VENTURA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: VENTURA LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0769456)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202003219349320285
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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 G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-16T16:17:53-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	471222587	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DECKER FARRELL & MCCOY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 W Ventura Blvd Ste 245	AddressLine1Txt
City	Camarillo	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93010	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010769456	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VENTURA LAND TRUST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DEREK POULTNEY	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHAEL FARRELL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01070806	PTIN
Phone	8059101441	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,754,136	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	VENTURAHILLSIDES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	12	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	310	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$609,123	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,864,003	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$60,699	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$464,041	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$296,562	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$136,383	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$64,820	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$67,911	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,031,204	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,532,338	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$327,021	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$380,828	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$91,430	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$265,245	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$572,775	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$592,266	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$953,603	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$438,938	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,578,735	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,633,276	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,175,357	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,026,512	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,038,456	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,606,764	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,136,901	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The 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 Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$378,413	ExpenseAmt
Desc	STEWARDSHIP - THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS IT OWNS IN PERPETUITY. WE BALANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS AND ENVIROMENTAL 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$229,705	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LAND 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$101,812	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATION - 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$709,930	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	12	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DEREK POULTNEY	PersonNm
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DON WOOD
President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS KULZER
Vice President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUNJAY MOORTHY
Treasurer	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN HANKINS
Secretary	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN BEDNORZ
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE DOLL
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN LEFEVRE
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANE MONTAGUE
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SYLVIA MUNOZ SCHNOPP
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK WATKINS
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED WEHAN
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT WEISS
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$2,991,605	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$872,398	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$211,698	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,864,003	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STEWARDSHIP	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$464,041	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$464,041	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$464,041	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$63,582	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$63,582	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$236,133	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$163,332	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$72,801	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$72,801	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$72,801	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$119,383	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$53,303	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,080	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$66,080	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$4,707	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$5,163	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$456	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$456	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,287	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,287	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,287	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,532,338	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$465,872	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$202,463	ExclusionAmt

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

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$354,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$237,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,459	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$41,247	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,225	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,721	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,367	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,037	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$376,715	TotalAmt
Program Services	$342,859	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$33,856	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,181	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,181	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,978	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,978	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRAINING	$34,886	$32,386	$2,405	$95
OFFICE EXPENSES	$32,927	$18,475	$5,205	$9,247
SUPPLIES	$27,234	$27,234
LAND ACQUISITION FEES	$17,656	$17,656

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,933	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,618	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$953,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$709,930	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,243	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$91,430	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,884,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,016,827	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$235,198	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,547	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,342	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,899	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$590	BOYAmt
EOY	$590	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$363,073	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,436	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$332,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$350,637	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$169,523	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,979	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,180	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,100	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,151,705	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,633,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,175,357	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,456	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,538	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,026,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,038,456	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	$1,254,293	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,528,577	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$352,471	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,608,324	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,606,764	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,136,901	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,633,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,175,357	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,578,735	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$48,598	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$132,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$376,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,313,555	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$609,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,055,132	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,486,229	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$132,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$376,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,313,555	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$609,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,055,132	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,486,229	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$142,618	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,343,611	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,213	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$306,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$63,582	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$403,366	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$243,703	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$131,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$111,692	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$588,131	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,077,197	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,966,792	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.70450	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	58	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	1	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	16	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (true)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$61,977	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$115,220	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$5,690	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,983	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$169,523	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$8,846	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$50,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,132	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$61,978	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$145,974	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,130	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$146,258	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$8,846	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$144,782	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,192	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$145,974	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$323,533	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$323,533	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$39,540	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,436	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,104	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$350,637	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DOWN PAYMENT IN ESCROW	Desc
Book Value	$3,151,705	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$3,151,705	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,723,467	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$191,129	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$191,129	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,532,338	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,532,338	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,144,732	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$191,129	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$191,129	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$953,603	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$953,603	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy	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 RETORE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT AND ENDURE THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY'S CONSERVATION VALUES WITH THE GREATEST DEGREE OF COOPERTION FROM THE LANDOWNER AND THE LEAST EXPENSE TO BOTH THE LANDOWNER AND VLT.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.	THERE ARE NO REVENUES AND LIMITED STAFF TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENT. NO EXPENSES WERE ALLOCATED. AS SUCH, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL INFORMAITON REFLECTED ON EITHER THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES OF PROPERTIES

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
TURTLE TYPE INC
521 VILLAGE COMMON BLVD	CAMARILLO	CA	93012	HARMON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	false	$64,595	$26,541	$38,054
TURTLE TYPE INC
521 VILLAGE COMMON BLVD	CAMARILLO	CA	93012	MARIANO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	false	$75,155	$8,040	$67,115

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$139,750	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$34,581	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$105,169	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WILD & SCENIC	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$73,831	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$73,831	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$29,429	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	OTHER EVENTS	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$45,552	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$45,552	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$23,874	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$119,383	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$119,383	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$53,303	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$53,303	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$66,080	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$211,698	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE 990 IS EXPLAINED AT A TRUSTEE MEETING, AND A COPY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH TRUSTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AT TRUSTEE MEETINGS; TRUSTEES DO NOT VOTE ON DECISIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	A COMMITTEE STUDIES THE COMPENSATION LEVELS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEES APPROVE THE COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE TRUSTEES ANNUALY REVIEW COMPENSATION COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR POSITIONS OF SIMILAR LAND TRUSTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection	THE 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 VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS FORM 990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.