WHATCOM LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
WHATCOM LAND TRUST (EIN 91-1246994)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-03-17
IRS object ID
202320769349300922
Schema version
2021v4.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Return2023-03-17T12:03:20-07:00ReturnTs
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Address Line15689 Knight RdAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
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PersonJennifer WrightPersonNm
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MissionThe mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.MissionDesc
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DescLegal securement of land - Permanent land protections are secured through outright purchases, gifts and transfers, including those that have created 15 parks and preserves, the establishment of conservation easements for farmland, wildlife habitat, and other purposes. In fiscal year 2022, Whatcom Land Trust secured 178.86 new acres for a total of 15,710 of acres protected.Desc

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DescLand stewardship and restoration that increase landscape connectivity, improve ecosystem biodiversity and restore natural systems to support the recovery of key fish and wildlife species. In fiscal year 2022, the Trust monitored, managed, and reported on 6,000 acres of Trust-owned property across Whatcom County; worked with over 100 Conservation Easement landowners across 9,700 acres to uphold easements, monitor, and report for annual records; hosted over 25 stewardship volunteer events on Trust properties to restore habitat through invasive plant removal, native plant installation, and other management needs; assessment and restoration design completed for new California Creek properties - Blaine Road, Bridge Way, and Fleet Road; completed final surveys and majority of permit applications for development of the Harrison Reserve Outdoor Educational Project aiming to equitably get students in an outdoor learning environment while improving the wetland habitat.Desc

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DescCommunity engagement in conservation action - We educate community members on Whatcom Land Trust's work through storytelling, events, digital engagement tools and outreach. We highlight the impacts of conservation and stewardship projects on overall ecosystem health with a focus on climate resilience and inspiring meaningful connections between people and land. Engagement tools establish clear pathways for community members to grow involvement with the organization through education, volunteer opportunities and giving. In fiscal year 2022, Whatcom Land Trust organized the following community engagement activities: Digital and Print Engagement: -Monthly E-Newsletters to 3,500 subscribers including updates on conservation milestones and ongoing restoration work. -Management of social media channels 1,500 Instagram followers 2,800 Facebook followers -Production of consistent printed communication with donors and volunteers supporting giving campaigns -Targeted outreach and advertising campaigns supporting Stewardship and Conservation events. In-Person Events: -Spring Benefit Gala (The Land in Our Hands) -Weekly stewardship work parties to engage volunteersDesc
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Hall Walker
President50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Brown
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Lynne Givler
Secretary10Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lynn Berman
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rand Jack
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
John D Onofrio
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jason Hatch
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Laughlan Clark
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chris Moench
Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Steve Hollenhorst
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Barbara Matilsky
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Property preservation and maintenance$14,583$13,696$783$104
Property development$95,370$95,370$0$0
Property taxes$37,181$33,660$3,521$0

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$1,245,573EOYAmt

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$31,375,042EOYAmt

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EOY$65,627EOYAmt

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EOY$161,822EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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EOY$805,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$1,032,449EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$6,872,318BOYAmt
EOY$8,660,090EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,235,231BOYAmt
EOY$21,682,503EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,107,549BOYAmt
EOY$30,342,593EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,894,444BOYAmt
EOY$31,375,042EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,509,649ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$267,994NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$6,611PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,134,492CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,603,395CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,174,303CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,678,391CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,374,899CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,965,480TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,134,492CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,603,395CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,174,303CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,678,391CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,374,899CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,965,480TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,538,310SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,427,170PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,624CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,670CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$136,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$352,571TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,004CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,412CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,131CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,145TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,342,196TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,042,930GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83116PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.8078PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRebates and other miscellaneous income.ExplanationTxt

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 Easements108TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage9833TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements1ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1800StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$43,536ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd0Section170hRqrStsfdInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$25,688,233InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$297,360OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$25,985,593BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$393,076OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,434DepreciationAmt
Book Value$320,642BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,590DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,015DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,575BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,315,810TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,342,629TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$267,994NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$31,999DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$235,995RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,578,624RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$17,150OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$17,150RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,561,474TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,100,974TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$31,999DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$31,999ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,068,975ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$17,150OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$17,150ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,051,825TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part II, Line 3One easement was transferred to the forest service and designated a wilderness area.
Schedule D, Part II, Line 5A property steward visits every property managed by the Trust at least once annually and a site visit form is completed and retained. Land management issues are responded to as they arise. A memorandum of record is drafted for any issues and responses as they occur. If the Trust discovers that a conservation easement has been violated, an enforcement team will be established to investigate and determine courses of action for ongoing violations to include include legal action, if necesssary.
Schedule D, Part II, Line 9Purchased easements are stated at cost, the tax-assessed value, or fair market value at the date of purchase. Donated easements are not reflected on the financial statements as no value has been assigned.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bFundraising event direct expenses
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bFundraising event direct expenses

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Spring GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$114,799GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$114,799CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$0GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$0FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$17,150OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$114,799GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$114,799CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$0GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$0RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$0FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$17,150OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$17,150DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$17,150NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$303,725NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe Executive Committee of the board of directors has the exclusive authority to nominate and elect new board members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 return shall be presented to the finance committee for review and comment and available for review by the full membership of the board of directors before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cWhatcom Land Trust's policy covers any insider. An insider is any Whatcom Land Trust board member, employee or substantial contributor, or parties related to any of the above, those have an ability to influence decisions of the organization, and those with information not available to the general public. Upon suspecting or learning of a conflict or potential conflict of interest, a board member or employee must immediately notify an officer or other board member of this conflict and disclose its nature and extent. The conflicted or potentially conflicted party shall not be present for discussions or votes concerning the subject matter at issue, except as specifically provided by the policy. Review of the policy by the board is completed annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Executive Committee of the board of directors meets once a year to determine the Executive Director's compensation based upon an informal study and inquiry of others.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available upon request.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationChange in service providers, which delayed determining who was responsible for filing the extension resulting in an extension not being timely filed.ExplanationTxt

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