2018-01-30T18:56:27-06:00 2016-12-31 814234542 BPM LLP 2000 University Ave Ste 201 East Palo Alto CA 94303 990 2016-01-01 510197006 Sonoma Land Trust SONO 7075266930 822 Fifth Street Santa Rosa CA 95404 Dave Koehler EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7075266930 2018-01-29 1 Carolyn R Amster P00189994 6508556800 2018-01-29 4.78.252.2 2018-01-29 16:17:58 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 155DBB0B033CCB00695FD1C9AE35DD64086CB893 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Dave Koehler 822 Fifth Street Santa Rosa CA 95404 6576642 0 X WWW.SONOMALANDTRUST.ORG X 1976 CA PROTECT THE SCENIC, NATURAL, CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES OF SONOMA COUNTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY DEVELOPING LONG-TERM LAND PROTECTION STRATEGIES; PROMOTING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION; ACQUIRING LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; PRACTICING STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING THE RESTORATION OF CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; PROMOTING A SENSE OF PLACE AND A LAND ETHIC THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 18 18 39 205 0 0 8232209 4445579 4647728 1279042 255543 104509 307155 321551 13442635 6150681 1000000 12733026 0 0 2390113 2875542 0 0 949031 6815736 2159505 10205849 17768073 3236786 -11617392 57872857 43916800 7096420 4469838 50776437 39446962 X PROTECT THE SCENIC, NATURAL, CULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES OF SONOMA COUNTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY DEVELOPING LONG-TERM LAND PROTECTION STRATEGIES; PROMOTING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION; ACQUIRING LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; PRACTICING STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING THE RESTORATION OF CONSERVATION PROPERTIES; PROMOTING A SENSE OF PLACE AND A LAND ETHIC THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 0 0 15558056 12733026 1279042 Acquisition, Stewardship and On the Land Programs- Continued work to enhance the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor, including study of wildlife movement patterns. Secured $2.1 Million grant to further strengthen and protect the wildlife linkage system through Sonoma Valley.- Continued collaboration with community partners to create a plan for the future use of the Sonoma Development Center a critical link in the habitat corridor on the eastern slope of Sonoma Mountain.- Transferred ownership of the recently restored 1,000-acre Sears Point Wetlands to San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge, including a 2.5 mile extension of the San Francisco Bay Trail system. - Initiated long-term ecological monitoring of Sears Point wetlands restoration project and continued native habitat planting project.- Acquired and transferred to Sonoma County Regional Parks 162 acres of wildlands to be added to Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve.- Added new program in the Russian River Watershed to develop a reserve preserve system plan. - Managed 16 properties covering over 3,800 acres to preserve, restore and monitor their natural, open space, scenic, cultural and agricultural resources.- Monitored 44 conservation easements covering over 7,000 acres to ensure the terms of the easements are upheld and the conservation values are protected.- Continued collaboration with the Santa Rosa Southeast Greenway Campaign to protect 52 acres formerly slated for an extension to Highway 12 within the City of Santa Rosa.- Teamed up with graduate students to conduct biological studies of SLT properties, provided environmental education opportunities for schoolchildren and offered public hikes.- Engaged over a thousand people in the community through outreach, education, hiking and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. 15558056 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60 0 1 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X Paul DeMarco 7075266930 822 FIFTH STREET SANTA ROSA CA 95404 DENNY VAN NESS CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Neal Fishman Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT BRENT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Clay Clement DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN FREEMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bryant Hichwa DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Hightower DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Hal Hinkle DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Perry Karsen DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Mattson DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM PORTWOOD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Reid DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Harry Richardson DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ellie Killa Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Allison Sanford DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Scotchmoor Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Wendy Smit DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Van Alyea DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 David Koehler EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 163733 0 17178 PAUL DEMARCO Director of Finance & Administration 40.00 X 116081 0 22942 WENDY ELIOT CONSERVATION DIRECTOR 40.00 X 124415 0 10389 Deirdre Holbrook Major Gifts Officer 40.00 X 112417 0 16054 John McCaull Land Acquisition Program Manager 40.00 X 104967 0 15622 Robert Neale Stewardship Director 40.00 X 105063 0 20863 Jeffrey Westman Development Director 40.00 X 110242 0 10286 836918 0 113334 7 0 1 0 0 4445579 187433 4445579 PROJECT REV./FEES 541900 1279042 1279042 1279042 173880 173880 321551 0 321551 321551 321551 356590 425961 -69371 -69371 -69371 6150681 1279042 0 426060 12733026 12733026 319934 175977 80194 63763 2039454 1106204 512666 420584 327094 197345 80353 49396 189060 104793 45921 38346 19172 11401 7771 65147 65147 47492 20000 27492 287084 62787 157687 66610 90571 1714 83479 5378 17934 10265 4134 3535 55284 33875 13735 7674 135339 75752 32317 27270 34853 23304 3286 8263 38533 11309 12222 15002 7691 7691 195894 121025 33202 41667 56821 48286 8535 Land Related Expenses 606120 596662 7578 1880 PRINTING AND COPYING 119708 38923 26773 54012 Public Program Expenses 105837 15625 90212 Bank fees 62188 39064 16589 6535 213837 123028 41905 48904 17768073 15558056 1260986 949031 5970647 7899273 4684707 2594849 3981180 607115 1011067 982187 40160 74112 1115457 471048 742249 644409 4106765 5296491 37336082 25818364 57872857 43916800 3357538 860136 1688710 1459228 400000 400644 1650172 1749830 7096420 4469838 X 46076437 33229264 4700000 6217698 50776437 39446962 57872857 43916800 X -11617392 281970 5947 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4498197 9279151 5635802 8232522 4445579 32091251 4498197 9279151 5635802 8232522 4445579 32091251 10432186 21659065 100592 