Liabilities / Assets
43rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 43% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 30-0174595
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
43rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
54th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
99th percentile
Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
90th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 17.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Assets
Down$2,532,480
Down $737,720 (-23%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$2,377,968
Down $892,232 (-27%) from 2015
Liabilities
Up$154,512
Up $154,512 from 2015
Revenue
Up$1,189,534
Up $1,189,534 from 2015
Expenses
Up$2,112
Up $2,112 from 2015
Net Income
Up$1,187,422
Up $1,187,422 from 2015
To acquire and preserve land in the towns of wendell, orange and new salem and elsewhere in massachusetts for conservation purposes with the goal of holding and managing these parcels as forever wild natural areas and as a natural biosphere reserve for the benefit of the citizens of massachusetts.
Support organization for massachusetts audubon society, inc. Currently holds property known as the whetstone wood wildlife sanctuary.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | - | $702,775 | - |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | - | $146,738 | - |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $3,270,200 | $2,532,480 | ▼ $737,720 |
| Other Assets Total | $3,270,200 | $1,682,967 | ▼ $1,587,233 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $0 | $90,885 | ▲ $90,885 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | - | $63,627 | - |
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $154,512 | ▲ $154,512 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Permanently Rstr Net Assets | $3,270,200 | $1,682,967 | ▼ $1,587,233 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | - | $611,890 | - |
| Unrestricted Net Assets | - | $83,111 | - |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $3,270,200 | $2,377,968 | ▼ $892,232 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $3,270,200 | $2,532,480 | ▼ $737,720 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $0 | $29,701 | $29,701 |
| Other Assets Org | $543,453 | - | - |
| Period | Beginning | Contrib. | Gain/Loss | Other Uses | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0 | $543,453 | - | - | $543,453 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bancroft R Poor | Trustee |
| Gary R Clayton | Trustee |
| Jared Chase | Trustee |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $2,112 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $2,073 | $39 | - | $39 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $2,073 | $39 | $0 | $2,112 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Split Interest Agreement Liabilities | $90,885 |
“Two of the trustees, gary clayton and bancroft poor, are employed by massachusetts audubon society, inc., a related organization.”
“A copy of the federal form 990 was provided to all trustees of whetstone wood trust fund for their review and comment prior to filing.”
“The whetstone wood trust fund requires trustees to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire every year. These individuals are instructed to review the whetstone wood trust fund conflict of interest policy prior to completing the questionnaire. The completed forms are reviewed by the other trustees. The questionnaires are on file at the mass audubon headquarters in lincoln. The trustees are also vigilant during the year for any conflicts of interest which may arise in the period between completing the annual questionnaires. At the beginning of a trustee discussion of any issue in which a trustee, a close family member of a trustee, or another organization in which a trustee holds a position of power may have an interest, the trustee is required to disclose that interest and abstain from voting. The trustee is also required to leave the room while the discussion of this issue and the voting is taking place.”
“Whetstone wood trust fund makes its governing documents and federal tax returns available to the public on request.”
“Transfer of assets 145,380. Land cost basis adjustment -2,234,759.”
“Whetstone wood trust fund's policies regarding oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant have not changed since the prior year.”
“Whetstone wood trust fund accounts for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with asc topic, income taxes. This standard clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the combined financial statements regarding a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Whetstone wood trust fund has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions which qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the combined financial statements at june 30, 2016.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | TWO OF THE TRUSTEES, GARY CLAYTON AND BANCROFT POOR, ARE EMPLOYED BY MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | A COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES OF WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND REQUIRES TRUSTEES TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE EVERY YEAR. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE INSTRUCTED TO REVIEW THE WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE OTHER TRUSTEES. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE ON FILE AT THE MASS AUDUBON HEADQUARTERS IN LINCOLN. THE TRUSTEES ARE ALSO VIGILANT DURING THE YEAR FOR ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHICH MAY ARISE IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN COMPLETING THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES. AT THE BEGINNING OF A TRUSTEE DISCUSSION OF ANY ISSUE IN WHICH A TRUSTEE, A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER OF A TRUSTEE, OR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION IN WHICH A TRUSTEE HOLDS A POSITION OF POWER MAY HAVE AN INTEREST, THE TRUSTEE IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THAT INTEREST AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. THE TRUSTEE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THE DISCUSSION OF THIS ISSUE AND THE VOTING IS TAKING PLACE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FEDERAL TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | TRANSFER OF ASSETS 145,380. LAND COST BASIS ADJUSTMENT -2,234,759. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | WHETSTONE WOOD TRUST FUND'S POLICIES REGARDING OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C |
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