2025-09-18T12:03:49-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 223002718 SOUTHBOROUGH OPEN LAND FOUNDATION INC SOUT 7742300382 PO Box 345 Southborough MA 01772 Larry Samberg Treasurer 7742300382 2025-04-30 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Larry Samberg 7 Granuaile Road Southborough MA 01772 40174 0 X www.solf.org X 1988 MA Preservation and Maintenance of Open Space in Southborough Massachusetts for ecological, agricultural, and recreational purposes. 9 9 0 12 0 0 30038 27936 0 0 10083 12238 0 0 40121 40174 1100 2176 0 0 1230 2035 0 0 2328 23003 36423 25333 40634 14788 -460 2047672 2059584 110 35 2047562 2059549 The corporation is formed and shall be operated tor the exclusively charitable, scientific and educational purposes of promoting the wise use of land in the Town of Southborough, Massachusetts, specifically by the acquisition by gift or purchase of real property and interests in real property in Southborough and the preservation of the same and any other real property in Southborough in its natural scenic, open, or rural condition; by preserving ecologically or agriculturally sensitive land and creating protected wildlife habitats; by disseminating information to, and otherwise educating, the general public as to the need and value of wise land use in southborough; and by engaging in such other activities as shall tend to preserve, beautify and enhance Southborough. 0 0 8000 7725 Art on the Trails Project. Artistic installations located on Beals Preserve property from June to September which included a juried show of regional artists. 2880 0 Build gravel walking path on Beals Preserve to avoid swampy areas during spring. 4220 0 Repave broken up driveway into Beals parking area. 12325 2176 0 Preparation of Property Management Plan for Beals Preserve, Educational Programs, Bridge replacement, etc. Donations to related organizations. 12325 2176 0 27425 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 MA X Larry Samberg 7742300382 PO Box 345 Southborough MA 01772 Destin Heilman President / Trustee 3 0 X X 0 0 0 Eileen Samberg Clerk 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Larry Samberg Treasurer 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Lawrence Spezzano Vice President 8 0 X X 0 0 0 Sally Watters Trustee 5 0 X 0 0 0 Ralph Ellis Trustee 2 0 X 0 0 0 Deborah Costine Trustee 5.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Kathy Curtiss Trustee 3 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20186 0 0 0 7750 0 27936 0 12238 12238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40174 12238 0 0 2176 2176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2035 0 2035 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 0 0 0 0 0 1559 0 1559 0 0 0 0 0 1860 1860 0 1492 1492 46 0 46 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3889 0 3889 0 Property Stewardship 17149 17149 0 0 Programs 8100 8100 0 0 Fundraising 2328 0 0 2328 40634 27425 10881 2328 22665 9155 54467 70400 0 0 0 0 0 0 314 0 1681629 0 1681629 1681629 288597 298400 0 0 2047672 2059584 110 35 110 35 X 0 0 0 0 2047562 2059549 2047562 2059549 2047672 2059584 X -460 5947 0 0 0 6500 X 0 0 0 X 27852 29207 25329 30038 27936 140362 27852 29207 25329 30038 27936 140362 140362 4193 4255 4756 10083 12238 35525 4193 4255 4756 10083 12238 35525 32045 33462 30085 40121 40174 175887 0.79802 0.83197 0.20198 0.16803 X 27290 6500 0 0 11200 0 22590 27290 0 0 0 0 0 27290 30250 0 0 0 2960 0 27290 30250 0 0 0 0 0 30250 30250 0 0 0 0 0 30250 0.71 0 0.29 0 0 1681629 0 1681629 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1681629 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 1. Maintenance and Improvement for Beals Preserve, our largest property. 2. Grant from local organization to help fund Art on the Trails in the following year. Form 990, Header, Line B Original filing did not include investment income in Schedule A. This has been addressed in this amendment. (Only change). Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Donors are considered members for one year. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Members vote on open seats on the Board of Trustees at the Annual Meeting every May. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - The Board of Trustees discusses the return at Board Meetings and the Officers and the completed return is posted on a shared Internet location for all Board members to review. In addition, the completed return is posted on the organization's public website for public viewing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Southborough Open Land Foundation has all trustees complete a questionnaire to confirm that they have had no conflicts of interest in the previous year at a board meeting after the annual meeting each year. We also review the conflict of interest policy at this time and require that all board members sign the policy. In keeping with this policy, each trustee is required to: 1. Disclose to the board the existence of any actual, potential, or preceived conflict of interest. 2. Abstain from discussing with board members, employees, or committee members, any issue, matter, or transaction in which he or she has an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest unless specifically asked by the board or a board committee to give information on the issue, matter or transaction. 3. To absent himself or herself from board and committee discussions on any issue, matter, or transaction involving a conflict of interest, unless requested by the board or committee to give information on the issue, matter, or transaction. 4. Abstain from voting on any such issue, matter, or transaction. 5. When requested by the board, to resign from the board of trustees, advisory board, or committee, until such time as the matter giving rise to the conflict of interest has been resolved, when, in the opinion of the board president, the matter has been sufficiently resolved, the trustee may be invited to rejoin the board, advisory board, or committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and Conflict of Interest policy is available on the Organization's public website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Transfer of $6500 grant to a Temporarily Restricted Fund This is an amendment