MONTANA LAND RELIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE (EIN 81-0369262)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-14
IRS object ID
202233189349308503
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)
Return2022-11-14T12:11:13-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4064437027PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE (MLR) IS TO PARTNER WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROVIDE PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE LANDS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND OPEN SPACE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE MISSION OF THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE (MLR) IS TO PARTNER WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROVIDE PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE LANDS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND OPEN SPACE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,401,782ExpenseAmt
DescLAND PROJECTS: MLR WORKED WITH NUMEROUS LANDOWNERS IN 2021 TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THEIR PRIVATE LANDS FOR CONTINUED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL HABITAT. SIXTEEN LANDOWNERS DONATED OR SOLD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO MLR THAT PROTECTED APPROXIMATELY 48,952 ACRES, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL ACREAGE IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AND NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEMS BORDERING YELLOWSTONE AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARKS. OVER 25 MILES OF RIVER/STREAM FRONTAGE ON SOME OF MONTANA'S BLUE RIBBON TROUT FISHERIES WERE PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY. MLR HAS PROTECTED A TOTAL OF 1,220,084 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL/RECREATIONAL LANDS IN MONTANA. THAT ACREAGE INCLUDES 328,207 ACRES IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; 20,822 ACRES IN THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM; 209,665 ACRES OF CROP/HAY/PASTURE LANDS; 1,010,419 ACRES OF RANGE AND FOREST LANDS; 611,369 ACRES OF ELK HABITAT; AND OVER 46,742 ACRES OF WETLANDS. OVER 1,900 MILES OF STREAM FRONTAGE HAVE BEEN PROTECTED BY EASEMENTS HELD BY MLR TO DATE. SPECIFIC EXPENDITURES RELATED TO LAND PROJECTS: TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE $14,308,825 IN 2021. THESE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO POTENTIAL LAND PROJECTS, COMPLETED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS (DONATED), AND PURCHASED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. GENERAL LAND PROJECT PLANNING AND EASEMENT DISCUSSIONS AMOUNTED TO $234,273; COMPLETED EASEMENT PROJECTS AND NEW LAND PROJECTS BEING NEGOTIATED EXPENDITURES WERE $110,264; NON-COLLECTIBLE PROJECT ACCOUNTS TOTALED $35,088; AND PURCHASED EASEMENTS AMOUNTED TO THE REMAINING $14,022,157 (KEY O RANCH - $3,777,000; SAUERBIER I - $3,901,000; SAUERBIER II - $800,000; FAUTH - $1,764,660; NORTHGATE 444 - $573,345; MURDOCK - $553,000; SODA CREEK - $1,312,500; GRUEL - $1,320,000; HALL - $20,652).Desc

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DescSTEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING: MLR STEWARDSHIP STAFF (CONSISTING OF 1 LANDS MANAGER; 1 GIS COORDINATOR/LAND STEWARD; 1 STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR; AND 19 PART-TIME LAND STEWARDS) MONITOR EACH PROPERTY ON WHICH MLR HOLDS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THIS MONITORING INCLUDES A VISIT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LANDOWNERS/MANAGERS. THE STEWARDSHIP STAFF ALSO WORKS WITH EXISTING EASEMENT HOLDERS TO SUPPLY NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION AND CONTACTS FOR THE LANDOWNER TO IMPROVE THEIR LAND HOLDINGS FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. STEWARDSHIP STAFF WORKS WITH LEGAL COUNSEL IN REGARD TO ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT ARISE REGARDING INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY MLR. MLR IS IN THE PROCESS OF DIGITIZING ALL THE EASEMENT PROJECT FILES FOR THE 938 EASEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE OF RECORD SCANNING OF THIS DOCUMENTATION WILL ENHANCE STAFF'S ABILITY TO WORK EFFICIENTLY WITH EASEMENT HOLDERS ACROSS THE STATE. MLR GRANTED 324,853 TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION INC., TO BE INVESTED INTO THE LAND PROTECTION FUND TO COVER STEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING EXPENDITURES. TOTAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE STEWARDSHIP, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 938 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY MLR AMOUNTED TO $653,308, INCLUDING $324,853 GRANTED TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; MAPPING OF NEW/POTENTIAL PROJECTS; DIGITIZING OF ALL EXISTING EASEMENT FILES/DOCUMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR $45,149. THE REMAINING $283,306 COVERED THE COSTS OF THE LANDS MANAGER, LAND STEWARD/GIS COORDINATOR, STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR, AND 19 PART-TIME LAND STEWARDS (SALARIES/BENEFITS - $201,209; FEES FOR SERVICES - $8,701; OFFICE EXPENSES - $6,945; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - $10,974; OCCUPANCY - $8,113; TRAVEL/PER DIEM - $46,587; AND CONFERENCE/CONVENTIONS - $777). STEWARDSHIP/MONITORING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY STAFF INVOLVES VISITING OR VIEWING AERIAL PHOTOS OF EACH EASEMENT PROPERTY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT THE TERMS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE BEING UPHELD.Desc

