VENTURA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: VENTURA LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0769456)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-13
IRS object ID: 202503179349303865
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-13T11:23:30-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	950858589	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUTCHINSON & BLOODGOOD LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 EAST CARRILLO STREET SUITE 303	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA BARBARA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010769456	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VENTURA LAND TRUST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MELISSA BAFFA	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JESSICA MOITOZA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01282487	PTIN
Phone	8059631837	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MELISSA BAFFA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,296,115	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	VENTURALANDTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VENTURA REGION	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	27	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	250	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,283,067	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,425,720	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,276,782	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$613,125	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$28,283	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$85,260	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$5,780	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$70,004	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,582,352	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,194,109	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,276,831	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,499,747	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$201,202	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$847,370	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,446,192	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,124,201	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,945,939	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$458,151	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,248,170	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$12,527,525	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,805,148	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$598,754	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,633,631	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,928,771	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,171,517	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE LAND, WATER, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VENTURA REGION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$926,235	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$73,917	RevenueAmt
Desc	STEWARDSHIP - THE VENTURA LAND TRUST IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS IT OWNS IN PERPETUITY. WE BALANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO BEST SERVE OUR MEMBERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS WE ENGAGE IN INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, RIVER/ESTUARY CLEANUPS, TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE, AND PLANTING OF NATIVE PLANTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$284,999	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LAND CONSERVATION - A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, VENTURA LAND TRUST BELIEVES THAT PRESERVING OPEN SPACE AND PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS ENHANCES THE ECONOMY, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PUBLIC WELL-BEING OF VENTURA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,129,914	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$539,208	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION - THROUGH HANDS-ON, STANDARDS-BASED WATERSHED EDUCATION, RESTORATION, AND STEWARDSHIP EXPERIENCES, OUR PROGRAMS CULTIVATE A SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR WHOLE EARTH SYSTEM, INSTILLING CONFIDENCE AND HOPE BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE AT THE LOCAL WATERSHED SCALE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,341,148	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	24	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	27	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MELISSA BAFFA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3451 FOOTHILL RD SUITE 204	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93003	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK WATKINS
PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SILVIA MUNOZ SCHNOPP
VICE PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MERIDITH THOMPSON
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUG TRAPP
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CLARK
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL GALIPEAU
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KRIST
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATE LARRAMENDY
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANE MONTAGUE
TRUSTEE (1/1/24-10/11/24)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW POWERS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OSMANY RIOS
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA BAFFA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$132,885	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$132,885	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$53,516	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,324,691	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,047,513	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$103,215	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,425,720	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION	611710	$535,095	$535,095
PROGRAM SERVICES REVEN	611710	$73,917	$73,917
PROGRAMATIC EVENTS	611710	$4,113	$4,113

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$613,125	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$75,200	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$75,200	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$130,456	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$130,456	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$130,456	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$130,456	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$38,251	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$28,191	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,060	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,060	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,060	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$7,014	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$53,516	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$57,103	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$50,089	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$50,089	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$3,872	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$16,712	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$12,840	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$12,840	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,477	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,477	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,477	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,194,109	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$613,125	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$155,264	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,204	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,423	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,211,831	TotalAmt
Program Services	$978,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$81,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$152,485	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,788	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,964	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,197	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,097	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,072	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,651	TotalAmt
Management And General	$53,651	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,697	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,697	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,743	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,976	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,800	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,127	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,342	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,610	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$690	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,227	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,948	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,946	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
LAND MAINTENANCE	$771,092	$771,092
PROJECT SUPPLIES	$50,172	$50,172
BAD DEBT	$9,500		$9,500

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,945,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,341,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$403,589	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$201,202	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$458,596	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,074,780	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$959,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,499,064	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$202,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,875	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$154,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,407	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,180	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,206	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,466,183	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$125,948	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,309,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,340,235	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,359	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,042	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,527,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,805,148	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,607	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,290	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$424,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$735,341	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$700,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$598,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,633,631	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,500,813	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,064,186	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,427,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,107,331	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,928,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,171,517	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,527,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,805,148	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,248,170	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$18,937	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$34,338	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$9,977	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,557,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,278,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$981,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,283,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,425,720	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,526,346	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,557,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,278,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$981,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,283,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,425,720	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,526,346	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,635,428	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,890,918	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$99,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$102,226	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$109,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$132,971	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$205,656	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$650,199	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$286	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$80	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,477	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,594	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,182,139	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,246,106	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83840	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.82600	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 286. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 80. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,751. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,477. SPECIAL EVENTS - STEWARDSHIP -	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	58.00	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	6.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$364	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$889,718	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$143,100	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$54,527	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$389,157	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$698,188	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$593,308	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$250,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$46,410	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$889,718	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$465,078	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$150,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$21,770	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$593,308	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$297,517	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$150,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$17,561	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$465,078	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$198,979	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$98,538	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,979	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,979	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$297,517	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.20000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.80000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,219,436	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$10,219,436	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$57,688	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$15,827	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,861	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$189,059	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$110,121	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$78,938	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,340,235	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LAND RESTORATION LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$700,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$700,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,237,179	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$28,914	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$6,853	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$7,303	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$43,070	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,194,109	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,194,109	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,960,095	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$6,853	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$16,803	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$23,656	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,936,439	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$9,500	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$9,500	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,945,939	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	THE TERMS OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT CAN BE VIOLATED BY THE LANDOWNER OR A THIRD PARTY. IF AN EASEMENT IS VIOLATED, VLT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO RESTORE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT AND ENDURE THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY'S CONSERVATION VALUES WITH THE GREATEST DEGREE OF COOPERATION FROM THE LANDOWNER AND THE LEAST EXPENSE TO BOTH THE LANDOWNER AND VLT.
PART II, LINE 9:	THERE ARE NO REVENUES AND LIMITED STAFF TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENT. NO EXPENSES WERE ALLOCATED. AS SUCH, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL INFORMATION REFLECTED ON EITHER THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART V, LINE 4:	VLT'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF RESTRICTED FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. VLT FILES TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. VLT'S TAX RETURNS FROM THE YEAR 2021 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES, AND THE TAX YEARS FROM 2020 TO THE PRESENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAINS OPEN AND HAS DETERMINED THAT VLT HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. VLT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE OR OTHER TAXES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PROGRAM EVENTS RECLASSIFICATION 16,803. BAD DEBT EXPENSE -9,500.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PROGRAM EVENT RECLASSIFICATION 16,803.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE 9,500.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$60,530	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$53,516	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$7,014	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$20,402	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$10,444	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$26,257	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$60,530	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$53,516	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$7,014	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$20,402	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$10,444	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$26,257	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$57,103	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$50,089	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$85,294	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	EVENT FOOD	7	$15,309	FMV
Yes (X)	EVENT SUPPLIES	4	$2,612	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND A REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT IS CONDUCTED AT THAT MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. THE FULL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND REVISED PERIODICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STUDIES THE COMPENSATION LEVELS, MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEES APPROVE THE COMPENSATION BY VOTE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRIVACY POLICY, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND VISION STATEMENT ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE. THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN VALUE IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 9,977.