THTLT ULTIMATELY HOPES THESE PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS WILL FOSTER A LOVE OF THE LAND AND THE DESIRE TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THTLT ULTIMATELY HOPES THESE PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS WILL FOSTER A LOVE OF THE LAND AND THE DESIRE TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 1170351 25502 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION.THTLT WORKS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT WORKING FOREST, FARMS, RECREATION, AND WILD LANDS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK'S 2,100 SQUARE MILE TUG HILL REGION AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE TUG HILL REGION COVERS PART OF JEFFERSON, LEWIS, ONEIDA, AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. IN 2024, THTLT CLOSED ON ONE EASEMENT - TON KA WA ROD & HUNT CLUB IN HERKIMER COUNTY, AND ACQUIRED THE STONE HOUSE PRESERVE IN THE TOWN OF VIENNA IN ONEIDA COUNTY.WE WORKED WITH THE DEC AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO CREATE A PROGRAM IN PLACE OF THE FORMER ACUB PROGRAM. THE NEW NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM AROUND FORT DRUM WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2025 AND FUNDED WITH APPROXIMATELY $7.5 MILLION FROM THTLT-EARMARKED FUNDS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS IN THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND. WE CONTINUED TO WORK ON 14 CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TUG HILL REGION THAT, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL CONSERVE MORE THAN 5,718 ACRES OF LAND. AT THE END 2024, WE WILL HAVE PROTECTED 21,810 ACRES WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THROUGHOUT TUG HILL. IN ADDITION TO OUR CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDINGS, THTLT ALSO OWNS FIVE PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREAS, THE 140- ACRE JOSEPH BLAKE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN THE TOWN OF RUTLAND, JEFFERSON COUNTY, THE 120-ACRE FRENCH SETTLEMENT ROAD PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREA IN THE TOWN OF LORRAINE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, THE 416-ACRE DAVID S. SMITH PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREA IN THE TOWN OF LERAY, AND THE NEWEST PROPERTY, THE MOHAWK HILL PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREA, 77.57 ACRES IN THE TOWN OF WEST TURIN LERAY. THTLT ADDED THE STONE HOUSE PRESERVE, 434 ACRES, IN THE TOWN OF VIENNA IN LATE 2024. THTLT IS CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO OPEN ALL 1,192 ACRES OF OUR FEE-OWNED PROPERTY, NOT ALREADY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BY CREATING PARKING AREAS, TRAILS, AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AS FUNDING AND STAFF TIME ALLOW. 1285782 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X ORGANIZATION 3157798240 120 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 510 WATERTOWN NY 13601 GEORGE BIBBINS JR DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KELLER JR IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE FRYKHOLM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT QUINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE BOGDANOWICZ CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ZEMBIEC TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ZACHARY WAKEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE FASSLER DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI JONES SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NORAH MACHIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE PARKER GEURTSEN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH MAGUIRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE WILLBANKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE SALISBURY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PACILIO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 78799 0 9467 78799 0 9467 0 0 0 0 0 185999 1070342 860100 1256341 47627 47627 23277 0 23277 23277 23277 683018 694375 -11357 -11357 -11357 14215 0 14215 14215 MISC. INCOME 900099 2225 2225 2225 1332328 25502 0 50485 78799 15760 47279 15760 276215 196296 57607 22312 6826 4068 1908 850 17800 6133 8990 2677 31224 18606 8735 3883 8914 8914 13337 13337 14458 14458 21630 12920 6390 2320 24160 14431 7137 2592 23428 13994 6922 2512 3298 1970 974 354 19961 11922 5897 2142 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS 860100 860100 LAND PROTECTION 75703 75703 RENT 41572 24832 12282 4458 SPECIAL EVENTS 6966 6966 9795 5675 2034 2086 1534186 1285782 179492 68912 35298 115440 22758 536927 685217 678213 13104 1156 272 272 1678862 27198 1649962 1651664 1374184 1360820 4523 5055 422943 400348 4208261 4749895 683631 683131 142044 824136 428454 410650 1254129 1917917 X 1049207 850377 1904925 1981601 2954132 2831978 4208261 4749895 X -201858 79172 532 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 930167 784982 1847043 376921 396241 4335354 930167 784982 1847043 376921 396241 4335354 4335354 34026 38993 35310 63552 70904 242785 4578139 0.94700 0.95340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: PARTICIPATED IN TWO IN PERSON LOBBYING DAYS, TOTAL OF 16 HOURS. X X 118 21810.00 1 1 360.00 9000 1622426 1622426 23136 1798 21338 28300 25400 2900 5000 5000 1651664 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 400348 400348 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 410650 410650 X 1413818 79172 1786 532 81490 1332328 0 1332328 1535972 1786 1786 1534186 0 1534186 PART II, LINE 9: A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS A LEGAL, VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LANDOWNER AND TUG HILL TOMORROW LAND TRUST THAT PROTECTS THE NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, SCENIC, OR HISTORIC VALUES OF THE PROPERTY. THE LANDOWNER IS ASSURED THAT THE LAND WILL BE PROTECTED FOREVER WITHOUT GIVING UP OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND. LANDOWNERS WHO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITH US CONTINUE TO OWN THE CONSERVED PROPERTY AND PAY PROPERTY TAXES YET ARE FREE TO SELL THE LAND. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE VERY FLEXIBLE AND ARE TAILORED TO EACH LANDOWNER AND PROPERTY. THERE MAY BE TAX BENEFITS TO THE LAND OWNER. THE EASEMENT IS FILED WITH THE DEED, AND PRESENT AND FUTURE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY ARE BOUND BY THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE EASEMENT. PUBLIC ACCESS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND IN SOME CASES MAY BE CONTRARY TO THE EASEMENT'S PURPOSE. EASEMENTS ARE NOT MARKETABLE INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE, AND HAVE NO SEGREGABLE ECONOMIC VALUE TO THTLT. INDEED, THE EASEMENTS IMPOSE ON THTLT A PERPETUAL OBLIGATION TO MONITOR AND STEWARD THE PROPERTIES, THE COSTS OF WHICH ARE AN ON-GOING EXPENSE. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990 FOR THE YEARS ENDED 2023, 2022, AND 2021 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR 3 YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. BASED ON IT'S ANALYSIS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF ASSETS HELD WITH NNYCF X 3 860100 APPRAISED VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES ARE SUCH THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT AND 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS A FULL AND COMPLETE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ALL FACTS CONCERNING ANY TRANSACTION OR SITUATION WHICH MAY INVOLVE THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES MEET TO DISCUSS SALARY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BASED ON FULL BOARD EVALUATION, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD TO VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF ASSETS HELD WITH NNYCF 532. PART XII, LINE 2C THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.