LOON ECHO LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LOON ECHO LAND TRUST INC (EIN 22-2966924)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-01
IRS object ID
202512749349301006
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-10-01T09:34:03-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN020522619PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rowley & Associates PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line146 N State StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityConcordCityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP03301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222966924EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Loon Echo Land Trust IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLOONBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2076474352PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18 Depot Street Suite 4AddressLine1Txt
CityBridgtonCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSheila BourquePersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2076474352PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEric C RowleyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00581700PTIN
Phone6032285400PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSheila BourquePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line163 Hancock RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityRaymondCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04071ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,312,648GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.loonecholandtrust.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLoon Echo Land Trust protects land in the northern Sebago Lake region to conserve its natural resources and character for future generations.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers66TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$113,108CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$52,501PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$52,702CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$2,912,812CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$417,905PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$614,647ExpenseAmt
DescManagement maintenance of parcels of land owned by the Trust or for which the Trust holds easements. Ongoing efforts to identify land areas to be preserved and / or put under conservation easement.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$289,246ExpenseAmt
DescExpenses associated with acquisition and stewardship of land for preservation.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$903,893TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMatt Markot Executive DirectorPersonNm
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CityBridgtonCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Sheila Bourque
President005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Quincy Van Winkle
Vice President005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Robert Gowdy
Treasurer005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Melissa Rock
Secretary005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Connie Cross
Director002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Eric Dibner
Director002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Alanna Yannelli
Director002.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Geoff Homer
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David Suitor
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Lee Bearse
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$37,761RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$37,761RealAmt

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Exclusion$37,761ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$407,636SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$383,571SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$24,065SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$11,179ExclusionAmt

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Other Revenue Total$3,762OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total$20,000TotalAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$309,334TotalAmt
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Management And General$77,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77,334FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$19,771TotalAmt
Program Services$9,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,943FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$19,770TotalAmt
Program Services$9,885ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$4,942FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$31,644TotalAmt
Program Services$15,822ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$7,911FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$59,536TotalAmt
Program Services$59,536ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$13,555TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$16,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$6,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,710FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$5,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,778FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$11,872FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$20,070TotalAmt
Program Services$10,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,018FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$2,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,669FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$3,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,832FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$16,732TotalAmt
Program Services$8,366ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,183FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Land Stewardship Property Taxes$36,111$36,111
Professional Devlopment$17,617$8,809$4,404$4,404
Food Staff Appreciation$17,385$8,693$4,346$4,346

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Program Services$9,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,242FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$1,256,873TotalAmt
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Management And General$191,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,576FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$107,999BOYAmt
EOY$129,069EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$907,029BOYAmt
EOY$894,527EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,679,986LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,649,071BOYAmt
EOY$8,651,555EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$1,967,064BOYAmt
EOY$2,648,496EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,631,163BOYAmt
EOY$12,323,647EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,000BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,386,928BOYAmt
EOY$1,792,245EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,044,235BOYAmt
EOY$10,531,402EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$10,431,163BOYAmt
EOY$12,323,647EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$12,323,647EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,655,939ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$574,259CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$925,405CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,728,388CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,747,002CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,615,607TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$574,259CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$925,405CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,728,388CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,747,002CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,615,607TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$6,615,607PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,319CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,318CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,660CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$89,043CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$277,716TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,501CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,183CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,527CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,056TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,916,379TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95690PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Facts And Circumstances TestPart II Section B Line 10 Income from miscellaneous sourcesFactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$228FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$195FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$423FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,256,450FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,256,873FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$200,687FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,172FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$200,687CurrentYearAmt
Total$200,687TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$301,031LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$423CurrentYearAmt
Total$423TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$50,172CurrentYearAmt
Total$50,172TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$75,258GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$228CurrentYearAmt
Total$228TotalAmt

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
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements21TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage2957.50TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements1HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement40.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$3,500ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,873,452BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$427,208ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$333,379InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$74,744OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$16,274AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,543,021EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,058,985BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$530,846ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$359,936InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$61,855OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$14,460AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,873,452EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,295,101BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$122,104ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$271,229InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$75,420OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,571AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,058,985EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,917,711BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$158,590ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$293,178InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$61,980OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$12,398AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,295,101EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,546,214BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$277,338ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$154,567InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$49,077OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,331AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,917,711EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.46000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.18000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.36000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,629,571OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,629,571BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,775OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,775DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,984BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,651,555TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Federal income taxes
SBA PPP Loan
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,133,083TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$236,545NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$236,545RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,896,538RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$16,274InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$16,274RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,912,812TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,240,599TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,240,599ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$16,274InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$16,274ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,256,873TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
II 9Conservation easements are recorded at cost if purchased. Once the easement has been aquired the balue of the asset is written down to a value of 1 on the Statement of Financial Position with a corresponding entry to Program Service costs. Donated easements are not recorded as an asset, revenue, or expense but a record of the transaction is maintained and the details of the transaction are reported in a footnote to the financial statements.
V 4The investment reserve funds were established to provide a source of continued support for the mission of LELT. The investment reserve fund is invested in cash and investments.
X 2The Organization has been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that it is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization is further classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509a3 of the Code. The most significant tax positions of the Organization are its assertion that it is exempt from income taxes and its determination of whether any amounts are subject to unrelated business tax UBIT. The Organization follows the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, related to uncertain income taxes, which prescribes a threshold of more likely than not for recognition and recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. All significant tax positions have been considered by management. It has been determined that it is more likely than not that all tax positions would be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been recorded.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Trek EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$27,444GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$27,444GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,265OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$27,444GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$27,444GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,265OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$16,265DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$11,179NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$180,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The organization has members who vote at the annual meeting to elect directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe organization has members who vote at the annual meeting to elect directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is reviewed and approved by both the Treasurer and Executive Director prior to filing. the Treasurer and Executive Director also present the details of the 990 to the Board of Directors. Form 990 is on file and available for review by all members of the Board of Directors and officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAnnual review and signing of policy. Policy considered when conducting business.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe Executive Directors salary is reviewed by the Budget Committee and the Board of Directors annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Available upon request.

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationOrganization made its first 501h election in tax year 2024. The election was not revoked before the start of theOrganizations tax year.ExplanationTxt

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