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US nonprofit · EIN 042878239 · Monterey, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 042878239) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Monterey Preservation Land Trust Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$24k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$126k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$3.2m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$3.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
5.9y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
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Monterey Preservation Land Trust Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bettina SchwartzDirector2019
7 yrs
Jonathan SylbertPresident2021
5 yrs
Lisa SmyleCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Mark FirthTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jonathan SylbertPresidentsince 2018
Kathryn RobertsTreasurersince 2018
Peter VallianosClerksince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Mark FirthTreasurer1$0
Bettina SchwartzDirector1$0
Lisa SmyleSecretary1$0
Jonathan SylbertPresident2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Monterey Preservation Land Trust Inc
EIN
042878239
Address
Po Box 504, Monterey, MA, 01245-0504
State
Massachusetts
Mission
Non-profit organization under chapter 180 of the general laws of the commonwealth of massachusetts to promote and protect undeveloped land primarily situation in the town of monterey, ma (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C340 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1984
Principal officer
Jonathan Sylbert (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1986
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBettina Schwartz
≥5years on the filingsJonathan Sylbert
≥5years on the filingsLisa Smyle
≥5years on the filingsMark Firth

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.2m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$3.2m
Contributions and grants received
$20k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$121k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$56k$769kDeficit $713k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Berkshire National Fish HatcheryLand preservation$0