2026-01-23T10:50:45-06:00 2024-12-31 141798364 WOJESKI & COMPANY CPA'S PC 159 WOLF RD ALBANY NY 12205 990 2024-01-01 943444825 Hudson Taconic Lands Inc RENS 5187129211 PO Box 790 Averill Park NY 12018 Michelle LeClair Treasurer 5187129211 2026-01-21 1 0 Mary Anne Skavina CPA P00157853 5184771102 2026-01-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Michelle LeClair PO Box 790 Averill Park NY 12018 2520171 0 X WWW.HUDSONTACONIC.ORG X 2008 NY Conservation of forests and other ecologically important areas in Rensselaer County and beyond.To promote and facilitate the conservation of forests and other important areas in Rensselaer County and beyond. 17 17 12 153 0 0 2194795 2376074 5585 5608 58286 46447 97772 64019 2356438 2492148 0 0 0 0 562490 643305 0 0 90700 374605 505044 937095 1148349 1419343 1343799 4420227 8063233 112964 1009206 4307263 7054027 X To promote and facilitate the conservation of forests and other ecologically important areas in Rensselaer County and beyond. 0 0 The organization conserved 1,274 acres of forests and wetlands on the Rensselaer Plateau of which 1,081 acres are considered 'critical habitat' according to the Nature Conservancy's Resilient Land Mapping Tool. Highlights include the purchase of the 385-acre Berlin Community Forest and 784 acres of forest that will connect and expand DEC State Forests. The organization also conserved a 10-acre property with natural shoreline on the Hudson River, extending the Papscanee Island Nature Preserve. In 2024, 60 local teens participated in the Forest Conservation Corps work and career training program at six different natural area sites in Rensselaer County. Volunteers logged 7,098 hours building trails and teaching workshops. A highlight of this work was the construction of the 56-foot-long pedestrian bridge that spans the Quacken Kill at the Boehme Legacy Forest and allows access to the rocky summit of Bunker Hill that boasts more than 50 mile views of surrounding lands, including the Catskill Mountains. 839129 30022 Other program services include education and outreach, trail vision, conservation plan, and land stewardship. 839129 30022 839129 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X The Organization 5187129211 PO Box 790 Averill Park NY 12018 JEFF BRIGGS SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GASKELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB CROWLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DE WAAL MALEFYT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TANJA EISE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID FARREN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE HOWARD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 HANNS MEISSNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIE SCHWARZ-EISE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SLAVIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAMA HAMARNEH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BONESTEEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 97314 0 16579 MICHELLE LECLAIR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED MCCAGG PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 FRED DEMAY VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAM JACOBSON TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER KERSCH ASSISTANT TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 97314 0 16579 0 0 0 0 0 1000 670140 1704934 59882 2376074 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 713990 5608 5608 5608 43565 43565 2882 0 2882 2882 2882 67628 1000 28023 39605 39605 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CRE 713990 16368 16368 MISCELLANEOUS 713990 8046 8046 24414 2492148 30022 0 86052 X 113893 94497 10376 9020 491503 407800 44776 38927 37909 31453 3454 3002 13593 2952 10641 46439 10086 36353 129648 83193 29096 17359 20596 2816 17780 30439 7602 21744 1093 26182 26182 17021 5552 10233 1236 11204 11204 26608 24189 2419 12905 3863 9042 LAND AQUISITION COSTS 105157 105157 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EXP 25360 25360 REAL ESTATE TAXES 16512 16512 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 9687 2292 7395 13693 4601 6809 2283 1148349 839129 218520 90700 313699 64167 535131 881353 85076 88402 9890 21556 6652455 78150 3346778 6574305 62838 404841 66815 28609 4420227 8063233 22671 24380 23478 956217 66815 28609 112964 1009206 X 3701181 6000298 606082 1053729 4307263 7054027 4420227 8063233 X 1343799 59982 1342983 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 339312 1478715 1108223 2298152 2376074 7600476 339312 1478715 1108223 2298152 2376074 7600476 7600476 1664 1195 291 58286 46447 107883 7708359 0.98600 0.98890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 16 1017.00 1 1 200.00 606082 2206406 1758759 1053729 512540 1046576 953034 606082 346118 723552 557130 512540 83224 776180 513286 346118 82661 53092 52529 83224 0 0 6274432 6274432 320839 50522 270317 57184 27628 29556 6574305 Investments 404841 F 404841 Operating Lease Liability 28609 28609 X 2835494 59982 283364 343346 2492148 0 2492148 1197494 49145 49145 1148349 0 1148349 Part II, Line 5: The organization accomplishes its land conservation objectives, in part, by accepting donations of interests in real property primarily in the form of conservation easements. Conservation easements are perpetual agreements between the organization and private landowners through whom the landowners agree to abide by certain restrictions designed to preserve the open space or conservation value of their land. These agreements are binding on all landowners. Contributions or