Nonprofit · EIN 04-2430091
BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES
Tax-exempt · LENOX, MA 01240
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,313,770 | $2,798,328 | $3,515,442 | $42,102,646 | $803,440 | $41,299,206 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,731,140 | $2,902,964 | $3,828,176 | $37,183,752 | $566,117 | $36,617,635 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,492,885 | $2,696,321 | $796,564 | $32,381,868 | $225,820 | $32,156,048 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,139,284
- of which government grants
- $596,057
- Program service revenue
- $5,500
- Investment income
- $1,168,358
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $849,639
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $628
- Other revenue
- $628
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,300
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $286,710
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,151,083
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,793,758
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $21,501
- Accounting fees
- $24,000
- Occupancy
- $199,895
- Travel
- $29,512
- Depreciation
- $115,487
- Program services (functional)
- $1,695,626
- Management and general (functional)
- $497,157
- Fundraising (functional)
- $605,545
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $37,183,752
- Total assets, end of year
- $42,102,646
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $803,440
- Net assets, end of year
- $41,299,206
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,147,913
- Publicly traded securities
- $12,717,253
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $23,343,402
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,955,804
- Gross receipts
- $8,159,319
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 115
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNY HANSELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $161,420 | $17,655 |
| SUSAN STRANO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $85,147 | $11,999 |
| F SYDNEY SMITHERS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MANCIA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ROSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC KATZMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN HAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HOLLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HORAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ALSDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM SEWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CUNDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FAIRBANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENA TRAISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI ZORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT CALLAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE CUNNINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUKE DELORME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| W SCOTT ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNY HANSELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $154,915 | $16,118 |
| SUSAN STRANO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $20,910 | $2,167 |
| TIM CRANE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT CALLAHAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM SEWARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BELAIR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ALSDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN FAIRBANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY FLINT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL HAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN HAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HOLLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HORAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HATZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MANCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CUNDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| F SYDNEY SMITHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TOBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENA TRAISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI ZORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Hansell | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $149,081 | $14,908 |
| Tim Crane | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Callahan | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Seward | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Belair | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Alsdorf | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Curtin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Fairbank | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Henry Flint | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Hailey | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Hand | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Holland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Horan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Katzman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Lane | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Mancia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Cundall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| F Sydney Smithers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Tobin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elena Traister | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Zorn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 309 PITTSFIELD ROAD SUITE B, LENOX, MA 01240-2444
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNY HANSELL, 309 PITTSFIELD RD, LENOX, MA 01240
- Signed the 990
- JENNY HANSELL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (413) 499-0596
- Website
- WWW.BNRC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ADELSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
SEE SCHEUDLE OBERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL, INC. (BNRC) WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE BERKSHIRES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT. BNRC PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON KEEPING LAND PRODUCTIVE AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS CREATING WALKING TRAILS, RESTORING WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES. BNRC SEEKS TO ENSURE ALL FEEL WELCOME IN NATURE, AND THAT OUR WILD AND UNDEVELOPED AREAS ARE PROTECTED TO ENSURE HABITAT FOR ANIMALS, PLANTS, POLLINATORS AND OTHER SPECIES, AND TO PROMOTE CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OPROVIDE 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 ACQUISITIONS; MANAGE AND ENFORCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; MANAGE FEE-OWNED LAND FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC RECREATION, 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 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS COMPLEMENT BNRC'S.Expenses $1,695,626 · grants $2,300 · revenue $5,500
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2430091
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $42,102,646
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,159,319
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,313,770 | $2,798,328 | $42,102,646 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,731,140 | $2,902,964 | $37,183,752 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,492,885 | $2,696,321 | $32,381,868 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,680,063 | $2,135,186 | $30,614,127 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 04-2430091).
Questions about BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES
- What is the EIN of BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES is 04-2430091.
- Is BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES 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 BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNY HANSELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $161,420 (JENNY HANSELL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,313,770, expenses of $2,798,328 and total assets of $42,102,646 at year end.
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