2025-11-13T11:17:40-08:00 2024-12-31 061392255 KING KING & ASSOCIATES CPAS 170 HOLABIRD AVE WINSTED CT 06098 990 2024-01-01 060791823 Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust Inc FLAN 2032633711 5 Church Hill Road Woodbury CT 06798 Thomas McMackin Treasurer 2025-11-13 true true Robert E King CPA P00083643 8603790215 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Thomas McMackin 5 Church Hill Road Woodbury CT 06798 1718289 false X flandersnaturecenter.org X 1963 CT Flanders' mission is to provide opportunities to appreciate nature's wonders and preserve land, inspiring lifelong learning about our natural world. Flanders' vision is to be a leading resource and destination of choice for environmental and outdoor education, research, land preservation and stewardship, farm experiences and arts activities, reflecting the needs of our changing and inclusive communities and evolving partnerships. 18 18 64 506 0 619181 822847 503639 496310 120291 286101 63663 100609 1306774 1705867 0 0 645145 717345 0 122606 415080 464069 1060225 1181414 246549 524453 12226016 12852263 149011 89863 12077005 12762400 Flanders' mission is to provide opportunities to appreciate nature's wonders and preserve land, inspiring lifelong learning about our natural world. Flanders' vision is to be a leading resource and destination of choice for environmental and outdoor education, research, land preservation and stewardship, farm experiences and arts activities, reflecting the needs of our changing and inclusive communities and evolving partnerships. false false 577337 496310 Education: Flanders is a destination of choice for nature,farm, and art activities, as well as next generation science standard aligned classes. In 2023, Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust provided year-round childrens science classes and educational workshops, including popular summer camps and academies. Over 500 children participated in summer and vacation programs. Thousands more participated in school day programs -either in-person field trips, Flanders at-your-school programs, or part of our new Live-Virtual programs. Flanders adult education and family offerings around the themes of art, farm, nature and conservation continued to grow. 120667 Land Stewardship: Flanders serves as the steward of 50 plus open space properties, totaling 2,423 acres in Woodbury, Middlebury, Bethlehem, and Southbury. We are dedicated stewards of the land and manage each property to retain its ecological habitat and ensure that the open space is protected for future generations to enjoy. In its role as steward, Flanders manages and monitors the properties each year while preserving their natural beauty and caring for the eco-system as a whole. These open spaces provide the community with wonderful places for quiet contemplation and low impact recreation including a number of terrific hiking preserves. Flanders maintains the health of its open spaces and nature preserves, so that the woodlands, wetlands and trails remain open for everyone to appreciate and respect, use and enjoy. 96703 Land Acquisition: Flanders continues to manage easement and fee holdings of 2,423 acres. Since 1973, through its land trust activities, Flanders works to retain the rural character, ecological integrity and quality of life in the greater Waterbury area. 794707 true true false false false false true true false true true false false false false false false false 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 false false false false true 14 0 true 64 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT X X X Thomas McMackin 2032633711 5 Church Hill Road Woodbury CT 06798 Vincent LaFontan Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 95623 0 3170 William H Anthony Treasurer 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Josephine Hamer Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Feeley Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jodi Wasserstein President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dana Moreira Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael G Audette Vice President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Priscilla Price Secretary 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas McMackin Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter W North Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Sherman Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TJ Oneglia Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry J Smotroff Vice President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jacquee Porter Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Trainor Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Korowotny Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Friedman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Harwood Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Upson Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Maki Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 95623 3170 0 false false false 0 32615 22166 768066 822847 Programs and Products 900099 496310 496310 496310 113051 113051 0 0 19669 19669 19669 19669 173050 