EIN 04-2938967

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
City
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2023-05-01
Description
The Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust works to protect significant natural, agricultural, and scenic areas and encourages land stewardship in North Central and Western Massachusetts. The community engagement program engages with the public to keep the trust's conservation work in the public eye and involve them in projects through regular press releases to local media. The conservation and stewardship programs are responsible for executing land protection and natural resources management functions of the land trust, working with willing landowners, municipal, state, and federal authorities.
Total revenues
$2,062,654
2023
Total expenses
$1,405,259
2023
Total assets
$5,773,541
2023
Num. employees
11
2023

Program areas at Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Community engagement: the communicty engagement program worked to keep the Trust's Conservation work in the public eye and to bring the public on to protected Land and involve the community in Mount Grace's projects. Regular press releases to local media, as well as, a regionally distributed newsletter, keep the community and Mount Grace membership apprised of new projects and challenges. Frequent free public events are used to showcase the successful work of the Conservation program. The program also reaches out to landowners contemplating Land Conservation.
Conservation and stewardship: the Conservation and stewardship programs are responsible for executing the Land protection and natural resources management functions of the Land Trust. The program works with willing landowners, municipal, state and federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations to permanently protect Land for the benefit of the public and manage natural resources on those lands using science-based best management practices.

Who funds Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity FoundationPlanning$250,000
Tortuga Charitable FoundationGeneral Charitable Purposes$195,000
Fidelity FoundationLand/building Acquisition$100,000
...and 16 more grants received

Personnel at Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

NameTitleCompensation
Emma EllsworthExecutive Director$75,705
Emma EllswrothPast Executive Director
David SpackmanPresident$0
Joan Chalmers-MeyerVice President$0
Miriam Hellen JonesTreasurer$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

RevenuesFYE 05/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,872,892
Program services$114,415
Investment income and dividends$26,071
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$13,602
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$35,674
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,062,654

Form 990s for Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-052024-04-12990View PDF
2022-052023-04-27990View PDF
2021-052022-01-14990View PDF
2020-052021-10-15990View PDF
2019-052020-07-06990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT)Gainesville, FL$6,044,817
Capitol Land TrustTumwater, WA$3,218,328
D&R Greenway Land TrustPrinceton, NJ$3,173,616
Coastal Prairie ConservancyHouston, TX$4,300,902
San Juan Preservation TrustFriday Harbor, WA$7,845,961
Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC)Bolton Landing, NY$6,715,601
Vashon-Maury Island Land TrustVashon, WA$1,206,720
The West Virginia Land TrustCharleston, WV$2,968,364
Placer Land TrustAuburn, CA$4,426,680
South Alabama Land TrustFairhope, AL$1,550,018
Data update history
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $35,000 from CSP Charitable Foundation
May 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from Common Counsel Foundation (CCF)
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Fidelity Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
LobbyingConservation easementState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1461 Old Keene Rd
Athol, MA 01331
Metro area
Worcester, MA-CT
County
Worcester County, MA
Website URL
mountgrace.org/ 
Phone
(413) 345-1004
Facebook page
MountGrace 
Twitter profile
@mountgracelct 
IRS details
EIN
04-2938967
Fiscal year end
May
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1986
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C34: Land Resources Conservation
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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