SONOMA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SONOMA LAND TRUST (EIN 51-0197006)
Tax period
2018-04-01 to 2019-03-31
Filed
2020-02-14
IRS object ID
202010459349301916
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-02-14T16:30:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMANINO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112657 ALCOSTA BLVD STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAMONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP945834600ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN510197006EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SONOMA LAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSONOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7075266930PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1822 FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ROSACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95404ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEAMON O'BRYNEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7075266930PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone9257902600PhoneNum
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.111.205.16IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-06 18:47:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEAMON O'BRYNEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1822 FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ROSACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,911,613GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SONOMALANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROTECT THE SCENIC, NATURAL, CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES OF SONOMA COUNTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY DEVELOPING LONG-TERM LAND PROTECTION STRATEGIES; PROMOTING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION; ACQUIRING LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; PRACTICING STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING THE RESTORATION OF CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; PROMOTING A SENSE OF PLACE AND A LAND ETHIC THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EDUCATON AND OUTREACH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Revenue$5,523,202CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$7,196,840PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$999,818PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,446,870CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$4,630,879TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,028,137TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$35,109,236NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPROTECT THE SCENIC, NATURAL, CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES OF SONOMA COUNTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY DEVELOPING LONG-TERM LAND PROTECTION STRATEGIES; PROMOTING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION; ACQUIRING LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; PRACTICING STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING THE RESTORATION OF CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; PROMOTING A SENSE OF PLACE AND A LAND ETHIC THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,190,247ExpenseAmt
Grant$799,506GrantAmt
Revenue$177,786RevenueAmt
DescACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND ON THE LAND PROGRAMS- CONTINUED WORK TO ENHANCE THE SONOMA VALLEY WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, INCLUDING STUDY OF WILDLIFE MOVEMENT PATTERNS. - CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE USE OF THE SONOMA DEVELOPMENT CENTER A CRITICAL LINK IN THE HABITAT CORRIDOR ON THE EASTERN SLOPE OF SONOMA MOUNTAIN.- CONTINUED LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF SEARS POINT WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT AND CONTINUED NATIVE HABITAT PLANTING PROJECT.- BEGAN LEADING THE SONOMA VALLEY WILDLANDS COLLABORATIVE TO COORDINATE LANDSCAPE-SCALE FIRE AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN THE SONOMA VALLEY REGION.- MANAGED 18 PROPERTIES COVERING OVER 4,000 ACRES TO PRESERVE, RESTORE AND MONITOR THEIR NATURAL, OPEN SPACE, SCENIC, CULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.- MONITORED 54 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS COVERING OVER 7,200 ACRES TO ENSURE THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENTS ARE UPHELD AND THE CONSERVATION VALUES ARE PROTECTED.- CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE SANTA ROSA SOUTHEAST GREENWAY CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT 52 ACRES FORMERLY SLATED FOR AN EXTENSION TO HIGHWAY 12 WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA.- ADVANCED PORTFOLIO OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT SONOMA COUNTY.- SECURED FUNDING AND LAUNCHED THE SONOMA CREEK BAYLANDS RESTORATION STRATEGY.- TEAMED UP WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SLT PROPERTIES, PROVIDED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN AND OFFERED PUBLIC HIKES.- ENGAGED OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, HIKING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.- CONDUCTED ITS FIRST SUMMER DAY CAMP, A BILINGUAL OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, BAY CAMP, AT SEARS POINT. CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 13 LEARNED TO KAYAK, RODE BICYCLES EACH DAY, AND EXPLORED THE RESTORED TIDAL MARSH.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7075266930PhoneNum

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CitySANTA ROSACityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ALLISON SANFORD
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BRENT
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERRY KARSEN
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY SMIT
SECRETARY (START 5/18)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIE ANDEL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNY VANNESS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL FISHMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY SCOTCHMOOR
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLIE RILLA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM PORTWOOD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT HAFNER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN HIGHTOWER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAL HINKLE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER MATTSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER VANALYEA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAY CLEMENT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMON BLATTNER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN FREEMAN
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/18)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER BICE
BOARD MEMBER (START 11/18)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL JENSEN
BOARD MEMBER (START 8/18)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEWIS WARREN
BOARD MEMBER (START 11/18)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID KOEHLER
E.D. THRU 10/201940.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$169,054$0$17,971
PAUL DEMARCO
CFO (THRU 12/2018)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$117,065$0$23,347
MICHAEL J RIZZO
CFO (START 01/19)40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY ELIOT
CONSERVATION DIRECTOR40.00$134,234$0$8,130Yes (X)
ROBERT NEALE III
STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR40.00$121,074$0$15,543Yes (X)
SHANNON NICHOLS
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY40.00$130,440$0$13,771Yes (X)
JOHN MCCAULL
LAND ACQUISTION PROGRAM MA40.00$111,366$0$12,728Yes (X)
DEIRDRE HOLBROOK
DONOR ENGAGEMENT OFF.40.00$101,662$0$16,572Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$884,895TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$108,062TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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GUERRERO FENCING INC
5275 HESSEL ROADSEBASTOPOLCA95472FENCING$293,782
CHROMAGRAPHICS
440 TESCONI CIRCLESANTA ROSACA95401GRAPHIC DESIGN$119,467
PORTOLA SYSTEMS
PO BOX 361SEBASTOPOLCA95473INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$114,795
POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE
3820 CYPRESS DRIVE 11PETALUMACA94954IRRIGATION & PLANTING$113,482
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$349,143GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,970,480AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$177,972NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,319,623TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROJECT REVENUE/FEESDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$177,786RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$177,786TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$295,558ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$308,389RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$308,389RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$308,389TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$308,389ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,467,751SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,388,411SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$79,340SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$79,340TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$79,340ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
NET INSURANCE PROCEEDS900099$326,434$326,434
OTHER INCOME900099$16,072$16,072
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$342,506OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$177,786RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,025,793ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$791,001TotalAmt
Program Services$791,001ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,506TotalAmt
Program Services$8,506ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$992,957TotalAmt
Program Services$403,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$327,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$262,445FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,817,938TotalAmt
Program Services$1,169,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$358,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$290,143FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,324TotalAmt
Program Services$48,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,724FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,531TotalAmt
Program Services$171,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,393FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,029TotalAmt
Program Services$122,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,899FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$699,053TotalAmt
Program Services$366,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,164FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,704TotalAmt
Program Services$79,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$176FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,256TotalAmt
Management And General$65,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,367TotalAmt
Program Services$56,755ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,230TotalAmt
Management And General$50,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,188TotalAmt
Program Services$196,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,248FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,393TotalAmt
Program Services$6,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,444FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,120TotalAmt
Program Services$52,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,058FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,586TotalAmt
Program Services$106,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,974FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,137TotalAmt
Program Services$98,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,875FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,246TotalAmt
Program Services$38,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,303FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,972TotalAmt
Program Services$49,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,621FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,128TotalAmt
Program Services$111,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,635FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,918TotalAmt
Program Services$59,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LAND RESTORATION$198,478$198,478
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT$77,215$42,451$13,682$21,082
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$50,000$50,000
LICENSES AND FEES$22,224$7,934$13,291$999

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,571TotalAmt
Program Services$5,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,328FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,970,072TotalAmt
Program Services$4,190,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,720,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,059,511FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$844,718BOYAmt
EOY$172,128EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,185,495BOYAmt
EOY$5,220,120EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,373BOYAmt
EOY$429,870EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$739,482BOYAmt
EOY$990,983EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$532,110BOYAmt
EOY$522,921EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,183BOYAmt
EOY$6,850EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,334BOYAmt
EOY$123,579EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,167,311LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$765,228LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,217BOYAmt
EOY$402,083EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,423,613BOYAmt
EOY$7,344,529EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,785BOYAmt
EOY$195,885EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,380,154BOYAmt
EOY$23,728,425EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,217,464BOYAmt
EOY$39,137,373EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$981,479BOYAmt
EOY$511,541EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,942,587BOYAmt
EOY$1,778,356EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,953BOYAmt
EOY$19,953EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,686,860BOYAmt
EOY$1,718,287EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,630,879BOYAmt
EOY$4,028,137EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,052,332BOYAmt
EOY$30,066,371EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,524,253BOYAmt
EOY$4,809,701EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$233,164EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,586,585BOYAmt
EOY$35,109,236EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,217,464BOYAmt
