MESA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MESA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 74-2155358)
Tax period
2023-05-01 to 2024-04-30
Filed
2024-12-05
IRS object ID
202423409349301407
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-12-05T18:43:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN203746583PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 GRANT ST STE 205AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802032944ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-05-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742155358EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MESA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMESABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9702635443PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityGRAND JUNCTIONCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81501ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT BLEIBERGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9702635443PhoneNum
Signature2024-12-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonKEN ROTHPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLORADO WEST LAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT BLEIBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11006 MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND JUNCTIONCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,274,240GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCOWESTLANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROTECT AND ENHACE AGRICULTURAL LAND, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SCENIC LANDS IN WESTERN COLORADO TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ENRICH LIVES, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers261TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$7,098,576CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$102,055PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$169,373CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,059PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,291CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,990,004PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,453,533TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$316,140TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$306,320TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,540,319NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,147,213NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROTECT AND ENHACE AGRICULTURAL LAND, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SCENIC LANDS IN WESTERN COLORADO TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ENRICH LIVES, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,228,984ExpenseAmt
DescCONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP: THE LAND TRUST CONSERVES WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AND LAND FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION BY WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO ACQUIRE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY. THE ORGANIZATION RESTORES AND ENHANCES HABITAT BY WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE LAND TRUST ALSO MONITORS AND DEFENDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$136,331ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9702635443PhoneNum

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CityGRAND JUNCTIONCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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ROBERT BLEIBERG
EXECUTIVE DI40.00Yes (X)$143,097$0$14,560
LAURIAN UNNEVEHR
PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ZACHARY EYLER
VICE PRESIDE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LARRY TRAUBEL
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK HERMUNDSTAD
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRAD BANULIS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CJ BRAFFORD
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GWEN CAMERON
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STACIA CANNON
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM FINDLAY
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMANDA HARTER
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HANNAH HOLM
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HELEN LOVE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLES MCDANIEL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GARRETT PORTRA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LINDSEY RIDER
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GARY ROBERT
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Exclusion$169,373ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,291OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$169,373ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,838TotalAmt
Program Services$95,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,497ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,662FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$593,346TotalAmt
Program Services$358,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$114,038FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$15,056TotalAmt
Program Services$8,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,029FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,932TotalAmt
Program Services$40,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,873FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,012TotalAmt
Program Services$38,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,896FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,565TotalAmt
Program Services$301,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$980FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,232TotalAmt
Fundraising$5,232FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,582TotalAmt
Program Services$1,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,659FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,887TotalAmt
Program Services$57,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,143FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,761TotalAmt
Program Services$8,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$330FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$108TotalAmt
Management And General$108ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,547TotalAmt
Management And General$3,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,461TotalAmt
Program Services$32,395ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,327FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LAND/EASEMENT ACQUISITION$5,210,000$5,210,000
EASEMENT EXPENSES$152,992$152,992
SUPPLIES & MATERIALS$85,983$45,614$20,799$19,570
PROGRAM EVENTS$26,947$1,814$1,698$23,435

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$22,655TotalAmt
Program Services$12,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,833FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,886,904TotalAmt
Program Services$6,365,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$243,007FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,052BOYAmt
EOY$155,675EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$510,968BOYAmt
EOY$155,813EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$89,666EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,494BOYAmt
EOY$120,800EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$180,273LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$59,062LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,653BOYAmt
EOY$121,211EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,738,292BOYAmt
EOY$4,494,932EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,000BOYAmt
EOY$315,436EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,856,459BOYAmt
EOY$5,453,533EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,140BOYAmt
EOY$118,378EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,000BOYAmt
EOY$187,942EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,140BOYAmt
EOY$306,320EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$748,986BOYAmt
EOY$830,557EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,791,333BOYAmt
EOY$4,316,656EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,540,319BOYAmt
EOY$5,147,213EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,856,459BOYAmt
