LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN (EIN 38-2363129)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2018-12-28
IRS object ID: 201930089349301053
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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	2018-12-28T08:34:06-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	382302123	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FERRIS BUSSCHER & ZWIERS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	675 EAST 16TH ST SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOLLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49423	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	382363129	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LAND	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6164519476	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 ANN STREET NW STE 102	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49504	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	A JOSEPH ENGEL III	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6164519476	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-12-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DOUGLAS W ROTMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00165952	PTIN
Phone	6163928534	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-12-28	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.252.83.209	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-12-28	IPDt
IP Tm	07:34:06	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	06D855F601A9654202B038E6804E67639E3C2DB3	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DA86B5D3B7D3B6BD62C8FE48A12E27F95D32E20F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	A JOSEPH ENGEL III	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 ANN STREET NW STE 102	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49504	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,981,297	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NATURENEARBY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN HELPS PEOPLE PROTECT, ENJOY, AND CARE FOR NATURAL LAND IN WEST MICHIGAN.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	183	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,286,344	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,703,589	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$106,253	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$165,437	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$111,673	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$95,539	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,504,270	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,964,565	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$460,691	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$516,215	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$28,500	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$30,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$98,840	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,691,056	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,590,482	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,180,247	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,136,697	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,324,023	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,827,868	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,906,680	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,734,668	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$32,787	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$34,382	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$13,873,893	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$15,700,286	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN HELPS PEOPLE PROTECT, ENJOY, AND CARE FOR NATURAL LAND IN WEST MICHIGAN.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,342,400	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE LAND CONSERVANCY IS "KEEPING NATURE NEARBY" BY PERMANENTLY PRESERVING LAND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO WEST MICHIGAN'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT. WE DO THIS BY ESTABLISHING CONSERVANCY-OWNED NATURE PRESERVES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO CREATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT PROTECT NATURAL HABITATS AND OPEN SPACES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE PARKS AND NATURAL AREAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND STUDY OF NATURE. THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED ONE NATURE PRESERVE BY 17 ACRES AND COMPLETED FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT PROTECTED 304 ACRES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$164,326	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE LAND CONSERVANCY PROVIDES OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS TO KEY AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. WE RAISE COMMUNITY AND MEMBER AWARENESS OF WEST MICHIGAN LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP ISSUES THROUGH EVENTS, NEWSLETTERS, PRESENTATIONS, MEDIA RELATIONS, DIRECT MAIL, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$457,344	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE LAND CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH CONTRACTORS, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS IN STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF OUR DIVERSE NETWORK OF DUNE, GRASSLAND, WETLAND, AND FORESTED PRESERVED LANDS. WE COORDINATE WITH AREA SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, SERVICE LEARNING AND HANDS-ON FIELD OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR PRESERVES. WE ORGANIZE AND LEAD WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS AND INSPIRATION FOR ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE MANAGED 180+ VOLUNTEERS AT 20+ STEWARDSHIP WORK DAYS AND EVENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,964,070	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GRETCHEN R MOUSEL	PersonNm
Phone	6164519476	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 ANN STREET NW SUITE 102	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49504	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN BYL
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE DEVRIES-ZIMMERMAN
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CINDY ACKERMAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT VANSTRIGHT
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARL ERICKSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLAIRE GUISFREDI
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET IDEMA
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYDIA BARBASH-RILEY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL LAWRENCE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN HEACOCK
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PRISCILLA NYAMAI
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID RINARD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE JULIEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRISH TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELISE TRIPP
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
A JOSEPH ENGEL III
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$75,979	$0	$11,266

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$75,979	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$11,266	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising	$23,883	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$855,276	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,824,430	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,003	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,703,589	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$165,437	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$165,437	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$23,883	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$16,732	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$16,732	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SERVICE FEE	$101,768	$101,768
BENEFICIAL INTEREST	$10,503	$10,503

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$112,271	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,964,565	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$277,708	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,615	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,582	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,731	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$365,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$284,799	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,123	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,385	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,785	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$961	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,967	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,102	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,732	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,201	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,547	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,774	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,072	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$544	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$30,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,996	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,996	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,584	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,135	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,251	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,539	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,255	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,075	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,302	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,138	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,384	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$171	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$583	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,324	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,722	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$322	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,762	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$293	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$322	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,806	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,023	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
HIGHLANDS	$811,639	$811,639
PROJECT DIRECT EXPENSES	$572,891	$572,891
CONTRACT SERVICES	$24,405	$24,405
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$5,020	$4,591	$204	$225

