Nonprofit · EIN 02-0355374
SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Tax-exempt · EPPING, NH 03042
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,592,012 | $8,234,403 | $2,357,609 | $48,076,240 | $90,301 | $47,985,939 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,837,053 | $8,515,771 | $3,321,282 | $44,697,271 | $58,702 | $44,638,569 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,972,941 | $4,947,678 | $4,025,263 | $41,366,996 | $357,084 | $41,009,912 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,898,244
- of which government grants
- $2,564,301
- Membership dues
- $165,956
- Program service revenue
- $125,690
- Investment income
- $491,060
- Net rental income
- $68,825
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $128,989
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$8,809
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $610
- Other revenue
- $77,018
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $274,750
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,193,137
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,700,923
- Professional fundraising fees
- $63,600
- Legal fees
- $33,087
- Accounting fees
- $85,401
- Occupancy
- $103,080
- Travel
- $14,227
- Depreciation
- $204,658
- Program services (functional)
- $7,058,670
- Management and general (functional)
- $923,287
- Fundraising (functional)
- $252,446
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $44,697,271
- Total assets, end of year
- $48,076,240
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $90,301
- Net assets, end of year
- $47,985,939
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $29,034,994
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,691,869
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,222,316
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $35,763,623
- Gross receipts
- $12,148,128
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 201
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hart | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 45 | $164,500 | $8,096 |
| Duane Hyde | Land Conservation Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 45 | $110,250 | $5,949 |
| Brent Merriam | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Bergh | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Pam Hall | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Haley Andreozzi | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Briselden | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Chamberlin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Goodwin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Reggie Hall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Lovejoy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Marion | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Merrill | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Reid | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Edie Shipley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Roger Stephenson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Varn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alison Watts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hart | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,977 | $19,004 |
| Beverly Shadley | Deputy Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,600 | $1,343 |
| Duane Hyde | Land Conservation Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,400 | $1,304 |
| Brent Merriam | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Bergh | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Pam Hall | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Haley Andreozzi | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Briselden | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Chamberlin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Clapp | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Goodwin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Reggie Hall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Lovejoy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Marion | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanie Pratt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Reid | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Edie Shipley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Stephenson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Varn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alison Watts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hart | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,766 | $23,240 |
| Beverly Shadley | Deputy Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,308 | $5,052 |
| Duane Hyde | Land Conservation Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,000 | $4,000 |
| Brent Merriam | President Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Bergh | Vice President Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Pam Hall | Treasurer Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Haley Andreozzi | Secretary Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Briselden | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Chamberlin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Clapp | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Goodwin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Reggie Hall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Marion | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanie Pratt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Reid | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Edie Shipley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurie Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Alison Watts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Wofchuck | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 247 N RIVER RD, EPPING, NH 03042-1519
- In care of
- % KAY SOWA
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Brian Hart, Executive Director, Durham, NH 03824
- Signed the 990
- Brian Hart, Executive Director
- Phone
- (603) 778-6088
- Website
- www.seltnh.org
- Return prepared by
- Rowley & Associates PC
Mission
To protect and sustain the significant lands in our community for clean water, fresh food, outdoor recreation, healthy forests, and wildlife.
Program accomplishments
- LAND CONSERVATION SELT conserved or assisted in the protection of 1,706 acres of land through 19 projects in 2025. Conservation work continued to focus on four key areas Living Landscapes, Clean Drinking Water, the Pawtuckaway to Great Bay Greenway initiative, and Farmland for the Future. Projects include acquisition of fee lands and easements and several assists for partners. Under our Living Landscapes initiative, SELT completed ten projects. Highlights included the donation of 100 acres in Deerfield as an addition to the Robert Rix Family Forest, and the donation of several conservation easements, including one in Kingston and Hampstead on 36 acres and another on 18 acres in Madbury and Durham. In Portsmouth SELT completed a conservation easement know as Portsmouths 100-acre Woods, which was a 94-acre project conserving the largest privately owned un-conserved tract within the City. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OExpenses $5,908,181
- LAND MANAGEMENTAt the end of 2025, SELT owned 47 distinct fee-owned properties, an increase of two over the prior year, with additional acreage added to two existing fee-owned properties, bringing the total acreage owned to 12,166. SELT focused on installation of new trail systems, maintenance of existing trails, maintaining fields, invasive plant removal, wildlife habitat, forest health, and addressing trespasses and encroachments. Some of the projects completed include Commercial timber harvests at Stonehouse Forest in Barrington, Ahl Memorial Forest in Kingston, and Piscassic Greenway in Newmarket and Newfields to increase forest species diversity and health as well as wildlife habitat. An All-Persons trail was created at Birch Ridge Community Forest in New Durham, providing a nearly 4,000-foot long packed-gravel surface with a gentle slope, allowing people of all abilities to enjoy a walk in the woods and mountain views, including Mt. Washington. Approximately four acres of young forest was re-cleared at the Pawtuckaway River Reservation CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.Expenses $401,911 · revenue $123,470
- OUTREACH EDUCATION In 2025, SELT continued the All-Terrain Learning Adventures ATLAS program, a nature-based education initiative designed to connect children aged 5-12 to the natural world through partnerships with the Epping and Raymond school districts and the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. SELT provided over 900 students from Epping Middle School, Epping Elementary School, and Lamprey River Elementary School opportunities for child-led wild play, allowing room to creatively discover a passion for the natural world while encouraging an evergreen love of nature and cultivating the next generation of conservationists. SELT also hosted the inaugural Camp ATLAS for two weeks serving 40 youth. SELT continued its intentional expansion of engagement programming with over 3,900 attendees at over 90 volunteer workdays, field trips, programs, and major events hosted at SELT properties and the Mathey Center. Major events included the Wild Scenic Film Festival, TrailFest, and the Annual Meeting and Conservation Celebration. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OExpenses $423,922
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0355374
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $48,076,240
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,148,128
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $10,592,012 | $8,234,403 | $48,076,240 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,837,053 | $8,515,771 | $44,697,271 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,972,941 | $4,947,678 | $41,366,996 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,767,147 | $3,198,426 | $36,384,386 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0355374).
Questions about SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
- What is the EIN of SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE is 02-0355374.
- Is SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Brian Hart.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,500 (Brian Hart, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,592,012, expenses of $8,234,403 and total assets of $48,076,240 at year end.
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