2019-02-22T20:16:06-06:00 2018-06-30 HUMPHREY CPA GROUP LLC 445 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 941 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204 990 2017-07-01 351830637 SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED SYCA 8123365382 PO BOX 7801 BLOOMINGTON IN 474077801 JOHN LAWRENCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8123365382 2019-02-15 true RODNEY J HUMPHREY CPA P00095267 3174353447 2019-02-15 167.68.16.49 2019-02-15 22:47:31 P DDE233634772D10E504DC8FE768467BD9E5983F9 1EFC2CED23F079C9EED1B74F8A68CF0526FC1586 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z JOHN LAWRENCE PO BOX 7801 BLOOMINGTON IN 474077801 4153644 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. 14 14 9 75 0 1991690 3498597 0 26567 38500 81952 -11160 2100209 3525937 0 0 428693 511388 0 97604 305115 443672 733808 955060 1366401 2570877 13999810 16595045 5057 9488 13994753 16585557 X TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH STRATEGIC LAND CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. false false 567310 LAND PROTECTION: SYCAMORE PERMANENTLY PROTECTS AND PRESERVES 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. OF THIS, WE OWN MORE THAN 5,000 ACRES OF FORESTS, WETLANDS, AND FORMERLY MINED OR FARMED LAND, AND DO NOT ALLOW COMMERCIAL TIMBERING ON THESE PROPERTIES. WE HAVE CREATED AND MAINTAIN 16 FREE PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES TO ENABLE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SYCAMORE HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON NEARLY 4,000 ACRES OF PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES TO PROTECT THEIR CONSERVATION VALUES. WE HAVE ALSO INVESTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER RESOURCES TO PROTECT AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ACRES OWNED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 79441 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. 75551 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. 722302 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 12 0 9 true false false false false false false X 14 14 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 62300 0 0 GEORGE HUNTINGTON BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG MEYER BOARD VICE C 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT COSTELLO SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BAUMGART TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 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 JENNY JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MCCREA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA VITERISI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WHIKEHART 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 62300 false false false 79978 382671 3035948 306881 3498597 38500 38500 40138 40138 40138 40138 85176 64857 20319 486500 562850 -76350 -76350 OTHER REVENUE 4733 4733 4733 3525937 -71617 78638 401666 285108 60358 56200 11739 8422 1670 1647 67338 48309 9582 9447 30645 21811 4535 4299 9429 9429 23368 19153 4215 8898 2863 1352 4683 31278 21998 4363 4917 3663 2580 1083 14974 8831 1751 4392 24954 9080 15874 13664 9803 1944 1917 BEANBLOSSOM BOTTOMS TRAIL 138115 138115 LAND STEWARDSHIP 79441 79441 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 28737 28737 OUTREACH EXPENSES 25881 25837 22 22 41270 33947 2541 4782 955060 722302 135154 97604 171807 1941398 2810243 2872566 11373075 273710 10832874 11099365 28403 29104 156483 652612 13999810 16595045 5057 9488 5057 9488 X 11970120 14207542 1146063 934517 878570 1443498 13994753 16585557 13999810 16595045 2570877 19927 X false true X true false X 928680 1526749 2404928 1991690 3498597 10350644 25510 42363 31384 49637 186026 334920 954190 1569112 2436312 2041327 3684623 10685564 136856 16056 1497461 84433 303350 2038156 136856 16056 1497461 84433 303350 2038156 8647408 56564 48444 99435 131997 40138 376578 56564 48444 99435 131997 40138 376578 774 431 274 18027 4733 24239 1011528 1617987 2536021 2191351 3729494 11086381 0.78000 0.73940 0.03000 0.04000 X PART III, LINE 12 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 24,239 X X 34 3974.41 1 true 240.00 69 878570 564928 10042 10042 1443498 794151 84419 878570 771403 46682 23934 794151 714557 56846 771403 712087 2470 714557 1.00000 true false 10553591 144241 10697832 500155 144665 355490 141241 98178 43063 33847 30867 2980 11099365 3545864 19927 19927 3525937 3525937 955060 955060 955060 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT POLICY. 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 85176 85176 64857 85176 85176 64857 64857 20319 X 3 118408 X 2 169700 X 3 18773 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD TREASURER WILL PRESENT THE 990 TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND QUESTIONS AT THE BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 11, 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 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.