FOSTERS POND CORPORATION
EIN 04-2747896 · Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
What they do
Fosters Pond Weed Control Program: Control of Invasive Weeds and Toxic Blue-green Algae In 120-acre Fosters Pond, A Great Pond Owned By The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Visited By An Estimated 5,000 People Annually. Following Our 2024 Treatment of 42 Acres to Control Suffocating Mats of Fanwort, A Persistent Invasive Weed Which Once Dominated Fosters Pond, 2025 Saw Virtually No Remaining Infestations. However, An Unusually Warm Season Which Led to The Closure of Numerous Lakes Throughout Massachusetts Required Us to Undertake Unprecedented Rounds of Sampling and Lab Testing to Detect Blue-green Algae and Conduct Timely Treatments, Keeping Fosters Pond Open to The Public Throughout The Summer. The FPC Continued Our Regimen of Comprehensive Vegetation Surveys to Monitor The Presence of Invasive Weeds and Ensure A Timely Response to Keep The Pond Biologically Diverse.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (11)
AMY JANOVSKYDIRECTOR
DAVID ADILMANDIRECTOR
DAVID W BROWNTREASURER
DOROTHY TYLERDIRECTOR
KATHERINE WORKMANDIRECTOR
MARTIN RABINOWITZVICE PRESIDENT
MICHELE SCAVONGELLISECRETARY/CLERK
PAUL CHASEDIRECTOR
STEPHEN ELLISDIRECTOR
STEPHEN E COTTONPRESIDENT
TRACY SIOUSSATDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2005
- Location
- David Brown Treas 31 Glenwood Rd, Andover, MA 01810
- County
- Essex
- In care of
- Stephen Cotton
- Primary officer
- Stephen Cotton, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Natural Resources Conservation & Protection (C30)
- IRS tax category
- Natural Resources Conservation & Protection