MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC (EIN 56-2142199)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-13
IRS object ID
202323179349309127
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Gross Receipts$5,321,445GrossReceiptsAmt
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Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLocated in the heart of the Southern Blue Ridge, the mission of Mainspring Conservation Trust is to conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the Upper Little Tennessee and Hiwassee River Valleys.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionThe mission of Mainspring Conservation Trust is to conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the Upper Little Tennessee and Hiwassee River Valleys. We are dedicated to three core initiatives: conserve the land, restore the water, and connect the people to these valuable resources.MissionDesc
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DescLand In 2022, Mainspring completed twelve land transactions conserving over 945 acres in the six westernmost counties in NC, including four new conservation easements and one agricultural easement amendment. Two conservation easements were acquired in Jackson County and Swain County with the help of the North Carolina Land and Water Fund. Another easement in Swain County was through a grant from the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. Mainspring acquired one property in Cherokee County, one in Clay County, two in Macon County, and two in Jackson County, one of which is a 124-acre forested tract donated to Mainspring near the Western Plott Balsam Mountains. One divestment of a conserved tract to the Town of Franklin will extend the Little Tennessee River Greenway, connect to the Macon County Rec Park and reroute Bartram Trail hikers off the road.Desc

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DescMainspring continued to monitor 91 conservation easements totaling 14,170 acres and 19 fee properties totaling 1,030 acres. Volunteers contributed more than 864 hours to help improve the landscape through habitat management and recreational improvements. Water As part of Mainspring's restoration program, Mainspring focused on finalizing designs and permitting a large wetland-complex project. Beyond stabilizing streambanks by limiting erosion, these shrubs and trees will buffer stream temperatures during warm months, provide a source of food and habitat to fish and other aquatic organisms, and soak up excess nutrients from the land. Mainspring also held 68 events around water targeted to either youth education, citizen science, or community engagement. These events included two trash pickups, 30 fish biomonitoring surveys, and five snorkeling events.Desc

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DescCultural Heritage Mainspring continued its efforts to conserve significant cultural heritage areas and to facilitate enhanced management and non-invasive research to better understand these resources. Through partnership with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Western Carolina University, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, the NC Trail of Tears Association, and others work continues to identify culturally-significant unprotected sites and ensure they are conserved.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Jason Love
Chair3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Adams
Vice Chair3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
James Stork
Secretary2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jim Garner
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chris Brouwer
Board Member2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Fred Crawford
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Connie Haire
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Bill Gibson
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Ed Haight
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Hope Huskey
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Terrie Kelly
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Lisa Leatherman
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Ben Steere
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John Strawn
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Rita Salain
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Management And General$8,341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$134ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$11,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$26,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,775FundraisingAmt

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Easement and Land Purchase Expenses$1,033,664$1,033,664$0$0
Property Tax-Lands$14,749$14,749$0$0
Devaluation from Easement Protections$1,680,000$1,680,000$0$0
Supplies and Materials$14,718$10,551$3,115$1,052

