2025-11-04T09:31:20-05:00 2025-06-30 141604297 RBT CPAS LLP 2678 SOUTH RD STE 101 POUGHKEEPSIE NY 126015254 990 2024-07-01 222757332 COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY INC COLU 5183925252 49 MAIN STREET CHATHAM NY 12037 TROY WELDY PRESIDENT 5183925252 2025-11-03 true true ELISSA N CASA CPA P01698036 8454855510 2025-11-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TROY WELDY 49 MAIN STREET CHATHAM NY 12037 6529091 false X WWW.COLUMBIALAND.ORG X 1986 NY THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT LAND TRUST WORKING IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, NY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CONSERVE, APPRECIATE, AND ENJOY LAND. 18 18 23 152 0 4017446 5511474 19546 7890 532632 243334 3262 9803 4572886 5772501 18787 0 1340518 1516973 55000 368635 2573069 3342325 3913587 4933085 659299 839416 31701273 31087170 3343399 480616 28357874 30606554 X THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT LAND TRUST WORKING IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, NY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CONSERVE, APPRECIATE, AND ENJOY LAND. false false 702599 3171 PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT: CLC OWNS 13 PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREAS (PCA). TEN PCAS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR HIKING AND OUTDOOR ENJOYMENT. THEY ARE MAINTAINED FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATION, AND CLC'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE AREAS OFFER A DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THREE PCAS ARE NOT YET OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CLC ALSO MANAGES ONE PUBLIC RESERVE FOR SCENIC HUDSON LAND TRUST, INC. CLCS PCAS ARE VISITED BY APPROXIMATELY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. 383207 100 320 COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: CLC WORKS TO COMMUNICATE ITS MISSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH AN ACTIVE AND DIVERSE PROGRAM OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY FOR CONSERVATION VALUES. AMONG OTHER THINGS, CLC PROVIDES NUMEROUS INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, ISSUES FREQUENT PRESS RELEASES ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, MAINTAINS A SUBSTANTIVE AND ACTIVE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PRESENCE. CLC ALSO OFFERS REGULAR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE AN APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND LANDSCAPES WITHIN COLUMBIA COUNTY. IN 2024, CLC PROVIDED AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF DIGITAL ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND OUR WEBSITE. CLC HELD 85 PROGRAMS SERVICING 3,294 INDIVIDUALS. 2787599 20516 7220 LAND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES: CLC EMPLOYS A THREE-PRONGED PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH TO ITS LAND PROTECTION MISSION. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: CLC HELPS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS PROTECT PRIVATELY OWNED LAND WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE BY CREATING, ACCEPTING, AND STEWARDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, ENSURING THE OWNER'S CONSERVATION VISION WILL BE UPHELD FOREVER. CLC CURRENTLY HAS 268 LANDOWNER RELATIONSHIPS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. SUPPORT OF LAND USE PLANNING & COMMUNITY PROJECTS: WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES, COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION GROUPS, CLC ENCOURAGES LAND USE PLANNING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT SUPPORT PROTECTION OF THE COUNTY'S RICH CONSERVATION RESOURCES AND HELPS TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, ACQUISITION, SITE PLANNING, AND THE LIKE FOR CREATION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, TRAINING OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND FOR HABITAT, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION. IN 2024, CLC'S OUTREACH EFFORTS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 507 INDIVIDUALS. SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE: CLC BELIEVES THAT A STRONG AND VIBRANT FARM SECTOR IS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ASSET TO THIS AREA, WHERE CENTURIES OF FARMING HAVE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE MARK ON THE COUNTY'S LANDS, CONSERVATION RESOURCES, AND SCENIC ATTRIBUTES. CLC WORKS TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT AN ACTIVE AND RESURGENT AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES INCLUDING CONSERVATION MEASURES AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO HELP NEW FARMERS AND FARMERS WHO WANT TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION ACCESS FARMLAND THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNACCESSIBLE TO THEM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 541 PEOPLE IN 2024. 242909 350 EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: CLC IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS OF EVERY EASEMENT CLC HOLDS ARE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY. CLC MONITORS ITS EASEMENT PROPERTIES (31,407 ACRES AT 6/30/25) ANNUALLY (ALL ARE AERIALLY MONITORED AND/OR VISITED IN PERSON BY A STAFF PERSON IN ALTERNATING YEARS) TO ENSURE THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE BEING UPHELD AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IF AND WHEN NECESSARY. 