U S LAND CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
U S LAND CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 45-4422757)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-06-07
IRS object ID
201811589349300431
Schema version
2017v2.2
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-06-07T12:09:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203007331PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ITL ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 N 4TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityPONCHATOULACityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70454ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454422757EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US LAND CONSERVANCY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line24520 SOUTH SHERWOOD FOREST BLVDBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUSLABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2257725923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SUITE 104-373AddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70816ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEONARD MCCAULEYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-06-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLEE BARENDSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01046104PTIN
Phone9853704777PhoneNum
Preparation2018-06-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLEONARD MCCAULEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15710 N SHORE DRAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70817ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$503,304GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND RESTORED LANDS THROUGH CONSERVATION SERVITUDES AND EASEMENTSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$305,000PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$479,600CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$35,834PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$23,704CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$340,834PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$503,304CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$37,677PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$37,677CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,765PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,216CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$40,442PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$48,893CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$300,392PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$454,411CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,040TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$48,893ExpenseAmt
Revenue$479,600RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesfalseMinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEONARD MCCAULEYPersonNm
Phone2257725923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15710 N SHORE DRAddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70817ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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LEONARD MCCAUL
PRESIDENT100Yes (X)$35,000$0$0
ROY ROE
TREASURER10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN COLBORN
SECRETARY10Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$35,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$23,704ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$503,304TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,704ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$35,000TotalAmt
Program Services$35,000ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$2,677TotalAmt
Program Services$2,677ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,100TotalAmt
Program Services$2,100ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt
Program Services$600ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$885TotalAmt
Program Services$885ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,896TotalAmt
Program Services$1,896ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,065TotalAmt
Program Services$3,065ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
DUES$250$250
SHIPPING/DELIVERY EXPENSE$279$279
TAXES/LICENSES$865$865
RECONCILIATION DISCREP$1,276$1,276

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,893TotalAmt
Program Services$48,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,607BOYAmt
EOY$642,933EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$64,204EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$73,956LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,239LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$70,717EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,819BOYAmt
EOY$504,527EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$743,426BOYAmt
EOY$1,282,381EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,040BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,040BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$742,386BOYAmt
EOY$1,282,381EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$742,386BOYAmt
EOY$1,282,381EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$743,426BOYAmt
EOY$1,282,381EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$454,411ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$215,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$230,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$479,600CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,264,600TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$215,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$230,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$479,600CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,264,600TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$1,264,600PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,194CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$114CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,704CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,015TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,290,615TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.97980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99720PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements37TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage14426TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held5StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement370StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$10,500ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL LIABILITIESDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 9FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUSLC VALUES THEIR EASEMENTS AT ZERO BECAUSE THERE ARE NO AFFExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE IUSLC ACHIEVES THIS PURPOSE BY HOLDING AND ENFORCING CONSERVATION SERVITUDES/EASEMENTS PRIMARILY FOR CONSERVATION LANDS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES AND POLICIES GOVERNING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE TAX RETURN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND GIVEN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE ITEMS REQUESTED

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