LOWER SHORE LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: LOWER SHORE LAND TRUST INC (EIN 52-1701152)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-05
IRS object ID: 202413109349302256
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-05T08:36:04-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	300761378	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIAM RUSS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2316 Tucker LN	AddressLine1Txt
City	Gwynn Oak	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21207	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	521701152	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LOWER SHORE LAND TRUST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LOWE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4432345587	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 RIVER ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SNOW HILL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21863	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MIKE LEWIS	PersonNm
Person Title	Chairman	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2024-11-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	William Russ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00529594	PTIN
Phone	4102459216	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

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	MIKE LEWIS	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$843,611	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LOWERSHORELANDTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1990	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Lower Shore Land Trust protects and restores natural resources, wildlife habitat and working lands to support and connect healthy and vibrant communities.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$368,862	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$524,718	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$97,529	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$209,901	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,372	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$27,754	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$74,011	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$81,238	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$542,774	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$843,611	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$355,448	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$392,558	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$73,889	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$233,250	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$202,202	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$588,698	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$594,760	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$45,924	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$248,851	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,570,763	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,991,683	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,120	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$12,042	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,566,643	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,979,641	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Lower Shore Land Trust protects and restores natural resources, wildlife habitat and working lands to support and connect healthy and vibrant communities.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$367,229	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SHARED PROGRAM COSTS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$9,010	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LAND PROTECTION: TWO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TOTALING 146.52 ACRES WERE SUBMITTED TO MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR REVIEW AND BOTH HAVE SETTLED IN 2023. SIX CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TOTALING 1917.56 ACRES WERE NEGOTIATED IN ADDITION TO THOSE THAT WERE SUBMITTED, AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL IN 2024 AND 2025.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,916	ExpenseAmt
Desc	COMMUNITY OUTREACH: OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARE CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF LSLT AND THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. LSLT CONDUCTS LANDOWNER OUTREACH EVENTS ON CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND SENDS STAFF TO PUBLIC FORUMS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO SPEAK ON CONSERVATION TOPICS. LSLT CONDUCTED EVENTS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON. LSLT PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED 1300 LAND CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTERS DURING THE YEAR AND PRODUCED, PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED 1270 FIELD NOTES, A NEWSLETTER FOR CONSERVATION LANDOWNERS. STAFF WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS TO PLANT NATIVE LANDSCAPES AT ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES FROM ST. ALBANS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CONDUCTED A TREE PLANTING AT WATERSIDE PARK IN SALISBURY, MD, CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP AND A POLLINATOR GARDEN TOUR.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$4,674	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$386,829	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Cindi Krempl	PersonNm
Phone	4432345587	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 RIVER ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SNOW HILL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21804	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Mike Lewis
Chairman	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Judith Stribling
Vice President	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tony Dipaolo
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dave Saveikis
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Glenn Irwin
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bruce Robson
Treasurer	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rachel Pennington
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Suzy Taylor
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rick Pollitt Jr
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Colin McAlister
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$524,718	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$524,718	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Easement Admin Fees	531390	$205,126	$205,126
OTHER PROGRAMS		$4,775	$4,775
Pollinator Cert Prog	531390

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$209,901	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$27,754	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$27,754	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$81,238	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$81,238	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$843,611	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$237,655	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$239,321	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,291	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,439	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,040	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$149	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,413	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,641	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,842	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,573	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,866	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,774	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$555	TotalAmt
Management And General	$555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167	TotalAmt
Management And General	$167	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,598	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,703	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,703	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,280	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,355	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$439	TotalAmt
Program Services	$237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$202	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,279	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,760	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
NATIVE PLANT SALES & OTHER	$36,866	$3,736	$33,130
DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS	$34,274	$33,762		$512
CONTRACT LABOR	$19,406	$19,406
Printing and Publications	$7,830	$6,320		$1,510

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,837	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$594,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$386,829	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73,889	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$132,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$334,280	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$163,468	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$23,296	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$143,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,172	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,294,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,517,231	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,570,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,991,683	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,042	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,042	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	$1,123,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,477,105	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$443,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,536	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,566,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,979,641	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,570,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,991,683	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$248,851	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$164,147	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$322,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$479,730	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$319,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$368,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$524,718	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,015,227	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,201	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$112,614	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$96,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$205,126	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$455,073	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$327,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$514,931	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$431,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$465,738	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$729,844	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,470,300	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,470,300	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$149	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$295	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,372	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,754	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,842	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$149	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$295	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,372	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,754	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,842	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$73,099	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$51,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$67,909	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$74,664	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$86,013	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$353,650	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$401,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$567,168	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$500,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$542,774	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$843,611	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,854,792	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.86530	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.86170	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01080	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00140	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 Public Use	Yes (X)	PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land Area	Yes (X)	HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements	117	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	20	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	40	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (true)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$35,960	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$35,960	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$127,508	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$23,296	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$104,212	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$140,172	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities	$1,517,231	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.	CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DONATED OR GRANTED TO THE TRUST HAVE NO SALES VALUE TO THE TRUST AND ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE TRUST'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	EARNINGS TO FUND PROGRAMS

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	POLLINATOR GARDEN TOUR	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$37,078	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$37,078	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Event2	Flannel Formal	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$30,392	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$30,392	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$13,768	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$13,768	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$81,238	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$81,238	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$81,238	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: SHARED PROGRAM COSTS
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD AND THEY ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE DOCUMENT PRIOR TO IT BEING SIGNED AND FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	Officers, directors and key employees are required to disclose any real and potential conflicts of interest annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	COMPENSATION OF THE ED IS SET AFTER A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS PROVIDED BY MD NON PROFIT ORG AND OTHER INDEPENDENT DATA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b	COMPENSATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES SET BY AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE TRUST'S OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.