EOY$5,453,533EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$387,336ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$219,558NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$2,225,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,467,198CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,648,626CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,675,902CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,098,576CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,115,599TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,467,198CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,648,626CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,675,902CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,098,576CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,115,599TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,440,388SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,675,211PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$85,815CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,525CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$190,184CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$3,145CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$169,373CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$315,122TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,430,721TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,291GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.73440PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99080PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
Total Easements575TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage133610.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held2StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement2012.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$113,540ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,326,743BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$81,313ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$372,604InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$132,994OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$17,597AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,630,069EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,298,073BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$103,140ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,284InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$60,612OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$18,142AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,326,743EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,459,922BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$51,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$75,259InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$118,515OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$19,575AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,298,073EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,037,287BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,615,249ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$900,501InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$80,871OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$12,244AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,459,922EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,085,477BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$78,492ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$79,059InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$40,867OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses-$6,756AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,037,287EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$114,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$114,000BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$66,273OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,062DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,211BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$121,211TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST ASSETS OF OTHERS$127,542
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$120,787
1891 EASEMENTS$55,000
FINANCE LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET$12,107
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$315,436TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$120,787
1891 EASEMENTS$55,000
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$12,155
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$187,942TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,529,136TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$219,558NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$35,338DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$254,896RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,274,240RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,274,240TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,922,242TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$35,338DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,338ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,886,904ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,886,904TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5EACH EASEMENT IS MONITORED ANNUALLY BY A VISIT ON THE GROUND OR BY AERIAL METHOD. PRIOR TO THE VISIT, THERE WILL BE AT LEAST ONE WRITTEN, EMAIL OR PHONE COMMUNICATION TO THE LANDOWNER DESCRIBING THE MONITORING VISIT. MCLC WILL INFORM THE LANDOWNER OF THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT AND WILL INVITE THE LANDOWNER TO BE PRESENT ON THE VISIT. BEFORE VISITING THE PROPERTY, THE BASELINE DOCUMENTATION, PREVIOUS MONITORING REPORTS, AND OTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED. NOTES AND PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN DOCUMENTING CHANGES TO THE LAND, WHETHER THROUGH NATURAL MEANS OR THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF THE LANDOWNER. A MONITORING FORM WILL BE COMPLETED TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY ANND THOROUGHNESS OF EACH VISIT. THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTY, THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND THE STATE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THE MONITORING VISIT OUTLINING ANY CHANGES OR POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS. PHOTOS, MAPS AND EXHIBITS MAY ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT AS NEEDED. MCLC WILL RETAIN THE FORM IN ITS PERMANENT FILES AND A LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING ITS COMPLETION WILL BE SENT TO THE LANDOWNER. IF ANY VIOLATIONS ARE FOUND, MESA LAND TRUST WILL FOLLOW ITS EASEMENT VIOLATIONS POLICY.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE TOOLS USED TO PERMANENTLY RESTRICT DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTY IN ORDER TO PROTECT SCENIC, OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT VALUES. THE ACQUISITION OF THESE EASEMENTS BY MCLC PROMOTES THESE CONSERVATION VALUES BUT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY ECONOMIC VALUE TO MCLC. THEREFORE, DONATED EASEMENTS ARE NOT RECORDED AS ASSETS OF MCLC. PURCHASED EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR PURCHASED.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION'S EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP FUND IS A BOARD-DESIGNATED FUND. THE MONIES IN THIS FUND ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED AND MAY BE USED FOR MONITORING, DEFENDING AND ENFORCING THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT THE LAND TRUST HOLDS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, IT WAS NOTED THAT DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY COMBINED WITH ANOTHER INVESTMENT ACCOUNT ON THE FORM 990. AS A RESULT, THE BALANCES IN THE ENDOWMENT FUND WERE OVERREPORTED ON THE 2020-2022 990S. THE OTHER INVESTMENT ACCOUNT VALUE RANGED FROM 411,000 TO 501,000.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT BLEIBERGPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$143,097BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,293DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$10,267NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,657TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$7,900NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,210,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,455NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$25,461NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN DEPTH, AND IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CALL STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES SALARY SURVEY DATA, JOB MARKET REVIEW, AND BENEFITS REVIEW.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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