Northeast Wilderness Trust
Donations deductibleNortheast Wilderness Trust's network
13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Tijan Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Alan Jutras | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bill Roper | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brett Engstrom | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carol Fox | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Daniel Hildreth | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Emily Bateson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eric Sorenson | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kathleen Fitzgerald | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kristin Deboer | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Liz Thompson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rick Rancourt | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Susie O'Keeffe | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Leibowitz | President and CEO | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Leibowitz | President and CEO | 40 | $160k | $7k | |
| Eunice Panetta | VP of Advancement | 40 | $109k | $8k | |
| Brian Tijan | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susie O'keeffe | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Rancourt | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Sorenson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brett Engstrom | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol Fox | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Hildreth | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Bateson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Liz Thompson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Deboer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Fitzgerald | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan Jutras | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Roper | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aram Calhoun | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Zankel | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Northeast Wilderness Trust
- EIN
- 010729039
- Address
- 17 State Street, Montpelier, VT, 05602-3172
- State
- Vermont
- Mission
- Northeast wilderness trust is a regional land trust working to preserve and restore forever-wild landscapes for nature and people in new york, vermont, new hampshire, maine, massachusetts and connecticut. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C30 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Jon Leibowitz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBrett Engstrom
≥7years on the filingsKristin Deboer
≥7years on the filingsSusie O'Keeffe
≥6years on the filingsCarol Fox
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $63.6m
- Total liabilities
- $142k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $63.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $19m
- Program service revenue
- $37k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $831k
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 65
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13.8m | $2.7m | $11.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | For land acquisition | $235k |
| Sharon Land Trust | For land acquisition | $180k |
| Midcoast Conservancy | For land acquisition | $160k |
| Norfolk Land Trust | For land acquisition | $130k |
| Cornwall Conservation Trust | For land acquisition | $105k |
| Thousand Island Land Trust | For land acquisiton | $21k |