VENTURA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: VENTURA LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0769456)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-15
IRS object ID: 202403209349324445
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-15T17:18:21-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	950858589	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUTCHINSON & BLOODGOOD LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 EAST CARRILLO STREET SUITE 303	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA BARBARA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010769456	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VENTURA LAND TRUST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MELISSA BAFFA	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JESSICA MOITOZA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01282487	PTIN
Phone	8059631837	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MELISSA BAFFA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,731,523	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	VENTURALANDTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VENTURA REGION	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	29	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	222	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$981,697	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,283,067	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$429,799	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,276,782	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$24,440	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$28,283	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$58,579	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$5,780	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,494,515	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,582,352	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$961,446	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,276,831	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$239,116	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$623,575	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$847,370	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,585,021	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,124,201	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$90,506	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$458,151	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$12,769,680	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$12,527,525	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,241,283	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$598,754	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,528,397	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,928,771	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VENTURA REGION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$521,134	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$900,783	RevenueAmt
Desc	STEWARDSHIP - THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS IT OWNS IN PERPETUITY. WE BALANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO BEST SERVE OUR MEMBERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS WE ENGAGE IN INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, RIVER/ESTUARY CLEANUPS, TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE, AND PLANTING OF NATIVE PLANTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$160,351	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LAND CONSERVATION - A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, VENTURA LAND TRUST BELIEVES THAT PRESERVING OPEN SPACE AND PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS ENHANCES THE ECONOMY,QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PUBLIC WELL-BEING OF VENTURA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$635,731	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$375,999	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION - THROUGH HANDS-ON, STANDARDS-BASED WATERSHED EDUCATION, RESTORATION, AND STEWARDSHIP EXPERIENCES, OUR PROGRAMS CULTIVATE A SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR WHOLE EARTH SYSTEM, INSTILLING CONFIDENCE AND HOPE BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE AT THE LOCAL WATERSHED SCALE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,317,216	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	29	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MELISSA BAFFA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3451 FOOTHILL RD SUITE 204	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93003	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK WATKINS
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JILL SHAFFER
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SILVIA MUNOZ SCHNOPP
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN HANKINS
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE DOLL
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL GALIPEAU
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS KULZER
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANE MONTAGUE
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OSMANY RIOS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG TRAPP
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DON WOOD
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA BAFFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$127,120	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$127,120	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$61,671	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$292,834	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$928,562	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$31,315	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,283,067	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM SERVICES REVEN	611710	$900,783	$900,783
EDUCATION	611710	$375,999	$375,999

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,276,782	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$32,938	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$32,938	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$100,033	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$100,033	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$100,033	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$100,033	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,655	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$4,655	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$4,655	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$4,655	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$31,882	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$61,671	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$135,724	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$103,842	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$103,842	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$4,070	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$8,792	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$4,722	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$4,722	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,751	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,751	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,751	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,582,352	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,276,782	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$22,503	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,316	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,590	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,214	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,051,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$784,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166,267	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,858	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,082	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,588	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,877	TotalAmt
Management And General	$72,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,682	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,682	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,114	TotalAmt
Management And General	$225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,889	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,431	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,346	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,328	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,367	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$583	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,223	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,735	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,702	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,723	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,808	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,233	TotalAmt
Management And General	$216,233	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
LAND MAINTENANCE	$167,221	$167,221
PROJECT SUPPLIES	$34,554	$34,554
PROPERTY TAXES	$17,063	$17,063

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,124,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,317,216	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$567,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$239,116	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$131,113	BOYAmt
EOY	$458,596	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,375,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$959,520	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$255,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,376	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$277,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,108	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,390	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,167	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,683	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,400,096	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$90,751	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,327,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,309,345	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,411	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$332,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$358,319	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,769,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,527,525	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,607	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,195	BOYAmt
EOY	$424,147	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$872,823	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,241,283	BOYAmt
EOY	$598,754	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,641,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,500,813	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,887,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,427,958	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,528,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,928,771	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,769,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,527,525	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$458,151	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$915	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$85,716	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$28,854	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,055,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,557,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,278,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$981,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,283,067	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,155,758	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,055,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,557,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,278,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$981,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,283,067	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,155,758	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,554,588	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$12,601,170	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$63,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$99,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$102,226	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$109,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$132,971	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$508,125	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$588,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$286	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$80	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,751	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$591,248	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$15,255,131	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,097,022	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.82600	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.81550	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,707. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 286. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 80. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,751. SPECIAL EVENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 119,383. STEWARDSHIP - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 464,041.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	58.00	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	6.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$364	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$593,308	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$250,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$46,410	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$889,718	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$465,078	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$150,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$21,770	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$593,308	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$297,517	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$150,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$17,561	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$465,078	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$198,979	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$98,538	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,979	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,979	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$297,517	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$169,523	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$29,456	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$198,979	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,219,436	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$10,219,436	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$39,963	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,554	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$29,409	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$140,697	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$80,197	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$60,500	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,309,345	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,718,399	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$27,939	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$9,209	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$98,899	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$136,047	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,582,352	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,582,352	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,232,309	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$9,209	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$98,899	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$108,108	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,124,201	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,124,201	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	THE TERMS OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT CAN BE VIOLATED BY THE LANDOWNER OR A THIRD PARTY. IF AN EASEMENT IS VIOLATED, VLT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO RESTORE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT AND ENDURE THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY'S CONSERVATION VALUES WITH THE GREATEST DEGREE OF COOPERTION FROM THE LANDOWNER AND THE LEAST EXPENSE TO BOTH THE LANDOWNER AND VLT.
PART II, LINE 9:	THERE ARE NO REVENUES AND LIMITED STAFF TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENT. NO EXPENSES WERE ALLOCATED. AS SUCH, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL INFORMATION REFLECTED ON EITHER THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART V, LINE 4:	VLT'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF RESTRICTED FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. VLT FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. VLT'S TAX RETURNS FROM THE YEAR 2020 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES, AND THE TAX YEARS FROM 2019 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINS OPEN AND HAS DETERMINED THAT VLT HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. VLT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE OR OTHER TAXES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS RECLASSIFICATION 98,899.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS RECLASSIFICATION 98,899.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$49,281	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$44,706	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$4,575	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$18,453	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$8,448	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$1,000	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$19,284	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$27,307	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$0	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$27,307	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$34,992	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$33,924	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$1,333	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$15,098	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$16,965	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$16,965	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$3,192	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$93,553	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$61,671	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$31,882	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$53,445	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$45,564	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$2,333	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$34,382	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$135,724	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$103,842	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$31,315	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND A REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT IS CONDUCTED AT THAT MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. THE FULL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND REVISED PERIODICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STUDIES THE COMPENSATION LEVELS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEES APPROVE THE COMPENSATION BY VOTE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	SUBMITTED ON WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS FORM 990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. OTHER INFORMATION IS NOT MADE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN VALUE IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 28,854.