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DescEDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: MLR STAFF TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE OF MONTANA CONDUCTING MEETINGS WITH POTENTIAL CLIENTS, COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS AND TO CONDUCT GENERAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE BENEFITS OF LAND CONSERVATION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. FOR THESE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, MLR PUBLISHES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL BROCHURES AND AN ANNUAL REPORT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ENHANCE THE TRANSPARENCY OF ITS PUBLIC INTEREST ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF PARTICIPATE WITH NUMEROUS CONSERVATION GROUPS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LAND TRUST COMMUNITY'S CONSERVATION EFFORTS. EXPENDITURES RELATED TO MLR'S OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AMOUNTED TO $444,351 IN 2021. THOSE EXPENDITURES INCLUDED GENERAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO LANDOWNERS, ATTORNEYS, ACCOUNTANTS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ETC. - $364,193; PUBLICATION MATERIALS (BROCHURES, ANNUAL REPORT, NEWSLETTERS, ETC.) - $32,006; AND MEMBERSHIP AND OUTREACH TO STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION/AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, ETC., - $48,152Desc
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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RICK BERG
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PHIL ROSTAD
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JERRY TOWNSEND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN BJERGO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY TURECK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MONTAGUE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN VERMILLION
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY SORENSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANE COLTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN WILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE KURTZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LEUSCHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIRSTEN FELDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOIS DELGER-DEMARS
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.002.00Yes (X)$128,999$0$5,400
KENDALL VAN DYK
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JORDAN VANA
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Securities$843,033SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Program Services$24,503ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$30,937ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$283FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$12,293FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$25,570ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,609FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$55,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,605ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,620FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$64,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,389FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$2,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,470FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$557FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$4,721ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,888FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,222FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACQUISITION RIGHTSDesc
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Program Services$14,022,157ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$561,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136,363FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$555,833BOYAmt
EOY$1,025,064EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,930,544BOYAmt
EOY$240,011EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$390,168BOYAmt
EOY$386,882EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$458BOYAmt
EOY$170EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,988EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$304,698LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$124,340LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$10,163,013EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,854,024EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,853,510EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$133,837EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$133,837EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,072,600BOYAmt
EOY$9,162,316EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,231,698BOYAmt
