Nonprofit · EIN 05-0506961
WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY
Tax-exempt · WESTERLY, RI 02891
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $804,931 | $739,616 | $65,315 | $2,314,709 | $55,084 | $2,259,625 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $647,199 | $594,659 | $52,540 | $2,192,497 | $26,054 | $2,166,443 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $781,825
- Membership dues
- $271,536
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $44,731
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,349
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$23,236
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,611
- Other revenue
- -$21,625
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $171,846
- Other salaries and wages
- $153,760
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $382,489
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $147,423
- Accounting fees
- $9,850
- Occupancy
- $53,660
- Depreciation
- $17,185
- Program services (functional)
- $531,073
- Management and general (functional)
- $171,830
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,713
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,192,497
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,314,709
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $55,084
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,259,625
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,364,704
- Publicly traded securities
- $703,192
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,258,125
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,500
- Gross receipts
- $981,153
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 189
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- RI
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS ALGIERE | CHAIRMAN PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| PETER V AUGUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| JOAN BETH BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LYDIA COTTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMES DARAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY DILLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PETER GUMMESON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| STEPHEN HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GRANT G SIMMONS III | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURENCE F WHITTEMORE III | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| GEORGIA FELBER JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN B DAUKAS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARGARET KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LISA MCCORMICK MANNIX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ANDREW MUSSER | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM H NICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JANE B O'CONNELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JOAN H PATTON | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PETER RENEHAN | REPRESENTATI Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS ALGIERE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PETER V AUGUST | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| JOAN BETH BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LYDIA COTTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY DILLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PETER GUMMESON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| GRANT G SIMMONS III | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURENCE F WHITTEMORE III | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| GEORGIA FELBER JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WALTER S TOMENSON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J MILLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBORAH LAMM | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| ROBERT C MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WILLIAM H NICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JANE B O'CONNELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JAMES DARAS | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN HAYES | REPRESENTATI Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN B DAUKAS JR | REPRESENTATI Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| MARGARET KELLY | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| ANDREW MUSSER | REPRESENTATI Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| JOAN H PATTON | REPRESENTATI Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| PETER RENEHAN | REPRESENTATI Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 BAY STREET, WESTERLY, RI 02891-5752
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DENNIS ALGIERE
- Signed the 990
- DENNIS ALGIERE, CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (401) 315-5399
- Return prepared by
- HOYT FILIPPETTI & MALAGHAN LLC
Mission
THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1999 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS OF WATCH HILL, RI; TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN, AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, OPEN SPACE AND HISTORICAL VALUES AND THE CHARACTER OF WATCH HILL; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE SAME; TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES INCIDENTAL TO THE AFORESAID PURPOSE WHETHER ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN WATCH HILL OR IN OTHER NEARBY AREAS OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY, RI OR STONINGTON, CT.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION EFFORTS - 2024 WAS THE 19TH YEAR OF THE CONSERVANCY'S INVOLVEMENT IN NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA PROGRAMMING, AND THE 12TH YEAR THAT THE CONSERVANCY HAS BEEN LEAD STEWARD OF NAPATREE, ASSUMING THIS ROLE FROM THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT IN 2013. THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE CONSERVATION AREA. IT ALSO CONDUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION ON NAPATREE. OUR POPULAR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, THE NAPATREE INVESTIGATORS HAD 75 YOUNGSTERS PARTICIPATE IN 2024. OUR NAPATREE CONSERVATION EFFORTS INCLUDE THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH THE WHFD, PROPERTY THE CONSERVANCY OWNS UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH RIDEM, AND OTHER PARCELS THE CONSERVANCY OWNS ON NAPATREE POINT. NAPATREE POINT IS THE MOST PRISTINE BARRIER BEACH ECOSYSTEM IN THE REGION AND IS HIGHLY VALUED BY THE PUBLIC WHO VISIT THE CONSERVATION AREA YEAR- ROUND. CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF OTHER PARCELS CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY WHICH ARE OUTSIDE OF THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA. IN 2024 WE INCREASED THE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF OUR STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON NAPATREE.Expenses $404,774
- PRESERVING COMMUNITY CHARACTER - AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY. MOST OF WATCH HILL IS RECOGNIZED AS AN HISTORIC DISTRICT ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. THE WATCH HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT'S DESIGNATION REPORT LISTS MORE THAN 180 STRUCTURES AS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE HISTORIC VALUE OF THE DISTRICT. THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF WATCH HILL IS UNDER CONSTANT PRESSURE FROM DEVELOPMENT, CHANGES TO STATE AND TOWN BUILDING AND ZONING CODES, SEVERE WEATHER, AND INCREASED FLOODING FROM RISING SEAS. THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY BUSY WORKING JOINTLY WITH THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TO RESPOND TO THESE PRESSURES. IN 2024, THE CONSERVANCY WAS HIGHLY INVOLVED IN MONITORING PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO COMMUNITY CHARACTER OR HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION.Expenses $49,510
- INFORMING THE COMMUNITY - 2024 WAS THE CONSERVANCY'S SEVENTH YEAR HOSTING THE LANPHEAR LIVE SPEAKER SERIES. THE CONSERVANCY DESIGNED THE SERIES TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ON TOPICS THAT ARE INTERESTING AND TIMELY, TYPICALLY COVERING AREAS SUCH AS SCIENCE, HISTORY, NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY. LANPHEAR LIVE IS HELD IN THE CHAPLIN B. BARNES READING ROOM AT THE LANPHEAR LIVERY AND IS PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THOSE WHO ATTEND. THE VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS WE HOSTED IN 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC WERE SO POPULAR THAT THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO RECORD AND SHARE ITS LANPHEAR LIVE PROGRAMS WITH THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. OWNING AND MANAGING THE READING ROOM AS A COMMUNITY SPACE IS A RELATIVELY NEW INITIATIVE FOR THE CONSERVANCY. THE CONSERVANCY ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY IN LATE 2020. CARRYING AND MAINTAINING THE SPACE RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO OFFSET THESE COSTS BY SEEKING OUTSIDE FUNDING (COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING SPONSORS AND GRANT FUNDING) TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND BY RENTING THE SPACE TO THIRD-PARTIES.Expenses $76,789
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 | Not 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
- 05-0506961
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,314,709
- Income (IRS master file)
- $981,153
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $804,931 | $739,616 | $2,314,709 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $647,199 | $594,659 | $2,192,497 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $614,896 | $565,542 | $2,131,676 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 05-0506961).
Questions about WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY
- What is the EIN of WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY is 05-0506961.
- Is WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY 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 WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DENNIS ALGIERE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $804,931, expenses of $739,616 and total assets of $2,314,709 at year end.
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