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SCENIC HUDSON LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SCENIC HUDSON LAND TRUST INC (EIN 23-7148333)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-02-25
IRS object ID
202500569349301100
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-02-25T07:55:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN873707167PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ Advisors LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1685 Third AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237148333EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Scenic Hudson Land Trust IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSCENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8454734440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line185 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityPoughkeepsieCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSeth McKeePersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8454734440PhoneNum
Signature2025-02-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMagdalena CzerniawskiPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00535099PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum
Preparation2025-02-20PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSeth McKeePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line185 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityPoughkeepsieCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,815,424GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.scenichudson.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSee Schedule O for The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's mission statement.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$42,578TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,684,935PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,184,504CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$129,399PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,859,717PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,195,978CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,188PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$101,038CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,687,239PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,481,520CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,872,940PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$67,914CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,198,038PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,732,946CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,070,978PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,736,946CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,616,261PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,255,426CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$299,109,372TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$312,090,088TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,298,643TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,554,186TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$290,810,729NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$303,535,902NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSee Schedule O for The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's mission statement.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,800,090ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,000GrantAmt
Revenue$96,763RevenueAmt
DescThe Scenic Hudson Land Trust (which has no employees) was founded exclusively for the benefit of and to serve the purposes of Scenic Hudson, to the extent that those purposes relate to acquiring and holding land in the Hudson River Valley, in order to preserve and protect such land for the benefit of the public, including transferring lands to federal, state and local governments and other not-for-profit organizations. Accordingly, the Land Trust acquires conservation easements and normally holds title to program related investments in land and parks owned by the Organization.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$10,800,090TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document31IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Foreign CountryCJForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryASForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryHKForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Jason Camporese Chief Finance & OperationsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone8454734440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line185 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityPoughkeepsieCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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Alexander Reese
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Gundlach
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cybele Fishman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel J Kramer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Dawn Watson
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Douglas S Land
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward B Whitney
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Edward O Sullivan
Assistant Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$509,132$127,13245.00
Frederic C Rich
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
JE Hoke Slaughter
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James C Goodfellow
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Saunders
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristin Gamble
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Leigh Seippel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard H Klapper
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Krupp
Director, Ex Officio1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Rudolph S Rauch III
Secretary (outgoing)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
W Patrick McMullan
Director (outgoing)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erin Riley
Senior VP5.00Yes (X)$0$342,743$98,51440.00
Jason Camporese
Chief Finance & Operations Officer5.00Yes (X)$0$329,196$64,58645.00
Seth McKee
Executive Director15.00Yes (X)$0$223,407$59,34735.00
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mission Title Agency LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1551 Fifth Avenue 23rd FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
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ServicesTitle AgencyServicesDesc
Compensation$105,159CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$438,647GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$745,857AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$333,905NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,184,504TotalContributionsAmt

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Exclusion$3,458,052ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$4,275RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$4,275RealAmt

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Exclusion$4,275ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$4,114,408SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$333,904SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$3,780,504SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$3,780,504TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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DescOther IncomeDesc
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Total Revenue Column$96,763TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Other Revenue Total$96,763OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$8,481,520TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$7,242,831ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$4,000TotalAmt
Program Services$4,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$3,208,981TotalAmt
Program Services$3,026,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,914FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$30,026TotalAmt
Program Services$30,026ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$65,281TotalAmt
Management And General$65,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$650,750TotalAmt
Management And General$650,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,399TotalAmt
Program Services$146,399ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$138,113TotalAmt
Program Services$138,113ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,375TotalAmt
Program Services$51,375ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,332TotalAmt
Program Services$240,332ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Land project expenses$5,259,361$5,259,361
Conservation easements$1,903,546$1,903,546
Bad Debt Expense$38,782$38,782

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,736,946TotalAmt
