LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 10, LINCOLN, MA 01773-0010

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

WILLIAM G CONSTABLE, PO BOX 10, LINCOLN, MA 01773

Signed the 990

WILLIAM G CONSTABLE, PRESIDENT

Phone

(781) 259-9250

Website

WWW.LINCOLNCONSERVATION.ORG

Return prepared by

SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC

Mission

TO PROTECT THE RURAL CHARACTER OF LINCOLN, MASSACHUSETTS BY HOLDING CONSERVATION LAND IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF LINCOLN.

Program accomplishments

• EDUCATION: LLCT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN 2025 INCLUDED 32 IN-PERSON TRAIL WALKS, WORKSHOPS, OR OTHER OUTDOOR LAND-BASED PROGRAMMING, FIVE VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON LECTURES AND SIX EVENTS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. ALL WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.THE LLCT WALKS INCLUDED FIVE SPRING BIRDING WALKS, A MOTH WALK, A PLANT IDENTIFICATION WALK, AND A FERN IDENTIFICATION WALK. LLCT ALSO EXPANDED ITS POPULAR NOTICING WALK SERIES TO INCLUDE SIX WALKS IN THE SPRING AND EIGHT IN THE FALL.LECTURES INCLUDED TALKS ON RECENT RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF FORESTS IN CARBON SEQUESTRATION, PROTECTING THE FOREST CANOPY, SUSTAINABLE PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE, AND THE EFFECT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON WILDLIFE. ALSO, LEILA PHILIPS SPOKE ABOUT HER RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK, BEAVERLAND.FAMILY EVENTS INCLUDED THREE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS ON WATER CYCLES, INSECTS AND LEAF IDENTIFICATION, A VERNAL POOL WALK, A NATURE-THEMED SCAVENGER HUNT, AND A PLANTING CRAFT AND STORY TIME AT THE LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY.LLCT CONTINUED TO SELL ITS CURRENT TRAIL MAP AND ITS TWO BOOKS: THE NATURE OF LINCOLN AND A GUIDE TO CONSERVATION LAND IN LINCOLN. THE POCKET NATURALIST GUIDE WILD ABOUT LINCOLN WAS REPRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PROGRAM ATTENDEES. IN ADDITION, THE 2026 OPEN SPACES CALENDAR WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FALL OF 2025, AND WE CONTINUED PUBLICATION OF OUR ONLINE MONTHLY WILDLIFE COLUMN.
  Expenses $86,316 · revenue $2,971
• STEWARDSHIP: LLCT STAFF WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS, FIELDWORK ASSISTANTS, AND TOWN OF LINCOLN CONSERVATION STAFF TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN DEEDED CONSERVATION LAND AND OVER 80 MILES OF PUBLIC TRAILS. LLCT STAFF ALSO MONITORED LLCT'S DEEDED CONSERVATION LAND AND CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS, AS WELL AS CONSERVATION LAND AND RESTRICTIONS OWNED OR HELD BY THE TOWN OF LINCOLN.TRAIL MAINTENANCE INCLUDED REMOVING DOWNED TREES BLOCKING TRAILS, PRUNING VEGETATION, AND REPAIRING DUCKBOARDS AND BRIDGES. IN ADDITION, NEW DUCKBOARDS AND BRIDGES WERE CONSTRUCTED WHERE NEEDED, INCLUDING AT THE BEAVER POND AND FARRINGTON CONSERVATION PROPERTIES. A NEW BOAT LAUNCH WAS CONSTRUCTED AT BEAVER POND, AND NEW WATER BARS WERE INSTALLED IN AN AREA OF FLINT'S POND TO PREVENT EROSION.LLCT WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS, SUMMER STAFF AND TOWN OF LINCOLN CONSERVATION STAFF TO REMOVE AND CONTROL INVASIVE PLANTS, INCLUDING GARLIC MUSTARD, WATER CHESTNUT, BUCKTHORN, BURNING BUSH AND JAPANESE KNOTWEED. THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER, LLCT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED ACTIVITY AT BLUEBIRD BOXES IN CHAPMAN PASTURE, THE POLLINATOR MEADOW, AND STONY BROOK SOUTH.WORK ALSO CONTINUED ON THE POLLINATOR ACTION PLAN. LLCT STAFF, SEASONAL FIELD ASSISTANTS AND VOLUNTEERS ADDED MORE THAN 200 ADDITIONAL PLANTS TO LLCT'S EXISTING POLLINATOR GARDENS AROUND LINCOLN AND EXPANDED THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PLANTED AREAS AT THE POLLINATOR MEADOW AND CHAPMAN PASTURE. AT THE POLLINATOR MEADOW, STAFF SUPERVISED CAMP GROUPS AND AN AFTER-SCHOOL GROUP IN LAYING MORE MULCHED PATHS THROUGH THE MEADOW AND WEEDING AROUND NEW PLANTS.
  Expenses $45,751
• ACQUISITION: A GENEROUS LINCOLN RESIDENT DONATED A 1.78 ACRE BUILDING LOT ON PAGE ROAD (PARCEL ID 145 13 0) TO LLCT IN DECEMBER 2025.
  Expenses $121,062 · grants $100,000

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.

IRS record

EIN

04-6042565

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

1962

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C340)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,550,806

Income (IRS master file)

$384,295

Filing history

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 04-6042565).

Questions about LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST

What is the EIN of LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST?

The employer identification number (EIN) of LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST is 04-6042565.

Is LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.

Are donations to LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST 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 LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST 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 LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST 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 LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WILLIAM G CONSTABLE.

Who are the officers and directors of LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does LINCOLN LAND CONSERVATION TRUST have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $257,277, expenses of $299,491 and total assets of $2,550,806 at year end.

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