VENTURA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: VENTURA LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0769456)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-08-31
IRS object ID: 201942469349300504
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-08-31T15:45:17-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	454463114	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Weiss Bowens and Magson LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1255 Callens Rd Suite A	AddressLine1Txt
City	Ventura	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	930038338	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	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	P O BOX 1284	AddressLine1Txt
City	VENTURA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DON WOOD	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2019-08-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Scott Weiss CPA CMA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00019541	PTIN
Phone	8056423800	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,083,349	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	VENTURAHILLSIDES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	733	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$314,308	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$609,123	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$77,043	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$60,699	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$20,017	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$296,562	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$52,342	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$64,820	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$463,710	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,031,204	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$278,573	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$327,021	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$84,487	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$94,673	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$265,245	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$373,246	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$592,266	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$90,464	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$438,938	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,022,896	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,633,276	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,001,986	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,026,512	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,020,910	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,606,764	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$118,199	ExpenseAmt
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	$96,138	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OTHER	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$54,905	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$33,794	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$51,377	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$303,036	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	Yes (true)	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	false	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
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	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	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
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
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
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
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	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	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	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	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DEREK POULTNEY	PersonNm
Phone	8056438044	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JANE MONTAGUE
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL MEEHAN
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE DOLL
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN BEDNORZ
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK WATKINS
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS KULZER
Vice President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SUSAN LEFEVRE
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN HANKINS
Secretary	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ED WEEHAN
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT WEISS
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DON WOOD
President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SUNJAY MOORTHY
Treasurer	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SYLVIA SCHNOOP
Trustee	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$609,123	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$33,978	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$609,123	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STEWARDSHIP	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$60,699	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$60,699	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$60,699	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,174	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$51,174	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$245,388	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$245,388	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$245,388	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$245,388	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$110,273	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$49,458	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,815	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$6,692	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$2,687	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,005	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,005	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,031,204	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$361,266	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$303,423	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,434	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,562	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,949	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,250	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,006	TotalAmt
Management And General	$95,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,093	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,093	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,342	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$165	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,938	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,041	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,379	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,379	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$599	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$7,578	$2,634	$4,944
ACCREDITATION	$6,132		$6,132
EDUCATION AND TRAINING	$5,615	$5,324		$291
PAYROLL SERVICE FEES	$2,424		$2,424

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,489	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,281	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$592,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$303,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,743	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84,487	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,447,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,884,654	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$60,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$20,547	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,132	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$590	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$338,340	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,458	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$325,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$332,882	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,878	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,523	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,848	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$590	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,100	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,022,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,633,276	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,974	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,538	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,001,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,026,512	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$484,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,254,293	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,011	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,460	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,020,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,606,764	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,022,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,633,276	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$438,938	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$146,916	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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	$105,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$132,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$376,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,313,555	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$609,123	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,536,967	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$105,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$132,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$376,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,313,555	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$609,123	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,536,967	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$287,400	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,249,567	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-$172,973	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,213	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$306,384	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$166,811	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$488	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$243,703	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$131,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$111,692	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$489,554	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,193,332	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.70450	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.75860	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	1	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	58	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	1	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	16	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$415	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (true)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$61,977	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$115,220	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$5,690	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$1,983	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$169,523	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$8,846	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$50,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,132	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$61,977	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$145,974	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,130	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$146,258	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$8,846	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$144,782	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,192	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$145,974	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$134,415	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$10,938	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$145,353	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$323,533	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$323,533	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,807	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,458	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,349	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$332,882	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED WAGES	Desc
Amt	$23,538	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$23,538	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,084,261	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$53,057	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$53,057	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,031,204	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,031,204	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$592,266	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$592,266	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$592,266	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy	Conservation Easement Policy: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. Guidelines:The guild lines for responding to suspected easement violations include responding quickly to all suspected violations and adhere to VLT's enforcement policy and procedure and to its conflict of interest policy. All potential violations will be addressed, no matter how minor, and staff must maintain perspective and keep VLT's response proportional to the severity and circumstances of the violation. VLT must comply with all applicable laws. The conservation purpose(s) of the conservation easement and the land's conservation values must be maintained and protected in perpetuity, in keeping with the documented intent of the original owner. All while maintaining public confidence in VLT's ability to enforce easement restrictions generally. No action will be taken that would result in private inurement or impermissible private benefit. VLT's legal rights and financial investment (if any) will be protected in the conservation easement. If possible, a constructive working relationship with the landowner should be maintained. No on-the-spot opinions as to whether a violation has occurred will be given or shared with the landowner. Nor will the landowner be told what VLT's response will be until the matter has been reviewed by the Land Committee according to the process described in this policy. Litigation will only be used as a last resort and only when counsel advises that VLT is likely to prevail in court. Staff must act promptly to resolve the issues. The dispute may cause the landowner stress and concern. The longer the matter remains unresolved, the more difficult it may be to find a resolution.When a suspected easement violation is discovered, all easement documentation will be reviewed, and the property will be inspected. When it is determined whether and how severe a violation has occurred, the landowner is contacted and a restoration plan is created. If the landowner agrees to restore the property, they are offered guidance and VLT staff will visit during the restoration. If they refuse to restore the property, legal action will be taken under the guidance of the Land Committee. Third party violations will work with the landowner to find a solution to stop violations and prevent future violations from occurring. Violation prevention is the best defense and VLT has adopted the practices described in the Conservation Easement Amendment Policy to encourage ongoing landowner compliance with easement restrictions.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.	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: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES OF PROPERTIES

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$57,347	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$57,347	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$17,445	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	OTHER EVENTS	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$52,926	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$52,926	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$32,013	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$110,273	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$110,273	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$49,458	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$49,458	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$60,815	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KELLIE MEEHAN	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	BOARD CHAIR WIFE	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$1,460	TransactionAmt
Transaction	NEWSLETTER LAYOUT & PRE-P	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Ventura Land Trust does have a document for dealing with conflicts of interest.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,440	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
SPCL EVNT INKND	$23,738
FILM PROJECTOR	$3,800

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: OTHER
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE 990 IS EXPLAINED AT TRUSTEE MEETING AND MAKE A COPY AVAILABLE TO EACH TRUSTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AT TRUSTEE MEETINGS, TRUSTEES WITH CONFLICT DO NOT VOTE ON DECISIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	A COMMITEE STUDIES THE COMPENSATION LEVELS, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE TRUSTEE APPROVE THE COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE TRUSTEES ANNUALY REVIEW COMPENSATION COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR POSITIONS OF SIMILAR LAND TRUSTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS FORM 990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. OTHER INFORMATION IS NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS FORM 900, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.