MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST INC (EIN 56-2142199)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-08-07
IRS object ID
202032209349301413
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Activity Or MissionLocated in the heart of the Southern Blue Ridge, the mission of Mainspring Conservation Trust is to conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the Upper Little Tennessee and Hiwassee River Valleys.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionThe mission of Mainspring Conservation Trust is to conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the Upper Little Tennessee and Hiwassee River Valleys. We are dedicated to three core initiatives: conserve the land, restore the water, and connect the people to these valuable resources.MissionDesc
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DescIn 2019, Mainspring continued its work to conserve important areas in its nationally significant region, with its incredible land and water resources, overlaid with cultural heritage assets dating back thousands of years. CONSERVE: Mainspring conserved 924 acres in 14 transactions, including four conservation easements to conserve farm and forest land. Priority purchases included two acquisitions totaling 497 acres that helps preserves the unspoiled forested viewshed of the Appalachian Trail, one acquisition that conserves a 48-acre forested inholding and trout stream within Nantahala National Forest, and one acquisition of 24 acres that conserves more than 1,400 feet of critical Little Tennessee riverfront and adjacent floodplain and contains rare mountain wetland along the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway. The four conservation easements include a 32-acre working farm belonging to an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and a 205-acre forest and wetland thatDesc

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Descadjoins Nantahala National Forest, is within the viewshed of the Appalachian Trail and the Waterfall Scenic Byway, and contains abundant aquatic resources and riparian habitat, including more than a mile of Nantahala River frontage. The property also contains a rare 53-acre bog wetland that is designated as a state-significant Natural Area, and is included in the Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge. RESTORE: As part of Mainspring's restoration program, nearly 1,000 feet of streambank were stabilized by planting vegetation along the stream. Beyond stabilizing streambanks by limiting erosion, these shrubs and trees will buffer stream temperatures during warm months, provide a source of food and habitat to fish and other aquatic organisms, and soak up excess nutrients from the land.Desc

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DescCONNECT: Mainspring engaged 3,697 individuals through 107 education programs. Programs from 2019 include a float trip on the Little Tennessee River with leaders from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, educational snorkeling events with youth and adult groups, curriculum-based environmental education events, and cultural site tours. Mainspring documented over 2,115 hours donated by its volunteers, who assisted in activities as diverse as aquatic biomonitoring, habitat management, historic structure restoration, and legal document drafting.Desc
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Total Program Service Expenses$2,325,929TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Constance Haire
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Chris Brouwer
Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rita Salain
Treasurer3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Adams
Board Member3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Gibson
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Ed Haight
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Russ Harris
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Hope Huskey
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terrie Kelly
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Doug Landwehr
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa Leatherman
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Ben Steere
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James Stork
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John Strawn
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Sharon Taylor
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Fundraising$3,811FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$466ProgramServicesAmt
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Program Services$4,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,523FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$10,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$25,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,244FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$24,561TotalAmt
Program Services$19,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,024FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$3,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$907FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$15,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$21,409TotalAmt
Program Services$19,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$510ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,179FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Easement and Land Purchases$441,802$435,730$6,072$0
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Supplies/Materials/Publications$36,562$29,708$2,800$4,054
Land Disbursement Expense$18,161$18,161$0$0

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Program Services$103,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,888FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$2,325,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,401FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$32,457EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,492,415BOYAmt
EOY$2,008,280EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$40,175BOYAmt
EOY$114,459EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$8,970EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$16,008EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,384,375BOYAmt
EOY$10,606,993EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY$7,248BOYAmt
EOY$7,161EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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EOY$1,262,103EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$14,056,431EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$32,780BOYAmt
EOY$23,252EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$79,263EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$154,469BOYAmt
EOY$257,609EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$23,102BOYAmt
EOY$26,208EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$270,824BOYAmt
EOY$386,332EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,770,102BOYAmt
EOY$12,476,062EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,130,322BOYAmt
EOY$1,194,037EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,900,424BOYAmt
EOY$13,670,099EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$14,056,431EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,612,908ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$156,767NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,600,371CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,673,742CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,327,922CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,717,851CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,066,647CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,386,533TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,600,371CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,673,742CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,327,922CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,717,851CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,066,647CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,386,533TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,090,123SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,296,410PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,298CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$39,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$47,506CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$83,001CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$278,371TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,737CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,736CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,137CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,811CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,271CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,692TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,724,596TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,080,619GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80890PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt II Ln 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other Revenue 2015: 7737. 2016: 28736. 2017: 8137. 2018: 3811. 2019: 11271.ExplanationTxt

