2026-04-19T08:03:00-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 043330724 ROCHESTER LAND TRUST INC ROCH 7066755263 PO Box 337 Rochester MA 02770 Russell Keeler Treasurer 6178270840 2026-04-30 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Wendy Keeler 157 Vaughan Hill Rd Rochester MA 02770 62581 0 X www.rochesterlandtrust.org X 1996 MA Land conservation and preservation 9 9 0 40 0 0 28765 55505 0 0 8029 7076 0 0 36794 62581 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 653 18578 6373 18578 6373 18216 56208 2865015 2921222 0 0 2865015 2921222 Land conservation and preservation 0 0 2051 225 0 During 2025, the Rochester Land Trust primarily worked to maintain its properties. We cleared trails and regularly mowed property frontages and around parking areas. We held several public events, including a bird walk in May and our annual meeting in November, which included a walk on several properties with conservation restrictions. The Land trust also purchased two additional conservation restrictions totaling 436 acres. Volunteers also monitored all of our other conservation restrictions for compliance. 0 0 0 2051 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 MA X X Russell Keeler 6178270840 157 Vaughan Hill Rd Rochester MA 02770 Wendy Keeler President 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Russell Keeler Treasurer 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Dubois Vice President 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Sanders Secretary 5 0 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Duggan Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Matthew Monteiro Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Brian Vasa Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Maggie Robinson Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 Aidan Thayer Director 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55280 0 0 0 225 0 55505 0 0 0 0 0 7076 0 0 7076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62581 0 0 7076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 175 43 43 240 240 3058 3058 Property Maintenance and Improvement 1982 1982 0 0 Food for Events 69 69 0 0 Printing & Postage 653 0 0 653 Other Administrative 153 0 153 0 6373 2051 3669 653 1423 255 164007 161383 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2759584 0 2699585 2759584 2865015 2921222 0 0 X 165181 161549 2699834 2759673 2865015 2921222 2865015 2921222 X 56208 0 0 0 0 -1 X 0 0 0 X 101111 99644 182705 28764 55505 467729 101111 99644 182705 28764 55505 467729 467729 14 1957 5608 8029 7076 22684 490413 0.95375 0.93211 X X X X 19 1146.52 0 0 0 1 1 38 0 0 0 2759584 2759584 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2759584 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 The Rochester Land Trust has a policy whereby all conservation restrictions are monitored at least once per year. If violations are found the Land Trust resolves them in consultation with the land owner. Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 Per the policy of the Rochester Land Trust, conservation easements are recorded at nominal value if acquired by gift and at cost if purchased. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Wendy Keeler, President, and Russ Keeler, Treasurer, are married Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Any individual who donates $25 or more in cash or in kind is a voting member. Donors in any one year of $1000 or more are life members, as are donors of land and/or conservation restrictions Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a All directors are elected by members in good standing at the annual meeting Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b As the Rochester Land Trust is an all volunteer organization, the President and treasurer are delegated the authority to oversee the filing of the 990. Financial information is shared with all board members at each interim meeting. As a final step in the process, the Form 990 is distributed to all the board members for review and comment before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All newly elected directors of The Rochester Land Trust are given a copy of its conflict of interest policy. That policy requires the director to disclose, at the time of election, all existing or potential conflicts of interest and to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest which arise during the term of the director. This is reaffirmed annually by having each director sign a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form for each calendar year. The policy also requires a director to abstain from discussing any issue, project or transaction in which the director has a conflict of interest and to absent himself, or herself, from any subsequent vote on the matter. Before discussion begins and before voting on a matter that might involve a conflict of interest, directors are reminded of their obligation not to participate if they perceive a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Rochester Land Trust will provide copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements embodied in Form 990 to anyone who requests them. In addition, a copy of The Rochester Land Trust's Form 990 is attached to its annual filing with the Public Charities Division of The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. These records are public and open to inspection at the Attorney General's website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Rounding