242909 350 4116314 true true false true false false true false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 37 0 23 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X X X ANNE MARSHALL 5183925252 49 MAIN STREET CHATHAM NY 12037 TROY WELDY PRESIDENT 40.00 X 137538 0 33866 HEIDI BOCK VP CONSERVAT 40.00 X 85280 0 15386 ANNE MARSHALL VP FINANCE & 40.00 X 83577 0 14340 SARA CASHEN CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN ANDREWS RESIGNED JAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER REED V CHAIR & SE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SETH MASTERS RESIGNED JUL 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GOLDEN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS POTTER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BOOMER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARA BOYLE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CASHEN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN EPSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD HOE TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH KANE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KOCIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KERI LATIOLAIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE LEBLANC TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LEVY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY PENNEA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB WHITE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL YANDIK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 306395 63592 1 false true false BUILD HUDSON LLC 6A FREDERICK STREET HUDSON NY 12534 CONSTRUCTION 209927 1 255783 2339343 2916348 155444 5511474 FEES FOR SERVICE REVENUE 7890 7890 7890 483570 483570 26973 10392 16581 16581 16581 467680 343701 364215 123979 -364215 -240236 -364215 123979 26556 255783 38282 -11726 -11726 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 4948 4948 4948 5772501 -351377 612404 18787 18787 397483 261754 77305 58424 833220 548335 161851 123034 36961 24426 7235 5300 162412 107330 31793 23289 86897 57615 16756 12526 62440 52138 10302 35831 35831 5028 5028 55000 55000 231894 222450 9444 8777 769 8008 238250 160088 21790 56372 144906 137150 3433 4323 25821 7155 12705 5961 20904 20904 106110 101941 623 3546 73019 31798 41221 LAND & TRADE LAND EXPENSE 2211439 2211439 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 106034 106034 CATERING & EVENTS 34663 18806 4477 11380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 23548 9174 4894 9480 13661 13193 468 4933085 4116314 448136 368635 3719240 42635 435602 2026066 329937 119327 6817 19742 115418 138702 10822435 1486130 11248989 9336305 15445270 17988591 400000 1415802 31701273 31087170 138243 130884 2890119 25800 315037 306204 17728 3343399 480616 X 10439346 10991870 17918528 19614684 28357874 30606554 31701273 31087170 X 839416 1437777 12398 -40911 X false true X true false X 1010499 2775673 4844993 4036992 5511474 18179631 1010499 2775673 4844993 4036992 5511474 18179631 1087031 17092600 107088 325729 317269 458203 510543 1718832 19898463 12838 0.85900 0.86750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5028 5028 4111286 4116314 355816 88954 267726 237230 315960 355816 1176732 1765098 6593 10777 8873 5028 31271 66932 59308 78990 88954 294184 441276 1593 777 3585 5028 10983 X X X 268 31407.00 1 true 682.00 242909 8500551 200000 1108178 265941 9542788 7722814 1022432 244695 8500551 7244451 1691 705730 229058 7722814 8541897 51 -1084247 213250 7244451 7902907 5051 757864 123925 8541897 1.00000 true false 8256982 8256982 2088670 1056997 1031673 282873 235223 47650 193910 193910 9336305 7230439 1437777 12398 -40911 1409264 5821175 -48674 -48674 5772501 4981759 48674 48674 4933085 4933085 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE GOALS OF EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS ARE RESPECTED IN PERPETUITY. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS ITS EASEMENT PROPERTIES BY AIR EACH YEAR AND VISITS EVERY PROPERTY ON THE GROUND IN ALTERNATING YEARS TO ENSURE THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE BEING UPHELD AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES, IF AND WHEN NECESSARY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 CLC DOES NOT REPORT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN REVENUE AND EXPENSE, NOR AS AN ITEM ON ITS BALANCE SHEET IN ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENTS AND DONOR RESTRICTED PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREAS IMPOSE ON THE ORGANIZATION A PERPETUAL OBLIGATION TO MONITOR AND STEWARD THE PROPERTIES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A TOTAL OF 268 EASEMENTS ON 31,407 ACRES, IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPENSE FOR MONITORING AND STEWARDING EASEMENTS WAS 242,909 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 PROCEEDS FROM PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS ARE USED TO MANAGE PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREAS AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR UPKEEP AND IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING THAT CLC OWNS IN PART TO PROVIDE QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE STAFF (AND TO OTHERWISE SUPPORT STAFF HOUSING EXPENSES) AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D INVESTMENT EXPENSES -40,911 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B RENTAL EXPENSE -10,392 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -38,282 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSE 10,392 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 38,282 X X X X X true THE COMPASS GROUP INC 800 NORTH CHARLES STREET BALTIMORE MD 21201 STUDY false 55000 -55000 55000 -55000 NY EMBERS & EVERGR 280983 255783 25200 36973 1309 280983 255783 25200 36973 1309 38282 -13082 X X X false false false false false false false false false TROY WELDY PRESIDENT 137538 5555 28311 171404 JAMES KOCIS TRUSTEE OF THE BOARD PROPERTY ACQUISITION X 340000 306204 false true true 306204 X 3 148325 APPRAISED VALUE X GOODS 12 7119 RETAIL VALUE false false false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 CLC VOLUNTEERS PERFORM HANDS-ON CONSERVATION TASKS LIKE TRAIL MAINTENANCE, INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL, AND HABITAT RESTORATION, THEY ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH LAND MONITORING, FUNDRAISING, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, EVENT ASSISTANCE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE HELP TO CLC STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: CLC WORKS TO COMMUNICATE ITS MISSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH AN ACTIVE AND DIVERSE PROGRAM OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY FOR CONSERVATION VALUES. AMONG OTHER THINGS, CLC PROVIDES NUMEROUS INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, ISSUES FREQUENT PRESS RELEASES ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, MAINTAINS A SUBSTANTIVE AND ACTIVE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PRESENCE. CLC ALSO OFFERS REGULAR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE AN APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND LANDSCAPES WITHIN COLUMBIA COUNTY. IN 2024, CLC PROVIDED AN ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF DIGITAL ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND OUR WEBSITE. CLC HELD 85 PROGRAMS SERVICING 3,294 INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C LAND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES: CLC EMPLOYS A THREE-PRONGED PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH TO ITS LAND PROTECTION MISSION. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: CLC HELPS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS PROTECT PRIVATELY OWNED LAND WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE BY CREATING, ACCEPTING, AND STEWARDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, ENSURING THE OWNER'S CONSERVATION VISION WILL BE UPHELD FOREVER. CLC CURRENTLY HAS 268 LANDOWNER RELATIONSHIPS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. SUPPORT OF LAND USE PLANNING & COMMUNITY PROJECTS: WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES, COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION GROUPS, CLC ENCOURAGES LAND USE PLANNING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT SUPPORT PROTECTION OF THE COUNTY'S RICH CONSERVATION RESOURCES AND HELPS TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, ACQUISITION, SITE PLANNING, AND THE LIKE FOR CREATION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, TRAINING OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND FOR HABITAT, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION. IN 2024, CLC'S OUTREACH EFFORTS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 507 INDIVIDUALS. SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE: CLC BELIEVES THAT A STRONG AND VIBRANT FARM SECTOR IS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ASSET TO THIS AREA, WHERE CENTURIES OF FARMING HAVE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE MARK ON THE COUNTY'S LANDS, CONSERVATION RESOURCES, AND SCENIC ATTRIBUTES. CLC WORKS TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT AN ACTIVE AND RESURGENT AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES INCLUDING CONSERVATION MEASURES AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO HELP NEW FARMERS AND FARMERS WHO WANT TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION ACCESS FARMLAND THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNACCESSIBLE TO THEM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 541 PEOPLE IN 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: CLC IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS OF EVERY EASEMENT CLC HOLDS ARE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY. CLC MONITORS ITS EASEMENT PROPERTIES (31,407 ACRES AT 6/30/25) ANNUALLY (ALL ARE AERIALLY MONITORED AND/OR VISITED IN PERSON BY A STAFF PERSON IN ALTERNATING YEARS) TO ENSURE THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE BEING UPHELD AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IF AND WHEN NECESSARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE AUDITORS, PRESENTS THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT ONE OF ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE TRUSTEES RECEIVE A DRAFT COPY OF THE COMPLETE FORM ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CLC'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND PRESIDENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A NEW PRESIDENT WAS HIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2020. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE SEARCH COMMITTEE AND WAS BASED PRIMARILY ON A SURVEY OF OTHER NON-PROFITS AND LAND TRUSTS IN OUR REGION. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR VARIOUS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SALARY DATA REPORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL ADJUST AS NECESSARY AS PART OF CLC'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PRACTICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 INVESTMENT EXPENSES -40,911 RENTAL EXPENSE 10,392 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 38,282 RENTAL EXPENSE -10,392 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -38,282 TOTAL -40,911