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THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC (EIN 22-2983688)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-02-27
IRS object ID
202410589349301241
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-02-27T16:19:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271895149PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Heveron & Company CPAs PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1260 Plymouth Avenue SouthAddressLine1Txt
CityRochesterCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14608ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222983688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Finger Lakes Land Trust IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 East Court StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAndrew ZeppPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum
Signature2024-02-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstAndrewPersonFirstNm
Person LastZeppPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDaniel O'DeaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01418512PTIN
Phone5852322956PhoneNum
Preparation2024-02-16PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAndrew ZeppPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 East Court StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,310,684GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.fllt.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes RegionActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee21TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,574,598PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,476,462CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$223,039PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$835,658CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$24,354PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,462CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,821,991PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,320,582CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,385,151PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$336,672CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,058,699PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,605,056CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,443,850PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,050,085CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,378,141PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,270,497CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$33,932,196TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$38,220,308TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,807,199TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,333,030TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$31,124,997NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,887,278NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes region, ensuring scenic vistas, clean water, local foods, and wild places for everyone.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,417,592ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,457RevenueAmt
DescOffering landowners voluntary, direct means to insure permanent protection of open space, agricultural land, forests, wetland, and animal and plant habitats. During the year, we obtained 16 new properties for conservation totaling 2,038 acres pushing the total acreage above 30,300 acres.The program is supported by contributions and government grants.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,417,592TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document13IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee21EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 East Court StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Fred Van Sickle
President0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Meriwether
Vice-President0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Fernandez-Gaige
Secretary0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Eggers
Treasurer0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lindsay Ruth
Director At Large0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Allyn
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynden Archer
Director (through 4/2023)0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Dann
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Fernandez
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hadley Lundback
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean O'Keefe
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Parker
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marjory Rinaldo-Lee
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wade Sarkis
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Myra J Shulman
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan Suwinski
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristin Swain
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Walsh
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patty Weisse
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn Eusden
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Zepp
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$138,919$0$26,416
Kelly Makosch
Senior Director40.00$104,063$0$14,243Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$40,659TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$248,705MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$2,581,711GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,646,046AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,136,726NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,476,462TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$409,518TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$409,518ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$33,140RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$35,135RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$1,995RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,995TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,995ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$920,107SecuritiesAmt
Other$461,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$527,705SecuritiesAmt
Other$427,262OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$392,402SecuritiesAmt
Other$33,738OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$426,140TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$426,140ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther Related IncomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$10,457TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,457RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$10,457OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,320,582TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,457RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$833,663ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,407TotalAmt
Program Services$143,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,711FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$961,872TotalAmt
Program Services$705,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156,357FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,337TotalAmt
Program Services$29,573ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,571FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,489TotalAmt
Program Services$120,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,638FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,924TotalAmt
Program Services$63,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,971FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,246TotalAmt
Program Services$9,246ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,200TotalAmt
Management And General$13,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,099TotalAmt
Program Services$9,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,105FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,897TotalAmt
Management And General$18,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225,941TotalAmt
Program Services$195,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,701FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,804TotalAmt
Program Services$14,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,183FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,587TotalAmt
Program Services$69,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,439FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,944TotalAmt
Program Services$71,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,581FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,968TotalAmt
Program Services$101,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,591FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,016TotalAmt
Program Services$39,756ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,681FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,990TotalAmt
Program Services$32,920ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$29,070FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,362TotalAmt
Program Services$55,362ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,198TotalAmt
Program Services$18,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,050FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Conservation Easement V$2,673,972$2,673,972
Bad Debt$65,000$65,000
Land Management$49,026$49,026
Small Equipment$18,806$13,841$1,942$3,023

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,050,085TotalAmt
Program Services$4,417,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$295,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$336,672FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,271,836BOYAmt
EOY$1,809,183EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$334,795BOYAmt
EOY$91,439EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,082,507BOYAmt
EOY$2,852,931EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329BOYAmt
EOY$329EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,970BOYAmt
EOY$47,154EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,041,720LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$685,485LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,580,752BOYAmt
EOY$19,356,235EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,618,849BOYAmt
EOY$14,062,864EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158BOYAmt
EOY$173EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,932,196BOYAmt
EOY$38,220,308EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,948BOYAmt
EOY$89,088EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,483BOYAmt
EOY$4,127EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$667,768BOYAmt
EOY$239,815EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,807,199BOYAmt
EOY$2,333,030EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,982,437BOYAmt
EOY$26,818,227EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,142,560BOYAmt
EOY$9,069,051EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,124,997BOYAmt
EOY$35,887,278EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,932,196BOYAmt
EOY$38,220,308EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,270,497ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$491,784NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$9,572,997CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,041,136CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,120,669CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,574,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,476,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,785,862TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,572,997CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,041,136CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,120,669CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,574,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,476,462CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,785,862TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,269,780SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$36,516,082PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$349,008CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,475CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$622,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,179CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$442,658CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,600,687TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,045CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,160CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,615CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,457CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,436TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$40,436,985TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90300PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Program Related IncomeExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$13,233OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$13,233TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDuring the year the Organization contracted with a lobbying consultant who lobbied on behalf of the Organization to keep land preservation an important issue.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements190TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage18216.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement2401.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$54,976ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,431,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$423,106ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,017,041InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,871,228EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,710,302BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,537,748ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,546,969InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$270,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,431,081EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,432,799BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$169,953ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$150,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$75,218AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,377,534EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,750,329BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$851,202ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$11,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$157,732AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,432,799EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,358,558BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,653,943ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,125,790OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$136,382AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,750,329EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,910,294OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$18,910,294BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$903,443OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$485,646DepreciationAmt
Book Value$417,797BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$227,983OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$199,839DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,144BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,356,235TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable AdvanceDesc
Amt$239,815Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$239,815TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,828,604TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$491,784NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$491,784RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,336,820RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$18,897InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$35,135OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$16,238RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,320,582TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,066,323TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$35,135OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,135ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,031,188ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$18,897InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$18,897ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,050,085TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5:It is the policy of the Organization that all properties subject to a conservation easement or conservation-related deed restriction held and enforceable by the Organization will be monitored and inspected at least once per year. A written report shall be prepared for each monitoring/inspection visit, detailing any relevant changes in property condition observed or information obtained. This policy is reflected in the Organization's easement recording document.
Part II, Line 9:The Organization records donation income for conservation easements and purchase development rights based on the reduction in market value as determined by appraisal for the land before and after the easement has been obtained. The Organization has determined that the donated easements have a residual value of $1 to the Organization, and therefore record an offsetting expense to write down the easement value.
Part IV, Line 2b:The Organization holds amounts for security deposits.
Part V, Line 4:The purpose of the fund is to provide an endowment for Stewardship of our Nature Preserves, and for oversight and defense of our Conservation Easements and Nature Preserves.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses -35,135.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses 35,135.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAndrew ZeppPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$138,919BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,710DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,706NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$165,335TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$177,724NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$479,002NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$480,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received2Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is reporting the numbers of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Organization has voting members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Organization's members have the power to vote on the appointment of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no other committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe form 990 is reviewed by the finance/audit committee of the board, the executive director, and administrative staff.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAnnual disclosure of potential conflicts and signing of the conflict of interest form. At the board level, if a conflict is identified, the member is excluded from the meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe executive director's compensation is determined by a committee of the board and voted on by the entire board. There are no other compensated key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The full board of directors was previously serving as the audit committee. However, during the current fiscal year, a specific audit committee was designated.