Southwick Land Trust
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Southwick Land Trust (SLT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation of natural habitats and open spaces within the Southwick community. The organization's intent is to actively engage in acquiring, managing, and stewarding land parcels for the benefit of present and future generations. Our mission revolves around promoting environmental stewardship, fostering education about local ecosystems and wildlife protection, and enhancing the quality of life for residents through access to green spaces.
- Income
- $5,691
- Spending
- $2,423
- Reserves
- 17 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- We spent fiscal year 2024 (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024) establishing this new non-profit organization. In May 2024, we organized a town-wide clean up event that engaged residents in roadside clean up and resulted in several hundred pounds of rubbish being picked up from the roadsides of Southwick, Massachusetts. In June, we had an event to introduce the new organization to the community and offered educational workshops on how land trusts work and how open space can be preserved.
- $1,300 spent. We spent fiscal year 2025 (January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025) promoting our new organization through lecture events int the community on topics relating to local ecology and wildlife. In April 2025, we organized our second annual town-wide clean up event that engaged residents in roadside clean up and resulted in several hundred pounds of rubbish being picked up from the roadsides of Southwick, Massachusetts and also held an educational workshop on native plants and their benefits. In March, April, May, and September, we held free lecture events on mycology, eastern cougars, and safe foraging practices.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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