2020-05-15T09:51:19-05:00 2019-06-30 HUMPHREY CPA GROUP LLC 445 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 941 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204 990 2018-07-01 351830637 SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED SYCA 8123365382 PO BOX 7801 BLOOMINGTON IN 474077801 SARAH BAUMGART TREASURER 8123365382 2020-05-14 true RODNEY J HUMPHREY CPA P00095267 3174353447 2020-05-15 52.37.240.203 2020-05-15 10:49:59 P D14515F2C9131908D69BFB4EADC9AFB1FF5F8D0E CAD0742E186D9955724D72221C7876F718D24023 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z JOHN LAWRENCE PO BOX 7801 BLOOMINGTON IN 474077801 1871350 false X WWW.SYCAMORELANDTRUST.ORG X 1990 IN TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH STRATEGIC LAND CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. 15 15 10 140 0 3498597 1686394 0 38500 96363 -11160 -142257 3525937 1640500 0 0 511388 470674 0 99324 443672 484548 955060 955222 2570877 685278 16595045 17460373 9488 5306 16585557 17455067 TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH STRATEGIC LAND CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. false false 620536 LAND PROTECTION: SYCAMORE PERMANENTLY PROTECTS THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA BY OWNING LAND AND HOLDING PERMANENT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES. WE HAVE COMPLETED OVER 100 PROJECTS TO PROTECT A TOTAL OF NEARLY 10,000 ACRES. WE OWN, MANAGE AND RESTORE MORE THAN 6,000 ACRES OF FORESTS, WETLANDS AND GRASSLANDS, INCLUDING FORMERLY MINED OR FARMED LAND. WE HAVE BUILT AND MAINTAIN TRAILS FOR FREE PUBLIC USE AT 16 NATURE PRESERVES TO ENABLE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SYCAMORE HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON NEARLY 4,000 ACRES OF PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES TO PROTECT THEIR CONSERVATION VALUES. WE HAVE ALSO INVESTED RESOURCES TO PROTECT AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ACRES OWNED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 55841 LAND STEWARDSHIP: ON LAND THAT WE OWN, WE MANAGE FOR ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. WITH INPUT FROM EXPERTS IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND THE HELP OF VOLUNTEER LAND STEWARDS, WE PLANT TREES, ELIMINATE INVASIVE PLANTS, AND REMOVE REFUSE. WE ALSO MANAGE OUR PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PUBLIC USE BY PROVIDING TRAILS, PARKING AREAS, AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE. ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES FOR WHICH WE HOLD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, WE THOROUGHLY MONITOR AND REPORT ON EACH PROPERTY THROUGH REGULAR SITE VISITS TO ENSURE THAT CONSERVATION PROTECTIONS ARE ENFORCED. 60012 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: BUILDING AN UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR NATURE IS CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION OF CONSERVING LAND AND CREATING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN THE PAST YEAR WE ALSO HAD OVER 5,000 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS, AT OUR PRESERVES AND OTHER PROPERTIES, AND WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN INDIANA. PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS, WE BUILD NATIVE PLANT GARDENS AND OTHER HABITATS ON SCHOOLYARDS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ALSO VISIT OUR PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES AND OTHER PROPERTIES TO HIKE, BIRDWATCH, PHOTOGRAPH, AND ENJOY THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BENEFITS OF BEING IN NATURE. 736389 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 17 0 10 true false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IN X X OFFICE OFFICE 8123365382 4898 E HERITAGE WOODS ROAD 4898 E HERITAGE WOODS ROAD BLOOMINGTON IN 47401 JOHN LAWRENCE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 69877 0 8424 GEORGE HUNTINGTON BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WHIKEHART BOARD VICE C 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT COSTELLO SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BAUMGART TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN BESSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM DUNFEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM EAGLEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE EMMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MCCOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MCCREA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA VITERISI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA WILLIAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY WOOD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 69877 8424 false false false X 128677 33933 162786 1360998 735490 1686394 96363 96363 45538 45538 