2024-05-03T08:12:13-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 800768651 FRIENDS OF LACHAT INC FRIE 2039848403 31 Fanton Hill Road Weston CT 06883 Carol Baldwin President 2039848403 2024-05-03 Carol Baldwin 999009999 1 0 11 0 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Carol W Baldwin 31 Fanton Hill Road Weston CT 06883 513572 0 X www.lachattownfarm.com X 2012 CT Restore, maintain and improve the farmhouse, grounds and other facilities at Lachat Town Farm, a municipal property located in the town of Weston, CT. Offer programs that facilitate education and enjoyment of the Lachat Town Farm by the communities of Weston, CT and surrounding towns. 7 7 2 150 0 0 246388 142786 252278 328470 2549 591 31283 25443 532498 497290 5061 0 74696 84724 0 0 381705 464849 456401 554634 76097 -57344 365798 308454 0 0 365798 308454 The mission of Friends of Lachat, Inc. is to restore, maintain and improve the farmhouse, grounds and other facilities at Lachat Town Farm, a municipal property located in the town of Weston, CT. The organization offers programs that facilitate education and enjoyment of the Lachat Town Farm by the communities of Weston, CT and surrounding towns. 0 0 142950 0 0 Offutt Education Center: The organization completed construction and furnishing of the Offutt Educational Center. The new center replaces the former garage and enables year round educational programming including the addition of a demonstration kitchen and art studio for classes. 128103 0 158290 Children's Educational Programming: the youth program ran throughout the year for the winter, spring, summer and fall. Each season and week had different themes for the children to learn more about nature, farming, and creative arts and crafts. Over 300 children participated in this year's programs. 102476 0 250 Facility Improvements and Maintenance: the organization continues to make meaningful expenditures to maintain and improve the Lachat Town farm including landscaping, facility maintenance and upgrades, paying for utilities and animal care expenses for the goats and rabbits. This year's expenditures included a new hay wagon for the farm, new composting center and a new rabbit hutch. 86726 800 79391 Family Educational and Events programming: The organization continues to offer a range of programs for families with children. Two immersive theater programs that utilized the building and grounds of Lachat Town Farm were offered in 2023. A music concert, puppet show, candy cane event and spring egg hunt events were aimed at younger children. Programs to commemorate noteworthy events included a Women's Suffrage Tea and a MLK event. 34140 0 44832 Music Events: Four Music in the Meadow concerts were held this year featuring regional musicians playing outdoors at Lachat Town Farm. Each concert attracted 300 persons from the local communities. Over a dozen volunteers helped implement each of these events. 22593 0 19784 Farmers Markets and Other Community Events: Three Farmers Markets, one Holiday Market, International Day and Earth Day events were held this year. Each market and community event brought local farmers and other vendors to the Lachat Town Farm and attracted over 400 persons from the local communities. Over a dozen volunteers helped implement each of these events. 22141 4261 22538 Adult Educational Programming: Adult educational programs included a vegetable gardening series; classes on backyard chickens and composting; cooking classes utilizing the new Offutt Center demonstration kitchen; and yoga and tai chi classes. 2064 0 3385 Community Garden/Giving Garden: Approximately fifty community gardeners utilized the community garden beds at Lachat Town Farm and participated in classes offered by local gardeners. The Giving Garden is a production garden where all the produce grown is donated to local social services in need. The Giving Garden is planted and maintained by over 10 volunteers. 167664 5061 169930 541193 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 55 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X Carol W Baldwin 2039848403 31 Fanton Hill Road Weston CT 06883 X Carol W Baldwin President 20 4 X X 0 0 0 Deirdre Doran Secretary 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Ellen McCormicck Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Siegel Director 15.00 0 X 0 0 0 Alissa Stoltz Director 20.00 0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Black Director 10 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Lerner Director 5 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5800 0 26480 110506 0 142786 Children's Educational Programming 624110 158290 158290 0 0 Family Events and Educational programs 624190 79391 79391 0 0 Music Events 711310 44832 44832 0 0 Adult Educational Programming 813410 22538 22538 0 0 Farmers Markets/Other Community Events 445230 19784 19784 0 0 3635 3635 0 0 328470 591 591 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20800 0 0 0 20800 0 20800 20800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17706 5800 13096 4610 0 4610 0 0 0 0 0 0 3219 3186 33 33 0 0 0 497290 349894 0 4610 X 4261 4261 800 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78413 78413 0 0 0 0 6311 6311 0 0 0 0 4000 0 4000 0 0 0 0 226485 226311 174 394 0 394 2000 2000 0 0 10573 10573 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6180 76 6104 Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment 150834 150516 318 0 Misc Program Supplies and Materials 16776 16776 0 0 Food, Beverages, Flowers 16640 16421 219 0 Construction Materials 8251 8251 0 0 22716 22484 232 0 554634 541193 13441 0 5319 25486 360479 282968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365798 308454 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 365798 308454 365798 308454 365798 308454 -57344 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 77139 131419 236051 246388 142786 833783 77139 131419 236051 246388 142786 833783 165252 668531 59 72 77 24249 21391 45848 879631 0 0.76001 0.7545 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Hoedown 22385 5800 16585 0 0 1617 6376 1500 3114 0 0 22385 5800 16585 0 0 1617 6376 1500 3114 12607 3978 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b An initial draft of the IRS Form 990 and associated schedules was prepared by our volunteer bookkeeper who reviewed it with the President of Friends of Lachat. A final draft was circulated, discussed and approved by the Board of Directors before filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization asks Board members to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire annually, maintains those completed questionnaires in its records, and as issues come before the Board, discusses whether there are any conflicts of interest or whether there might be any new conflicts of interest that arise during the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Friends of Lachat provides, upon request by the public, copies of key governing documents including its Form 1023, IRS Certificate of Tax Exemption and three years of Forms 990/990EZ. Requests are directed to the President of Friends of Lachat who distributes the desired documents to the requesting party, typically by email, or, upon request, hard copies are mailed. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Program Services consist of Construction Services $14,965, Landscaping Services $5,145, Farm Maintenance Services $22,954, Electrical Plumbing and Septic Services $4,810, Cleaning and Trash Removal $9,236, Musicians, Actors and Related Support $56,812, Equipment Rental $4,709, Payroll Processing $2,127, Parking Services $6,461, Youth Program Counselors and Other Program Teachers $85,902, Financial Processing Services $10,798, Other Miscellaneous Program Services $2,562. Other Management and General Services consist of Financial Processing Services of $174. Fund for Lachat Town Farm Inc 31 Fanton Hill Road Weston CT 06883 861703594 Supporting Organization CT 501 (c) (3) 509 (a) (3) Type I Friends of Lachat Inc 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0