KENNEBEC ESTUARY LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
KENNEBEC ESTUARY LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0446468)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-29
IRS object ID
202631809349300403
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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DescThe Land Protection Program is a community based approach working with a volunteer Land Committee and staff focused on lands with the highest ecological significance. KELT works with dedicated volunteers, landowners, municipalities, other environmental organizations, and state agencies to achieve successful outcomes. During the year ended December 31, 2025, KELT acquired one property described as the Bittner Property.Desc

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DescThe Stewardship program is dedicated to the perpetual care of the preserves and conservation easements held by KELT. The program is led by staff and a dedicated group of volunteers through a robust committee and field work. The program manages all administration, oversight, and planning of these properties in compliance with the Land Trust Alliance Standards & Practices. KELT stewards 31 conservation easements and 34 fee properties containing over 50 miles of trail.Desc

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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$147,918ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$112,179NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,725DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$869,169CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,156,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$798,924CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$907,089CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$819,708CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,550,982TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$869,169CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,156,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$798,924CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$907,089CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$819,708CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,550,982TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,550,982PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,218CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,479CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,031CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,854CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$161,725TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$70,220CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,071CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,110CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79,401TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,792,108TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.94970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95900PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements31TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage19TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement40StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$10,991ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,315,638OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,315,638BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$413,064OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,306DepreciationAmt
Book Value$371,758BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,692OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,117DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,575BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,714,971TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,032,566TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$112,179NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,725DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$113,904RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$918,662RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,410InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$13,255OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$6,845RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$911,817TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,066,580TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,066,580ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$6,410InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$13,255OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$6,845ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,059,735TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.Annual site visit with detailed report including pictures.
Part X : FIN48 FootnotePART II, LINE 5KELT'S COMMITMENT TO PROTECT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CONSISTS OF A WRITTEN POLICY WHICH SPECIFIES WHO WILL MONITOR EACH EASEMENT, TRAINING FOR MONITORS AND MONITORING FORMS TO BE FILLED OUT ON EACH TRIP. REQUIRED REPORTING INCLUDES VIOLATIONS OF THE EASEMENT, A NARRATIVE OF THE TRIP, A MAP OF THE ROUTE TAKEN, PHOTOS OF THE BASELINE CONDITION, LAND USE, NATURAL CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES OR REPAIRS NEEDED. PART II, LINE 9It is the policy of KELT to not recognize any amount in the financial statements for the donation of an easement as it has no economic value. The costs of purchased easements are reflected as an expense. No amount is capitalized for the acquisition of an easements as it is not a fee simple property.SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2MANAGEMENT OF KELT BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBlue Monarch ConsultingPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19732 Ocean Gate AveAddressLine1Txt
CityInglewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivitySTAFF & BOARD COACHINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$20,000RetainedByContractorAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$20,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AUCTION, RUN AND CRUISEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$15,849GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$15,849GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$13,255OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$15,849GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$15,849GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$13,255OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$13,255DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$2,594NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2b - Fundraiser Additional InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProvide training for staff and Board on how to effectively fund raise; coach staff to create a multi-year fundraising plan coordinated with KELT's current strategic plan spanning 2025-2030; perform a broad, organizational level SWAT analysis of KELT's fundraising capacity and systems. The consultant was not hired in conjunction with a specific fundraising goal (i.e. dollar amount), event, or campaign.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aMEMBERS ELECT DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7bMEMBERS APPROVE BYLAW CHANGES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe completed 990 is emailed to all board members one week prior to a scheduled meeting. The 990 is reviewed and discussed at the Board Meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll Board and staff members sign an annual conflict of interest form.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY KELT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The governing documents, confict of interest policy, and financialstatements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe audit oversight has not changed from the previous year.

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