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Nonprofit · EIN 22-3073770

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST

Tax-exempt · MIDDLETOWN, RI 02842

Financials

$1.8M$3.6M2022$2.6M$5.1M2023$2.4M$2.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$2,405,320$2,370,867$34,453$26,146,196$1,582,727$24,563,469
September 30, 2024990$2,617,725$5,074,762-$2,457,037$25,780,238$1,819,258$23,960,980
September 30, 2023990$1,820,954$3,602,339-$1,781,385$28,033,960$3,107,749$24,926,211
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,129,992
of which government grants
$319,622
Membership dues
$204,584
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$388,120
Net gain from sales of assets
$44,416
Net income from fundraising events
-$112,792
Other revenue
-$112,792

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$10,148
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$379,038
Other salaries and wages
$730,994
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,300,084
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$44,402
Occupancy
$48,440
Travel
$911
Depreciation
$57,272
Program services (functional)
$1,538,599
Management and general (functional)
$379,635
Fundraising (functional)
$452,633

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$25,780,238
Total assets, end of year
$26,146,196
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,582,727
Net assets, end of year
$24,563,469
Land, buildings and equipment
$10,372,321
Publicly traded securities
$12,825,647
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,935,790
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,627,679
Gross receipts
$2,594,240
Employees
12
Volunteers
212
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TERENCE SULLIVANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$231,743$19,783
EDWARD MAGRODEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$150,060$33,325
MARTHA CURLEYFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$94,075$22,687
JONATHAN GEWIRZCHAIR (TO 1/25),TRUSTEE (AS OF 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LILLY DICKCHAIR (AS OF 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
THOMAS GIBSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALVARO LONDONOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CONLEY ZANISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BETTIE BEARDEN PARDEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MAROSITSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL CORCORANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ TABER KOBYLAKTRUSTEE (TO 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN HUTTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY BROWNTRUSTEE (TO 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM W HARVEY IITRUSTEE (TO 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW KIRBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID MACBAINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SARA WUERSTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE MACGILLIVRAYTRUSTEE (AS OF 04/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER BURGESSTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EDWARD MAGRODEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$147,577$30,804
MARTHA CURLEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$92,586$20,828
CHARLES ALLOTTFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Former
40$72,209$581
TERENCE SULLIVANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$67,411$3,186
JONATHAN GEWIRZCHAIR (AS OF 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM HOCKADAYCHAIR (TO 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
THOMAS GIBSONVICE CHAIR (AS OF 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CONLEY ZANIVICE CHAIR (TO 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALVARO LONDONOTREASURER (AS OF 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ZIA EFTEKHARTREASURER (TO 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CONLEY ZANISECRETARY (AS OF 2/1/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BETTIE BEARDEN PARDEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MAROSITSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL CORCORANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN BOWMANTRUSTEE (TO 10/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ TABER KOBYLAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY PARKER WILSONTRUSTEE (TO 2/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN HUTTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE MCINNISTRUSTEE (TO 12/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM W HARVEY IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW KIRBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MACBAINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LILLY DICKTRUSTEE (AS OF 5/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA WUERSTLETRUSTEE (AS OF 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHARLES ALLOTT ESQEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO 2/23)
Officer
40$138,398$4,152
MARTHA CURLEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$80,053$34,816
ALVARO LONDONOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETTIE BEARDEN PARDEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL CORCORANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES CLARKSONTRUSTEE (TO 2/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONLEY ZANIVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID MACBAINTRUSTEE (AS OF 9/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR MARTHA MCCONNELLTRUSTEE (TO 8/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DWIGHT SIPPRELLETRUSTEE (TO 9/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN BOWMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN GEWIRZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA MCGOLDRICKTRUSTEE (TO 2/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ TABERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MAROSITSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATTHEW KIRBYTRUSTEE (AS OF 2/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEG STEINERTRUSTEE (TO 2/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY PARKER WILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN HUTTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE MCINNISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS GIBSONTRUSTEE (AS OF 9/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM HOCKADAYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WILLIAM W HARVEY IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZIA EFTEKHARTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TERENCE SULLIVANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/23)
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
790 AQUIDNECK AVENUE, MIDDLETOWN, RI 02842-7271
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
TERENCE M SULLIVAN, 790 AQUIDNECK AVENUE, MIDDLETOWN, RI 02842
Signed the 990
TERENCE M SULLIVAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(401) 849-2799
Return prepared by
KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD

Mission

TO PRESERVE AND STEWARD AQUIDNECK ISLAND'S OPEN SPACES FOR THE LASTING BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WHILE CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE LAND THAT DEFINES THE ISLAND'S NATURAL CHARACTER.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ONE PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 13.01 ACRES WAS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED ON AQUIDNECK ISLAND IN THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. PRESERVED PARCELS ARE STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT BASED ON CLEAR CONSERVATION CRITERIA. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE LAND TRUST HAS PRESERVED AND PROTECTED 2,854.04 ACRES OF LAND TO DATE. THROUGH OUR AQUIDNECK RESILIENCE TEAM, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE THREE ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES, NAVAL STATION NEWPORT, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO INCREASING CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED CHALLENGES, SUCH AS, STORMWATER POLLUTION, FLOODING AND COASTAL EROSION.
    Expenses $1,018,497
  • THE LAND TRUST ASSURES RESPONSIBLE, PERPETUAL STEWARDSHIP FOR ALL CONSERVED LANDS, DRIVEN BY A COMMITMENT TO PROTECT EACH PARCEL TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, A DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE AND CARE IN STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, AND ARDENT DEFENSE OF THE LAND ENTRUSTED TO THEM BY GRANTORS.
    Expenses $269,254
  • PUBLIC ACCESS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION, PRIMARILY THROUGH MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, BOLSTER THE LAND TRUST'S LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OBJECTIVES THROUGH TARGETED AND SHARPLY FOCUSED EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES AND BALANCED PUBLIC ACCESS STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE A LAND CONSERVATION ETHIC, CREATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE URGENT NEED TO CONSERVE OPEN SPACES, AND BUILD BROAD-BASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF THE LAND TRUST'S MISSION AND GOALS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LECTURES, PROPERTY TOURS, NEWSLETTERS, PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, THE ANNUAL REPORT, AND ANNUAL MEETING.
    Expenses $250,848 · grants $10,148

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-3073770
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
1990
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C340)
Assets (IRS master file)
$26,146,196
Income (IRS master file)
$2,594,240

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$2,405,320$2,370,867$26,146,196XML
990September 2024$2,617,725$5,074,762$25,780,238XML
990September 2023$1,820,954$3,602,339$28,033,960XML
990September 2022$12,286,416$9,799,320$29,066,748IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 22-3073770).

Questions about AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST

What is the EIN of AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST is 22-3073770.
Is AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AQUIDNECK LAND 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 AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST 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 AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST 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 AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TERENCE M SULLIVAN.
Who are the officers and directors of AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $231,743 (TERENCE SULLIVAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,405,320, expenses of $2,370,867 and total assets of $26,146,196 at year end.

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