Lakes Region Conservation Trust

Organization Overview

Lakes Region Conservation Trust is located in Center Harbor, NH. The organization was established in 1981. According to its NTEE Classification (C30) the organization is classified as: Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, under the broad grouping of Environment and related organizations. As of 12/2022, Lakes Region Conservation Trust employed 11 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Lakes Region Conservation Trust is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 03/2023, Lakes Region Conservation Trust generated $177.7k in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 5 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (39.7%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $229.7k during the year ending 03/2023. As we would expect to see with falling revenues, expenses have declined by (36.3%) per year over the past 5 years. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2023

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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PROVIDING FOR THE PERMANENT PROTECTION, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESPECTFUL USE OF LANDS THAT DEFINE THE CHARACTER OF THE LAKES REGION AND ITS QUALITY OF LIFE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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LAND CONSERVATION--THE LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST HAS CONSERVED MORE THAN 28,500 ACRES OF LAND SINCE THE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDING IN 1979. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES NEARLY 18,500 ACRES OWNED BY LRCT, OVER 8,800 ACRES SUBJECT TO PRIMARY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY LRCT, AND OVER 1,100 ACRES CONSERVED THROUGH OTHER MEANS. THESE LANDS INCLUDE 30 SUMMITS, MORE THAN 41 MILES OF SHORELINE ON THE REGIONS LAKES, PONDS, RIVERS, AND STREAMS, AND MORE THAN 100 MILES OF TRAILS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR HIKING, SNOWSHOEING, AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, AND CERTAIN TRAILS OPEN FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING AND SNOWMOBILING. EACH YEAR LRCT WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS, OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS ON DOZENS OF LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE LAKES REGION. LRCTS LAND CONSERVATION WORK IS GUIDED BY THE LAKES REGION STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN, INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE DATA, THAT PROVIDES A VALUABLE LAND CONSERVATION TOOL FOR LRCT AND OTHER LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE REGION.


LAND CONSERVATION--THE LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST HAS CONSERVED MORE THAN 28,500 ACRES OF LAND SINCE THE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDING IN 1979. THIS INCLUDED NEARLY 18,500 ACRES OWNED BY LRCT, OVER 8,800 ACRES SUBJECT TO PRIMARY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY LRCT, AND OVER 1,100 ACRES CONSERVED THROUGH OTHER MEANS. THESE LANDS INCLUDE 30 SUMMITS, MORE THAN 41 MILES OF SHORELINE ON THE REGIONS LAKES, PONDS, RIVERS AND STREAMS, AND MORE THAN 100 MILES OF TRAILS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR HIKING, SNOWSHOEING, AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, AND CERTAIN TRAILS OPEN FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING AND SNOWMOBILING. EACH YEAR LRCT WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS, OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS ON DOZENS OF LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE LAKES REGION. LRCTS LAND CONSERVATION WORK IS GUIDED BY THE LAKES REGION STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN, INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE DATA, THAT PROVIDES A VALUABLE LAND CONSERVATION TOOL FOR LRCT AND OTHER LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE REGION.


LAND MANAGEMENT, STEWARDSHIP, AND RECREATION--AS NOTED ABOVE, THE LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST HAS CONSERVED MORE THAN 28,500 ACRES OF LAND SINCE THE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDING IN 1979. A SIGNIFICANT PART OF LRCTS RESPONSIBILITIES IS THE MANAGEMENT OF MORE THAN 100 OWNED PROPERTIES TOTALING NEARLY 18,500 ACRES AND THE MONITORING OF 55 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TOTALING OVER 8,800 ACRES TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THESE LANDS ARE BEING PROTECTED AND THAT EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING SATISFIED. A PARTICULAR FOCUS OF LRCTS LAND MANAGEMENT WORK IS THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY, APPRECIATE, AND LEARN FROM THE CONSERVED LANDS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION DEVOTES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO STEWARDSHIP OF TRAILS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR HIKING, SNOWSHOEING, AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, AS WELL AS CERTAIN TRAILS OPEN FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING AND SNOWMOBILING. IN ITS LAND MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP WORK, THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS GREATLY FROM THE PARTICIPATION AND EFFORTS OF MORE THAN 200 TALENTED AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.


