Nonprofit · EIN 13-3536463
BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC
Tax-exempt · CORNWALL, NY 12518
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,420,059 | $1,813,587 | $606,472 | $24,570,438 | $212,129 | $24,358,309 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,233,681
- of which government grants
- $446,307
- Membership dues
- $317,563
- Program service revenue
- $82,937
- Investment income
- $743,752
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $165,399
- Other revenue
- $359,689
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $30,404
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $224,549
- Other salaries and wages
- $615,267
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,127,143
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $62,699
- Occupancy
- $41,317
- Travel
- $2,987
- Depreciation
- $86,352
- Program services (functional)
- $1,337,733
- Management and general (functional)
- $276,382
- Fundraising (functional)
- $199,472
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $22,687,076
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,570,438
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $212,129
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,358,309
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,065,988
- Publicly traded securities
- $21,800,503
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,625,635
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,732,674
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,415
- Gross receipts
- $4,100,428
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISABEL ASHTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $180,008 | $36,872 |
| HUME R STEYER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY S CALLAHAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW I PALMER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM A GLASER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL T KEANY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD A BARTLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILIE DION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOTUS DO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ELLIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRYANNE MAENZA-GMELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER J RAXWORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE REDDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA SIVERLS-DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA WARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DIEFENBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 65 RESERVOIR RD, CORNWALL, NY 12518-2135
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HUME R STEYER, 65 RESERVOIR ROAD, CORNWALL, NY 12518
- Signed the 990
- HUME R STEYER, CHAIR
- Phone
- (845) 534-4517
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH PROGRAMS IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION: FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, CONSERVATION WORK FOCUSED ON RESTORATION PLANTINGS AND FENCING IN FORESTS IMPACTED BY BEECH LEAF DISEASE. WE ALSO COMPLETED A STAND INVENTORY FOR ALL 3920 ACRES AND A FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN TO GUIDE ACTIONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE. STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUED AND THE SHOP BUILDING DAMAGED BY A STRUCTURE FIRE WAS REBUILT. WE WELCOMED OVER 20,000 HIKERS ON OUR TRAILS DURING THE SUMMER AND HOSTED OVER 500 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS.Expenses $488,273 · revenue $82,937
- EDUCATION:BLACK ROCK FOREST FACILITATED 7,628 STUDENT VISITS AND 1,734 OVERNIGHT VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THIS INCLUDES A DIVERSE ARRAY OF STUDENTS OF ALL AGES - KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. DURING OUR SUMMER SCIENCE ADVENTURES, WE ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH LOCAL NEWBURGH NONPROFITS AND THE NEWBURGH DISTRICT EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM (BLACK ROCK STEM) TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR 909 STUDENT VISITS. FIFTY-SIX TEACHERS ATTENDED THREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS HOSTED BY BLACK ROCK FOREST. THIS YEAR, WE ENGAGED 115 STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EFFORTS SUCH AS PLANTING TREES AND WORKING IN OUR NATIVE POLLINATOR GARDEN.Expenses $361,187
- RESEARCH:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT FOCUSED EFFORTS ON STANDARDIZING PROTOCOLS AND LONG-TERM RESEARCH EFFORTS IN 5 AREAS. WE HOSTED THE 14TH HUDSON HIGHLANDS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM THAT FEATURED 28 PRESENTATIONS FROM SCIENTISTS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO FACILITATED FIELD RESEARCH ACTIVITIES BY EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS AND PROVIDED FUNDING TO 4 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS THROUGH THE DAVID REDDEN CONSERVATION SCIENCE FUND. EIGHT PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED BY BLACK ROCK FOREST STAFF OR EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS UTILIZING OUR DATA, FACILITIES, AND/OR LANDS.Expenses $488,273 · grants $30,404
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3536463
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C360)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $24,570,438
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,100,428
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $5,786,855 | $2,154,219 | $19,237,795 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,618,120 | $2,067,953 | $14,754,821 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC
- What is the EIN of BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC is 13-3536463.
- Is BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC 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 BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names HUME R STEYER.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,008 (ISABEL ASHTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BLACK ROCK FOREST CONSORTIUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,420,059, expenses of $1,813,587 and total assets of $24,570,438 at year end.
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