NICHES LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
NICHES LAND TRUST INC (EIN 35-1964901)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-10-26
IRS object ID
202302999349302300
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-10-26T17:01:54-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN352055043PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HUTH THOMPSON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 970AddressLine1Txt
CityLAFAYETTECityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP479020970ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN351964901EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NICHES LAND TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNICHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7654231605PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11782 NORTH 400 EASTAddressLine1Txt
CityLAFAYETTECityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP47905ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTRENT HANTHORNPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7654231605PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstTRENTPersonFirstNm
Person LastHANTHORNPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLEY R MORISETTEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00337290PTIN
Phone7654285000PhoneNum
Preparation2023-10-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWILLIAM ARTHURPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11782 NORTH 400 EASTAddressLine1Txt
CityLAFAYETTECityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP47905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$977,363GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NICHESLANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNICHES PROTECTS, RESTORES AND SUSTAINS NORTHERN INDIANA'S ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING HABITAT FOR NATIVE SPECIES AND OFFERING NATURAL PLACES FOR THE EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$69,350CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$52,813PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$58,470CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,467,208PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$976,364CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$370,396PYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$576,488CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$767,805PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$15,982,913TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$71,636TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$41,090TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,183,259NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,941,823NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$288,906ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,500RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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Employee11EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (true)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHANNON STANISPersonNm
Phone7654231605PhoneNum

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Address Line11782 NORTH 400 EASTAddressLine1Txt
CityLAFAYETTECityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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SHANNON STANIS
EXECUTIVE DI40.00Yes (X)$67,655$0$2,030
WILLIAM ARTHUR
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TRENT HANTHORN
VICE PRESIDE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DENISE LAUSSADE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASON RAKOCZY
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JARRED BROOKE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN GRAVEEL
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMANDA INGRAM
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNA ISCH
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MIKE MURR
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRENT TALCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELIZABETH FLAHERTY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KENT WALTERS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LORI MARCUM
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VANESSA PACHECO
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Government Grants$101,026GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$732,571AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$44,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$843,044TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSUMMER CAMP PROGRAMSDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,500ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,500TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$65,019ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,377RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,377RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,377TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,330SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$999SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,331SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,331TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,331ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
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SERVICE/FEE INCOME531390$17,032$17,032
SALES INCOME531390$806$806

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$541TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$541ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$45,093OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$976,364TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$133,320ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,685TotalAmt
Program Services$27,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,937FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,381TotalAmt
Program Services$135,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,538FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,815TotalAmt
Management And General$5,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,102TotalAmt
Management And General$3,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,879TotalAmt
Management And General$20,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,128TotalAmt
Management And General$6,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,554TotalAmt
Management And General$47,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,247TotalAmt
Program Services$56,499ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,359FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,240TotalAmt
Program Services$3,939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,258FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,160TotalAmt
Program Services$2,160ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,155TotalAmt
Management And General$35,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,623TotalAmt
Management And General$3,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,527TotalAmt
Management And General$1,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,917TotalAmt
Program Services$20,917ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,724TotalAmt
Management And General$1,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STEWARDSHIP:STEWARDSHIP S$15,036$15,036
STEWARDSHIP:EQUIPMENT FOR$10,051$10,051
STEWARDSHIP:STEWARDSHIP V$7,487$7,487
FUNDRAISING:FUNDRAISING E$6,720$6,720

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$8,963ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$164FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$576,488TotalAmt
Program Services$288,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,976FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$396,094BOYAmt
EOY$225,087EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,832BOYAmt
EOY$2,302,585EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,852BOYAmt
EOY$21,907EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,026,442LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$161,511LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,512,790BOYAmt
EOY$8,864,931EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,856,189BOYAmt
EOY$4,172,318EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,867BOYAmt
EOY$1,067EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,271BOYAmt
EOY$395,018EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,254,895BOYAmt
EOY$15,982,913EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,436BOYAmt
EOY$32,890EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,200BOYAmt
EOY$8,200EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,636BOYAmt
EOY$41,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,660,496BOYAmt
EOY$10,052,969EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,522,763BOYAmt
EOY$5,888,854EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,183,259BOYAmt
EOY$15,941,823EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,254,895BOYAmt
EOY$15,982,913EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$399,876ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$653,612NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,012,300OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
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$2,728,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,168,112CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,302,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,314,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$843,044CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,356,939TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,168,112CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,302,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,314,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$843,044CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,356,939TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,037,086SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,319,853PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,554CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,030CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,586CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$78,396CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$269,980TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30,939CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$99,854CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$73,093CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,624CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,093CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$284,603TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,911,522TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,500GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.67240PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76070PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME 239,510ExplanationTxt

