Sportsmen's National Land Trust - Massachusetts Chapter Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364606513
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Agawam, MA, USA
Phone
4133740885
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Land Resources Conservation

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,248
Expenses
$10,814
Assets
$1,098,464
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD R VINCUNAS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TRAVIS CHAPUT (DIRECTOR)
  • DONALD DUCOR (DIRECTOR)
  • BERNARD F TRAVERS III (CLERK/SECRET)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, literary and religous purposes including, without limitation, to acquire, preserve and manage open space and wildlife habitat areas; to promote a conservation ethic and wise use of natural resources; to guarantee hunting and fishing access for the general public; to actively manage wildlife habitat to promote diversity of animal species; to promote good sportsmanship and land stewardship practices; to assist any other non-profit organization or governmental entity to accomplish any of the foregoing purposes; and to raise money for any of the foregoing purposes.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2024 snlt was notified that its application for the environmental quality incentives program (the eqip) of the us department of agriculture' natural resources conservation service was approved for the phelon parcel in granville, ma. The eqip conservation plan will allow snlt to improve the habitat on the phelon parcel through the following projects: wildlife enhancement through forest stand improvement, brush management, access control, forest trails & landings, and forest stand improvement. The contract will provide funding for these projects which will be disbursed over the next several years. In total the project funding is approximately 64,000. None of the funding has been received yet as the projects were delayed during 2025 pending a review of all contracts by the new administration. During 2025 the access control aspect of the project was completed and funding is pending. In 2025 snlt was notified that its application for the environmental quality incentives program (the eqip) of the us department of agriculture' natural resources conservation service was approved for the parcel in conway and buckland ma. The eqip conservation plan will allow snlt to improve the habitat on the parcel through the following projects: wildlife enhancement through forest stand improvement, access control, early successional habitat development - mgt, structures for wildlife, forest trails & landings, and forest stand improvement. The contract will fund these projects which will be disbursed over the next several years. In total the project funding is approximately 125,000. None of the funding has been received yet as the projects were delayed during 2025 pending a review of all contracts by the new administration. Snlt received a waiver to delay implementation of at least one item from the eqip due to a delay in the cultural resources review. The waiver gives snlt until september 18, 2026 to implement a practice from the eqip. The funding for both projects survived the review and is back on track. During 2025 snlt participated in the ma department of conservation & recreation woodland and watershed pilot program. This program provided snlt with seedling and tree tubes that were planted on the phelon parcel in granville, ma tailored for various habitats including riparian, wildlife & pollinators, upland enrichment and lowland enrichment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 58.8%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 101.58; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.