2025-07-01T15:05:24-04:00 2024-06-30 205828625 SINNAMON & ASSOCIATES LLC PO BOX 665 Canaan CT 06018 990 2023-07-01 066049295 HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC HOUS ROUTE 7 PO BOX 28 CORNWALL BRIDGE CT 06754 F ANTHONY ZUNINO PRESIDENT 8606726678 2025-06-26 true true George R Sinnamon CPA P00759996 8608247734 2025-07-01 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z F ANTHONY ZUNINO 1842338 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 27 300 0 0 1790170 1546682 9009 5673 20331 19141 72604 92193 1892114 1663689 0 0 1221403 1313494 0 37760 505585 628536 1726988 1942030 165126 -278341 1798190 1844997 186667 351653 1611523 1493344 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 1067302 WATER: INITIATING RIVER RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PROJECTS IN PRIORITY AREAS OF THE TRISTATE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED TO IMPROVE RIVER HEATH AND RESILIENCY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OUR BERKSHIRE CLEAN, COLD & CONNECTED RIVER RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP (HOUSATONIC, HOOSIC AND FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHEDS IN MA) WHICH AIMS TO INCREASE THE PACE OF INSTREAM CULVERT UPGRADES AND RIVERBANK AND INSTREAM RESTORATION WORK TO IMPROVE RIVER FLOW, HEALTH AND AQUATIC HABITAT AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE COSTLY AND DANGEROUS FLOOD RISK; READYING MULTIPLE CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN BERKSHIRE AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT COMMUNITIES; LEADING THE TENMILE (NY) WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TENMILE WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN; IMPLEMENTING THE STILL RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN IN THE GREATER DANBURY, CT REGION; COMPLETING THE POOTATUCK RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN TO SAFEGUARD AND RESTORE THE POOTATUCK RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ACTION PLAN TO SAFEGUARD AND RESTORE THE POOTATUCK RIVER IN NEWTOWN, CT; MONITORING AND RESTORING STREAM HEALTH AND HABITAT THROUGH RIPARIAN BUFFER AND RAIN GARDEN INSTALLATIONS AT MULTIPLE SITES ACROSS THE WATERSHED; COMPLETING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION REDUCTION ON WELLS BROOK, A HIGH PRIORITY BROOK IN DOVER, NY; CONTINUING RESTORATION WORK ON MACEDONIA BROOK IN KENT, CT, AND A WATERSHED PLAN FOR THE GREEN RIVER IN MASSACHUSETTS; HELPING LOCAL FARMS CURB NUTRIENT RUNOFF; AND WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO BETTER MANAGE AND PROTECT THE NATIONAL HOUSATONIC WILD AND SCENIC RIVER IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. 7 473347 LAND: INITIATING LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN PRIORITY AREAS OF THE TRISTATE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED THAT SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY THROUGH INITIATIVES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CONSERVING MORE THAN 12,000 ACRES THROUGH FOLLOW THE FOREST AND MOST RECENTLY LEADING A COALITION OF PARTNERS TO CONSERVE 1,000+ ACRES OF HIGH QUALITY MEADOWS AND WOODLANDS STRETCHING FROM SALISBURY, CT INTO SHEFFIELD, MA, AND ANOTHER 1,364 ACRES OF WOODLAND AND WETLAND IN WINCHESTER, CT; EXPANDING FOLLOW THE FORESTS WOODLAND CONSERVATION CORRIDOR VISION AMONG PARTNERS IN THE HOUSATONIC 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 WORKING TO COLLECTIVELY INCREASE THE PACE OF CONSERVATION, AND ALSO COLLABORATING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEADERS TO FIND LOCAL LAND USE SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE BOTH LAND CONSERVATION AND AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE; SHARING MAPS AND DATA WITH PARTNERS OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CORE AND RIPARIAN FOREST, HEADWATER STREAM LANDS, STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT WILDLIFE HABITAT LINKAGES, AND NEWLY PROTECTED LANDS TO ASSIST IN PRIORITIZING LAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS; PROVIDING MAPPING AND NATURAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR LAND TRUSTS AND COMMUNITIES IN CT, MA AND NY AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC VISIONING AND COLLABORATION; ASSESSING AND SHARING THE IMPACTS OF SIGNIFICANT LAND USE PROPOSALS ACROSS THE HOUSATONIC WATERSHED; AND HELPING SHAPE CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN NY AND NEW ENGLAND. 