82895 466857 445757 495431 1591532 5240 5240 33688023 18735784 0.64290 0.66370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50984 50984 17717089 17768073 1000000 250000 0 0 660308 1000000 1660308 2490462 44000 50984 94984 165077 250000 415077 622616 X X X 44 7098.00 0 0 0 1 1 374.00 172015 888274 309669 578605 184732 122593 62139 42451 38786 3665 644409 LAND 24754263 DEPOSITS 12326 Property subject to life estate 1051775 25818364 Use Obligation 597932 Advance on Funds 1151898 1749830 6438982 281970 384 5947 288301 6150681 0 6150681 17768457 384 384 17768073 0 17768073 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Change in value of beneficial interest in trust asset 5,947. Form 990, Schedule D, Part III ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ("SLT" = "SONOMA LAND TRUST") SEVERAL OF THE LAND HOLDINGS REQUIRE SLT TO ADHERE TO USE LIMITS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. IF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET BY SLT, THE PROPERTIES WOULD REVERT EITHER TO THE HEIRS OF THE DONOR OR OTHER LAND CONSERVANCY ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, CERTAIN CONSERVATION LANDS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED USING GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS. SUCH FUNDS RESTRICT THE SALE AND DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTY UNDER VARIOUS AGREEMENTS. ACCOUNTING POLICY - SLT ACQUIRES LAND IN FEE TITLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CONVEYS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER THE PROPERTY TO A PUBLIC AGENCY OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR PERMANENT STEWARDSHIP OF THE EASEMENT. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LAND IS HELD ON SLT'S BOOKS AT COST OR FAIR VALUE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, LESS THE VALUE OF THE EASEMENT CONVEYED TO THE PUBLIC AGENCY. LAND GIFTS, ONCE VALUED, ARE RECORDED AS OTHER INCOME IN ACCOUNT 6850, REAL PROPERTY DONATIONS. EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY SLT REPRESENT NUMEROUS RESTRICTIONS OVER THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND NOT OWNED BY SLT. THESE EASEMENTS GENERALLY PROVIDE THAT THE LAND WILL BE MAINTAINED UNIMPAIRED IN ITS CURRENT NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCENIC OR RECREATIONAL STATE. SINCE THE BENEFITS OF SUCH EASEMENTS ACCRUE TO THE PUBLIC UPON ACQUISITION, AND THE EASEMENT THEMSELVES HAVE NO MARKETABLE VALUE ONCE SEVERED FROM THE LAND AND HELD BY SLT, THE EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY SLT ARE REFLECTED AT ZERO VALUE. 1 United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 2800 Cottage Way Suite W-1832 Sacramento CA 95825 11748332 book 1101 acres of Baylands Property To transfer land related to the Sears Point Restoration Project Ducks Unlimited 3074 Gold Canal Drive Rancho Cordova CA 95670 135643799 501(c)(3) 964694 For the completion of the Sears Point Restoration Project Audubon Canyon Ranch 4900 Shoreline Highway 1 Stinson Beach CA 94970 946069140 501(c)(3) 20000 Mountain Lion Telemetry study grant 3 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Koehler EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 163733 0 0 0 0 0 8187 0 8991 0 180911 0 0 0 X 24 126172 X Goods 27 61261 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b MANAGEMENT OVERSEES THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990, AND REVIEWS ITS CONTENT IN DETAIL. A FINAL DRAFT IS TURNED OVER TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO DISSEMINATION TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FINAL VERSION IS SENT, VIA EMAIL OR BY HARD COPY, TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (WITHIN ONE WEEK) THE FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c CONFLICTS INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1) DISCLOSURE UPON HIRING, ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT. UPON OR BEFORE ELECTION, HIRING OR APPOINTMENT, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF MEMBER WILL SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY AND THEIR DUTY TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL BE REAFFIRMED ANNUALLY, IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS WILL DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE THEY, THEIR FAMILY AND/OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, EMPLOYER OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT OR GAIN. 2) STEPS IN EVALUATING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. WHEN AN SLT PRINCIPAL THINKS HE OR SHE MAY HAVE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE SLT PRINCIPAL SHALL DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND/OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF FOLLOWING SUCH A DISCUSSION THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER SPOKE BELIEVES THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE SLT PRINCIPAL WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION, THE ISSUE SHALL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF APPOINTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE IF THE FULL BOARD IS UNABLE TO MEET. THE SLT PRINCIPAL SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE: (I) IF THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION IS IN SLT'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR SLT'S BENEFIT; (II) IF THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO SLT; AND (III) WHETHER OR NOT SLT WILL ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION. IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE (WITH THE PERSON IN QUESTION NOT VOTING) CONCLUDES THAT PROCEEDING WITH THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION WOULD IN ANY WAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE INTEREST OF SLT, THE SLT PRINCIPAL SHALL EITHER (A) NOT PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION, OR (B) RESIGN FROM THE BOARD OR HIS OR HER POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT. CONFLICTS INVOLVING OTHER EMPLOYEES OR VOLUNTEERS WHEN A VOLUNTEER OR AN EMPLOYEE OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THINKS HE OR SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SITUATION WHERE THERE MAY BE AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH PERSON SHALL DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL DECIDE ON THE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION OF THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF SLT, ITS BYLAWS AND APPLICABLE LAWS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MADE UP ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY RESEARCHED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOOKED AT SALARY DATA FROM WEBSITES. THEY DOCUMENTED THEIR DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE BOARD MEETING WHERE THE DETERMINATION AND APPROVAL WAS MADE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Change in value of beneficial interest in trust assets 5,947.