QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

4 S MAIN ST, IPSWICH, MA 01938-2345

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ELIZABETH ALLING, 4 SOUTH MAIN STREET, IPSWICH, MA 01938

Signed the 990

ELIZABETH ALLING, PRESIDENT

Phone

(978) 356-0038

Website

QLF.ORG

Return prepared by

GERALD T REILLY & COMPANY

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program accomplishments

• I. CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN 2025, QLF'S CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES CONSISTED OF THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; STEWARDSHIP OF PROTECTED AREAS, THE MARITIMES; CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION & RESTORATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE; AND GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES. A. THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY IS AN ESTABLISHED MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM ALONG THE SIX SOUNDS, ESTUARIES, AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK. FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, THE SOUNDS ARE LONG ISLAND, FISHERS ISLAND, BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND STEWARD THE SOUNDS AND ITS COASTAL WATERS, AND SUPPORT MARINE RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WITHIN THIS GEOGRAPHY. EACH YEAR, QLF AWARDS MARINE RESEARCH GRANTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SEASONED PRACTITIONERS. AS WELL, EACH YEAR, QLF STAFF UPDATE THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY'S 200-PAGE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE WORK BY THE FELLOWS OVER RECENT DECADES. A NUMBER OF SOUNDS CONSERVANCY FELLOWS HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH STAFF AS CO-AUTHORS ON A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS ON THE SOUNDS AND COASTAL WATERS OF NEW ENGLAND, FORAGE FISH, AND THE SOUNDS CONSERVANCY.B. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION - THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF QLF'S BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE AS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, PROMOTE INITIATIVES THAT SECURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, STEWARD AND CONSERVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND LEAD BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AS A STRATEGY TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE. RECOVERY OF AQUATIC SPECIES, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED IN 2022, THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA AWARDED QLF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT TO ESTABLISH A RECOVERY PLAN FOR AQUATIC SPECIES CONSIDERED THREATENED AND ENDANGERED IN THE LABRADOR STRAITS OFF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. THE PROGRAM IS DIRECTED BY A SENIOR CONSULTANT, BASED IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHO IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HER PIONEERING WORK IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION. C. STEWARDSHIP OF PROTECTED AREAS, THE MARITIMES - THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THE STEWARDSHIP OF DOZENS OF PROTECTED AREAS IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. MANAGED BY STAFF BASED AT THE HEADQUARTERS IN IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, THE PROGRAM IS DIRECTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE TRUST OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA NATURE TRUST, AND ISLAND NATURE TRUST, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. STAFF AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCT A SERIES OF PROVINCIAL SPECIES SURVEYS TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SEABIRDS, SEA DUCKS, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND MACRO-INVERTEBRATE SPECIES THAT SERVE AS INDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. THOSE DATA CONTRIBUTE TO REGIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDIES ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH THAT DEFINE CURRENT AND FUTURE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR THE CONSERVATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND RESTORATION OF BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE MARITIMES. D. CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE QLF IS A LEAD PARTNER IN THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE, A CROSS-BORDER, PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION ESTABLISHED TO CONSERVE, RESTORE, AND STEWARD A WELL-CONNECTED FOREST LANDSCAPE FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN-ACADIAN/WABANAKI REGION OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. THIS ECO-REGION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN 80 MILLION AREAS AND IS GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT AS ONE OF THE LARGEST AREAS OF MIXED TEMPERATE FOREST IN THE WORLD, AND A GATEWAY FOR SPECIES MIGRATING NORTH IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT. PROGRAM PARTNERS ARE DEPLOYING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT 30% OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC HABITAT BY 2030. AS PART OF THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE, IN 2024 QLF WAS A LEAD PARTNER IN THE FIRST NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICAN LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT HELD IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC. THE SUMMIT CONVENED 200 MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACADEMIA REPRESENTING THE FIVE EASTERN PROVINCES OF CANADA, SEVEN NORTHEASTERN U.S. STATES, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE ECO-REGION. THE SUMMIT SERVED TO ELEVATE THE VISIBILITY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE REGION'S CONNECTED FOREST LANDSCAPES AND RESULTED IN A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT, THE PATHWAYS GUIDE, A HIGH-LEVEL BLUEPRINT OF PRIORITY ACTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADVANCE CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN THE ECO-REGION OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. THE SUMMIT WAS MANAGED BY A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BASED IN VERMONT. CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAYING CONNECTED INITIATIVE. E. GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES THE STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES ARE MANAGED BY A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT IN MASSACHUSETTS AS FOLLOWS - WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SERVES AS A VICE CHAIR OF THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS, ONE OF SEVEN COMMISSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN), THE LARGEST CONSERVATION ALLIANCE IN THE WORLD. AND WITH MORE THAN 2,500 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WORLDWIDE, THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND POLICY ADVICE ON NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SYSTEMS OF MARINE, FRESHWATER, AND TERRESTRIAL PROTECTED AREAS TO RESTORE BIODIVERSITY. GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK A CRITICAL INITIATIVE OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PROVIDES GUIDELINES AND A FRAMEWORK TO REVERSE BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND RESTORE BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE GLOBE. CENTRAL TO THE FRAMEWORK IS TARGET 3, THE 30 X 30 GLOBAL INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED TO SECURE 30% OF LAND AND SEA IN PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS ACROSS THE GLOBE BY THE YEAR 2030.A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT HAS DEVELOPED A GUIDE FOR THE INCLUSIVE AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK DRAFTED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL RIGHTSHOLDERS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS WORLDWIDE. PROTECTED AREAS AND ONE HEALTH IN RESPONSE TO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT LAND-USE INDUCED SPILLOVER IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO DISEASE THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION OF WILDLIFE PATHOGENS, A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SERVED AS THE CO-EDITOR OF A SPECIAL ISSUES OF PARKS, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTECTED AREAS AND CONSERVATION, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE IMPACT OF THE SARS-COV-2 ON PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREAS. THIS STAFF MEMBER WHO SERVES AS A VICE CHAIR OF THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS TASK FORCE ON PROTECTED AREAS AND ONE HEALTH. THIS TASK FORCE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE PREMISE THAT PROTECTED AREAS RESTORE AND PROTECT BIODIVERSITY, THEREBY REDUCING THE TRANSMISSION OF WILDLIFE PATHOGENS. ITS MEMBERS ASSESS INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN PROTECTED AREAS WORLDWIDE AND SEEK TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE THROUGH BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; AND DEVELOP WILDLIFE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE NETWORKS THOUGH A NEW DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE ONE HEALTH FOR WILDLIFE AND HUMANS. WORLD HERITAGE A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT HOLDS A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE IN ITS SUPPORT TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES. POLICY NOTES AND TECHNICAL PAPERS ON PROTECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, A QLF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WRITES POLICY NOTES AND TECHNICAL PAPERS ON PROTECTED AREAS AND EFFECTIVE AREA-BASED CONSERVATION FOR THE NEWSLETTER OF THE WORLD COMMISSION ON PROTECTED AREAS AS WELL AS PARKS, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTECTED AREAS AND CONSERVATION.
  Expenses $557,879
• II. CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS THE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY STAFF BASED AT QLF HEADQUARTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. AS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IS AMONG QLF'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND A HALLMARK OF ALL PROGRAMS, QLF INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS WHO ARE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATES) AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. IN 2025, CONSERVATION INTERNS WERE BASED ON ASSIGNMENT IN THE MARITIMES, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, AND FIELD WORK IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. AS WELL, QLF OFFERS INTERNSHIPS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATIONS AT THE QLF HEADQUARTERS.ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION CONSERVATION LEADERS BASED IN MASSACHUSETTS, A QLF SENIOR CONSULTANT DIRECTS THE PROGRAM, ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF CONSERVATION LEADERS, IN DOZENS OF RURAL AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STAFF PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS TO MORE THAN 300 YOUTH AND EDUCATORS WITH A THEMATIC FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; SEABIRDS, SEA DUCKS, AND MIGRATORY BIRDS; MARINE MAMMALS AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITAT. THIS PROGRAM IS MANAGED WITH MULTIPLE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND AND SOUTHERN LABRADOR.
  Expenses $68,216
• III. SPECIAL PROJECTS SPECIAL PROJECTS ARE MANAGED BY THE QLF PRESIDENT AND CONSIST OF RESEARCH ON NEW CONSERVATION INITIATIVES BOTH IN-REGION AND WORLDWIDE; PUBLIC/PRIVATE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSIGNMENTS; A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM REVIEW; AND SPECIAL REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS. MANAGED BY QLF'S PRESIDENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, THE RECENT PROGRAM REVIEW 2024 - 2026 PROVIDES A THREE-YEAR PLAN AND DOCUMENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMATIC MISSION, VISION, AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES; PROGRAM PILLARS, DELIVERABLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS; AND ANNUAL AND MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM FUNDING. IN 2025, QLF PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT EMERITUS BEGAN WRITING A SERIES OF ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS OF A BOOK, QLF: SCALING UP, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION TO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, THE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION.
  Expenses $93,423
• IV. COMMUNICATIONS IN 2025, QLF COMPLETED THE THIRD SEASON OF ITS WEBINAR SERIES, VOICES OF QLF, WITH 18 HOURS OF LIVE BROADCAST. THE SERIES HIGHLIGHTS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STAFF AND ALUMNI WHO ARE PROMINENT CONSERVATION LEADERS IN-REGION AND WORLDWIDE. OTHER COMMUNICATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE COMPASS, THE BI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER; THE ANNUAL QLF PROGRAM REPORT; AND FIELD NOTES, A BRIEF QUARTERLY REVIEW OF PROGRAMS; AND PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS; AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
  Expenses $347,161

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

13-6155399

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

1964

Accounting year ends

August

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$5,484,997

Income (IRS master file)

$1,444,599

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 13-6155399).

Questions about QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC is 13-6155399.

Is QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.

Are donations to QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION 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 QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.

Who is the principal officer of QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ELIZABETH ALLING.

Who are the officers and directors of QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,526 (ELIZABETH ALLING, PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does QUEBEC LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,408,864, expenses of $1,433,037 and total assets of $5,484,997 at year end.

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