Nonprofit · EIN 03-0307155
STOWE LAND TRUST
Tax-exempt · STOWE, VT 05672
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,904,506 | $1,613,915 | $290,591 | $7,924,711 | $147,147 | $7,777,564 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,571,012 | $647,519 | $1,923,493 | $7,508,015 | $190,604 | $7,317,411 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,034,030 | $576,926 | $457,104 | $5,484,260 | $194,330 | $5,289,930 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,706,151
- of which government grants
- $230,000
- Membership dues
- $430,851
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $190,581
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $67,109
- Net income from fundraising events
- $886
- Net income from gaming
- $5,958
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $930
- Other revenue
- $7,774
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $214,515
- Other salaries and wages
- $290,241
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $567,505
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,300
- Accounting fees
- $22,500
- Occupancy
- $50,239
- Travel
- $6,995
- Depreciation
- $7,622
- Program services (functional)
- $1,146,880
- Management and general (functional)
- $257,024
- Fundraising (functional)
- $210,011
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,508,015
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,924,711
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $147,147
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,777,564
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,925,239
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,379,287
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,426,153
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,351,411
- Gross receipts
- $3,467,198
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 98
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METZI ANDERSON | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $90,486 | $13,909 |
| TOM ROGERS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $47,105 | $12,670 |
| AMY STEWART | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON SLOCUM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRY SEDUTTO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH BRADFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KALIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHY LEMAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BAER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHESS BROWNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE DANZIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTEN SHARPLESS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24) Officer | 40 | $96,994 | $2,028 |
| METZI ANDERSON | INTERIM EXECUTIVE (02/24 - 06/24) Officer | 40 | $73,092 | $17,172 |
| AMY STEWART | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON SLOCUM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRY SEDUTTO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA BLACK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH BRADFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC FELGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KALIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN PERCY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHY LEMAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ROGERS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START 06/24) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTEN SHARPLESS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,928 |
| SAM GAINES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY STEWART | VICE CHAIR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA BLACK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CLIFF BORDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH BRADFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY FARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC FELGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK FOTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH KALIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALT LOONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MCSHANE | TOWN OF STOWE REP. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN PERCY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY SEDUTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON SLOCUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SWEET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WILKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 284, STOWE, VT 05672-0284
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TOM ROGERS, PO BOX 284, STOWE, VT 05672
- Signed the 990
- TOM ROGERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 253-7221
- Website
- WWW.STOWELANDTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO
Mission
THE STOWE LAND TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF SCENIC, RECREATIONAL, AND PRODUCTIVE FARM AND FOREST LANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER STOWE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMIN FY25, SLT ADVANCED MAJOR TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MILL TRAIL, COMPLETING DESIGN, PERMITTING, AND KEY BRIDGE AND TRAIL UPGRADES AS PART OF PHASE 1 OF A NEW UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL SYSTEM. SLT ALSO FINISHED ADAPTIVE BIKE ENHANCEMENTS AT KIRCHNER WOODS AND BEGAN PLANNING A NEW CONNECTOR TRAIL AT THE ADAMS CAMP CONNECTOR PROPERTY TO LINK THE STOWE RECREATION PATH WITH THE ADAMS CAMP NETWORK.TO SUPPORT GROWING STEWARDSHIP NEEDS, SLT ENGAGED AN AMERICORPS LANDS AND TRAILS STEWARD AND CONTINUED ANNUAL PROPERTY MONITORING, LANDOWNER ENGAGEMENT, AND TRAIL AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT. THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM WORKED WITH 98 VOLUNTEERS WHO COLLECTIVELY DONATED OVER 454 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO TAKING CARE OF SLT PROTECTED LANDS, COMPLETING MONITORING, TRAIL WORK, AND INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT.SLT ALSO HOSTED A STEWARDSHIP SUMMER SERIES WHICH ENGAGED 135 PARTICIPANTS IN 315 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON HABITAT, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP.LAND PROTECTION PROGRAMSLT COMPLETED THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE 85-ACRE ADAMS CAMP CONNECTOR, STRENGTHENING WILDLIFE HABITAT, RIPARIAN HEALTH, AND REGIONAL TRAIL CONNECTIVITY. SLT ALSO ADVANCED THREE MAJOR CONSERVATION PROJECTSMUDDY MOOSE, NORTH HILL FOREST, AND STAGECOACH MEADOWSTOTALING 339 ACRES AND SCHEDULED TO CLOSE NEXT YEAR.SLT HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO ADVANCE INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION AND HOUSING INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWNSTREET HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE MUDDY MOOSE AND STAGECOACH MEADOWS PROJECTS HAVE BOTH CONSERVATION AND HOUSING COMPONENTS AND IF SUCCESSFUL, WILL CONSERVE LAND WHILE ALSO CREATING FUTURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.SLT IS ALSO UPDATING ITS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN, SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDING AND AN IN-DEPTH GIS ANALYSIS ACROSS AN EXPANDED SERVICE AREA. THE PLAN FOCUSES ON FARMS AND FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY, RECREATION, AND FLOOD RESILIENCE. FOLLOWING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE PLAN IS ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION NEXT YEAR. EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMSLT REVITALIZED THE LEARNING LANDSCAPES PROGRAM WITH STOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PROVIDING HANDS-ON OUTDOOR EDUCATION TO 191 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SLT HOSTED ITS LARGEST COMMUNITY EVENTPARTY IN THE MEADOWWITH 315 ATTENDEES, AND PARTICIPATED IN PARTNER EVENTS REACHING AN ESTIMATED 250300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.Expenses $1,146,880
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0307155
- 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
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,924,711
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,467,198
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,904,506 | $1,613,915 | $7,924,711 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,571,012 | $647,519 | $7,508,015 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,034,030 | $576,926 | $5,484,260 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,374,107 | $1,618,032 | $4,787,827 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 03-0307155).
Questions about STOWE LAND TRUST
- What is the EIN of STOWE LAND TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STOWE LAND TRUST is 03-0307155.
- Is STOWE LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to STOWE LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STOWE 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 STOWE LAND TRUST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STOWE 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 STOWE LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TOM ROGERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of STOWE LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,486 (METZI ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS).
- How much revenue does STOWE LAND TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,904,506, expenses of $1,613,915 and total assets of $7,924,711 at year end.
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