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,513	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,136,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,964,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,840	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,868,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,470,935	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,213	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$839,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,115,094	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,385	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,671	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,295,712	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$92,257	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,418,829	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,203,455	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,604,814	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,759,318	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$158,982	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,906,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,734,668	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,787	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,382	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,787	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,382	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,749,304	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,117,346	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,618,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,276,883	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,506,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,306,057	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,873,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,700,286	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,906,680	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,734,668	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,827,868	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,475	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$745,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,184,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,074,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,286,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,703,589	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,994,067	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$745,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,184,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,074,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,286,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,703,589	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,994,067	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,074,956	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,919,111	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$444,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$106,253	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$166,347	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$773,235	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,767,302	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$277,708	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75800	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.71110	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public Use	Yes (X)	PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	117	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	8630.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements	1	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	667.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$23,102	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	false	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$900,451	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$21,657	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$922,108	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$795,198	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$105,253	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$900,451	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$893,833	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$98,635	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$795,198	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$896,682	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,849	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$893,833	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$772,451	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$124,231	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$896,682	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.81260	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.16430	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.02310	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$10,154,557	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$10,154,557	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$141,155	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$92,257	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$48,898	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,203,455	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,004,360	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,475	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$41,270	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,795	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,964,565	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,964,565	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,177,967	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$41,270	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$41,270	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,136,697	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,136,697	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5

THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS A WRITTEN POLICY THAT STATES HOW THE ORGANIZATION WILL MONITOR, INSPECT, AND HANDLE VIOLATIONS, AND HOW IT WILL ENFORCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THE "CONSERVATION EASEMENT VIOLATION POLICY" WAS UPDATED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 2/22/17. THIS POLICY ESTABLISHES THE PROCEDURE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN WILL FOLLOW IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL EASEMENT VIOLATION AND THE APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. IT PRESCRIBES ACTIONS STAFF WILL TAKE IN ASSESSING AND DOCUMENTING A POTENTIAL VIOLATION, AND STEPS THAT WILL BE TAKEN BY STAFF AND BOARD TO RESOLVE ANY VIOLATION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION. THE LAND CONSERVANCY USES THE MICHIGAN MODEL CONSERVATION EASEMENT AS THE BASIS FOR ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THIS TEMPLATE SPECIFICALLY CONFIRMS THE RIGHT OF THE CONSERVANCY TO MONITOR AND INSPECT THE EASEMENT PROPERTY, AND TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE EASEMENT'S PROVISIONS AND EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS UNDER THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT. IT ALSO ADDRESSES HOW VIOLATIONS ARE HANDLED (NOTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE, COSTS) AND HOW THIRD-PARTY VIOLATIONS ARE HANDLED.

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9

THE CONSERVANCY ASSIGNS A VALUE OF 1 TO DONATED AND PURCHASED EASEMENTS AND INCLUDES THEM IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KENNARI CONSULTING	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 HALL STREET SW SUITE 309	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND RAPIDS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49503	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	CONSULT	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$932,875	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$30,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$902,875	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$932,875	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$30,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$902,875	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	PRESERVED	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$23,883	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$23,883	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$16,732	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$23,883	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$23,883	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$16,732	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$16,732	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$16,732	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	POLICY	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	TABLES	Desc
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	A CLOSE COUNT IS KEPT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR STEWARDSHIP DAYS, PLUS BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AN ADDITIONAL SMALL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH OFFICE DUTIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE ACCOUNTING FIRM PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 FORM. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD TO REVIEW THE FORM, MAKES ANY CORRECTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS AS NEEDED. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN REVISES THE FORM. THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD IS THEN PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM. THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM BEFORE THE ACCOUNTING FIRM ELECTRONICALLY FILES IT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE IF ANY AGENDA ITEM REQUIRING BOARD ACTION POSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A COVERED PERSON. WHEN A TRANSACTION, CONTRACT OR PROJECT OF LCWM INVOLVES AN ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A COVERED PERSON AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL ACT AS FOLLOWS: 1. APPROVE SUCH TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR PROJECT ONLY AFTER MAKING SPECIFIC FINDINGS THAT A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE, THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND BENEFITS LCWM, THE BOARD HAS COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BENEFIT TO THE CONFLICTED MEMBER, AND THE CONFLICTED MEMBER DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING PROCESS. 2. INCLUDE SUCH DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. 3. WHEN WARRANTED, REQUEST THAT THE CONFLICTED MEMBER RESIGN. WHEN BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF START WITH THE ORGANIZATION, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE, WHICH IS UPDATED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH LOCAL COMPENSATION RATES, INDUSTRY RATES, AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. REPORT MADE AND COMPENSATION RATE RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION NOT COVERED UNDER THE POLICY EXPLAINED IN FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A. (ABOVE)
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VIII	THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN IS IN THE MIDST OF A 5.3 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. GIFTS FROM DONORS APPEAR IN REVENUE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR (932,875). CURRENT YEAR EXPENSES FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECT TOTALED 845,400 THIS FISCAL YEAR. THEREFORE, THE REVENUE LESS EXPENSES IMPACT IS 87,475.