ATHENS LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
ATHENS LAND TRUST INC (EIN 58-2154133)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-19
IRS object ID
202022969349301727
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Preparer PersonDenise Marshall CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Website Addresswww.athenslandtrust.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Expense$1,005,993ExpenseAmt
DescAffordable Housing Program: Athens Land Trust provides quality, affordable housing to low-to-moderate income residents of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia by construction of new homes and renovation of existing homes. The program produces energy efficient homes that remain affordable by the use of ground leases agreements and the Community Land Trust model. In 2019, 4 homes were sold to first time homebuyers, construction was completed on 2 new homes and 2 additional new homes are under construction. At the end of 2019, 14 homes were under lease purchase agreements and 6 affordable rental units were occupied by local families. ALT also offers the Young Urban Builders (YUB) Program which provides job skills training and education centered around residential construction and renovation to youth in Athens-Clarke County. In 2019, ALT served 9 youth through the YUB program. Continued on Schedule ODesc

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Expense$555,483ExpenseAmt
DescALTs Community Agriculture Program strives to support healthy, vibrant communities by developing a sustainable local food system, strengthening the local economy at the neighborhood level, and building knowledge of local food issues and the benefits of eating fresh, local produce. In 2019, 80 micro-entrepreneur opportunities were started, supported or received business development assistance. The Farmers Network grew and provided farm business planning and technical assistance to 53 beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers. ALT ran produce stands in 12 locations and over 729 volunteer hours were devoted to garden development and maintenance within the Community Garden Network. There were 33 weekly markets held with 438 vendors and 4700 attendees where $1902 SNAP (EBT) dollars were spent on fresh produce which we doubled with the support of our partnership with Wholesome Wave Georgia for a total of $1901 in SNAP sales. (Continued on Schedule O.)Desc

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Expense$329,807ExpenseAmt
DescConservation Easements - Athens Land Trust permanently protects greenspace by accepting, monitoring, and enforcing permanent conservation easements that protect the lands conservation values. ALT now holds easements and fee land in 36 Georgia counties - a total of 17,836 acres. In 2019, the organization closed on 4 projects, helping to protect 840 acres in 4 counties in GA, including 489 acres of working farm lands, 253 acres of a mixture of natural and managed forests, 6.5 miles of Blue Line Streams, and 72 acres of wetlands.Protected were a family farm dating back to the middle of the 19th Century, as well as significant natural habitats recognized as worthy of protection by Georgias State Wildlife Action Plan. The Young Conservation Stewards program removed more than 15 acres of invasive plants and replanted more than 1,000 understory trees in future public greenspace in Athens-Clarke County. (See Schedule O.)Desc

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Expense$324,887ExpenseAmt
DescOther Program Services - Neighborhood revitalization and sustainability activities that promote healthy, functioning neighborhoods, improve connectivity to resources, improve access to open spaces such as community gardens, natural green space, value cultural heritage, and strengthen community leadership.Desc
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PersonHeather BenhamPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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Quito Anderson
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darren Ash
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Gavrilles
Board Member2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pearl Hall
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charley Hill
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Lorentz
Board Member2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lara Mathes
Board Member2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia Maxey
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Thurmond
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gloria Bizzle
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Heather Benham
Executive Director40.000.00$74,880$0$0Yes (X)
Sarah Yates Sutherland
President3.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Eric Orbock
Vice President1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Willa Fambrough
Secretary4.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nancy Stangle
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Fundraising$38,893FundraisingAmt
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Total Contributions$1,950,215TotalContributionsAmt

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Program Fees-Other531390$244,437$244,437
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Program Fees-Rental531110$55,283$55,283
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Program Services$807,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,630FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$99,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,178ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$66,170ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$5,560TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$27,490TotalAmt
Program Services$21,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$35,056TotalAmt
Program Services$33,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Program Services$49,260ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$12,188TotalAmt
Program Services$11,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$45,397TotalAmt
Program Services$41,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Printing and publications$4,580$3,544$449$587
Affordable Housing-homes sol$438,230$438,230
Dues$21,114$16,655$4,459
Taxes and Licenses$50,800$47,510$3,290

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Program Services$555,262ProgramServicesAmt
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Program Services$2,216,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$78,418BOYAmt
EOY$82,590EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$751,291BOYAmt
EOY$900,775EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$187,230BOYAmt
EOY$155,064EOYAmt

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BOY$30,038BOYAmt
EOY$13,333EOYAmt
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BOY$813,496BOYAmt
EOY$821,690EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$703,083BOYAmt
EOY$971,989EOYAmt

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BOY$4,329,323BOYAmt
EOY$4,390,144EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$7,450,009BOYAmt
EOY$7,885,656EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$46,208BOYAmt
EOY$20,679EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$429,043BOYAmt
EOY$461,882EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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BOY$131,068BOYAmt
EOY$134,879EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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BOY$57,208BOYAmt
EOY$52,345EOYAmt

