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Nonprofit · EIN 16-1528821

GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC

Tax-exempt · DERBY, NY 14047

Financials

$821K$1.2M2021$1.2M$1.3M2023$1.4M$1.4M2024$4.8M$1.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$4,835,315$1,470,679$3,364,636$10,130,914$2,406,559$7,724,355
December 31, 2024990$1,376,201$1,376,112$89$4,654,958$322,875$4,332,083
December 31, 2023990$1,238,808$1,344,336-$105,528$4,676,437$344,443$4,331,994
December 31, 2021990$821,110$1,156,280-$335,170$4,494,137$464,334$4,029,803
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,542,061
of which government grants
$3,798,673
Membership dues
$38,864
Program service revenue
$225,969
Investment income
$8,373
Net rental income
$3,250
Net income from fundraising events
$35,937
Net income from sales of inventory
$19,725
Other revenue
$58,912

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$100,000
Other salaries and wages
$278,877
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$407,232
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$39,122
Accounting fees
$23,776
Occupancy
$47,556
Travel
$7,869
Depreciation
$577,035
Program services (functional)
$1,086,154
Management and general (functional)
$279,560
Fundraising (functional)
$104,965

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,654,958
Total assets, end of year
$10,130,914
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,406,559
Net assets, end of year
$7,724,355
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,549,096
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,134,050
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,590,305
Gross receipts
$4,937,723
Employees
15
Volunteers
115
Year formed
1997
State of legal domicile
NY

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANNA KAPLANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$100,000
CHARLES LEFEVREPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LISA LATROVATOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID MIKULSKITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
LAUREN LEWISSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT BILTEKOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY PFALZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AVA HAILANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER MANNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
REX MCKEONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CONSTANCE MCMILLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT PERKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRITTANY SAINZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CYNTHIA SILVERSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET STEHLIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN SOZANSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Charles LeFevrePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Robert BiltekoffDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Christopher ManningDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cynthia SilversteinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rex McKeonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
David MikulskiTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Ava HailandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Constance McMillanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay KellyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Patrick MurphyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Emily PfalzerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brittany SainzDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Margaret StehlikDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lauren LewisSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Lisa LaTrovatoVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Scott PerkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Anna KaplanExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$90,249
Charles LeFevrePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
John SozanskiVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
9$0
Christopher ManningDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cynthia SilversteinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rex McKeonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Phyllis SpearsSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
David MikulskiTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Ann CaseyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ava HailandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Holly NowakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Constance McMillanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Diane ChrismanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay KellyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael KommDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Patrick MurphyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Emily FlorczakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Catherine SchweitzerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Timothy MarrenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brittany SainzDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Margie StehlikDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lauren LewisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lisa LaTrovatoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Scott PerkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John TaylorDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Anna KaplanExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$72,100
Charles LeFevrePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
John SozanskiVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
9$0
Bryan LeFauveVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Marianne MylesVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Diane ChrismanVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Phyllis SpearsSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
David MikulskiTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
Ann CaseyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Darice HickeyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Holly NowakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jerome PumaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Sandra SparksDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Jeffery MendolaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael KommDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Nicholas NotariusDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Wayne RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Catherine SchweitzerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Trevor TorcelloDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Timothy MarrenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brittany SainzDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Margie StehikDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lauren LewisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lisa LaTrovatoDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Scott PerkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John TaylorDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6472 OLD LAKE SHORE ROAD, DERBY, NY 14047-9731
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CHARLES LEFEVRE, 6472 OLD LAKE SHORE RD PO BOX 823, DERBY, NY 14047
Signed the 990
CHARLES LEFEVRE, PRESIDENT
Phone
(716) 947-9217
Return prepared by
BONADIO & CO LLP

Mission

GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNED STRUCTURES AND GROUNDS, ALONG WITH THE ELLEN BIDDLE SHIPMAN-DESIGNED GARDENS AND LANDSCAPE, THAT COMPRISE GRAYCLIFF, THE SUMMER RETREAT OF ISABELLE & DARWIN MARTIN OF BUFFALO, NY. THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO SHARE THE JOURNEY AND ALL THE STORIES OF GRAYCLIFF, ADVANCING THE PROPERTY AS A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC SITE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS RELATE TO ITS MISSION DEDICATED TO RESTORING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND PROMOTING GRAYCLIFF, THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNED SUMMER ESTATE FOR ISABELLE AND DARWIN MARTIN, AS A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LANDMARK PROPERTY.
    Expenses $1,086,154 · revenue $245,694

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
16-1528821
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
1997
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$10,130,914
Income (IRS master file)
$4,937,723

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$4,835,315$1,470,679$10,130,914IRS
990December 2024$1,376,201$1,376,112$4,654,958XML
990December 2023$1,238,808$1,344,336$4,676,437XML
990December 2022$1,786,505$1,378,786$5,377,438IRS
990December 2021$821,110$1,156,280$4,494,137XML
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––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 16-1528821).

Questions about GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC

What is the EIN of GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC is 16-1528821.
Is GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
Are donations to GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY 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 GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHARLES LEFEVRE.
Who are the officers and directors of GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,000 (ANNA KAPLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does GRAYCLIFF CONSERVANCY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,835,315, expenses of $1,470,679 and total assets of $10,130,914 at year end.

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