LAND MANAGEMENT, STEWARDSHIP, AND RECREATION--AS NOTED ABOVE, THE LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST HAS CONSERVED MORE THAN 28,500 ACRES OF LAND SINCE THE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDING IN 1979. A SIGNIFICANT PART OF LRCTS RESPONSIBILITIES IS THE MANAGEMENT OF MORE THAN 100 OWNED PROPERTIES TOTALING NEARLY 18,500 ACRES AND THE MONITORING OF 57 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TOTALING OVER 8,800 ACRES TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THESE LANDS ARE BEING PROTECTED AND THAT EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING SATISFIED. A PARTICULAR FOCUS OF LRCTS LAND MANAGEMENT WORK IS THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY, APPRECIATE, AND LEARN FROM THE CONSERVED LANDS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION DEVOTES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO STEWARDSHIP OF TRAILS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR HIKING, SNOWSHOEING, AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, AS WELL AS CERTAIN TRAILS OPEN FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING AND SNOWMOBILING. IN ITS LAND MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP WORK, THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS GREATLY FROM THE PARTICIPATION AND EFFORTS OF MORE THAN 200 TALENTED AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.


CONSERVATION EDUCATION/OUTREACH/COMMUNICATIONS--THE LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST PRODUCES NEWSLETTERS, TRAIL MAPS, AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND MAINTAINS SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE REGARDING THE ORGANIZATIONS CONSERVED LANDS AND LAND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. AS NOTED ABOVE, A PARTICULAR FOCUS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WORK IS THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY, APPRECIATE, AND LEARN FROM THE CONSERVED LANDS. IN THIS REGARD, LRCT MAINTAINS INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS AT MANY PROPERTIES, AND ORGANIZES GUIDED HIKES, GUIDED PADDLES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE CONSERVED LANDS. IN ADDITION, LRCT WORKS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO THE CONSERVED LANDS, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO INTEGRATE CONSERVED LANDS INTO THEIR CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS, AND TO ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAKES REGIONS NATURAL HERITAGE AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF LAND CONSERVATION IN SHAPING THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES CHERISHED BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.


CONSERVATION EDUCATION/OUTREACH/COMMUNICATIONS--THE LAKES REGION CONSERVATION TRUST PRODUCES NEWSLETTERS, TRAIL MAPS, AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND MAINTAINS SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE REGARDING THE ORGANIZATIONS CONSERVED LANDS AND LAND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. AS NOTED ABOVE, A PARTICULAR FOCUS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WORK IS THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY, APPRECIATE, AND LEARN FROM THE CONSERVED LANDS. IN THIS REGARD, LRCT MAINTAINS INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS AT MANY PROPERTIES, AND ORGANIZES GUIDED HIKES, GUIDED PADDLES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE CONSERVED LANDS. IN ADDITION, LRCT WORKS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO THE CONSERVED LANDS, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO INTEGRATE CONSERVED LANDS INTO THEIR CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS, AND TO ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAKES REGIONS NATURAL HERITAGE AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF LAND CONSERVATION IN SHAPING THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES CHERISHED BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Donald S Berry
President, Non-Voting
$98,874
Rhys V Bowen
Chair
$0
Austin Broadhurst Jr
Vice-Chair
$0
John F Buckley
Secretary
$0
Thomas R Crane Jr
Treasurer
$0
William G Abbott IV
Trustee
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$164,080
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $4,962
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$164,080
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $12,371
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $9,000
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $1,257
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $177,708

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Lakes Region Conservation Trust has awarded $8,000 in support to 2 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NH FORESTS

PURPOSE: Conservation

$7,000

UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

PURPOSE: Conservation

$1,000
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc
Lincoln, MA
$37,986,297
Wildlife Management Institute Inc
Cabot, VT
$5,674,841
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc
Nantucket, MA
$16,182,389
Natural Resources Council Inc
Augusta, ME
$4,419,894
Mothers Out Front Inc
Boston, MA
$4,575,787
Tidewater Conservation Foundation
Portland, ME
$1,700
Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund
Huntington, VT
$8,090,494
Schoodic Institute At Acadia National Park
Winter Harbor, ME
$3,226,263
Greenroots Inc
Chelsea, MA
$4,837,536
Northeast Wilderness Trust
Montpelier, VT
$12,311,502
Harris Center For Conservation Education Inc
Hancock, NH
$2,450,590
Greengoat
Somerville, MA
$2,195,971
Audubon Society Of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
$3,024,550
Sheriffs Meadow Foundation
Vineyard Haven, MA
$3,402,421
Three Bays Preservation Inc
Osterville, MA
$1,135,046
Vermont Association Of Conservation Districts
Waitsfield, VT
$2,011,047
Catf Action Inc
Boston, MA
$2,289,965
Duxbury Beach Reservation Inc
Duxbury, MA
$2,315,887
Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance Inc
Belgrade Lakes, ME
$6,312,776
Cape Cod Commericial Fishermens Alliance Inc
Chatham, MA
$1,889,489
Orion Society
Great Barrington, MA
$1,479,511
Wright Locke Farm Conservancy Inc
Winchester, MA
$1,441,742
Maine Island Trail Association
Portland, ME
$1,471,331
Loon Preservation Committee
Moultonborough, NH
$1,347,615
Cross Vermont Trail Association Inc
Montpelier, VT
$956,963

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