Program Services$10,800,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$868,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,914FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$488,999BOYAmt
EOY$427,049EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$60,142,070BOYAmt
EOY$59,210,512EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$3,185,753BOYAmt
EOY$2,988,954EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$6,810,098EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$232,756BOYAmt
EOY$237,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$65,074,617LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$261,756LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,845,111BOYAmt
EOY$64,812,861EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$37,078,050BOYAmt
EOY$32,528,249EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$124,188,397BOYAmt
EOY$132,723,928EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,948,236BOYAmt
EOY$12,350,846EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,109,372BOYAmt
EOY$312,090,088EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,431,236BOYAmt
EOY$1,025,160EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,654,233BOYAmt
EOY$2,792,346EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,213,174BOYAmt
EOY$4,736,680EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,298,643BOYAmt
EOY$8,554,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,083,625BOYAmt
EOY$92,642,792EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,727,104BOYAmt
EOY$210,893,110EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,810,729BOYAmt
EOY$303,535,902EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,109,372BOYAmt
EOY$312,090,088EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,255,426ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$16,299,476NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$318,877PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Scenic Hudson IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN132898799EIN
Organization Type7OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$0SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Listed By Name Governing Doc0ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst0PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements148TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage15785.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements2HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Modified Easements3ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement3050.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$148,052ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$181,186,281BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,660,643InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,206,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$193,640,924EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$171,927,168BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,021,113InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,762,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$181,186,281EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$213,657,818BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$33,083,650InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,647,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$171,927,168EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$175,149,228BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,045,590InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,537,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$213,657,818EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$176,952,880BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,625ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,295,723InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,108,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$175,149,228EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00490BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.99510TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$64,678,145InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$64,678,145BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$396,472OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$261,756DepreciationAmt
Book Value$134,716BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$64,812,861TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Pooled Investment Funds - Ex U.S. Commingled Funds$50,433,211F
Pooled Investment Funds - Alternative Investment Funds$43,196,306F
Pooled Investments - Global Commingled Funds$39,094,411F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$132,723,928TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Due to supporting organization$4,624,009
Operating lease liability$112,671
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,736,680TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$42,766,732TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$16,299,476NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$18,636,486OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$34,935,962RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,830,770RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$650,750InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$650,750RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,481,520TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,731,108TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$17,644,912OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$17,644,912ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,086,196ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$650,750InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$650,750ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,736,946TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 3:The following easements were modified, transferred or terminated as of June 30, 2021: Modified: Hudson River Maritime Museum - Easement modified to create third-party right of enforcement for public access for the City of Kingston. Transferred: None. Terminated: None. Modified, transferred or terminated as of June 30, 2022: Modified: Fraleigh Easement - The amendment applies only to a portion of the Fraleigh conservation easement in Red Hook (due to a subdivision, the amendment only applies to a portion of the encumbered property). The amendment was signed July 30, 2021. The CE was amended in response to Section 8.4.B.which calls for the periodic review of the location and configuration of the Farmstead Complex. Negotiations with landowners began in 2018. Transferred: Finnegan Easement - The Finnegan easement in Philipstown - was transferred to the Open Space Institute Land Trust, Inc on August 11, 2021. The easement had previously been coheld between SHLT and OSILT, but it was decided that to simplify things, OSI would take full responsibility and we would transfer our interest in the CE to them. Terminated: None. Modified, transferred or terminated as of June 30, 2023: Modified: Kelder - (Town of Rochester, County of Ulster, approximately 95 acres) The amendment replaces the right of first refusal with a covenant to farm and preemptive purchase right to ensure that the property remains in agricultural use and affordable for future farm operations. The conservation easement and amendment were acquired for independently appraised market value and no deduction was taken on either transaction. Transferred: None. Terminated: None. The following easements were modified, transferred or terminated as of June 30, 2024: Modified: Bontecou - The Bontecou and Zacek (West) conservation easements were amended to pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Notice 2023-30 to add "safe harbor" deed language for extinguishment and boundary line adjustment clauses. Modified: Zacek (West) - The Bontecou and Zacek (West) conservation easements were amended to pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Notice 2023-30 to add "safe harbor" deed language for extinguishment and boundary line adjustment clauses. Modified: Grace - The Grace conservation easement amendment added a Preemptive Purchase Right and Covenant to Farm to the terms of the conservation easement.
Part II, Line 5:POLICY ON ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: The organization(s) policies on Conservation Easement Monitoring and Violations conform to Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices. The policies require that each conservation easement is monitored annually by a physical inspection of the property. If any violation of the conservation easement has occurred, the landowner is notified by certified letter of the violation. When appropriate, the letter outlines corrective measures that will mitigate the problems. Legal action, authorized by the board, may be taken in the event that a landowner disregards the terms of the easement and/or refuses to take corrective measures.