EOY$39,137,373EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,446,870ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$35,403NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,924OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,232,209CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,445,579CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,232,526CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,226,586CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,319,623CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,456,523TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,232,209CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,445,579CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,232,526CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,226,586CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,319,623CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,456,523TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,491,353SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,965,170PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$445,757CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$495,431CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,102CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$490,336CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$603,947CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,120,573TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$460,448CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$342,506CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$802,954TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,380,050TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,358,610GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51180PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$102,368FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$102,368FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,867,704FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,970,072FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$498,504FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$124,626FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$379,163CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$509,842CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$498,504CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,387,509TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,581,264LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$47,492CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus1$90,733CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$102,368CurrentYearAmt
Total$240,593TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$94,791CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$127,461CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$124,626CurrentYearAmt
Total$596,878TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$895,317GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements44TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage7098.00TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement3234.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$277,458ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$710,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$222,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,457InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$953,457EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$710,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$710,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.75550BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.24450PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$888,275OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$595,185DepreciationAmt
Book Value$293,090BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$83,964OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,314BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$195,072OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90,393DepreciationAmt
Book Value$104,679BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$402,083TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CONSERVATION LAND$22,584,326
PROPERTY SUBJECT TO USE OBLIGATIONS, LIFE ESTATE$1,015,606
SECURITY DEPOSITS$128,493
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$23,728,425TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
USE OBLIGATION$583,386
ADVANCE ON FUNDS$1,131,151
CUSTODIAL LIABILITIES$3,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,718,287TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,442,168TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$35,403NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$8,180DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$4,924OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$22,299RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,464,467RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$50,230InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$8,505OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$58,735RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,523,202TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,919,517TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$8,180DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,180ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,911,337ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$50,230InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$8,505OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$58,735ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,970,072TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ("SLT" = "SONOMA LAND TRUST") SEVERAL OF THE LAND HOLDINGS REQUIRE SLT TO ADHERE TO USE LIMITS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. IF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET BY SLT, THE PROPERTIES WOULD REVERT EITHER TO THE HEIRS OF THE DONOR OR OTHER LAND CONSERVANCY ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, CERTAIN CONSERVATION LANDS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED USING GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS. SUCH FUNDS RESTRICT THE SALE AND DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTY UNDER VARIOUS AGREEMENTS. ACCOUNTING POLICY - SLT ACQUIRES LAND IN THE FEE TITLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CONVEYS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER THE PROPERTY TO A PUBLIC AGENCY OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR PERMANENT STEWARDSHIP OF THE EASEMENT. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LAND IS HELD ON SLT'S BOOKS AT COST OR FAIR VALUE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, LESS THE VALUE OF THE EASEMENT CONVEYED TO THE PUBLIC AGENCY. LAND GIFTS, ONCE VALUED, ARE RECORDED AS OTHER INCOME IN ACCOUNT 6850, REAL PROPERTY DONATIONS. EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY SLT REPRESENT NUMEROUS RESTRICTIONS OVER THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND NOT OWNED BY SLT. THESE EASEMENTS GENERALLY PROVIDE THAT THE LAND WILL BE MAINTAINED UNIMPAIRED IN ITS CURRENT NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCENIC OR RECREATIONAL STATE. SINCE THE BENEFITS OF SUCH EASEMENTS ACCRUE TO THE PUBLIC UPON ACQUISITION, AND THE EASEMENT THEMSELVES HAVE NO MARKETABLE VALUE ONCE SEVERED FROM THE LAND AND HELD BY SLT, THE EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY SLT ARE REFLECTED AT ZERO VALUE.
