MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC (EIN 56-2142199)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-08-25
IRS object ID
202242379349301204
Schema version
2021v4.1
Source
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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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DescIn 2021, Mainspring conserved 1,200 acres in 11 transactions, including five new conservation easements. Mainspring also placed restrictions on two properties to limit development rights, then divested them to conservation buyers. Mainspring acquired seven properties in Macon and Jackson counties, including one property purchased through funding from a North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant. Mainspring also received a donation of 325 acres of forested land in Macon County on Onion Mountain. Mainspring conserved more than 340 acres of prime farmland on the Valley River in Cherokee County, utilizing grants from the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund, as well as the Natural Resources Conservation Services Agricultural Lands Easement Program. Mainspring continued to monitor 81 conservation easements totaling 13,300 acres and 20 fee properties totaling 1,869 acres. Volunteers contributed more than 469 hours to help improve the landscape through habitat management and recreational improvements.Desc

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DescRestoration: As part of Mainspring's restoration program, Mainspring improved 1,600 feet of streambank by planting trees and permitted construction. 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 43 events around water targeted to youth education, citizen science, and/or community engagement. These events included four trash pickups, 27 fish biomonitoring surveys, and 8 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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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Jason Love
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David Adams
Vice Chair4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
James Stork
Secretary4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rita Salain
Treasurer4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Connie Haire
Immediate Past Chair3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chris Brouwer
Board Member3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Fred Crawford
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Jim Garner
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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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Management And General$12,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$16,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,173FundraisingAmt

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$1,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,991FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$8,877ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,873FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$25,514TotalAmt
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Management And General$1,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,871FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$14,399TotalAmt
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Management And General$1,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$1,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$926FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$39,602TotalAmt
Program Services$28,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$35,981TotalAmt
Program Services$29,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$787FundraisingAmt

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Easement and Land Purchases$2,762,977$2,762,977$0$0
Below Book Value Land Sales$61,559$61,559$0$0
Devaluation from Easement Protections$743,187$743,187$0$0
Land Disbursement Expense$17,187$17,187$0$0

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Program Services$60,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,571FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$212,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,502FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$89,849EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,682,292BOYAmt
EOY$3,088,951EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$13,945BOYAmt
EOY$17,077EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$14,854BOYAmt
EOY$19,585EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,615,800LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$147,974LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$8,123,028BOYAmt
EOY$11,467,826EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,257BOYAmt
EOY$1,069EOYAmt

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BOY$1,494,599BOYAmt
EOY$1,943,974EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$16,628,331EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$26,811BOYAmt
EOY$77,861EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$126,195EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$247,147BOYAmt
EOY$1,463,799EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$537,634BOYAmt
EOY$23,728EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$881,433BOYAmt
EOY$1,691,583EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$10,195,602BOYAmt
EOY$12,601,859EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,293,972BOYAmt
EOY$2,334,889EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$11,489,574BOYAmt
EOY$14,936,748EOYAmt

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EOY$16,628,331EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,335,901ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$136,248NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$24,975OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,327,922CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,717,851CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,066,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,218,607CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,952,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,283,479TotalAmt

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$4,327,922CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,717,851CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,066,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,218,607CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,952,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,283,479TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$933,824SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,349,655PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,506CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,266CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$83,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,101CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$62,069CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$317,943TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,137CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,271CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,463CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,387TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,644,809TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$600,355GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86530PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 2017: 8137. 2018: 3811. 2019: 11271. 2020: 4463. 2021: 15705.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 Easements69TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage7898.70TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements1ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held2StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement469.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$44,075ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (true)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$884,752BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,750ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$136,642InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$19,170OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,263AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,004,711EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.14090BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.38840PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.47070TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$10,163,903OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,243,903BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$387,115OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,257DepreciationAmt
Book Value$363,858BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$118,492OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,927DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,565BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$866,290OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,790DepreciationAmt
Book Value$804,500BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,467,826TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Options and Escrow Deposits$17,000
Endowment held by Community Foundation of WNC$1,461,733
Conservation Land Subject to Life Estate, Net$463,991
Security Deposit$1,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,943,974TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Fiscal Agent Funds Payable$23,728
Return of Contributions Liability$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,728TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,383,001TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$136,248NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,200DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$13,651OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$151,099RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,231,902RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$12,052InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$862,819OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$874,871RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,106,773TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,993,900TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,200DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$38,626OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$39,826ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,954,074ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$12,052InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$804,746OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$816,798ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,770,872TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2021 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 XI, Line 4bLand Sales-Net $64,000; Land donations $798,819
Pt XII, Line 2dReturn of donations $24,975; Rental Expenses $13,651
Pt XII, Line 4bBelow book value land sales $61,559; Easement Devaluation $743,187
Pt II, Line 3NA
Pt XI, Line 2dRental Expenses $13,651

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$100,040NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesStock Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contribution0ContributionCnt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$798,819NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSuppliesDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$299NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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

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 approval. 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 15aIn the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for aggregate salary expense. Thereafter, the Executive Director gives consideration to comparable salary information for land trust nonprofit organizations with similar budgets, as available, and local job markets. The Executive Committee sets the Executive Director salary after a performance review and a check of comparable salary information for related land trust nonprofit organizations with similar budgets.
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 contribtuion $24975

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