Part II, Line 9:REPORTING OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON REVENUE/EXPENSE STATEMENT: Purchased easements are expensed in the period acquired. Contributions for the purpose of purchasing conservation easements are temporarily restricted at year-end if the purchase of the conservation easement has not been completed. Donated conservation easements are not recorded as revenue or expense by the Organization, except those conservation easements donated (in full or in part) by third parties to satisfy the requirements of governmental funding programs. The Organization recognizes that it is the responsibility of the donor to report the appraised value of a donated conservation easement to the Internal Revenue Service; the Organization does not participate in the appraisal or reporting of these values.
Part V, Line 4:USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: As articulated in detail in Part VII of Schedule R, Scenic Hudson, Inc. (SH) and The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. (SHLT) are related, tax-exempt organizations. Neither organization holds a "permanent endowment," that is, a fund intended by the donor to preserve its original principal amount and thus where spending is restricted to income and other investment earnings. SH and SHLT do hold five "quasi-endowment" funds, which had a combined market value of $233,374,142 as of June 30, 2024, as follows: The Lila Acheson and Dewitt Wallace Hudson Valley Land Preservation Endowment (the "Wallace Fund") is a donor-restricted fund held by SHLT. It is principally used to support capital and other costs of purchasing land and conservation easements to meet SHLT's land preservation goals. Spending from the Wallace Fund is by application of the same spending rate determined by the Board and applied to SH's Board Designated Fund. Special appropriations are permitted under exceptional circumstances by Board approval, subject to donor restrictions. As of June 30, 2024, the balance of the Wallace Fund was $192,647,339. The capital costs of preserving the highest priority conservation lands in the Hudson Valley far exceed the appropriations available from the Wallace Fund. Accordingly, Scenic Hudson's land preservation program - which is run primarily through The Scenic Hudson Land Trust - is highly dependent on capital contributions from individuals, foundations and government entities. The Conservation Easement Enforcement Fund (the "Easement Enforcement Fund") is a board-designated fund held by SHLT. Appropriations are made at the discretion of the Board, generally by application of the same spending rate determined by the Board and applied to SH's Board Designated Fund. Spending is used primarily to cover legal and other costs incurred to support the perpetual obligation to monitor and enforce conservation easements and to defend lands held in fee for conservation. As of June 30, 2024, the balance of the Easement Enforcement Fund was $993,585. The combined value of the Wallace Fund and Easement Enforcement Fund ($193,640,924) is reported in Schedule D, Part V of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust 990. The Scenic Hudson Board Designated Fund is held by SH for the purpose of supporting the annual operating budget. Spending from the Board Designated Fund is determined annually by the board based on a percentage of the average balance over a rolling twelve-quarter period. As of June 30, 2024, the balance of the Board Designated Fund was $34,522,526. The Kathryn W. Davis Fund for Park Planning and Community Land Use (the "Kathyrn W. Davis Fund") is a donor-restricted fund held by SH. This fund is used to support SH's staff, consultants and other costs for park design, park management and land use planning. Spending from the Kathryn W. Davis Fund is by application of the same spending rate determined by the Board and applied to SH's Board Designated Fund. As of June 30, 2024, the balance of the Kathryn W. Davis Fund was $5,210,692. The combined value of the Board Designated Fund and Kathryn W. Davis Fund ($39,733,218) is excluded from this 990 and reported in Schedule D, Part V of the SH's 990. Because of the small size of the Board Designated Fund relative to SH's operations, and the restricted purposes of the Wallace Fund, Kathryn W. Davis Fund and Easement Enforcement Fund, Scenic Hudson is highly dependent on donor contributions to meet its annual operating needs. Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, Inc. (HHFT) has established and holds a board-designated "quasi-endowment" fund (i.e., an endowment fund where spending is not limited to future income and investment earnings) exclusively dedicated to supporting future operating and maintenance costs of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail (the "Operating and Maintenance Fund"). The Operating and Maintenance Fund had a value of $3,367,949 as of June 30, 2024. HHFT has received donor-restricted gifts to the fund from multiple donors, including a 2021 grant from its supported organization. The original value of certain donations to such fund by the supported organization may revert to the supported organization, but only in circumstances where HHFT no longer is responsible for operating and maintaining the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail. HHFT intends to grow such fund as its operating and maintenance obligations grow with the completion of each phase of the Fjord Trail project. Such fund is not intended to be sole or primary source of funding to pay operating and maintenance costs of the Fjord Trail, which are expected to be met in significant part in the usual manner, i.e., by application of annual contributions or earned revenues.
