VENTURA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
VENTURA LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0769456)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202203199349326585
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-15T18:10:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN950858589PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HUTCHINSON & BLOODGOOD LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 EAST CARRILLO STREET SUITE 303AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010769456EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VENTURA LAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8056438044PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1284AddressLine1Txt
CityVENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93002ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELISSA BAFFAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8056438044PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMELISSAPersonFirstNm
Person LastBAFFAPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJESSICA MOITOZAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01282487PTIN
Phone8059631837PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMELISSA BAFFAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1284AddressLine1Txt
CityVENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,902,175GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressVENTURALANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VENTURA REGIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee30TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers636TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,557,684PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,278,178CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$431,823PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$491,591CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,063PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$25,635CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$86,165PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$75,494CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,077,735PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,870,898CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$624,170PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$796,051CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$43,285PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$13,907CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$109,248CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$441,866PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$483,648CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,109,321PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,293,606CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,968,414PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,577,292CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$12,003,009TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$13,301,062TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,940,377TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,626,424TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,062,632NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,674,638NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VENTURA REGION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$339,617ExpenseAmt
Revenue$242,325RevenueAmt
DescSTEWARDSHIP - THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS IT OWNS IN PERPETUITY. WE BALANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO BEST SERVE OUR MEMBERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS WE ENGAGE IN INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, RIVER/ESTUARY CLEANUPS, TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE, AND PLANTING OF NATIVE PLANTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$174,232ExpenseAmt
DescLAND CONSERVATION - A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, VENTURA LAND TRUST BELIEVES THAT PRESERVING OPEN SPACE AND PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS ENHANCES THE ECONOMY,QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PUBLIC WELL-BEING OF VENTURA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$299,611ExpenseAmt
Revenue$249,266RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION - THROUGH HANDS-ON, STANDARDS-BASED WATERSHED EDUCATION, RESTORATION, AND STEWARDSHIP EXPERIENCES, OUR PROGRAMS CULTIVATE A SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR WHOLE EARTH SYSTEM, INSTILLING CONFIDENCE AND HOPE BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE AT THE LOCAL WATERSHED SCALE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$813,460TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELISSA BAFFABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8056438044PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13451 FOOTHILL RD SUITE 204AddressLine1Txt
CityVENTURACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93003ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK WATKINS
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL SHAFFER
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA MUNOZ SCHNOPP
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HANKINS
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE DOLL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS KULZER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE MONTAGUE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OSMANY RIOS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON WOOD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG TRAPP
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEREK POULTNEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (JAN-AUG 2021)40.00Yes (X)$82,471$0$0
MELISSA BAFFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AUG-DEC 2021)40.00Yes (X)$44,423$0$0
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$54,054FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$162,632GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,061,492AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$10,806NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,278,178TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION611710$249,266$249,266
PROGRAM SERVICES REVEN611710$242,325$242,325
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$491,591TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,456TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,456ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$96,770RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$96,770RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$96,770TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$96,770ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,471SecuritiesAmt
Other$12,532OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,824OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,471SecuritiesAmt
Other$10,708OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,179TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,179ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$7,432FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$54,054ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$28,053FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$20,621TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$20,621ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$745GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,400CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$655TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$655ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,870,898TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$491,591RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$101,129ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,894TotalAmt
Program Services$52,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,370FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$608,881TotalAmt
Program Services$424,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,787FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,276TotalAmt
Program Services$37,616ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,849FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$331TotalAmt
Program Services$283ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,210TotalAmt
Management And General$62,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,907TotalAmt
Fundraising$13,907FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,612TotalAmt
Management And General$3,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,490TotalAmt
Program Services$60,490ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,141TotalAmt
Program Services$12,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,939FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,261TotalAmt
Management And General$25,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,910TotalAmt
Program Services$5,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$356FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,643TotalAmt
Program Services$25,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,474TotalAmt
Program Services$68,474ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,957TotalAmt
Program Services$14,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,277TotalAmt
Management And General$54,277ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
LAND MAINTENANCE$79,176$79,176
PROJECT SUPPLIES$32,585$32,585
LAND ACQUISITION$581$581

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,293,606TotalAmt
Program Services$813,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$370,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,248FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,975BOYAmt
EOY$407,856EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$707,768BOYAmt
EOY$1,058,765EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$224,780BOYAmt
EOY$699,707EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,242BOYAmt
EOY$407,229EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,433BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,055EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,575BOYAmt
EOY$29,369EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,317,019LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,398LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,257,679BOYAmt
EOY$10,284,621EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,595BOYAmt
EOY$138,059EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,992BOYAmt
EOY$23,327EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$222,970BOYAmt
EOY$250,074EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,003,009BOYAmt
EOY$13,301,062EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,183BOYAmt
EOY$259,616EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,194BOYAmt
EOY$49,809EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,800,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,316,999EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,940,377BOYAmt
EOY$1,626,424EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,071,891BOYAmt
EOY$9,787,264EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$990,741BOYAmt
EOY$1,887,374EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,062,632BOYAmt
EOY$11,674,638EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,003,009BOYAmt
EOY$13,301,062EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,577,292ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,388NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$19,326OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,313,555CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$609,123CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,055,132CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,557,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,278,178CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,813,672TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$609,123CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,055,132CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,557,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,278,178CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,813,672TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,151,098SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,662,574PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$306,384CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,582CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$99,505CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$102,226CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$586,756TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$131,161CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,692CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$588,131CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$831,270TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,231,698TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,524,542GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73110PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ -9,822. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,707. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 286. SPECIAL EVENTS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 54,118. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 60,815. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 119,383. STEWARDSHIP - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 77,043. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 60,699. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 464,041.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 Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage58.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement8.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$297,517BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,561InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$465,078EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$198,979BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$98,538ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,979InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,979OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$297,517EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$169,523BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$29,456InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$198,979EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$61,978BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$115,220ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,690InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,985AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$169,523EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,846BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,132InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$61,978EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,219,436OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,219,436BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,086OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,427DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,659BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,497OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,526BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,284,621TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,946,600TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$34,714NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$40,988DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$75,702RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,870,898RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,870,898TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,334,594TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$40,988DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$40,988ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,293,606ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,293,606TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:THE TERMS OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT CAN BE VIOLATED BY THE LANDOWNER OR A THIRD PARTY. IF AN EASMENT IS VIOLATED, VLT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO RESTORE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT AND ENDURE THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY'S CONSERVATION VALUES WITH THE GREATEST DEGREE OF COOPERATION FROM THE LANDOWNER AND THE LEAST EXPENSE TO BOTH THE LANDOWNER AND VLT.
PART II, LINE 9:THERE ARE NO REVENUES AND LIMITED STAFF TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENT. NO EXPENSES WERE ALLOCATED. AS SUCH, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL INFORMATION REFLECTED ON EITHER THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART V, LINE 4:VLT'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF RESTRICTED FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. VLT FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. VLT'S TAX RETURNS FROM THE YEAR 2018 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES, AND THE TAX YEARS FROM 2017 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINS OPEN AND HAS DETERMINED THAT VLT HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. VLT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE OR OTHER TAXES.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVALEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$61,486GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$54,054CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$7,432GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,142RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,723FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,224EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,964OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$61,486GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$54,054CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$7,432GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$6,142RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,723FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,224EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,964OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$28,053DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$20,621NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND A REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT IS CONDUCTED AT THAT MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. THE FULL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND REVISED PERIODICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STUDIES THE COMPENSATION LEVELS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEES APPROVE THE COMPENSATION BY VOTE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS FORM 990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. OTHER INFORMATION IS NOT MADE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 19,326.

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