EOY$4,557,357EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,719,673EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,853,510EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,740,362ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$324,987PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$3,285,062CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,460,384CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,338,534CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,087,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,785,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,957,395TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,460,384CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,338,534CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,087,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,785,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,957,395TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$39,957,395PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,434CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$80,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,642CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$151,818CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$402,211TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$66,027CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$18,703CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$17,206CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$40,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total-$141,980TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$40,217,626TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99350PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95920PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,197,066FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$959,853FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$239,963FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus2$632,036CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$466,058CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$959,853CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,414,427TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,621,641LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$89,120CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$158,009CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$116,515CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$239,963CurrentYearAmt
Total$603,607TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$905,411GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements938TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage1220084.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements13ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement7543.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$328,263ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
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CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
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CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
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Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,583DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,417BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation$115,757DepreciationAmt
Book Value$173,941BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$180,358TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
LAND HELD FOR SALE$1,853,083
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS$938
OTHER ASSETS$3
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Total Book Value Other Assets$1,854,024TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,914,230TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$23,198NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$23,198RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,937,428RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,937,428TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,197,066TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,197,066ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,197,066TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 3:OF THE TOTAL 938 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY MLR AT THE END OF 2021, THIRTEEN (13) EASEMENT DOCUMENTS WERE MODIFIED (1.4%). THE THIRTEEN (13) MODIFICATIONS CONSISTED OF SIX (6) AMENDMENTS THAT EITHER REMOVED EXISTING RESERVED RIGHTS OF THE GRANTOR, THEREBY INCREASING THE CONSERVATION VALUES PROTECTED BY THE EASEMENT, OR ADDED ACREAGE TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. FOUR CORRECTIONS WERE FILED TO CORRECT SCRIVENER'S ERRORS IN LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND OTHER ERRORS FRUSTRATING THE PARTIES ORIGINAL INTENTIONS WHEN FIRST EXECUTING THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. TWO (2) CONSOLIDATIONS WERE RECORDED TO COMBINE ADJOINING CONSERVED LANDS, UNDER SEPARATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY MLR, INTO ONE COHESIVE CONSERVATION EASEMENT DOCUMENT, AND TO FURTHER RESTRICT DEVELOPMENT AND (IN ONE CASE) TO ADD IN ACREAGE TO THE PROTECTED PROPERTY. ONE (1) CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RESTATED TO UPDATE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION, FURTHER RESTRICT DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY, AND TO DOCUMENT THE EXERCISE OF A RESERVED RIGHT. ALL THIRTEEN (13) OF THE EASEMENT MODIFICATIONS SECURED THE LANDOWNER'S RATIFICATION OF THE CONSERVATION VALUES, PURPOSES, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OF THE ORIGINAL EASEMENTS. AS AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST, MLR FOLLOWED ITS RIGOROUS CONSERVATION EASEMENT AMENDMENT POLICY TO ENSURE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF THE CONSERVATION VALUES AND TO AVOID CONFERRAL OF PRIVATE BENEFIT AND INUREMENT, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. ARTHUN (DAVID) AMENDMENT THIS 4,421-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED ON OCTOBER 27, 2017 AS INSTRUMENT FILE NO. 371757 RECORDS OF CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA. SINCE THAT TIME, THE LANDOWNER ACQUIRED AN ADJOINING 204 