KENNEBEC ESTUARY LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
KENNEBEC ESTUARY LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0446468)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-07-12
IRS object ID
202401949349301750
Schema version
2023v5.1
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, 2023, KELT acquired five properties described as Beaver Pond, Brick Island, Center Point, Crawford Creek, and Graves - Ireland Property.Desc

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DescThe Stewardship program is dedicated to the pertpetual care of the preserves and 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 29 conservation easements and 31 fee properties containing over 30 miles of trail.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,641,770BOYAmt
EOY$9,321,385EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$587,488ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$89,733NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,400DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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$1,378,554CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,275,945CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$869,169CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,156,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$798,924CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,478,684TotalAmt

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$1,378,554CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,275,945CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$869,169CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,156,092CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$798,924CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,478,684TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,478,684PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,823CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,408CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,218CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,479CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$108,959TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,220CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$77,291TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,664,934TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97400PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Easements29TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage19TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement16StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$4,950ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,966,555OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,966,555BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$413,064OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$413,064BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,028OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,854DepreciationAmt
Book Value-$5,826BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,373,793TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,054,773TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$89,734NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$89,734RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,144,507RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,102InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,102RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,150,609TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,563,121TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,563,121ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,563,121TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Somerset Soil & Water ConservBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line170 East Madison RoadAddressLine1Txt
CitySkowheganCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04976ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN010352111RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$25,911CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTransfer Grant to fiscal sponsorPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,700NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV KAYAKMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,954NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesHigh/Low Value FMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,184,900NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The Restoration and General Programs focus on community science including water testing, counting fish, and monitoring birds, rockweed, and green crabs. In addition, this area includes working with partners on large scale projects that repair ecological obstructions like, damaged fish ladders and undersized culverts in local communities. General programs focus on food security issues working with partners locally and regionally to strategize and address community needs through effective efforts like the Merrymeeting Food Council.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Thomas Barrington: Land Trust Founder and retired Board Director (retired in Nov. 2015); Provided a bargain sale of Crawford Creek Property at a Bargain sale of $200,000.Franklin Burroughs: Father-in-law to current Board President Reeve Wood; Donated the Burroughs parcel to expand Center Point Preserve at a value of $114,900; Reeve recused himself from all votes concerning the project.
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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