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 Easements63TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage7132.00TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held2StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement667.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$20,501ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (true)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$919,781BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,008ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$180,012InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$34,575OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,780AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,069,446EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,004,711BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,593ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$54,168InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$28,975OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,380AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$919,781EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$884,752BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,750ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$136,642InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$19,170OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$7,263AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,004,711EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$831,794BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$30,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$56,314InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$27,300OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,556AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$884,752EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$821,043BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,555InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$20,477OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,327AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$831,794EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.31100BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.43030PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.25870TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$159,304InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,477,271OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,636,575BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$546,426OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,442DepreciationAmt
Book Value$527,984BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,440OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,299DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,141BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$429,684OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,391DepreciationAmt
Book Value$412,293BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,606,993TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Options and Escrow Deposits$7,000
Endowment held by Community Foundation of WNC$1,069,446
Conservation Land Subject to Life Estate, Net$184,407
Security Deposit$1,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,262,103TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFiscal Agent Funds PayableDesc
Amt$26,208Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$26,208TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,073,307TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$156,767NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,798DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$159,565RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,913,742RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$7,780InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,325,287OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,333,067RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,246,809TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,612,264TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,798DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,798ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,609,466ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$7,780InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,016,655OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,024,435ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,633,901TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt II, Line 5CEs are monitored by Mainspring's conservation easement monitoring staff at least annually with a report to Mainspring's files and the landowner. The handling of violations, monitoring and enforcement are covered in Mainspring's Stewardship Policy Manual.
Pt II, Line 9Conservation easements purchased are expensed at cost. Conservation easements received by donation are not recorded in the organization's books.(See Schedule O for further information.)
OtherThe intended uses of the organization's endowment funds are to generate income for conservation easement stewardship, land acquisition and other conservation purposes consistent with the purpose and terms of each endowment fund.
Pt X, Line 2Mainspring is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Code, income from certain activities not related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose may be subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The organization had less than $1,000 of income from unrelated business activities in the 2019 fiscal year and was, therefore, not required to file Federal Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return). The organization believes that it has appropriate support for all tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements.
Pt XI, Line 4bBelow book value land sales/Land contributions were shown as a net amount on the audit. Line 4b represents the amount of land contributions the organization received in 2019.
Pt XII, Line 4bBelow book value land sales/Land contributions were shown as a net amount on the audit. Line 4b represents the amount of below book value land sales.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Conservation FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11655 N Fort Myer Ste 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN070448435RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantLand ConservationPurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$201,101NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contribution4ContributionCnt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,325,287NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received6Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 30bMainspring does not carry conservation easements as assets on it's books. Donated conservation easements are not recognized in revenue.
OtherLine 17 Real estate - Other - Land donations are reported on this line.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 1aPer the Bylaws, the Executive Committee may exercise the powers of the Board between Board meetings, except as may be limited by the North Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act, or may make recommendations to the Board with respect to any matters that come before it. All actions taken by the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors at the meeting following such action.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 is initially reviewed by the Finance Manager and the Executive Director. It is then provided to the Finance Committee for review and approval. Finally, the 990 is sent to the Board of Directors prior to filing.
Pt VI, Line 12cA conflict of interest statement is handed out to the Board of Directors in attendance at the first board meeting of the new year and are asked to complete it and hand it in at that time. The statement is mailed to any board members who missed that meeting. To ensure all the completed forms are returned within one month, a designated staff member follows up with anyone who has not submitted the signed form. Staff are given a Conflict of Interest statement to complete each January, or if new to the organization at their time of hire. The Finance Manager reviews the statements. In addition, the Executive Director monitors the statements for any possible conflicts of interest.
Pt VI, Line 15aIn the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for aggregate salary expense. Thereafter, the Executive Director gives consideration to comparable salary information for land trust nonprofit organizations with similar budgets, as available, and local job markets. The Executive Committee sets the Executive Director salary after a performance review and a check of comparable salary information for related land trust nonprofit organizations with similar budgets.
Pt VI, Line 18Forms 1023 and 990 are available upon request. The Form 990 is also available on the organization's website.
Pt VI, Line 19Governing documents, Conflict of Interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request.
Pt XII, Line 2cThe Audit Committee directly reviews the audit.
OtherSch D, Ln 3&5 - Since U.S. GAAP does not provide specific guidance on the accounting treatment for conservation easements, land trust organizations in the U.S. use several different methods to account for the easements they hold. Mainspring has adopted one such method which is widely used by other land trusts. Under this method, conservation easements are not recognized as assets. Accordingly, easements received by donation are not recorded in income and easements purchased by the organization are recorded as expenses. Management believes that this method results in financial statements that most accurately reflect the organization's financial activities.
Pt XIReturn of contribution funds.

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