ACRES THAT HE REQUESTED BE INCORPORATED INTO HIS EXISTING EASEMENT AND MAINTAINED AS UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACE IN PERPETUITY. THE GRANT DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ADDITIONAL LANDS AND RATIFICATION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 17, 2021 AS DOC. NO. 389509, RECORDS OF CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA. BITTERROOT SPRINGS RANCH CORRECTION A DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY GRANTED TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ON PROPERTY IN RAVALLI COUNTY, RECORDED ON JANUARY 12, 1981, IN BOOK 157, AT PAGE 950, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF RAVALLI COUNTY. THAT EASEMENT WAS LATER ASSIGNED TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE, RECORDED IN RAVALLI COUNTY ON OCTOBER 20, 1992. THAT ORIGINAL EASEMENT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CONSOLIDATED WITH ADJOINING CONSERVED LAND OWNED BY THE LANDOWNER INTO A RESTATEMENT OF DEEDS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT, RECORDED IN RAVALLI COUNTY AS DOC. NO. 660863 ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012. THE RESTATEMENT OF DEEDS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT SPECIFIED CERTAIN TRANSFERABLE PARCELS BY REFERENCE TO AN OUTDATED CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY, WHICH INADVERTENTLY FRUSTRATED THE PARTIES' INTENT BY ERRONEOUSLY REQUIRING A SEPARATE APPROXIMATELY 0.13 ACRE PORTION OF THE CONSERVED PROPERTY TO TRANSFER TOGETHER WITH OTHER NON-CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE RESTATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AS PART OF THE LARGER REMAINDER TRACT, RATHER THAN THE CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY WITH WHICH IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HELD IN COMMON OWNERSHIP. THE 2021 CORRECTION CORRECTED THIS ERROR BY REFERENCING AN ACCURATE CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY REFLECTING THE PROPERTY DIVISION INTENDED AT THE TIME OF EXECUTION OF THE RESTATEMENT. THE DOCUMENT ALSO DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION OF A BUILDING ENVELOPE USING A NEW SURVEY. THE CORRECTION OF RESTATEMENT OF DEEDS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT (TRANSFERABLE PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS) WAS RECORDED ON MARCH 1, 2021 AS DOC. NO. 765905, RECORDS OF RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA. BOYETTE AMENDMENT THIS 61-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED ON DECEMBER 9, 1998, AS DOCUMENT NO. 234450, RECORDS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, AS CORRECTED BY THAT CERTAIN CORRECTION TO DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED MARCH 5, 1999, AS DOCUMENT NO. 235271, RECORDS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. SINCE THAT TIME, THE LANDOWNER ACQUIRED AN ADJOINING 14 ACRES THAT THEY REQUESTED BE INCORPORATED INTO THEIR EXISTING EASEMENT AND MAINTAINED AS UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACE IN PERPETUITY. THE DOCUMENT ALSO ELIMINATES AMBIGUITIES AND DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE BUILDING ENVELOPE USING MODERN MAPPING TECHNOLOGY. THE GRANT DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ADDITIONAL LANDS AND RATIFICATION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED MARCH 16, 2021, AS DOC. NO. 298410, BOOK 396, PAGE 2733-2743, RECORDS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. CAMPBELL-FUQUA I AMENDMENT THIS 40-ACRE PARCEL WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED ON DECEMBER 26, 2002, IN BOOK 278, PAGE 17, RECORDS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MONTANA. SINCE THAT TIME, THE LANDOWNERS ACQUIRED AN ADJOINING 25 ACRES THAT THEY REQUESTED BY INCORPORATED INTO THEIR EXISTING EASEMENT AND MAINTAINED AS UNDEVELOPED OPEN SPACE IN PERPETUITY. THE GRANT DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ADDITIONAL LANDS AND RATIFICATION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED ON JULY 12, 2021, AS DOC NO. 294474, BOOK 390 AT PAGE 948, RECORDS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MONTANA. CHASE CORRECTION THIS 160-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 28, 2006, AS DOCUMENT NO. 200636208030 IN THE RECORDS OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. AFTER THE DOCUMENT WAS RECORDED, THE GRANTOR AND MLR DISCOVERED AN INADVERTENT DRAFTING ERROR THAT FRUSTRATED THE LANDOWNER'S DOCUMENTED INTENT TO ALLOW FOR ROADS AND TRAILS TO BE CONSTRUCTED TO ACCESS PERMITTED STRUCTURES WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT AREA. THE CORRECTION DEED ADDRESSED THE ERROR AND REQUIRED THAT ANY NEW ROADS BE SITED AND MAINTAINED SO AS TO MINIMIZE ADVERSE IMPACT TO CONSERVATION VALUES. THE CORRECTION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED MARCH 9, 2021, AS DOC. NO. 202100007877, RECORDS OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. CIRCLE 3 NOTICE AND AMENDMENT - THIS EASEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY RECORDED ON DECEMBER 18, 2013, AS DOC. NO. 280666 RECORDS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED BY A RESTATEMENT OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND GRANT DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ADDITIONAL LANDS, RECORDED DECEMBER 23, 2016, AS DOC. NO. 287294, RECORDS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT PROTECTED OVER 1,323 ACRES AND THE RESTATED EASEMENT INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL 532 ACRES. ON AUGUST 18, 2021, A NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF RESERVED RIGHT AND AMENDMENT OF RESTATED DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS EXECUTED TO REFLECT THE EXERCISE OF A RESERVED RIGHT IN THE 2016 RESTATED EASEMENT TO CONSOLIDATE BUILDING ENVELOPES IN THE PUBLIC RECORD AND TO AMEND EXHIBIT F TO THE RESTATED EASEMENT TO ELIMINATE TWO PRIOR BUILDING ENVELOPES AND REFLECT THE LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED BUILDING ENVELOPE. THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE BUILDING ENVELOPES WILL CLUSTER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY AND THEREBY SERVE TO PROTECT THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE PROPERTY. THE NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF RESERVED RIGHT AND AMENDMENT OF RESTATED DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 27, 2021, AS DOC. NO. 300128, RECORDS OF BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. COMBS II AMENDMENT THIS 1,550-ACRE PARCEL WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 13, 2007 AS DOCUMENT NO. 122989 RECORDS OF MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA. TWO LANDOWNERS SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENT OFFERED TO CONSERVE AN ADDITIONAL 4.4 ACRES OF ADJOINING PROPERTY (IN TWO NON-CONTIGUOUS RIVERFRONT PARCELS), AS WELL AS CONSTRUCT SMALLER CABINS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT ONE LARGE RESIDENCE, WHICH REDUCED THE TOTAL ALLOTTED SQUARE FOOTAGE LIMIT OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS ON THE PROPERTY. ALL LANDOWNERS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ALSO OFFERED TO AMEND THE EASEMENT LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE ALL UTILITIES TO BE BURIED TO FURTHER PROTECT THE CONSERVATION VALUES SOUGHT TO BE PROTECTED BY THE EASEMENT. THE DOCUMENT ALSO UPDATED AND DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION OF BUILDING ENVELOPES USING MODERN MAPPING TECHNOLOGY. THE GRANT DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ADDITIONAL LANDS AND RATIFICATION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED AS DOC. NO. 197497, RECORDS OF MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA. PFISTER AMENDMENT THIS 13,813-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1888977, RECORDS OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA. A SUBSEQUENT LANDOWNER WISHED TO FURTHER PROTECT THE CONSERVATION VALUES SOUGHT TO BE PROTECTED BY THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT BY ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO CONVERT ANY OF THE NATIVE RANGELAND ON THE PROPERTY BY FARMING, CULTIVATING, OR SODBUSTING. THE AMENDMENT AND RATIFICATION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED AS DOC. NO. 399289, RECORDS OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA. DESCRIPTION CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE D - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.
PART II, LINE 5:THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE (MLR) HAS A MONITORING POLICY. THE MLR STEWARDSHIP STAFF (CONSISTING OF 1 LANDS MANAGER; 1 GIS COORDINATOR/LAND STEWARD; 1 STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR; AND 19 PART-TIME LAND STEWARDS) MONITORS EACH AND EVERY PROPERTY ON WHICH MLR HOLDS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THIS MONITORING INCLUDES A VISIT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE LANDOWNERS/MANAGERS. THE STEWARDSHIP STAFF ALSO WORKS WITH EXISTING EASEMENT HOLDERS TO SUPPLY NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION AND CONTACTS FOR THE LANDOWNER TO IMPROVE THEIR LAND HOLDINGS FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. STEWARDSHIP STAFF ALSO WORKS WITH LEGAL COUNSEL IN REGARD TO POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT ARISE REGARDING INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY MLR. MLR IS IN THE PROCESS OF DIGITIZING ALL OF THE EASEMENT PROJECT FILES FOR THE 938 EASEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE OF RECORD - SCANNING OF THIS DOCUMENTATION WILL ENHANCE STAFF'S ABILITY TO WORK EFFICIENTLY WITH EASEMENT HOLDERS ACROSS THE STATE.
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED BY MLR AS IN-KIND DONATIONS WITH A VALUE OF $1 EACH. BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MLR VALUES ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD AT A NOMINAL AMOUNT OF $1 DUE TO THE FACT THAT SAID EASEMENTS CANNOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR BORROWED AGAINST. EXPENSES INCURRED IN "BARGAIN" PURCHASES OF EASEMENTS AND OTHER IN-HOUSE EXPENSES RELATED TO COMPLETION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED OUT IN THE YEAR OF THE PURCHASE AND/OR DONATION. THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE USED IN MLR'S ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: "MLR HAS ACQUIRED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FROM VARIOUS CONTRIBUTORS. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS REPRESENT RIGHTS TO RESTRICT USE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES. BY ACCEPTING THE EASEMENT CONTRIBUTION, MLR COMMITS TO PROTECTING THE EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS IN PERPETUITY. THE EASEMENTS HAVE NO MARKET VALUE IN THE HANDS OF MLR. MLR CAN ASSIGN THE EASEMENTS ONLY TO ANOTHER QUALIFIED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, THEY ARE REPRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT A NOMINAL VALUE OF ONE DOLLAR PER EASEMENT. PURCHASED EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED."
PART V, LINE 4:THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION, INC., WAS ESTABLISHED TO HOLD ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE (MLR) AS A RELATED 509(A)(3) SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. ONE OF THE FUNDS THAT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY AND OVERSEEN BY THE FOUNDATION IS THE CONSERVATION FUND, WHICH HAS TWO SUBFUNDS, THE "GENERAL CONSERVATION FUND AND THE "LEGACY FUND." THE CONSERVATION FUND IS AN ENDOWMENT FUND. GENERAL CONSERVATION FUND: THE GENERAL CONSERVATION FUND PROVIDES A SOURCE OF REVENUE TO MLR FOR OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS FOR LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS, AND RESEARCH, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION ON PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION. THE PRESENT VALUE OF ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND IS NOT EXPENDED AS REQUIRED BY MONTANA ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 42.15.507(6) AND ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION. THE CORPUS MAY NOT BE USED. ANY GRANT REQUEST TO THE FOUNDATION FROM MLR MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LEGACY FUND: THE LEGACY FUND PROVIDES A STEADY SOURCE OF REVENUE TO MLR FOR BRIDGE CAPITAL FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, FOR OPTION PURCHASES FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF A THREATENED PROPERTY TO BE RESOLD TO A CONSERVATION BUYER, OR FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENT PURCHASES. THE CORPUS OF THE FUND MAY NOT BE USED. ANY GRANT REQUESTS TO THE FOUNDATION FROM MLR MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 3 - CONTINUEDRAHR PROPERTY CONSOLIDATION THIS 2,352-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, THE FIRST EASEMENT TOTALING 2,260 ACRES RECORDED ON APRIL 14, 1993 AS IN BOOK F-37, PAGES 501-521, RECORDS OF MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA. AN ADDITIONAL 92 ACRES WAS PROTECTED ON JUNE 16, 1998, IN BOOK F-37, PAGES 501-521, RECORDS OF MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LANDOWNER OBTAINED AN ADDITIONAL 182 ACRES THEY WISHED TO PROTECT BY CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THE LANDOWNER AND MLR WORKED TO CONSOLIDATE THE THREE PROPERTIES VIA A CONSOLIDATED AND RESTATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTING THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE. THE DOCUMENT UPDATED AND DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION OF BUILDING ENVELOPES USING MODERN MAPPING TECHNOLOGY NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE PRIOR TWO EASEMENTS WERE RECORDED. THE RESTATEMENT OF DEEDS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND GRANT DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ADDITIONAL LANDS WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 5, 2021 AS DOC. NO. 147085, RECORDS OF MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA. ROE I AND II CONSOLIDATION THIS 2,246-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY TWO DEEDS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT; THE FIRST PROTECTING 1,526 ACRES WAS RECORDED ON DECEMBER 20, 1999 AS DOC. NO. 148131, RECORDS OF POWELL COUNTY, MONTANA. A SUBSEQUENT 720 ACRES WERE PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED AS DOC. NO. 161446 ON DECEMBER 13, 2007 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY A RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENT OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED AS DOC. NO. 170591 ON DECEMBER 18, 2013, RECORDS OF POWELL COUNTY, MONTANA. THE LANDOWNER OF THE PROPERTY WISHED TO FURTHER PROTECT THE SCENIC AND OPEN SPACE VALUES OF THE PROTECTED PROPERTY BY REMOVING: 1) THE RIGHT TO REPLACE ONE EXISTING RESIDENCE WITH A FISHING LODGE AND UP TO FIVE SLEEPING CABINS; 2) THE RIGHT TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL HUNTING AND FISHING ON THE PROPERTY; AND 3) THE RIGHT TO ALLOW GUEST RANCHING ON THE PROPERTY. THE CONSOLIDATION AND RESTATEMENT OF DEEDS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED AS DOC. NO. 181682 ON FEBRUARY 1, 2021, RECORDS OF POWELL COUNTY, MONTANA. SUMMERS CORRECTION THIS 2,261-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 21, 2012 AS DOC. NO. 176665, RECORDS OF CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA. AFTER THE DOCUMENT WAS RECORDED, THE GRANTOR AND MLR DISCOVERED AN INADVERTENT DRAFTING ERROR IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE PROTECTED PROPERTY INTENDED FOR FUTURE COUNTY GRAVEL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES, WHICH AREA WAS ENCUMBERED BY THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, BUT EXCLUDED FROM THE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE PORTION OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT HAD MISTAKENLY IDENTIFIED AN OLD GRAVEL REMOVAL AREA THAT WAS HISTORICALLY USED PRIOR TO THE RECORDING OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, BUT WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN REMEDIATED BY THAT TIME, RATHER THAN THE CORRECT SITE, FOR WHICH THE LANDOWNER HAD ALREADY RECEIVED A PERMIT FOR FUTURE GRAVEL REMOVAL. THE CORRECTION OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2011 AS DOC. NO. 1811606, RECORDS OF CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA. WILLIAMS (GERALD) I RESTATEMENT THIS 480-ACRE PROPERTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 1997, AS DOC. NO. 1904133, AS CORRECTED BY A CORRECTION TO DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 12, 2009, AS DOC. NO. 3530917, RECORDS OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA. ON JULY 18, 2019, THE OWNERS OF THE LAND SUBJECT TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT MADE A FORMAL REQUEST TO AMEND THE DESCRIPTION OF TRANSFERABLE PARCELS PERMITTED TO BE HELD IN SEPARATE OWNERSHIP, FOR ESTATE AND GENERATIONAL-TRANSFER PLANNING PURPOSES AND TO REMOVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SPLIT OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL LAND, WHICH WOULD HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF THE RURAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND NATURAL SCENIC VALUES. THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDED REDUCTIONS IN THE SIZE OF PERMITTED BUILDING ENVELOPES, IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW BUILDING ENVELOPE AROUND AN EXISTING RESIDENCE, AND THE ELIMINATION OF TWO ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT SITES ORIGINALLY PERMITTED BY THE EASEMENT. MLR'S BOARD APPROVED THE REQUEST ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CHANGES TOOK THE FORM OF A RESTATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT BROUGHT THE EASEMENT LANGUAGE, BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGNATIONS, AND RESOURCE DOCUMENTATION UP TO MODERN STANDARDS. A RESTATEMENT OF DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED ON APRIL 15, 2021, AS DOC. NO. 3968252, RECORDS OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA. ARTHUN PLACE CORRECTION. THIS 988-ACRE PROPERTY IN STILLWATER COUNTY AND CARBON COUNTY WAS PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 27, 1995, AS INSTRUMENT FILE NO. 275541, IN THE RECORDS OF CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA, AND RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 279886 IN THE RECORDS OF STILLWATER COUNTY, MONTANA. THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS AMENDED BY THE AMENDMENT TO DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 23, 1999, RECORDS OF STILLWATER COUNTY, MONTANA, WHICH ADDED ACREAGE TO THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT PROPERTY. AFTER THE AMENDMENT WAS RECORDED, THE GRANTOR AND MLR DISCOVERED THAT THE AMENDMENT HAD INADVERTENTLY NOT BEEN RECORDED IN CARBON COUNTY, AND THAT A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY HAD NOT BEEN OWNED BY THE GRANTOR EXECUTING THE AMENDMENT AT THE TIME (BUT WAS NOW AGAIN UNDER UNIFIED OWNERSHIP). THE CORRECTION WAS RECORDED IN BOTH COUNTIES, AND CONTAINED A GRANT OF SUCH RIGHTS AND INTERESTS AS WERE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT AND TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT, THEREBY RESOLVING ANY DOUBTS REGARDING THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF THE AMENDMENT. THE CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT TO DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS RECORDED NOVEMBER 19, 2021, AS DOC. NO. 389556, RECORDS OF CARBON COUNTY, MONTANA, AND WAS RECORDED DECEMBER 1, 2021, AS DOCUMENT NO. 385215, RECORDS OF STILLWATER COUNTY, MONTANA.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 355AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59624ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN271125289RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$324,853CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedCASHValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantSCH I, STMT 1PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION, INC., WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE (MLR) AND TO HOLD ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF MLR. TWO MEMBERS OF MLR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED TO THE FOUNDATION BY MLR. THERE ARE FOUR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD THAT ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE MLR BOARD AND PROVIDE FURTHER OVERSIGHT OF THESE FUNDS. MLR MONIES GRANTED TO THE FOUNDATION ARE INVESTED TO PROVIDE INCOME THAT IS THEN GRANTED TO MLR TO ASSIST IN THE COMPLETION OF LAND PROJECTS, TO ASSIST WITH THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF MONITORING EXISTING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, TO ASSIST MLR WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM TO LANDOWNERS, PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO ASSIST MLR WITH ITS GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES. IN 2021 MLR GRANTED $324,853 TO BE INVESTED INTO THE LAND PROTECTION FUND (INCOME FROM WHICH IS USED TO ASSIST MLR WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECT COSTS AND MONITORING/STEWARDSHIP COSTS).ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE$461,063THE MLR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A GRANT REQUEST FROM MLR. THE GRANT COVERED COSTS RELATED TO THE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE MLR; COSTS RELATED TO THE COMPLETION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DURING THE YEAR; AND COSTS RELATED TO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE MLR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MLR FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.0
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE$37,300ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND INSURANCE EXPENSE. THROUGH AN INTERCORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT, MLR STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND INSURANCE TO THE MLR FOUNDATION. CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE MLR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MLR FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.0
RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE$7,300ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND INSURANCE EXPENSE. THROUGH AN INTERCORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT, MLR STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDE ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND INSURANCE TO THE RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION. THE PRESIDENT OF THE MLR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ONE OF MLR'S MANAGING DIRECTORS, AND ONE DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY MLR SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT.0
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION TO THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE$324,853MLR MONIES GRANTED TO THE FOUNDATION ARE INVESTED TO PROVIDE INCOME THAT IS THEN GRANTED TO MLR TO ASSIST IN THE COMPLETION OF LAND PROJECTS, TO ASSIST WITH THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF MONITORING EXISTING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, TO ASSIST MLR WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM TO LANDOWNERS, PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO ASSIST MLR WITH ITS GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES. CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE MLR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MLR FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,024NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET QUOTATIONMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesVALUED AT $1.00 EACH.MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescLAND HELD FOR RESALEDesc
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,853,083NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISAL AND SUBSEQMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE MLR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND APPROVAL. SHOULD THE DRAFTING OF THE FORM 990 BE DELAYED, LEAVING INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REVIEW, THE MLR FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS AUTHORIZED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE SUBMITTAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMLR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES, MAJOR DONORS, AND INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR FORMER EMPLOYEES WHO MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO INSIDE INFORMATION (CONFLICTED PARTIES) AND REFERENCES CONFLICTED PARTIES' SPOUSES, DOMESTIC PARTNERS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, SIBLINGS, OR BUSINESS ENTITIES (RELATED PARTIES). A CONFLICTED PARTY MUST DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND HIS/HER INTEREST IN SAID TRANSACTION TO THE FULL BOARD/STAFF PRIOR TO ANY DISCUSSION, AND SHALL NOT VOTE ON OR BE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSION OF AN ISSUE GIVING RISE TO ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MINUTES AND DISCUSSED WITH LEGAL COUNSEL IF NECESSARY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MONTANA LAW, A TRANSACTION WITH A CONFLICTED PARTY MAY ONLY BE AUTHORIZED, APPROVED, OR RATIFIED IF THE TRANSACTION RECEIVED THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NO DIRECT OR IN-DIRECT INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION. EACH DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEE SIGNS A STATEMENT, WHICH AFFIRMS HE/SHE HAS RECEIVED, READ, UNDERSTANDS, AND AGREES TO COMPLY IN ALL RESPECTS WITH MLR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SALARIES OF ALL MLR EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AFTER CONSIDERATION OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND ARE BASED UPON THEIR REVIEW OF SALARY/BENEFIT SURVEYS CONDUCTED ON OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND BY TREC (A NATIONALLY KNOWN SURVEY ORGANIZATION). MLR STAFF MAY ALSO BE GIVEN COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES THAT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S COST-OF-LIVING CALCULATIONS. THE COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REVISE PROPOSED SALARY PACKAGES IF THEY DETERMINE THAT IS NECESSARY/WARRANTED. THE ANNUAL SALARY PACKAGES (ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE) ARE PRESENTED TO AND DISCUSSED WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL APPROVAL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MLR PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT NO COST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CMLR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT OVERSEE AND REVIEW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT EACH YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION
PO BOX 638SHERIDANMT59749450487621SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONMT501(C)(3)LINE 1THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE0
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 355HELENAMT59624271125289SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONMT501(C)(3)LINE 1THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
B$324,853CASH
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
C$461,063CASH
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
L$36,000CASH (SERVICES AGREEMENT)
MONTANA LAND RELIANCE FOUNDATION
Q$1,300CASH
RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION
L$6,000CASH (SERVICES AGREEMENT)
RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION
Q$1,300CASH

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