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BOY$1,197,407BOYAmt
EOY$1,223,198EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$2,374,934BOYAmt
EOY$2,406,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,086,292BOYAmt
EOY$1,014,097EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$3,988,783BOYAmt
EOY$4,464,576EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$874,562CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,823,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,452,980CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,564,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,911,323CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,626,866TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,823,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,452,980CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,564,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,911,323CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,626,866TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$7,626,866PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$7,626,866TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99670PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements68TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage17836.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement446.75StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$17,224ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$703,083BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$131,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$118,575InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$347OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$4,692AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$947,619EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$645,817BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$92,219ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$31,406InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$390OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,157AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$703,083EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$514,238OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$514,238BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$378,488OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$88,698DepreciationAmt
Book Value$289,790BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,387DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,662BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$821,690TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Affordable Housing Prog Properties$3,985,144
Land Held for Investment$405,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,390,144TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNote Payable First Amer Bk FHLBDesc
Amt$500,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$500,000TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Reports conservation easements (Part II, line 9)Conservation easements: Easements acquired by the Organization are conservation easements and represent numerous restrictions over the use and development of land not owned by the Organization. As these easements have no marketable value, they are not recorded as assets on the statement of financial position. All easements acquired by purchase are expensed as development rights on the statement of functional expenses. The Organization monitors activities on the land easements and enforces restrictions.
Escrow account liability (Part IV, line 2b)Custodial accounts include amounts escrowed for Affordable Housing clients as rental credit per their lease agreement to be used towards their down payment or closing costs when purchase option is exercised, security deposits on rental property, and a microloan fund established with a local partner to assist small, low income enterprenerial clients.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Anniv CarnivEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$28,968GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$28,968CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$30,510OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Harvest MoonEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$17,500GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$4,450CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$13,050GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,800FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,243OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$19,085GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$5,475CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$13,610GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$3,456FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$4,812OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$65,553GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$38,893CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$26,660GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,256FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$37,565OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$42,821DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$16,161NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonElena Brown and Jared HarperPersonNm
Relationship With OrgFormer Board MemberRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeAffordable HousingLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$80,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$52,345BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$52,345TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aMembers do not directly appoint or elect additional members. Eligibility for membership and admission procedures and regulations are established by the Board of Directors.
Governing body decisions Part VI line 7bEach member is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on by the members, subject to procedures established by the Board of Directors, the Bylaws and Georgia law. Members are allowed to vote on any matters at a lawfully called meeting including election of board members.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Form 990 draft copies are reviewed with the preparer by key members of management (Executive Director, Finance Director, and Board Treasurer)and the finance committee for approval. The approved final copy is filed by the preparer with the Internal Revenue Service. The final copy of the 990 Tax Return is provided to all Board Members before filing.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is discussed with new employees and prospective board members. Written acknowledgement is obtained. To ensure compliance, the executive director will discuss possible conflict of interest scenarios with the executive committee of the organization and an acceptable solution will be reached.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe Board of Directors votes on and approves the compensation package of the executive director. Compensation is based on salary survey of comparable organizations.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The Organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and tax returns are available by request at the administrative offices of the Organization.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Rounding
List of other expenses Part IX line 24eRepairs and maintenance for properties $5585Program Costs - ALT Farms $61,987Program Costs - Other $437,470
General explanation attachmentMission Statement:Conserving, empowering, and sustaining communities through responsible and visionary land use. Athens Land Trust does this by protecting farmland and greenspace, building energy-efficient and affordable housing, establishing urban farms and community gardens, supporting economic development through entrepreneurship and revitalizing neighborhoods. Affordable Housing Program - Exempt Purpose Achievements - Continued from Page 2Athens Land Trust is a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency and provides both individual and group education services to Clarke, Oconee, Barrow, Jackson, Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe, Walton and Franklin counties. In 2019, ALT provided 652 client services through Housing Counseling and Education classes.Community Agriculture Program - Exempt Purpose Achievements - Continued from Page 2ALT also offers the Young Urban Farmers (YUF) Program that provides job skills training and education centered around sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurship to youth in Athens-Clarke County. In 2019, ALT served 21 youth through the YUF program, providing many with their first job experience. Conservation Easements - Exempt Purpose Achievements - Continued from Page 2The Conservation Program reached more than 350 participants to educate and improve knowledge about conservation practices and invasive species removal on agricultural and natural lands in Georgia.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALT Farms LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALT-FSV Subsidiary IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1685 N Pope StAddressLine1Txt
CityAthensCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208017538EIN
Primary ActivitiesDevelopmentPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Filing entityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeC CorpEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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