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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 137,458 | 58,662 | 193,125 | 63,235 | 653,737 | 1,106,217 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 137,458 | 58,662 | 193,125 | 63,235 | 653,737 | 1,106,217 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,106,217 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 137,458 | 58,662 | 193,125 | 63,235 | 653,737 | 1,106,217 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 715 | -29,963 | 23,470 | 17,457 | 12,547 | 24,226 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,130,443 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | LAND PROTECTION SINCE 1989, MWWT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER WATERSHED LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THE WILDLIFE, WATER QUALITY, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE PIERCE POND WATERSHED. MWWT HAS CONSERVED 10,500 ACRES AND OVER 30 MILES OF SHORELINE, THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND LAND. MWWT HAS ESTABLISHED AGREEMENTS WITH TWO SPORTING CAMPS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED TRADITIONAL OPERATION OF THESE HISTORIC CAMPS. A SERIOUS EVALUATION HAD BEEN BEGUN IN 2017 OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE THE WATERSHED LANDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER COMMERCIAL TIMBER MANAGEMENT. IN 2018 THIS EFFORT WAS CONTINUED AND INTENSIFIED, WITH ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED FOR TIMBER PARCELS THAT MIGHT SERVE AS SWAP LANDS AND THAT ALLOW TIMBER COMPANIES TO MEET THEIR CONTRACTS WHILE ENABLING MWWT TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE WATERSHED LANDS. THE TRUST ALSO INTENSIFIED ITS EVALUATION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THIS PROCESS. MWWT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPED A VISION STATEMENT TO GUIDE PROGRESS, WHICH ARTICULATED AN IMMEDIATE FOCUS OF ACQUIRING THE 6,800 ACRE COMMERCIAL TIMBERLAND TRACT, AND A LONGER-TERM GOAL OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTING AND MANAGING ALL WATERSHED LANDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | STEWARDSHIP MWWT BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE A STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM THAT HELPS ENSURE THE CONTINUED RESPONSIBLE USE OF WATERSHED LANDS. THIS INCLUDES REGULAR INSPECTIONS OF EASEMENT PROPERTIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH EASEMENT TERMS, AND PURCHASE OF INSURANCE TO COVER ANY NECESSARY ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENT VIOLATIONS. IN 2018 MWWT BUILT UPON ITS PRIOR WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENTS BY COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING WORK: - CONSTRUCTION OF WATER BARS ON THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD AND THE MAIN ACCESS TRAIL IN ORDER TO REDUCE EROSION AND WATER SEDIMENTATION - CONSTRUCTION OF STEPS TO DIRECT FOOT TRAFFIC AND REPAIR AN ERODING SHORELINE - RELOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PRIVY TO PREVENT WATER CONTAMINATION FOLLOWING THE COMPREHENSIVE PIERCE POND WATERSHED TRAILS PLAN DEVELOPED IN 2017, THE INAUGURAL PROJECT OUTLINED IN THE PLAN WAS ACHIEVED: A NEW 2.9 MILE HIKING TRAIL ON OTTER POND MOUNTAIN WAS CUT, CLEARED, BLAZED, AND SIGNED. THE TRAIL WAS DESIGNED, CUT, AND OVERSEEN BY A TRAILS CONSULTANT, WITH SLASH CLEAN-UP AS WELL AS TRAIL BLAZING AND SIGNAGE ACCOMPLISHED DURING A PRODUCTIVE AND WELL-ATTENDED VOLUNTEER WORK DAY. THE TRAIL WAS PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE WATERSHED WHILE AT THE SAME TIME LIMITING THE IMPACT OF SUCH RECREATION, AND WAS CONSTRUCTED USING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL. TWO TRAILHEADS WERE CREATED: THE TRAIL CAN BE ACCESSED FROM A ROAD TRAILHEAD ON THE OTTER