The Monadnock Conservancy

“Swift corwin 560 windy row peterborough, nh 03458 stephen gehlbach 225 gilson road jaffrey, nh 03452 betsey harris 84 treeline drive peterborough, nh 03458 charlie massin po box 92 fitzwilliam, nh 03447 victoria reck ames po box 10264 swanzey, nh 03446 ken goebel 24 centerview drive swanzey, nh 03446 rhett lamb 32 valley street keene, nh 03431 john hann 60 wolf tree road winchester, nh 03470 monica lehner 259 east raod greenfield , nh 03047 ken stewart 11 algonquin drive keene, nh 03431 peggy pschirrer po box 685 walpole, nh 03608 jeffrey miller 240 stone pond road marlborough, nh 03455 paul kotila 504 royalston road fitzwilliam, nh 03447 millie wolfe 167 darling road keene, nh 03431”

“After initial draft preparation by the organization's cpa, the organization's executive director conducts an initial review of the 990, asking questions and making edits as necessary. The document is then provided electronically to the full board of trustees for review, comment, and edits as necessary prior to filing.”

“All officers, trustees, and key employees are required to complete and/or update disclosures of potential conflicts of interest annually following the election of new trustees and officers in july and august. All new officers, trustees, and key employees are briefed on the conflict of interest policy when joining the organization, and compliance is monitored and enforced thereafter by using the disclosures to ensure appropriate recusals from board votes and actions. If/when an actual or potential conclict is discovered, appropriate public disclosures are made consistent with state law.”

“No trustees or officers of the organization are compensated. Paid employees include the executive director and other subordinate managers and associates, none of whom are compensated at or above 100,000 per year. The executive director's salary is determined by the board using comparability data from the land trust alliance's survey of salaries and benefits for land trust staff. All other staff salaries are determined by the executive director, in consulttaion with the finance committee of the board, using comparability data from the aforementioned land trust alliance survey.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available for public inspection in the organization's office, upon request.”

“Landowners, creating a farmland landowner assistance fund to provide financial support for farmland projects, and partnering with other nonprofit organizations to provide education, outreach, and technical support to landowners and farmers. Finally, the organization made a grant to a partner land trust for the conservation of land around silver lake.”

“Group, and children from a local summer recreation program. The organization made a grant to the city of keene as part of a partnered effort to expand the city's public bicycle and pedestrian path network. Finally, the organization contracted a natural resource inventory to inform future land use decisions on a third of its property owned in fee simple”

“Staff trained and coordinated 50 volunteers to monitor 201 conservation properties totaling more than 17,000 acres. Staff also surveyed owners of conserved land about management plans for the year, with an additional survey going out to all protected farm properties. The organization offered five workshops to the public, including trail construction. Staff performed visits and created baseline documentation reports for four new conservation easements while implementing a new automated system for creating maps in geographic information systems. Staff also collaborated with a communications consultant to improve communications with volunteers and owners of conserved land. Staff ensured all 201 easements were enrolled in terrafirma easement defense insurance. Staff coordinated with other organizations and landowners in the region to assess potential impacts of a natural gas pipeline proposed through the region.”

“Contract svcs - other consult 0 0 7,874 other consulting - mgt 0 50 0 contract services - interns - 0 0 188 contract svcs-graphic designe 0 0 190 contract services - other con 56,986 0 0 contract services - interns 500 0 0 contract services - surveyors 28,492 0 0 contract services - graphic d 4,775 0 0”

“Adjust-unrestricted land acquired in prior year 7,000”