2024-05-15T05:49:02-07:00 2023-06-30 030288632 DOWNEY PIECIAK FITZGERALD & CO PC 10 PARK PLACE BRATTLEBORO VT 05301 990 2022-07-01 042430091 BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL INC BERK 4134990596 309 Pittsfield Road Lenox MA 01240 Jenny Hansell President 2024-05-15 true Jenny Hansell 999009999 true Joseph S Pieciak Jr CPA P00746957 8022571307 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jenny Hansell 309 Pittsfield Road Lenox MA 01240 6710110 false X WWW.BNRC.ORG X 1967 MA Land Preservation 20 20 24 600 0 3182616 3107537 8736 3541 486748 376533 1963 5274 3680063 3492885 5400 18900 0 1189668 1639402 0 484821 940118 1038019 2135186 2696321 1544877 796564 30614127 32381868 234806 225820 30379321 32156048 Land Preservation false false 1392659 Provide information and assistance to private individuals seeking to place land under perpetual preservation, whether by conveyance of fee or conveyance of interest in land, by gift or sale; acquire land and interests in land by gift or purchase for perpetual conservation; provide information, assistance and support to governmental conservation agencies pursuing perpetual conservation acquistitions; mange and enforce conservation easements; manage fee-owned land for purposes of public ecreation, educational access, wildlife habitat, ecological integrity and agricultural/silvicultural productivity; provide formal and informal opportunities for public recreational and educational activities on conserved land; support and collaborate with public agencies and NGOS whose missions complement BNRC's. 1392659 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 34 0 true 24 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X X JENNY HANSELL 4134990596 309 Pittsfield RD Lenox MA 01240 Jenny Hansell President 40.00 0.00 X X 149081 0 14908 Tim Crane Chairman 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pat Callahan Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim Seward Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Belair Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Stephen Alsdorf Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Curtin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Fairbank Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Henry Flint Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Hailey Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ellen Hand Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Holland Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Horan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Katzman Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry Lane Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Mancia Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Cundall Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 F Sydney Smithers Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Tobin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elena Traister Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ari Zorn Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 149081 14908 1 false true false 0 403400 2704137 235804 3107537 Logging Income 3541 3541 3541 296126 296126 0 0 0 2106632 1191000 2026225 1191000 80407 80407 80407 0 0 2248 2248 2248 Other Income 3026 3026 3026 3492885 89222 296126 18900 18900 0 0 0 149079 49693 49693 49693 0 1122797 705868 155696 261233 123516 73376 19945 30195 146801 53641 72347 20813 97209 57388 17017 22804 0 54229 15980 38249 44172 44172 0 0 39502 7541 31961 206135 137345 64968 3822 13989 12289 1000 700 212014 39268 96236 76510 0 0 154991 3628 151363 22390 14328 6447 1615 0 0 20860 20860 0 111318 92789 18315 214 37317 15693 21624 Land Management 88302 88179 123 Outreach and advancement 29973 6753 5998 17222 MISCELANEOUS 2827 2827 0 2696321 1392659 818841 484821 302094 1835896 1012 1014 247277 108264 500 35175 0 0 0 1794 2239 105354 107931 19206286 693850 17407463 18512436 12548633 11778913 0 0 0 0 30614127 32381868 145259 136273 89547 89547 234806 225820 X 16837256 17799957 13542065 14356091 30379321 32156048 30614127 32381868 796564 980163 X false true X true false X 612484 1483158 2319769 3182616 2507537 10105564 1495 2837 2773 3451 3541 14097 0 0 0 613979 1485995 2322542 3186067 2511078 10119661 0 0 10119661 115267 359540 305218 419116 296126 1495267 0 115267 359540 305218 419116 296126 1495267 0 0 729246 1845535 2627760 3605183 2807204 11614928 0.87130 0.86610 0.12870 0.13390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 