POND COVE ROAD, AND BY A WATER-ACCESS TRAILHEAD ON PIERCE POND FOR THOSE TRAVELLING BY BOAT. THE OTTER POND MOUNTAIN TRAIL REPRESENTS AN EXCITING NEW RECREATION OPPORTUNITY, OWING TO THE ALLURE OF THE UNDEVELOPED WATERSHED WITH PRISTINE PONDS RINGED BY MOUNTAIN RIDGES, ALONG WITH VIEWS OF THE BIGELOW RANGE. THE OTTER POND MOUNTAIN TRAIL FULFILLS THE TRUST'S MISSION TO PRESERVE PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE OF THE WATERSHED WHILE ALSO FULFILLING ITS MISSION TO PROTECT THE WATERSHED'S SCENIC BEAUTY AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATION EFFORTS WERE DIRECTED IN 2018 TO DEVELOPING AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF THE PIERCE POND WATERSHED AS A YOUTH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, AS A FIRST STEP IN PURSUING THE ELEMENT OF THE BOARD'S VISION THAT INCLUDES YOUTH EDUCATION. MWWT'S 2018 NEWSLETTER FEATURED A RETROSPECTIVE OF A YOUTH EDUCATION CAMP THAT OPERATED IN THE WATERSHED FROM 1969 TO 1986, WITH THE GOAL OF TEACHING TRUST SUPPORTERS ABUT THE HISTORY OF THE WATERSHED, AND ITS UNIQUE SUITABILITY FOR YOUTH WILDERNESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE MEMORABLE AND SIGNIFICANT IN YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES. THE NEWSLETTER FEATURED LETTERS FROM CAMP ALUMNI DESCRIBING THE SINGULAR IMPACT THEIR WILDERNESS EXPERIENCES AT THE CAMPS HAD IN SHAPING THEM, GIVING THEM "THE PERSPECTIVE AND RESILIENCE TO FACE THE CHALLENGES THAT COME IN LIFE," IN THE WORDS OF ONE ALUMNUS. THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING, AUCTION AND BANQUET WAS HELD IN MARCH TO ENGAGE SUPPORTERS AND EDUCATE THEM ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WATERSHED AND WITHIN THE TRUST. BUILDING ON MWWT'S PROGRAM TO EDUCATE BOATERS COMING INTO THE WATERSHED ABOUT INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS, LARGE-FORMAT POSTERS WERE PRODUCED AND INSTALLED AT THE LINDSAY COVE EDUCATIONAL KIOSK, INCLUDING STEP-BY-STEP INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO CLEAN AQUATIC PLANTS FORM WATERCRAFT, AS WELL AS AN EXPLANATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INSPECTING BOATS FOR MILFOIL AND OTHER INVASIVES. A LARGE MAP FOR VISITORS WAS ALSO INSTALLED IN THE KIOSK. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP OPEN TO ANY PERSON, INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL, TRUST, ESTATE, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, MUNICIPALITY, COMPANY OR CORPORATION, THAT MAKES A CONTRIBUTION IN CASH OR IN KIND WHICH IS IN KEEPING WITH THE POLICIES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION. MEMBERSHIP OF ANY MEMBER SHALL TERMINATE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD FOR WHICH SAID MEMBER HAS MADE AN APPROPRIATE CONTRIBUTION. THE BY-LAWS "PROHIBITION AGAINST PRIVATE GAIN", STATES NO OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER SHALL RECEIVE ANY PAY, COMPENSATION, OR BENEFIT FROM MWWT FOR THEIR DUTIES OR MEMBERSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING, EACH MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE, AT MEETINGS CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING DIRECTORS AND TRANSACTING OTHER BUSINESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CORPORATION BY THE MEMBERS. THE BOARD MANAGES THE PROPERTY, AFFAIRS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION. MEMBERS MAY ALSO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS EXPRESSLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR MAY BE REMOVED, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, BY VOTE OF A 2/3 MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE TREASURER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | DISCUSSIONS AT BOARD MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
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