139965 EDUCATION: PROVIDING OUTDOOR EDUCATION, EXPLORATION, LIBRARY READINGS, HIKES, PADDLES, DINING OUT, AND MUCH MORE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CELEBRATE OUR WATERSHED EVENT SERIES; PROVIDING HANDS-ON LEARNING IN THE SUMMER WITH YOUTH AND INTERNS IN NY, CT AND MA; COMPLETING AN 8TH YEAR OF HOUSATONIC RIVER RECREATIONAL USER SURVEYS AND MAPPING TO INFORM A CONTINUING ASSESSMENT OF RECREATIONAL ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS ALONG THE HOUSATONIC RIVER THAT BOTH PROTECTS RIVER ECOLOGY AND PROVIDES FOR SAFE PUBLIC ACCESS; CONTINUING HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS TRAINING WITH AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE GREATER DANBURY, CT AND AMENIA, NY REGIONS THROUGH OUR STILL RIVER AND TENMILE RIVER WATERSHED CONNECTIONS PROGRAM ENGAGING YOUTH IN INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS, AND HELPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS; CONTINUING HANDS-ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ON PROTECTING AND RESTORING RIVERS THROUGH BUFFER PLANTINGS, CLEAN UPS, AND WATER MONITORING ACROSS THE WATERSHED; SPEAKING AT MULTIPLE PUBLIC GATHERINGS ON A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS; AND EXPANDING SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH ON RIVER AND LAND CONSERVATION AND RECREATION. 19952 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. 19952 1700566 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 14 0 true 27 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 142800 0 7140 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 142800 0 7140 1 false false false 35410 48552 605947 856773 5043 1546682 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 541900 5673 5673 5673 19259 19259 9060 5971 3089 3089 3089 51175 51293 -118 -118 -118 210489 121385 89104 89104 1663689 27903 0 89104 X 1073995 905179 138605 30211 46225 38921 5951 1353 87744 75550 9748 2446 105530 89776 13926 1828 473759 470420 3027 312 490 440 44 6 15814 4391 11379 44 23858 16465 7137 256 19708 19355 74 279 17016 16794 131 91 3482 2714 738 30 7206 5331 1743 132 17648 15429 1836 383 SUPPLIES 5994 5738 226 30 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 4476 2178 2254 44 FILING FEES AND REGISTRATION 4559 3538 949 72 MEMBERSHIPPUBLICATIONS 23295 22551 658 86 11231 5796 5278 157 1942030 1700566 203704 37760 X 373765 285768 360139 337219 25482 14729 689526 424791 257182 264735 775280 936204 6342 6342 1798190 1844997 186667 231547 120106 186667 351653 X 1031016 986195 580507 507149 1611523 1493344 1798190 1844997 -278341 160162 0 X false true X true false X 1490152 1201725 1360308 1790170 1546682 7389037 1490152 1201725 1360308 1790170 1546682 7389037 253804 7135233 10952 27236 220272 19830 19259 297549 7686586 0.92830 0.83760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 440 440 440 88 22 352 false 67 299 88 454 681 336 1493 440 2269 17 75 22 114 171 X X X 12 457.00 1 true 59.00 3568 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 299613 true true true 216206 216206 166839 166839 213102 164573 48529 93379 93379 264735 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 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. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A: THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER IN ADVANCE FOR THEIR APPROVAL, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. 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