Part X, Line 2:DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: The Organization believes it had no uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 in accordance with ASC 740, "Income Taxes," which provides standards for establishing and classifying any tax provisions for uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Revenue from Related Organizations 25,965,451. Intercompany Eliminations -7,328,965.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Expenses from Related Organizations 20,707,052. Intercompany Eliminations -3,062,140.
PART II, LINE 1:CLARIFICATION ON HISTORIC STRUCTURES: The purpose of acquiring conservation easements is preservation of vital lands in support of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's mission; preservation of historic structures is incidental to The Scenic Hudson Land Trust's decision to acquire conservation easements.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Passive Foreign Investments$26,712,907
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,00Passive Foreign Investments$13,643,532
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,00Passive Foreign Investments$7,836,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$48,192,539SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$48,192,539TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Kingston Land Trust
PO Box 2701KingstonNY12401292338986501(c)(3)$350,000$0River Cities Community Catalyst Grant - Land in Black Hands Farm Equipment Initiative.
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
27 Lake AveNew YorkNY12018943444825501(c)(3)$70,000$0RPA Land Grant re: Landford Wood Community Forest.
Hudson Highland Land Trust
PO BOX 226GarrisonNY10524133528266501(c)(3)$150,000$0Grant to support acquisition of Crane Property
Wallkill Valley Land Trust
40 Sunset Ridge Road 220New PaltzNY12561222867070501(c)(3)$46,635$0Grant to support Faurie-Masterson Farm conservation easement
Mental Health America
500 Montgomery StreetAlexandriaVA22314131614906501(c)(3)$43,735$0Community catalyst grant to support the Brain & Body Coalition and nature based mental health
Growing STEMZ
295 Mill StreetPoughkeepsieNY12601863013843501(c)(3)$15,550$0Community catalyst grant to support activation of The Junction in Poughkeepsie
Startup PK
58 Overocker RoadPoughkeepsieNY12603923055520501(c)(3)$15,600$0Second community catalyst grant to support activation of The Junction in Poughkeepsie
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
425 Kenwood AveDelmarNY12054141754157501(c)(3)$150,000$0Grant to support Bozen Kill Preserve expansion (Settler's Hil)
Orange County Land Trust
PO BOX 269MountainvilleNY10953133692034501(c)(3)$250,000$0Grant to support acquisition of Sugar Loaf
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org9Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe board approved the expenditure and management has procedures in place to monitor the grants given.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Edward O Sullivan
Assistant Secretary$0$388,945$0$110,000$0$10,187$0$126,400$0$732$0$636,264$0$0
Erin Riley
Senior VP$0$229,047$0$82,000$0$31,696$0$81,400$0$17,114$0$441,257$0$0
Jason Camporese
Chief Finance & Operations Officer$0$214,002$0$92,000$0$23,194$0$26,400$0$38,186$0$393,782$0$0
Seth McKee
Executive Director$0$181,613$0$40,000$0$1,794$0$15,193$0$44,154$0$282,754$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 3Executive compensation is determined by the Executive Compensation Committee of Scenic Hudson, Inc., who engages a third-party consultant who provides a market analysis with recomendations, in consultation with the Board of Directors.
