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Island Heritage Trust Inc

Open Space, Open Minds.

Deer Isle, ME   |  www.islandheritagetrust.org

Mission

PROMOTION & CONSERVATION OF ISLANDS AND LAND ON THE MAINE COAST

Ruling year info

1987

Executive Director

Julia Zell

Board Chair

Catherine Washburn

Main address

PO Box 42 420 Sunset Rd

Deer Isle, ME 04627 USA

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EIN

01-0426251

NTEE code info

(Land Resources Conservation) (C34)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Land Conservation

CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE ISLAND COMMUNITY BY CONSERVING ITS DISTINCTIVE LANDSCAPES AND NATURAL RESOURCES, MAINTAINING PUBLIC ACCESS TO VALUED TRAILS, SHORELINE AND ISLANDS, AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES.

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Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Acres of land leased, purchased, or put into easement

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Acres of land managed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of students educated through field trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Excellence in all that we do:
• Action: Formulate all Goals and pursue all Strategies with a view to achieving the overall Goal of Excellence in all that we do
• Action: Conduct ourselves as a responsible and well-run organization pursuing its mission diligently and with sensitivity to community needs
• Action: Apply for and receive Land Trust Alliance Accreditation as a sign of our adherence to the highest standards in the Land Trust community
• Action: Review all activities and practices for sustainability and environmental sensitivity

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Island Heritage Trust Inc

Board of directors
as of 09/09/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Catherine Washburn

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/9/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/09/2024

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.