purchases of conservation easements are recorded as program service expenses under the expense category conservation easements when aquired. Upon accepting a conservation easement, the organization assumes a perpetual obligation to monitor, normally on an annual basis, the affected property to ensure that the landowners comply with the restrictions in the easement. Further, the organization is perpetually obligated to enforce provisions of the easements in the event of a violation to the terms of the easement. Enforcing an easement violation could involve costly legal or other expenses. Although conservation easeements are real property rights, they possess little or no market value due to a resale market that is essentially limited to the owner of the fee title of the restricted property. Because of this limited market and due to the obligations inherent in easement ownership, the organization's easement holdings are recorded at $1 each in permanently restricted net assets. The organization has 16 conservation easements in rensselaer county protected in perpetuity totalling 1017 acres of land. Part II, Line 9: The organization capitalizes conserved land at cost, if purchased, or at its appraised fair market value if received as a contribution. In addition to accepting conservation easements, the organization accepts fee title to conservation properties that are held by the organization in furtherance of its mission. The donors/sellers of such property have established the fair market value through an independent appraisal of those properties. Two of the 2021 acquisitions (WQIP Browning and WQIP-Moore Pohlmann) were "bargain sales", where one-third of the appraised value was donated, and two-thirds were purchased through the NYS water quality improvement program. The organization has seventeen preserves, totaling 947.03 acres of land. Part X, Line 2: The Organization has adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertanties in Income Taxes. Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions, including interest and penalties attributable thereto, and concluded that the Organization had taken no positions that required adjustment in its financial statements as of December 31, 2024. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Fundraising Direct Expenses 28,023. Contribution from Discount on Note Payable 255,341. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Fundraising Direct Expenses 28,023. Interest Expense Related to Amortization of Discount on Note Payable 21,122. Fundraising Gala 62825 1000 61825 20950 7073 Raffles 5803 5803 68628 1000 67628 20950 7073 28023 39605 X 4 59882 Subsequent Selling Price 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 One board member is a parent to another board member. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Not every committee is required to contemporaneously document their meetings held; however, if there is a vote to be held, written minutes will document the committee meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The completed Form 990 is reviewed by the vice president, secretary, or another board member designated by the executive committee (the reviewer) who will make sure the information it contains is accurate and complete. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization has a written conflict of interest policy which is signed by the board of directors, subcontractors, and volunteers. Annually, the board of directors sign a disclosure form monitoring this policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The board of directors determines compensation for the executive director. The executive committee performs an annual review of compensation paid to employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g CONTRACTED SERVICES: Program service expenses 77,593. Management and general expenses 27,119. Fundraising expenses 10,121. Total expenses 114,833. PRINTING AND COPYING: Program service expenses 5,600. Management and general expenses 1,977. Fundraising expenses 7,238. Total expenses 14,815. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Merger with Rensselaer Land Trust, Inc on 1/1/2024 1,342,983. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: The treasurer and executive director are responsible for hiring an independent CPA that will prepare required tax returns and financial statements. The originally reported $1,342,983 gain on merger with Rensselaer Land Trust, Inc. on January 1, 2024, was originally reported as Miscellaneous Income; it is now reported as an equity adjustment per the audited financial statements. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 1 (Amendment): Total revenue per completion of the audited financial statements is $2,835,494. Per the original 990 filing, $3,923,136 was reported as total revenue. The difference of $1,087,642 is due to the originally reported $1,342,983 gain on merger with Rensselaer Land Trust, Inc. shown as Miscellaneous Revenue on the 990 filing being reclassed to an Equity adjustment on January 1, 2024, the merger date. In addition, $255,341 was reported as Contribution from discount on note payable in the audited financials; this is not reported as income on the 990. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 1 (Amendment): Total expenses per completion of audited financial statements is $1,197,494. Per the original 990 filing, $1,176,372 was reported as total expenses. The difference of $21,122 is due to imputed interest expense claimed on the audited financial statements that are not claimed as a deduction on the 990 filing.