WILDLANDS TRUST INC
EIN 04-2973205 · Land Resources Conservation (C34)
What they do
WILDLANDS TRUST, INC. PROTECTS NATURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS for THE BENEFIT of WILDLIFE and PEOPLE. WE WORK to PERMANENTLY PROTECT and STEWARD IMPORTANT HABITATS and LANDSCAPES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE NATURAL HERITAGE of OUR REGION, SUCH AS FORESTS, FARMS, COASTAL AREAS, RIVER SYSTEMS, PONDS and PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES. PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION and COMMUNITY ALLIANCES ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS of THE WORK WE DO to CONSERVE LAND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. to ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS, WE WORK WITH LANDOWNERS to PROTECT IMPORTANT CONSERVATION LANDS THROUGH LAND PROTECTION AGREEMENTS, RAISE FUNDS to BUY LANDS THREATENED BY DEVELOPMENT, CREATE PRESERVES for PUBLIC ENJOYMENT, MANAGE and MONITOR PROTECTED LANDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS THAT DEVELOP and ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE LAND PROTECTION STRATEGIES and POLICIES and PROMOTE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING and SUPPORT for OUR WORK.SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1973, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROTECTED MORE THAN 10,000 ACRES of LAND.
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KAREN GREYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MARK RUSSODIRECTOR
WAYNE R PETERSENDIRECTOR
VIRGINIA MURRAYDIRECTOR
SCOTT FORDDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN
SANDY OLNEYDIRECTOR
SAMUEL CHAPINDIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
PETER TYACKDIRECTOR
PATRICIA LORINGDIRECTOR
MATTHEW CAMMACKDIRECTOR
BRIAN HARRINGTONDIRECTOR
MARILYNN ATTERBURYDIRECTOR
LUCY HUTCHINSONDIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/25)
JOHN HORNSTRADIRECTOR
GREG LUCINIDIRECTOR/TREASURER
ETHAN WARRENDIRECTOR
DEBORAH SEDARESDIRECTOR/SECRETARY
CRYSTAL F GOULDDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2010
- Location
- 675 LONG POND RD, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360-2619
- County
- Plymouth
- In care of
- KAREN GREY
- Primary officer
- KAREN GREY, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Land Resources Conservation (C34)
- IRS tax category
- Land Resources Conservation
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes