PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION (EIN 37-6018736)
Tax period: 2020-05-01 to 2021-04-30
Filed: 2021-11-01
IRS object ID: 202143059349301184
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-01T11:27:15-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-04-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363168081	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SIKICH LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	201 CLOCK TOWER DR 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	EAST PEORIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-05-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	376018736	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	C/O BLUESTEM BANK	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PRAI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8156922369	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	104 E LOCUST	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61739	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID HAMMER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8156924363	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	DAVID	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HAMMER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NATHAN ISENBERG	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01236238	PTIN
Phone	3096944251	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-10-27	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID HAMMER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O BLUESTEM BANK 104 E LOCUST	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61739	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$158,441	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PRAIRIELANDSFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROMOTION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY IN FAIRBURY AND AWARDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$152,678	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$62,271	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$29,226	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$97,987	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$90,771	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,528	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,071	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$282,419	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$156,113	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$29,005	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$28,947	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$21,046	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$21,315	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$79,501	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$107,288	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$129,552	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$157,550	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$152,867	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,437	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,295,947	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,334,408	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,295,947	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,334,408	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PROMOTION OF CHARITABLE COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SPACES, AND THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND BEAUTIFICATION OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA OF LIVINGSTON, MCLEAN AND FORD COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$120,215	ExpenseAmt
Desc	COSTS RELATED TO PROMOTION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$28,947	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$28,947	GrantAmt
Desc	SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO SENIORS IN, OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS FROM, PRAIRIE CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT #8 WHO ARE PLANNING TO FURTHER HIS OR HER STUDIES IN A DEGREED PROGRAM OR A VOCATIONAL FIELD. 54 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 48 INDIVIDUALS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$149,162	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	Yes (1)	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID HAMMER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8156924363	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	104 E LOCUST	AddressLine1Txt
City	FAIRBURY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	61739	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAVID HAMMER
PRESIDENT	1.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MILA HANDLER
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES PATERNOSTER
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR CALVIN JACKSON
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANNIELLE JACKSON
SECRETARY	1.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GORDON KINATE
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALBERTA KINATE
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEAN WESSELS
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WALTER JR
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN HARMS
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK TRAINOR
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT DUFFY
VICE PRESIDENT	0.30	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIK KURTENBACH
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY HANDLER
TREASURER	1.30		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$62,271	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$62,271	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,771	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$90,771	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$5,399	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,328	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,071	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,071	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,071	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$156,113	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$93,842	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,947	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,800	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,515	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$750	TotalAmt
Management And General	$750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,027	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,027	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,023	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,016	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120	TotalAmt
Management And General	$120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,032	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,845	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,845	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRUSTEE FEE	$2,400	$2,400
DUES & FILING FEES	$75	$75

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,388	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$396,171	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$712,372	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$133,667	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$564,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$578,705	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,488,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,059,900	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,740,113	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,203,959	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,673	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,295,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,334,408	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,776,433	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,109,248	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,519,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,225,160	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,295,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,334,408	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,295,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,334,408	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,437	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,039,898	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$102,033	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$157,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$144,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$62,271	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$521,554	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$102,033	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$157,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$144,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$62,271	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$521,554	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$200,780	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$320,774	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$96,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$97,971	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$101,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$103,386	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$96,170	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$495,180	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,016,734	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.31550	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.28920	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 17A - FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION (PLF) IS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER I.R.C. SEC 501(C)(3). PLF IS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN I.R.C. SEC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). PLF IS CURRENTLY NOT RECEIVING 33 1/3% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE "GENERAL PUBLIC" AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(6) OR FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(8). HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED" BASED ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OUTLINED WITHIN TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3) AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3)(I): THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC SUPPORT NORMALLY RECEIVED BY PLF EQUALS AT LEAST 10% OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT NORMALLY RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3)(II): PLF MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THIS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROGRAM, IN TURN, ENCOURAGES AND SOLICITS DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY. TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3)(III): A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE PLF'S SUPPORT IS FROM INVESTMENT INCOME ON LARGE ENDOWMENT FUNDS. VARIOUS DONORS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE DONATED THESE FUNDS TO PLF. TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3)(IV): THE PRIMARY SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED BY DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES. PLF'S EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA TO PAY FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR CAPITAL ITEMS AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND STUDENTS IN THEIR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION WHO CURRENTLY ATTEND OR HAVE GRADUATED FROM PRAIRIE CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT #8 AND ARE PLANNING TO STUDY TOWARDS A DEGREE OR CONTINUE IN A VOCATION FIELD. PLF DOES NOT RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DONATIONS FROM ANY ONE FAMILY. TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3)(V): PLF HAS A GOVERNING BODY WHICH REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF VARIOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS. TREASURY REG. SEC 1.170A-9(E)(3)(VI): PLF PROVIDES GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA TO PAY FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR CAPITAL ITEMS AND AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND STUDENTS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHO CURRENTLY ATTEND OR HAVE GRADUATED FROM PRAIRIE CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT #8 AND ARE PLANNING TO STUDY TOWARDS A DEGREE OR IN A VOCATIONAL FIELD. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A CONTINUING BASIS. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR PUBLIC ORGANIZATION IN NEED OF THESE SERVICES WHO MEETS CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,918,727	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$750	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$952,940	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$28,447	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$109,336	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$3,734,634	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,124,547	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$31,125	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$164,037	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$28,505	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$44,403	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,918,727	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,789,850	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$8,500	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$420,705	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$27,091	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$67,417	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$3,124,547	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,927,454	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,772	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,393	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$26,745	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$120,024	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,789,850	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,767,741	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,850	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$240,931	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$37,979	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$45,089	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,927,454	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.14000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.86000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$533,327	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$533,327	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,684	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,063	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,621	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$124,268	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$87,948	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$36,320	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$49,093	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$42,656	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,437	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$578,705	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PATRONAGE STOCK	$7	F
2,220 SHS AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS	$640,426	F
3,307 SHS DISNEY	$615,168	F
2,150 SHS JOHNSON & JOHNSON	$349,870	F
7,200 SHS PFIZER INC.	$278,280	F
2,400 SHS PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO.	$320,208	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$2,203,959	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PLANNING TO FURTHER HIS OR HER STUDIES IN A VOCATIONAL FIELD.	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	48	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$28,947	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN, OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS FROM, PRAIRIE CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT #8 WHO ARE PLANNING TO FURTHER HIS OR HER STUDIES TOWARDS A DEGREE OR IN A VOCATIONAL FIELD. RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN BY A COMMITTEE OF PRAIRIE LANDS GOVERNING MEMBERS AND EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MALLORY BAHLER	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	GRANDDAUGHTER OF DIRECTOR	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant	$500	CashGrantAmt
Type Of Assistance	SCHOLARSHIP	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance Purpose	EDUCATION	AssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID HAMMER	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	TRUST OFFICER AT BANK OF PONTIAC	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	BANK OF PONTIAC RECEIVES TRUST/AGENCY ACCOUNT INCOME AND BROKERAGE REVENUE FROM PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION FOR HOLDING INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III	A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF BOARD AND GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS, DETERMINES THE RECIPIENTS WHO WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE PRAIRIE CENTRAL AREA EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND BEFORE PRESENTING TO THE BOARD.
PART IV	FEES CHARGED TO PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION ARE IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. DAVID HAMMER DOES NOT BENEFIT IN HIS POSITION AS TRUST OFFICER FOR BANK OF PONTIAC FROM HIS ROLE AS PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER FOR PRAIRIE LANDS FOUNDATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	MILA HANDLER AND HENRY HANDLER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY SUBMIT SIGNED CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST STATEMENTS CONFIRMING THAT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS BEEN DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD IN WRITING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	NO DIRECTORS ARE COMPENSATED AND NO EMPLOYEES MEET THE CRITERIA OF A KEY EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	EDUCATION PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 550. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 550. PICKLE BALL PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,000. MARSH PARK REVITALIZATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,324. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 52,324. MUNZ PARK PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,561. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,561. WOODS TRAILS AND BRIDGES PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,117. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,117. DUGOUT PROJECT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,171. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,171. GIRL SCOUTS PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,300.