2025-02-21T16:28:06-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 042747896 FOSTERS POND CORPORATION FOST 9784752135 David Brown Treas 31 Glenwood Rd Andover MA 01810 Stephen Cotton President 9784755679 2025-02-21 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.fosterspond.org X X 37799 X 32172 0 3415 2172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 37799 0 0 0 49094 212 581 1740 51627 -13828 243993 6200 236365 61773 45665 184500 190700 0 0 246273 236365 2280 0 243993 236365 Environmental Protection. Foster's Pond Weed Control Program: Control of invasive weeds in 120-acre Foster's Pond, a Great Pond owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and visited by an estimated 5,000 people annually. In 2024 the FPC treated 42 acres to control fanwort, a persistent invasive weed which once dominated Foster's Pond, forming dense mats which crowd out native vegetation while providing poor habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife. This was the most extensive treatment in 9 years, necessitated by an unusually warm season in 2023 which accelerated fanwort growth. The FPC also treated the Pond once to head off a toxic bloom of blue-green algae, which have become an increasing danger in recent years. The FPC continued our regimen of comprehensive vegetation surveys to monitor the presence of invasive weeds and ensure a timely response to keep the Pond biologically diverse. 0 49094 Community Building:We seek to build a sense of community among residents who live on the Pond, neighbors in Andover and Wilmington who frequent the Pond, and visitors from further away who come to explore this iconic resource. Our program of community building has two components: in-person public events and web-based public information. The aim is to inform the wider community about the ecology and the history of the Pond, what it takes to preserve its fragile ecosystem, and the opportunities for public access. The web site includes such information as our ground-breaking Watershed-Based Plan for reducing nutrient-laden storm run-off throughout the 1.5-square-mile Foster's Pond watershed. The web site also provides a guide to the Pond, describing each of the public reservations, complete with pictures, maps, and directions to public parking. The site is routinely updated to reflect FPC activities and provide notice of upcoming weed treatments, community events, and Pond-related news. 0 1648 Foster's Pond Dam Maintenance: Maintenance and repair of the historic 165-year-old Foster's Pond Dam is undertaken almost exclusively by volunteers. The Dam, constructed in the 1850s, enlarged the Pond from 50 acres to today's 120 acres. The FPC maintains the "pocket park" at the Dam, affording public access for passive enjoyment and aquatic exploration of Foster's Pond. An estimated 1000 people from Andover and surrounding towns make use of this park from April to November. It provides the primary access by which members of the public can launch a canoe, kayak, or electric-powered fishing boat directly into Foster's Pond. In 2024, we engaged in routine maintenance, with volunteer labor, to keep the Dam in good condition. 0 92 Land Preservation and Public Access: The FPC maintains a wooded 12-acre reservation located to the southwest of the Pond. The FPC land, which includes four acres we acquired in 2023, abuts a 47-acre shoreline reservation owned by the Town of Andover. The FPC land provides public parking and access to the Pond for bird-watchers, hikers and cross-country skiers. This FPC reservation overlays the border between the Towns of Andover and Wilmington, narrowing the gap between a 225-acre expanse of protected land on the shores of the Pond and Wilmington's nearby 154-acre Town Forest. The FPC also maintains a small park at the Foster's Pond Dam, the main public access for hundreds of visitors seeking to launch canoes or kayaks into the Pond. Routine land maintenance activities are undertaken primarily by volunteers, supplemented by contractors. 0 212 51046 Stephen E Cotton President 5 0 0 0 David W Brown Treasurer 3 0 0 0 Janet Kenney Secretary/Clerk 1 0 0 0 Martin Rabinowitz Vice President 0.5 0 0 0 David Adilman Director 0.5 0 0 0 Stephen Ellis Director 0.5 0 0 0 Amy Janovsky Director 0.5 0 0 0 Katherine Workman Director 0.5 0 0 0 Dorothy Tyler Director 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA David W Brown 31 Glenwood Road Andover MA 01810 9784752135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 32427 33824 34051 34261 35587 170150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32427 33824 34051 34261 35587 170150 0 170150 387 26 27 1020 2172 3632 50 40 90 173872 0 0.97859 0.98771 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Sales tax refund RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Sales tax refund Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Office Supplies;95|Corporate and processing fees;169|Website maintenance expenses;1051|Meetings and events;325|Misc expenses;100^Total;1740^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Increase to assessed value parcel 122 0 1 Andover;1700|Increase to assessed value parcel 122 0 28 Andover;1700|Increase to assessed value parcel 123 0 30 Andover;1100|Increase to assessed value parcel 123 0 31 Andover;800|Increase to assessed value parcel 123 0 32 Andover;900^Total;6200^