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Program Services$17,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,540FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$185,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,816FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$89,849BOYAmt
EOY$86,383EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$1,366,713EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$17,077BOYAmt
EOY$77,420EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$19,585BOYAmt
EOY$22,898EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$178,820LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,467,826BOYAmt
EOY$12,543,956EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY$401,950EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,069BOYAmt
EOY$75,347EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,943,974BOYAmt
EOY$1,747,743EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,628,331BOYAmt
EOY$16,322,410EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$77,861BOYAmt
EOY$55,024EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,195BOYAmt
EOY$159,753EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,463,799BOYAmt
EOY$244,732EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,728BOYAmt
EOY$23,728EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,691,583BOYAmt
EOY$483,237EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,601,859BOYAmt
EOY$14,527,982EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,334,889BOYAmt
EOY$1,311,191EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,936,748BOYAmt
EOY$15,839,173EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,628,331BOYAmt
EOY$16,322,410EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,165,036ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$234,611NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$28,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,717,851CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,066,647CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,218,607CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,952,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,178,744CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,134,301TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,717,851CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,066,647CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,218,607CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,952,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,178,744CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,134,301TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$920,525SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,213,776PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$63,266CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$83,001CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$62,101CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,069CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,489CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$320,926TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,811CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,271CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,463CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,705CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,350TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,490,577TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$431,473GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94320PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt II Ln 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Revenue 2018: 3811. 2019: 11271. 2020: 4463. 2021: 15705. 2022: 100.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
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements71TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage8094.80TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Modified Easements2ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held2StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement833.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$29,422ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (true)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,463,733BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$33,114ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$219,102InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$30,828OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,817AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,245,100EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,296,302BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$37,175ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$169,645InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$27,337OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$12,052AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,463,733EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,069,446BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$115,473ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$154,262InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,720OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,159AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,296,302EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$919,781BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,008ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$180,012InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$34,575OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,780AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,069,446EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,004,711BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,593ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$54,168InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$28,975OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,380AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$919,781EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.21360BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41150PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.37490TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$80,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,568,036OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$11,648,036BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$296,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,211DepreciationAmt
Book Value$256,726BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,568OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,609DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,959BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,946DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,036BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$683,253OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,054DepreciationAmt
Book Value$585,199BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,543,956TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Options and Escrow Deposits$15,500
Endowment held by Community Foundation of WNC$1,245,100
Conservation Land Subject to Life Estate, Net$485,993
Security Deposit$1,150
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,747,743TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFiscal Agent Funds PayableDesc
Amt$23,728Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,728TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,709,701TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$234,611NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$80,032OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$154,579RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,864,280RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,817InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$325,816OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$327,633RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,191,913TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,389,397TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$44,337OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$44,337ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,345,060ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,817InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,680,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,681,817ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,026,877TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt II, Line 5CEs are monitored by Mainspring's conservation easement monitoring staff at least annually with a report to Mainspring's files and the landowner. The handling of violations, monitoring and enforcement are covered in Mainspring's Stewardship Policy Manual.
Pt II, Line 9Conservation easements purchased are expensed at cost. Conservation easements received by donation are not recorded in the organization's books.(See Schedule O for further information.)
OtherMainspring has three accounts at the Community Foundation of WNC. Two are for stewardship purposes (The Permanent and nonpermanent funds) and the income generated from those funds is for conservation easement stewardship, land acquisition and other conservation purposes consistent with the purpose and terms of the fund. The third account is the Mainspring Endowment Fund and funds generated from that fund can be used for operations.
Pt X, Line 2Mainspring is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, however,income from certain activities not related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. Mainspring had income from unrelated business activities in the 2022 fiscal year and was, therefore, required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). Management anticipates that taxes payable, if any, will not be material to the financial statements. The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements.
Pt II, Line 3In 2022, Stateline Dairy was amended and Tellico Creek was reduced by 0.3 acres.
Pt XI, Line 2dRental Expenses $9,673; Fundraising Expenses $2,557; Cost of Goods Sold $3,052, Raffle Expenses $1,055
Pt XI, Line 4bLife Estate Contributions $22,001; Land Contributions $303,815
Pt XII, Line 2dRental Expenses $9,673; Fundraising Expenses $2,557; Cost of Goods Sold $3,052;Raffle Expenses $1,055 Return of Contributions $28,000
Pt XII, Line 4bEasement Devaluation $1,600,000

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$120,824NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contribution0ContributionCnt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$303,815NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Life Estate Property Donations1$22,001Present Value of the Appraisal
Yes (X)Fundraising Items6$1,065FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received4Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 30bMainspring does not carry conservation easements as assets on it's books. Donated conservation easements are not recognized in revenue.
OtherLine 17 Real estate - Other - Land donations are reported on this line.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
OtherPer the Bylaws, the Executive Committee may exercise the powers of the Board between Board meetings, except as may be limited by the North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act, or may make recommendations to the Board with respect to any matters that come before it. All actions taken by the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors at the meeting following such action.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 is initially reviewed by the Finance Manager and the Executive Director. It is then provided to the Finance Committee for review and acceptance. Finally, the 990 is sent to the Board of Directors prior to filing.
Pt VI, Line 12cA conflict of interest statement is handed out to the Board of Directors in attendance at the first board meeting of the new year and are asked to complete it and hand it in at that time. The statement is mailed to any board members who misses that meeting. To ensure all the completed forms are returned within one month, a designated staff member follows up with anyone who has not submitted the signed form. Staff is given a Conflict of Interest statement to complete each January, or if new to the organization at their time of hire. The Finance Manager reviews the statements. In addition, the Executive Director monitors the statements for any possible conflicts of interest.
Pt VI, Line 15aMainspring's Executive Committee does an annual performance evaluation of the E.D. and uses LTA and industry benchmarks to determine salary increase. The Board of Directors uses an executive session at its February board meeting to present & discuss the E.D. performance review and vote on an annual increase.
Pt VI, Line 18Form 1023 is available upon request. Forms 990 are available on the IRS website, the websites of many charity watch organizations, such as Guidestar, and MCT's website.
Pt VI, Line 19Governing documents, Conflict of Interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request.
Pt XII, Line 2cThe Audit Committee directly reviews the audit.
OtherSch D, Ln 3&5 - Since U.S. GAAP does not provide specific guidance on the accounting treatment for conservation easements, land trust organizations in the U.S. use several different methods to account for the easements they hold. Mainspring has adopted one such method which is widely used by other land trusts. Under this method, conservation easements are not recognized as assets. Accordingly, easements received by donation are not recorded in income and easements purchased by the organization are recorded as expenses. Management believes that this method results in financial statements that most accurately reflect the organization's financial activities.
Pt XIReturn of contribution $24975

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