Nonprofit · EIN 06-6107860
BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC
Also known as ROBERT OLEJARCZYK
Tax-exempt · BRANFORD, CT 06405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $470,786 | $101,015 | $369,771 | $16,215,599 | $139,575 | $16,076,024 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $326,606 | $121,048 | $205,558 | $15,988,291 | $276,745 | $15,711,546 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $166,888 | $89,644 | $77,244 | $15,827,852 | $416,791 | $15,411,061 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $344,470
- Membership dues
- $10,991
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $125,691
- Other revenue
- $625
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,211
- Accounting fees
- $6,000
- Occupancy
- $2,935
- Depreciation
- $18,652
- Program services (functional)
- $53,695
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,721
- Fundraising (functional)
- $599
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,988,291
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,215,599
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $139,575
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,076,024
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,347,773
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,740,145
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,920,053
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $155,971
- Gross receipts
- $470,786
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- CT
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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL CHAPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIZ DONEGAN | CORRESPONDIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY ELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLARE HAMBLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB HULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON HUTCHINSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACK MATHIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE ANN MICHAELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER RAYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN C SKINNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJ SMIAROWSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE WAGNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL CHAPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIZ DONEGAN | CORRESPONDIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY ELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLARE HAMBLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB HULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON HUTCHINSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACK MATHIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE ANN MICHAELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER RAYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN C SKINNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DJ SMIAROWSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE WAGNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BILL CHAPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIZ DONEGAN | CORRESPONDIN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS EDMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY ELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLARE HAMBLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB HULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON HUTCHINSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACK MATHIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAILE RAMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER RAYMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN C SKINNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DJ SMIAROWSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE WAGNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 254, BRANFORD, CT 06405-0254
- In care of
- % PETER A RAYMOND
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DJ SMIAROWSKI, PO BOX 254, BRANFORD, CT 06405
- Signed the 990
- DJ SMIAROWSKI, TREASURER
- Phone
- (203) 488-6146
- Website
- WWW.BRANFORDLANDTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BRIERLEY CADWELL & POSSIDENTE LLC
Mission
ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN LAND FOR CONSERVATION
Program accomplishments
- THE LAND TRUST CONSIDERED VARIOUS PROPERTIES FOR ACQUISTION AND TO BE RETAINED IN THEIR NATURAL STATE AND AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS APPROPRIATE, IN SEVERAL BRANFORD NEIGHBORHOODS. CERTAIN PROPERTIES WERE ACQUIRED AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WERE OBTAINED ON PROPERTIES.Expenses $10,045
- MAINTAINED EXISTING PARCELS OF LAND BY MARKING TRAILS,PATHS & BOUNDARIES, TRIMMING WHERE NEEDED AND REPLACING SIGNS, FENCING & REMOVING TRASH. ALL OF THE LABOR IN THIS EFFORT WAS PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS. APPROXIMATELY 1025 ACRES ARE HELD BY THE TRUST. ALSO, THE TRUST MONITORED, ENFORCED AND INCURRED EXPENSES RELATED TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IT HOLDS.Expenses $33,220
- EDUCATION: THE TRUST CONDUCTS CLASSES, SPONSORS WALKS AND EDUCATES ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ANIMALS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS AND THE CONSERVATION OF OPEN LAND. THESE PROGRAMS WERE ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $10,430
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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-6107860
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,215,599
- Income (IRS master file)
- $470,786
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $470,786 | $101,015 | $16,215,599 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $326,606 | $121,048 | $15,988,291 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $166,888 | $89,644 | $15,827,852 | XML |
| 990 | April 2022 | $2,063,420 | $108,363 | $15,906,174 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 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 06-6107860).
Questions about BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC
- What is the EIN of BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC is 06-6107860.
- Is BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC 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 BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names DJ SMIAROWSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BRANFORD LAND TRUST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $470,786, expenses of $101,015 and total assets of $16,215,599 at year end.
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