110 13 1 true 60 45000 false 238337 21083 259420 287874 -35537 14000 238337 241306 59568 13000 287874 254548 -500 12742 241306 230329 24219 254548 0.89000 0.11000 false false false 17445089 17445089 1176006 272680 903326 59375 42713 16662 525816 378457 147359 18512436 Post Retirement Plan Liability 89547 89547 5624546 980163 1191000 2171163 3453383 39502 39502 3492885 3847819 1191000 1191000 2656819 39502 39502 2696321 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy Regular monitoring of CR's serves to detect changes in the restricted lands, to ensure that the lands are being used in accordance with the CR, to prevent or identify violations of the CR at the earliest possible time, and to maintain and cultivate good relations with owners of CR land.The practices and protocals prepared by BNRC staff relevant to CR monitoring shall address the following:BNRC-held CRs shall be monitored annually; co-held CRs may be monitored on a varying schedule as circumstances dictate; monitors shall be properly trained; monitoring shall be conducted on the ground, with notice to landowners inviting their participation; and written reports of monitoring visits shall be filed appropriately, with copies to landowners. ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS; ALTHOUGH EVERY CR VIOLATION REQUIRES A RESPONSE, EACH SITUATION CALLS FORA UNIQUE RESPONSE. VIOLATIONS MAY RANGE FROM MINOR ACTS THAT POSE LITTLETHREAT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTYS CONSERVATION VALUES TO SUBSTANTIAL OREVEN WILLFUL DESTRUCTION OF IRREPLACEABLE CONSERVATION RESOURCES. DUE TOTHE PERPETUAL NATURE OF CRS, BNRC IS EFFECTIVELY A LONG-TERM PARTNERWITH EVERY OWNER OF CR-ENCUMBERED LAND. THIS POLICY AND ITS GUIDELINESARE INTENDED TO HELP ENSURE THAT BNRC MANAGES ITS HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSEFFECTIVELY WHILE PROTECTING THE CONSERVATION VALUES CENTRAL TO THE CRSPURPOSE.THE PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS PREPARED BY BNRC STAFF RELEVANT TOENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS SHALL ENSURE THAT BNRC SHALL RESPOND TO ANDENFORCE VIOLATIONS IN A MANNER THAT WILL:MAINTAIN THE CONSERVATION PURPOSES OF THE CR;PROTECT BNRCS LEGAL RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE CR;MAINTAIN A CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LANDOWNER;MAINTAIN BNRCS ABILITY TO ACHIEVE ITS OVERALL MISSION AND ITS ABILITY TOENFORCE SPECIFIC CRS;MAINTAIN CONSISTENT RESPONSES TO SIMILAR CR VIOLATIONS; ANDUSE LITIGATION AS A LAST RESORT AND ONLY WHEN THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OFSUCCESS. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE VOLUNTARY LEGAL AGREEMENTS BY WHICH LANDOWNERS CAN ELECT TO ENSURE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE CONSERVATION VALUES OFTHEIR PROPERTY. EASEMENT DONORS CONTINUE TO OWN THE PROPERTY IN FEE, WITHTHE RIGHT TO LIVE ON, RENT, MORTGAGE OR CONVEY THEIR LAND SUBJECT ONLY TOTHE USE RESTRICTIONS AND SOMETIME SITE PLANNING CONSTRAINTS SET OUT IN THEEASEMENT. BNRC DOES NOT ATTRIBUTE VALUE TO THE EASEMENTS HELD. EASEMENTSARE NOT MARKETABLE INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE, AND HAVE NO SEGREGABLEECONOMIC VALUE TO BNRC. INDEED, THE EASEMENTS IMPOSE ON BNRC A PERPETUALOBLIGATION TO MONITOR AND STEWARD THE PROPERTIES, THE COST OF WHICH ARE ANONGOING EXPENSE IN BNRCS ANNUAL BUDGET. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. To provide funds to monitor conservation easements. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Cost Basis of CR/Easements sold $1191000 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Cost basis of CR/Easement sold $1191000 true New Marlborough Land Trust PO Box 275 Southfield MA 01259 15000 0 FMV Support conservation 0 1 X false false false false false false false false false Jenny Hansell President 149081 15155 164236 X 1 20104 Market Value X 3 215700 Fair Value false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The audit committee of the board of directors reviews and approves the IRS form 990 prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The directors do not vote on any issue that involves themselves directly or indirectly. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The governance committee reviews the performance of the president and recommends the president's compensation level. The entire board votes on the governance committee's recommendation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.