FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC

Programs

1. As a learning organization, FCCLT has given significant time to developing a regional collaborative of similar CLTs and other reinforcing affordable housing groups within the 3 county area - VALE. Valley Alliance for Land Equity (VALE) serves as a information and resource sharing group that seeks to increase the effectiveness of each of our missions through mutual support. FCCLT operates as the fiscal sponsor for VALE while this group-of-groups establishes internal protocols and continues to build external support. VALE's mission is to scale up the availability of permanently affordable, democratically-governed, shared-equity opportunities for land and housing in Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties. We seek to meaningfully reduce the racialized wealth divide in Western Massachusetts and better meet individual and community needs. This collaborative is allowing FCCLT and other area CLTs to draw on the decades of expertise of the various member groups, build relationships with mission friendly developers and real estate designers, create channels for combined statewide housing initiatives, develop shared paperwork and administrative functions to reduce burden on isolated rural…

   $19,187 spentof which $10,000 as grants$3,400 earned by the program
   84% of program spending

2. FCCLT operations - regular internal maintenance, but also the first real estate project for our organization. Since June 2024 residents of Montague MA (town in Franklin County) have approached FCCLT along with Mount Grace Conservation Land Trust with the goal of acquiring beloved property in Montague with the potential purpose of aligning affordable housing with the project. FCCLT funds expended represent due diligence and legal fees toward this purpose.

   $564 spent$690 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

3. The FCCLT board, in the course of developing our nascent organization, discovered that finding, maintaining, tracking and motivating volunteers to this difficult work is often times a key stumbling block toward mission fulfilment. A local group of activists in Greenfield MA (a city in Franklin County) decided to establish - Resilient Greenfield. The mission of Resilient Greenfield is to support existing organizations to foster collaboration and coordination, and possibly create new projects to meet the emerging needs of Greenfield and surrounding towns. This is done through the creation of a volunteer clearinghouse - setting up a digital platform for local non-profits and others to post their volunteer opportunities while being a platform for individuals and business to connect to see how best to fill those volunteer opportunities. FCCLT found this mission compelling and helpful for our needs. When Resilient Greenfield reached the stage of needing to purchase software and accept donations, FCCLT was approached and approved to operate as fiscal sponsor.

   $3,116 spent$2,750 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $22,867.