LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST (EIN 20-4233446)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-07-28
IRS object ID
202032109349300628
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-07-28T13:44:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1SIMON LEVER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN204233446EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Phone7176878484PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CitySTRASBURGCityNm
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFERY SWINEHARTPersonNm
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Phone7176878484PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFFERY SWINEHARTPrincipalOfficerNm

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CitySTRASBURGCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,525,063GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LANCASTERFARMLANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY, LAWS AND ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY, LAWS AND ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,105,971ExpenseAmt
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DescLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD CONSERVATION PRACTICES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; AND SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC POLICY AND ACTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVED 14 FARMS AND 806 ACRES OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE, NON-IRRIGATED LAND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE TRUST WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE 2,060 FARMERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO INSTRUCT FARMERS IN BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; EVENTS; AND INDIVIDUAL FARM VISITS TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICES AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE TRUST ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ABOUT POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PRESERVATION.Desc
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFERY SWINEHART DIANNA HENDRICKPersonNm
Phone7176878484PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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JEFFERY SWINEHART
CHIEF OPERAT40.00Yes (X)$130,655$0$9,287
KAREN MARTYNICK
EXECUTIVE DI20.00Yes (X)$122,470$0$4,715
EMMANUEL BEILER
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
R TED BOWERS
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DAVID BRENISER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SAM CLEMENT
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DARA C BACHMAN ESQ
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
G DONALD HESS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BENJAMIN F RIGGS JR
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TERRY L KAUFFMAN
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KENNETH S LEWIS
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID D MILLER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAROLINE MORTON
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK SAUDER
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LARRY SHIRK
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BOB SHOEMAKER
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CHRIST TAYLOR
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MELVYN G WENGER
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HALTEMAN CONSTRUCTION LLC
1255 GREBLE ROADLEBANONPA17046$205,030
DML POURED WALLS LLC
3199 IRISHTOWN RDGORDONVILLEPA17529$170,828
TEAM AG INC
120 LAKE STREETEPHRATAPA17522$134,364
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising$161,629FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$528,490GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Securities$337,337SecuritiesAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$181,966FundraisingAmt

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$269FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$3,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$34,000TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$12,950TotalAmt
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,288FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Fundraising$12,294FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Fundraising$1,005FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$74,969TotalAmt
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Fundraising$36,413FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,172TotalAmt
Program Services$4,693ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$9,484TotalAmt
Program Services$6,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,039FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Fundraising$2,339FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$19,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,472FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$35,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,412FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EASEMENT - IN-KIND$2,268,857$2,268,857
EASEMENT - ACQUISTIONS$807,595$807,595
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$32,505$18,745$3,722$10,038
MISCELLANEOUS$24,994$16,013$3,095$5,886

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$10,504TotalAmt
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Management And General$933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$482FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,637,117TotalAmt
Program Services$4,105,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$442,861FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112BOYAmt
EOY$200EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,080,670BOYAmt
EOY$1,265,465EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$322,612BOYAmt
EOY$628,296EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$8,591BOYAmt
EOY$10,164EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$539,895BOYAmt
EOY$518,660EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,402,235BOYAmt
EOY$5,040,585EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,354,115BOYAmt
EOY$7,463,370EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,620BOYAmt
EOY$132,308EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$132,308EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,580,673BOYAmt
EOY$6,145,654EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$444,822BOYAmt
EOY$1,185,408EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,025,495BOYAmt
EOY$7,331,062EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,354,115BOYAmt
EOY$7,463,370EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$575,301ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$721,063NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,203DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$4,357,182CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,590,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,561,413CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,346,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,028,332CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,883,600TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,357,182CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,590,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,561,413CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,346,325CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,028,332CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,883,600TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$780,227SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,103,373PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$68,217CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,992CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100,531CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,262CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$499,118TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$9,610TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$91,860CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$91,860TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,484,188TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$469,363GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 1091,860
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION2015 AMOUNT: 91,860

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$36,141DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$36,141TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TRUST MET WITH LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO DISCUSS FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND PROSPECTIVE CHANGES TO AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION LEGISLATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements511TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage31066.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements6HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Modified Easements1ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement4252.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$238,866ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$60,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$737,236OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$312,385DepreciationAmt
Book Value$424,851BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$175,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$141,541DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,809BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$518,660TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,926,787TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$721,063NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,203DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$15,897OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$714,369RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,212,418RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,212,418TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,621,220TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$15,897OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$15,897ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,637,117ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,637,117TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5THE LAND PRESERVATION SPECIALIST MANAGES AND OVERSEES THE MONITORING OF ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND UPDATES TO BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORTS. EACH PROPERTY IS TO BE MONITORED WITHIN A 12-15 MONTH TIME FRAME OF THE PRECEDING VISIT. STAFF WALK THE PROPERTY TO DETERMINE THEIR ASSESSMENT OF EASEMENT COMPLIANCE AND ANY CHANGES AND MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SPEAK WITH THE LANDOWNER(S) OR HIS/HER REPRESENTATIVE DURING THE VISIT. IF STAFF IDENTIFIES ANY AREAS OF CONCERN OR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL EASEMENT VIOLATIONS, STAFF SHOULD DOCUMENT THIS WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, COLLECT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE, AND IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE LAND PRESERVATION SPECIALIST AND EXECUTIVE/DEPUTY DIRECTORS. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE SITE VISIT, AN ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT AND BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT ARE MAILED TO THE LANDOWNER. THIS POLICY IS REFLECTED IN THE TRUST'S EASEMENT DOCUMENTS.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9THE TRUST ACQUIRES CONSERVATION INTERESTS IN LAND BY DONATION AND PURCHASE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ASSET RECOGNITION UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO ASSET ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR PURCHASED OR DONATED EASEMENTS. DONATED EASEMENTS ARE REFLECTED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AT FAIR VALUE. PURCHASED EASEMENTS ARE REFLECTED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES TO THE EXTENT THEIR FAIR VALUES EXCEED THEIR COST.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DREVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER -15,897
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D-15,897

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$171,669GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$161,119CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$10,550GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,362RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$9,381FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$7,301OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$171,669GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$161,119CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$10,550GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,362RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$9,381FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$7,301OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$20,044DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$9,494NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,268,857NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV LESS RELATED COSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIESDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$261NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received4Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B) LINE 14: THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS THE NUMBER OF SEPARATE LAND PARCELS COVERED UNDER THE EASEMENTS, NOT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ACREAGE DONATED. SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B) LINE 25: THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS THE NUMBER OF SEPARATE DONATIONS RECEIVED FOR SUPPLIES AND GIFT CARDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY, LAWS AND ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BAN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED FULLY BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AINFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SETTING OF ANNUAL SALARY OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BINFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND SETTING OF THEIR ANNUAL SALARIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VIILINE (2) - KAREN MARTYNICK'S WAGES REPORTED IN COLUMN (D) ARE COMPRISED OF BASE SALARY OF 105,714 AND A PAYOUT OF ACCRUED VACATION OF 16,756.
FORM 990, PART VIIILINE 1(F) - DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE TRUST BEGAN A MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR EASEMENT ACQUISITION AND STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE CAMPAIGN WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON BOTH EXPENSES AND REVENUES THROUGH 2023.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER -15,897 15,897

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