45538 45538 39055 33933 49284 -10229 181566 -181566 -181566 OTHER REVENUE 4000 4000 4000 1640500 -177566 141901 360252 254883 55845 49524 7951 5636 1220 1095 74964 53141 11499 10324 27507 19499 4219 3789 12205 12205 10562 6375 4187 13325 2048 444 10833 51959 33289 7204 11466 2380 1065 1315 3104 831 181 2092 24954 9080 15874 10550 7479 1618 1453 BEANBLOSSOM BOTTOMS TRAIL 210473 210473 LAND STEWARDSHIP 55841 55841 OUTREACH EXPENSES 43092 43092 ACQUISITION COSTS 19437 19437 26666 21660 1760 3246 955222 736389 119509 99324 1941398 86802 2872566 1280984 27769 12170852 298664 11099365 11872188 29104 3433189 652612 759441 16595045 17460373 9488 5306 9488 5306 X 14207542 15136094 934517 743862 1443498 1575111 16585557 17455067 16595045 17460373 685278 184232 X false true X true false X 1526749 2404928 1991690 3498597 1686394 11108358 42363 31384 49637 186026 43055 352465 1569112 2436312 2041327 3684623 1729449 11460823 16056 1497461 84433 302965 312076 2212991 16056 1497461 84433 302965 312076 2212991 9247832 48444 99435 131997 78638 141901 500415 48444 99435 131997 78638 141901 500415 431 274 18027 4733 4000 27465 1617987 2536021 2191351 3767994 1875350 11988703 0.77140 0.78000 0.04000 0.03000 X PART III, LINE 12 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 27,465 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 34 3974.41 1 true 240.00 7194 1443498 134613 63116 66116 1575111 878570 564928 10042 10042 1443498 794151 84419 878570 771403 46682 23934 794151 714557 56846 771403 1.00000 true false 11351368 144241 11495609 500155 159030 341125 141241 107259 33982 33847 32375 1472 11872188 1640500 1640500 1640500 955222 955222 955222 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING THE PERIODIC MONITORING, INSPECTION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, WHICH MEETS LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS INSPECTED AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO MONITOR FOR COMPLIANCE, AND ANY VIOLATIONS ARE ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER. EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT HAS STANDARD PROVISIONS TO FACILITATE INSPECTIONS, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD THE VALUE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS A CONTRIBUTION OR AS AN ASSET IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TOTAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND THE ESTIMATED VALUE IS DISCLOSED AS A FOOTNOTE IN THE AUDITED STATEMENTS OF THE LAND TRUST. BECAUSE OF SEVERE LIMITATIONS ON USE, SALE OR TRANSFER OF THESE EASEMENTS AND BECAUSE THE LIMITATIONS ARE, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, INEXTINGUISHABLE, SYCAMORE CONSIDERS THEM TO BE OF ESSENTIALLY NO VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION UPON THE VALUATION OF THE DONATION. THE DONATIONS, SUPPORTED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISALS, REFLECT THE VALUE SURRENDERED BY THE DONOR BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE VALUE AT WHICH SYCAMORE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE TRANSACTION. THE RECOGNITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AT NO VALUE IS IN KEEPING WITH CUSTOMARY PRACTICE BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THESE FUNDS ARE HELD FOR THE SPECIFIED PURPOSE OF THE DONOR: STEWARDSHIP, LAND ACQUISTION, OPERATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE EARNINGS FROM THESE INVESTED FUNDS ARE USED TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THAT FUND. SPECIAL EVENTS 72988 33933 39055 49284 72988 33933 39055 49284 49284 -10229 X 1 7393 X 6 728097 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD TREASURER WILL PRESENT THE 990 TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND QUESTIONS, PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AS AN AGENDA ITEM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ASKED AT EACH MEETING TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SUBSEQUENTLY, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND A COURSE OF ACTION IS RECOMMENDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, REVIEW LAND TRUST ALLIANCE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, COMPENSATION LEVELS AT OTHER INDIANA BASED LAND TRUSTS, AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE RESULTS, AND SALARY LEVELS IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, USES INPUT AND SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO HELP DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY FOR ALL NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PART VIII LINE 10C - NET INCOME OR (LOSS) FROM SALES OF INVENTORY THE ORGANIZATION DONATED 74 ACRES OF LAND TO THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR INCLUSION IN THE PATOKA RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, RESULTING IN THE REPORTED LOSS.