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)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements7TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage745.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement56.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,074,970BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,251,414ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$619,433InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,694,951EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,266,445BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$430,480ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$378,045InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,074,970EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,886,611BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$159,093ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$220,741InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,266,445EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,493,087BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$206,348ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$187,176InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,886,611EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,076,186BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$666,829ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$147,928InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,102,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,493,087EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.21640BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.72340PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06020TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,604,859OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,604,859BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$244,015OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,891DepreciationAmt
Book Value$206,124BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$177,568OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$123,620DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,948BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,864,931TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRUSH LIFE ESTATEDesc
Amt$8,200Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,200TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5SOURCE OF VIOLATION NOTIFICATION: - VOLUNTEERS - RANDOM STAFF OBSERVATION - THIRD PARTY INFORMANTS - EASEMENT DONORS - TOWNSHIPS, BANKS, TITLE COMPANIES VIOLATION RESPONSE POLICY: - REPORT AND DESCRIBE VIOLATION TO DESIGNATED NICHES STAFF MEMBER - REVIEW EASEMENT DOCUMENTATION - VISIT SITE, PHYSICALLY INSPECT VIOLATION - EVALUATE VIOLATION AND REQUIRED CORRECTIONS - CONTACT VIOLATOR BY TELEPHONE; EXPLAIN PROBLEM AND NICHES POLICY; REQUEST CORRECTION, REPLACEMENT, AND/OR CESSATION OF ACTIVITY; STATE DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE (I.E. 7, 14, 21 OR 30 DAYS); BE COURTEOUS - FOLLOW UP PHONE CALL WITH LETTER; REITERATE ORAL EXPLANATIONS AND REQUESTS (I.E. WHY A VIOLATION, CORRECTIVE MEASURES REQUIRED, DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE); OFFER ASSISTANCE; NEED FOR COMPLIANCE INSPECTION - INSPECT SITE AT DEADLINE DATE - IF PROMPT COMPLIANCE, SEND THANK YOU NOTE - IF NON-COMPLIANCE, SEND SECOND LETTER; BE FIRM; SITE NICHES VESTED INTERESTS; RESTATE REQUIRED CORRECTIONS; ESTABLISH NEW SHORTER DEADLINE DATE; COPY TO NICHES ATTORNEY - INSPECT SITE AT SECOND DEADLINE DATE - IF PROMPT COMPLIANCE, SEND THANK YOU NOTE - IF NON-COMPLIANCE, NOTIFY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; DETERMINE NEW RESPONSE; SEND THIRD LETTER; GIVE NOTICE OF IMPENDING LEGAL ACTION IF IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE NOT ACHIEVED; COPY TO ATTORNEY - CALL ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS LEGAL ACTION; HAVE ATTORNEY SEND LETTER REQUESTING COMPLIANCE - INITIATE NICHES CORRECTIVE MEASURES (OPTIONAL)
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9EASEMENTS ARE NOT RECORDED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE MINIMAL FAIR VALUE.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$44,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS ADDED AS A STANDING COMMITTEE WITHIN THE BYLAWS DURING THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING BY A FULL VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION/BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER'S VOTE COUNTS EQUALLY. FIVE BOARD MEMBERS (ONE THIRD OF THE BOARD) ARE ELECTED/RE-ELECTED EACH YEAR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. OCCASIONALLY, OTHER BOARD POSITIONS NEED TO BE VOTED ON AS WELL, BECAUSE OF DEATH OR RESIGNATION. THE BOARD CAN APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE OPENING BUT THAT APPOINTMENT NEEDS TO BE CONFIRMED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BALL MEMBERS NEED TO RATIFY BY VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES IN THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BOUR ACCOUNTANTS PREPARE THE FORM 990, AND WE PROVIDE A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE WE FILE IT WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CWE HAVE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT REQUIRES OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ON A QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED BY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENSURES THAT ALL QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED, REVIEWS THEM FOR CONFLICTS, AND SUBMITS TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, ANY QUESTIONNAIRES THAT DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ANICHES HAS A FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE STARTING SALARY WAS RECOMMENDED BY A PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE ADVERTISING THE POSITION. SALARY WAS ESTABLISHED BY ASKING OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS THEIR COMPENSATION LEVELS AND REFERRING TO A NATIONAL DATABASE COMPILED BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE FROM A SURVEY OF ITS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE SALARIES OF THE 2 FULL-TIME STEWARDSHIP EMPLOYEES, 1 PART-TIME STEWARDSHIP EMPLOYEE, 2 SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP EMPLOYEES, 1 FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER, AND 1 FULL-TIME DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR WERE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FIGURE REFLECTS COMPENSATION FOR PEOPLE FILLING SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH OTHER LAND TRUSTS IN THE STATE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GFUNDRAISING:FUNDRAISING FEES 0 0 10,359 STEWARDSHIP:STEWARDSHIP VEHIC 941 0 0 ADMINISTRATIVE:PROFESSIONAL F 0 9,389 0 STEWARDSHIP:STEWARDSHIP SUPPL 7,750 0 0 STEWARDSHIP:RESTORATION EXPEN 47,808 0 0 TOTAL 56,499 9,389 10,359
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 3,012,300

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