PART X, LINE 2:SLT IS RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 512(A)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR CODE SECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX. SLT RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED, AND CHANGES IN RECOGNITION OR MEASUREMENT ARE REFLECTED IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CHANGE IN JUDGMENT OCCURS. SLT HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF MARCH 31, 2019 IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE SUBJECT TO LIFE ESTATE 4,924.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS & ASSISTANCE INCLUDED IN REVENUE 8,505.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS & ASSISTANCE INCLUDED IN REVENUE 8,505.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
3152 PARADISE DRVETIBURONCA94920931137247501(C)(3)$20,048SEARS POINT RESTORATION MONITORING
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BLVDBRONXNY10460131740011501(C)(3)$37,402SCIENCE-BASED STEWARDSHIP OF RECREATION TO MAINTAIN WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY
THE WILDANDS CONSERANCY
39611 OAK GLEN ROAD BLDG 12OAK GLENCA92399330676450501(C)(3)$7,500PRESERVE TRAILHEAD STEWARD SALARY COST SHARE
FRIENDS OF SONOMA COUNTY PARKS
5241 OLD REDWOOD HIGHWAY 2SANTA ROSACA95403527$10,000CONTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL PARKS NOVEMBER 18 BALLOT MEASURE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient42RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$8,505NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceBAY CAMP SCHOLARSHIPNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA CONTRACT AND/ OR GRANT AGREEMENT IS ESTABLISHED BEFORE FUNDS ARE RELEASED TO SPECIFY ALLOWABLE USES, EXPENDITURES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. UPON EXECUTION OF CONTRACT A VENDOR/SUB-RECEPIENT DETERMINATION IS MADE. ANNUALLY, A SUB-RECEPIENT REVIEW IS PERFORMED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID KOEHLERPersonNm
TitleE.D. THRU 10/2019TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$169,054BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,404DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,567NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$187,025TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution27ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$177,972NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)OTHER NON-CASH GOODS9$170,466FMV
Yes (X)WINE1$19,696FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.
PART I, LINE 32B:THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THIRD-PARTIES TO ASSIST WITH PROCESSING IRREGULAR NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BMANAGEMENT OVERSEES THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990, AND REVIEWS ITS CONTENT IN DETAIL. A FINAL DRAFT IS TURNED OVER TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO DISSEMINATION TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FINAL VERSION IS SENT, VIA EMAIL OR BY HARD COPY, TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (WITHIN ONE WEEK) THE FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: 1) DISCLOSURE UPON HIRING, OR APPOINTMENT: EACH BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF MEMBER WILL SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY AND THEIR DUTY TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL BE REAFFIRMED ANNUALLY, IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS WILL DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE THEY, THEIR FAMILY AND/OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, EMPLOYER OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT OR GAIN. 2) STEPS IN EVALUATING POTENTIAL CONFILICTS: WHEN AN SLT PRINCIPAL THINKS HE OR SHE MAY HAVE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE SLT PRINCIPAL SHALL DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND/OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF, FOLLOWING SUCH A DISCUSSION THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER SPOKE, BELIEVES THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE SLT PRINCIPAL WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION, THE ISSUE SHALL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF APPOINTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE IF THE FULL BOARD IS UNABLE TO MEET. THE SLT PRINCIPAL SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE: (I) IF THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION IS IN THE SLT'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR SLT'S BENEFIT; (II) IF THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO SLT; AND (III) WHETHER OR NOT SLT WILL ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION. IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE (WITH THE PERSON IN QUESTION NOT VOTING) CONCLUDES THAT PROCEEDING WITH THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION WOULD IN ANY WAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE INTEREST OF SLT, THE SLT PRINCIPAL SHALL EITHER (A) NOT PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION, OR (B) RESIGN FROM THE BOARD OR HIS OR HER POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT. CONFILCTS INVOLVING OTHER EMPLOYEES OR VOLUNTEERS: WHEN A VOLUNTEER OR AN EMPLOYEE OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THINKS HE OR SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SITUATION WHERE THERE MAY BE AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH PERSON SHALL DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL DECIDE ON THE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION OF THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF SLT, ITS BYLAWS AND APPLICABLE LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MADE UP ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY RESEARCHED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOOKED AT SALARY DATA FROM WEBSITES. THEY DOCUMENTED THEIR DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE BOARD MEETING WHERE THE DETERMINATION AND APPROVAL WAS MADE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE SUBJECT TO LIFE ESTATE 4,924.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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