Part I, Line 7Bonuses are approved by the Board of Directors and Executive Compensation Committee as part of the overall compensation review and approval process, which includes review of peer compensation data and analysis prepared by an independent third-party compensation consultant.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B:NOTE ON SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: EDWARD SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT During the year ended June 30, 2020, Scenic Hudson, Inc. ("SH") and Edward Sullivan, President of SH, entered into a long-term employment agreement under IRC Section 457(f). The terms of the agreement run through January 31, 2025 at which time Mr. Sullivan will complete his commitment and receive a one-time lump sum payment of $400,000. Since Mr. Sullivan provides essential services to The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. ("SHLT"), which has no employees, SHLT has agreed to provide SH with funds sufficient to enable SH to make payments due under the plan. Accordingly, SHLT will recognize this obligation over the term of the agreement. During the year ended June 30, 2024, SHLT recognized $80,000 of expense related to the agreement which is included in the amount reported on part II, column C. ERIN RILEY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT During the year ended June 30, 2023, Scenic Hudson, Inc. ("SH") and Erin Riley, Senior Vice President of SH, entered into a long-term employment agreement under IRC Section 457(f). The terms of the agreement run through June 30, 2026 at which time Ms. Riley will complete her commitment and receive a one-time lump sum payment of $275,000. Since Ms. Riley provides essential services to The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. ("SHLT"), which has no employees, SHLT has agreed to provide SH with funds sufficient to enable SH to make payments due under the plan. Accordingly, SHLT will recognize this obligation over the term of the agreement. During the year ended June 30, 2024, SHLT recognized $55,000 of expense related to the agreement which is included in the amount reported on part II, column C. SETH MCKEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SCENIC HUDSON LAND TRUST, INC. AND LAND PROGRAMS During the year ended June 30, 2024, Scenic Hudson, Inc. ("SH") and Seth Mckee, Executive Director of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. and Land Programs, entered into a long-term employment agreement under IRC Section 457(f). The terms of the agreement run through June 30, 2027 at which time Mr. Mckee will complete his commitment and receive a one-time lump sum payment of $200,000. Since Mr. Mckee provides essential services to The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. ("SHLT"), which has no employees, SHLT has agreed to provide SH with funds sufficient to enable SH to make payments due under the plan. Accordingly, SHLT will recognize this obligation over the term of the agreement. During the year ended June 30, 2024, SHLT recognized $50,000 of expense related to the agreement which is included in the amount reported on part II, column C.
SCHEDULE J, PART II:GENERAL NOTE ON OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES: The persons listed in Part II of Schedule J perform services for The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. (SHLT) in their capacities as employees of Scenic Hudson, Inc. (SH); SHLT has no employees. Total compensation to each of such persons is required to be reported on Schedule J by both SH and SHLT notwithstanding that each of these directors and officers are paid directly and only by SH. As noted in Schedule R, Part V, SHLT is party to a services agreement with SH pursuant to which SH, among other things, makes the services of such persons available to SHLT. Please refer to Schedule R for more details.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$333,905NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number in column (b) represents the number of contributors.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1:DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: The mission of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust is to conserve land in the Hudson River Valley of important scenic, natural and/or agricultural value, and to create parks and trails for the public. We ensure that our work is grounded in science, and we serve as a regional leader and partner dedicated to conserving and enhancing the land and waterways of the Valley. The Scenic Hudson Land Trust carries out this mission in furtherance of the mission of Scenic Hudson, Inc., a related, tax-exempt organization, which is to preserve land and farms and create parks that connect people with the inspirational power of the Hudson River, while fighting threats to the river and natural resources that are the foundation of the valley's prosperity.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION: Scenic Hudson, Inc. (SH), a related, tax-exempt organization that is the sole member of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. (SHLT), provides SHLT with the services of its employees, office space and general administrative support through a services agreement. Under this agreement, SHLT provides payment to SH of an amount approved annually via board resolution, which covers a portion of these expenses. Please see Schedule R for more details.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMEMBERS WITH POWER TO ELECT GOVERNING BODY: The Board of Directors shall include three (3) persons who shall serve ex officio, with full voting rights, in their capacities as the Chair, Treasurer and President of Scenic Hudson, Inc. The remaining number of Directors shall be elected by Scenic Hudson, Inc. as the sole member of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bMEMBERS AUTHORITY OVER GOVERNANCE DECISIONS: The following actions may be taken only if authorized by the affirmative vote of at least three-quarters of the entire Board of Directors of Scenic Hudson, Inc, as the sole member, acting after they have been recommended by at least three-quarters of the entire Board of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.: (i) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation; (ii) a plan of merger or consolidation of the Corporation; or (iii) a plan of dissolution and distribution of assets of the Corporation. Pursuant to the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of New York as amended by the New York Not-for-Profit Revitalization Act, the term "entire Board" means the total number of Directors entitled to vote which the Corporation would have at the time in question if there were no vacancies, consisting of the number of Directors that were elected as of the most recently held election of Directors. As the sole member, Scenic Hudson, Inc. shall have the exclusive power to amend The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.'s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Board of Directors of The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc. may propose amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws for consideration by Scenic Hudson, Inc. by a majority vote of the Directors present at a Board meeting at which a quorum exists.