173050 173050 173050 61758 22166 12422 49336 49336 0 0 Land Trust Services 110000 31604 31604 31604 1705867 527914 355106 0 0 0 0 98793 59276 29638 9879 0 512316 309201 148875 54240 5746 3448 1634 664 50821 30493 14738 5590 49669 29801 14404 5464 0 0 0 0 0 13247 13247 40827 26229 14598 1534 443 1091 62517 41190 18175 3152 0 0 29569 25292 3900 377 0 0 0 0 0 43585 43585 44725 42488 2237 Program Fees 92914 61328 31586 Maintenance - Land Trails 64337 64337 Repairs & Maintenance 32511 32235 276 Bank Charges 19629 13173 55 6401 18674 12188 2324 4162 1181414 794707 264101 122606 74412 38512 145795 63351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9453697 907621 8311202 8546076 3316098 3591936 0 0 0 378509 612388 12226016 12852263 74011 89863 75000 149011 89863 X 7489606 7759856 4587399 5002544 12077005 12762400 12226016 12852263 524453 160942 X false true X true false X 472075 567714 500378 619181 822847 2982195 257205 394453 429583 503639 496310 2081190 29649 28806 27420 18239 19669 123783 0 0 758929 990973 957381 1141059 1338826 5187168 29865 26551 21255 51670 50693 180034 0 29865 26551 21255 51670 50693 180034 5007134 59948 82806 82209 95613 113051 433627 0 59948 82806 82209 95613 113051 433627 0 3421 3 25129 31604 60157 822298 1073782 1039590 1261801 1483481 5680952 0.88140 0.89590 0.07630 0.07400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 15 44 1 true 22 2840 false 74322 X X false 3371923 867 424197 164627 3632360 3128940 165529 470039 392585 3371923 3791906 49435 -561948 150453 3128940 2956330 563603 458192 186219 3791906 2777018 97658 298809 217155 2956330 0.46000 0.07000 0.47000 false false false 7509441 7509441 1813363 822062 991301 102560 85559 17001 28333 28333 8546076 1856628 160942 160942 1695686 13247 -3066 10181 1705867 1171233 3066 3066 1168167 13247 13247 1181414 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy As a Land Trust Alliance accredited land trust, Flanders has written multiple policies regarding monitoring, inspection, handling of violations and enforcement of conservation easements. The organization maintains a schedule of monitoring easements regularly and ensuring that the conservation values for which the easement was created are in fact being conserved. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. Flanders is a land protection organization which may accept conservation easements which are an encumbrance on a property that creates a legally enforceable land preservation agreement for the purposes of conservation. Flanders does not recognize these easements as assets on the statement of financial position. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. The organization maintains a collection of antique hand farm tools. These tools are part of the educational programs illustrating New England traditions such as raising farm animals, growing crops, making maple syrup and bee keeping. The Nature Center owns 284 artworks created by Natalie Van Vleck. Much of the collection is on display at the Nature Center's headquarters. This artwork is being preserved in accordance with a grant received by the Nature Center in 2000. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The organization's endowment consists of two categories of funds: 1)Current Operating and Project Funds, and 2)Long-term Funds. The long-term funds are invested to appreciate and generate on-going income or reserves to benefit the mission, programs or specific projects at Flanders. The long-term funds are unitized to reflect general funds that are unrestricted, and other funds to endow its mission programs. The Board allocates a certain percentage of the income from the invested funds to be drawn for operating expenses each year. All long-term funds are defined as to whether they are unrestricted, permanently restricted by donor instructions, temporarily restricted, or Board designated temporarily restricted (held as reserves for projects or invested to generate income for specific mission areas). Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Special Events $3066 X X X X X X X true Farm to Table 69370 11750 57620 1848 2998 750 2642 Trail Run 14554 10416 4138 280 3904 83924 22166 61758 1848 2998 280 750 6546 12422 49336 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Members are individuals and organizations who support the mission of the Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The finance committee reviewed the 990, then presented it to the board for review before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each member of the board of directors is required to sign a conflict of interest policy. If there is a conflict, the board member is asked to recuse themselves from participating in discussions and votes of the body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The executive director performance is reviewed annually by the board of directors. That includes a written appraisal and performance plan. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are provided upon request, either email or hard copy. Financial statements were also shared with constituents in 2022 in a printed annual report, and with the public on the Flanders website.