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b990 REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT PROCESS: The form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant. The Audit Committee first reviews the 990 in draft form for Scenic Hudson and The Scenic Hudson Land Trust. Once the Audit Committee has satisfactorily completed its review, they will recommend distribution of the drafts to the full Board of Directors for review and acceptance at its next meeting. Electronic copies of the draft 990s are distributed to the full board in preparation for the meeting. The board is encouraged to review the draft and provide comments or seek clarification, where necessary, before their acceptance. The return is filed upon acceptance by the board. Public inspection copies of the 990 are available on the Organization's board extranet and on the Organization's website (https://www.scenichudson.org/about-us/financial-and-governance/).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cMONITORING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: All board members and staff are required to review and sign the organization's conflict of interest policy annually. Board members who may have any real or perceived conflict of interest must abstain from discussion and voting around such issues. The Board of Directors reviews conflicts of interest that may arise (real or perceived) involving the staff. The Executive Committee (or in some cases the Board Membership and Governance Committee) reviews conflicts of interest (real or perceived) involving the executive team and board, however they may seek input from the full Board of Directors and/or legal counsel. Finally, all reported conflicts are summarized and reviewed by the independent auditor during the annual audit. A list is provided to the Audit Committee that specifies which, if any, board members reported a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: The following corporate governance documents are available to the public on Scenic Hudson's website (https://www.scenichudson.org/about-us/financial-and-governance/): * Form 1023 * Form 990 * Audited financial statements * Certificate of Incorporation * Corporate by-laws * Whistleblower policy * Conflict of interest policy
FORM 990, PART IX:Activities that occur in The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. and Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, Inc., each a supporting organization of Scenic Hudson, directly impact the expenses of Scenic Hudson. Such activities include the purchase of conservation easements and land in fee title and construction of a linear park. With this in mind, the only meaningful calculation of the Program Expense Ratio is to consider the expenses of all entities on a consolidated basis as reported in the consolidated financial statements. On a consolidated basis, the Program Expense Ratio for Scenic Hudson and The Scenic Hudson Land Trust was 87% and 86.9%, respectively, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 AND PART V, LINE 1A:CLARIFICATION AS TO NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: The Scenic Hudson Land Trust (SHLT) has no employees of its own. Scenic Hudson, Inc. (SH), a related, tax-exempt organization that is the sole member of SHLT, provides SHLT with the services of its employees, office space and general administrative support through a services agreement. Under this agreement, SHLT provides payment to SH of an amount approved annually via board resolution, which covers a portion of these expenses. Please see Schedule R for more details.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Beacon Waterfront LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12601261107386Land ConservationNY$0$1,563,968The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc
Wiccopee Farm LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12601824648169Land ConservationNY$0$4,101,084The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc
Slopeline LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12601831226582Land conservationNY$0$428,511The Scenic hudson Land Trust Inc

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

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Scenic Hudson Inc
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Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail
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Northside Junction LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12601851529685Own PropertyNYN/A00
Northside Junction Master Tenant LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12601934910603LeaseholderNYN/A00

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Fall Kill Brookside LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12061851504526Own PropertyNYN/AC0
Parker Fall Kill LLC
85 Civic Center Plaza Suite 300PoughkeepsieNY12061852325226Own PropertyNYCYes (1)Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc$9,395,6881.00000
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ExplanationEXPLANATION OF RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION: Scenic Hudson, Inc. (SH) and The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc. (SHLT) are related, tax-exempt organizations. SHLT is a supporting organization of SHI and is controlled by SHI. SHI is SHLT's sole member. Each organization has its own governing board, however, the board of SHLT is appointed by that of SH. General operations, including expenses related to staff and benefits, are carried on by SH while SHLT was founded exclusively to conserve land in the Hudson River Valley of important scenic, natural and/or agricultural value, and to create parks and trails for the public. As SHLT does not have any employees, SH provides SHLT with the services of its employees, office space and general administrative support through a services agreement. Under this agreement, SHLT provides payment to SH of an amount approved annually via Board resolution for such services on a quarterly basis, which in fiscal year 2024 totaled $3,022,140. Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, Inc., a related organization is a supporting organization of SHI and is controlled by SHI. SHI is the sole member of HHFT.ExplanationTxt