NATURAL LANDS TRUST INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
NATURAL LANDS TRUST INCORPORATED (EIN 23-6272818)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-03-27
IRS object ID
201810869349300026
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-03-27T11:27:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN231980475PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KREISCHER MILLERBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 WITMER ROAD SUITE 350AddressLine1Txt
CityHORSHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP190442369ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN236272818EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATURAL LANDS TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6103535587PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11031 PALMERS MILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMOLLY K MORRISONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6103535587PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER M PEKULAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734965PTIN
Phone2154414600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.55.30.226IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-03-08IPDt
IP Tm15:14:37IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMOLLY K MORRISONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11031 PALMERS MILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$43,025,911GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NATLANDS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1960FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNLT SAVES OPEN SPACE, CARES FOR NATURE AND CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE OUTDOORS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee93TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers422TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$27,334TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$27,334NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$90,165,912PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$779,213PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,786,403CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$154,264PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$171,337CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$92,399,252PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,578,510CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$14,058,435PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$22,470,338PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,230,344CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$69,928,914PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$23,348,166CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$251,778,761TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$296,581,892TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,874,644TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,744,111TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$270,837,781NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,531,507ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,078,429GrantAmt
Revenue$1,241,780RevenueAmt
DescSAVING OPEN SPACENATURAL LANDS IS UNIQUE AMONG THE REGION'S CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH LAND WE OWN. WE TAKE THIS APPROACH BECAUSE, IF WE OWN IT, WE KNOW IT WILL BE PROTECTED AND CARED FOR FOREVER. WE CURRENTLY OWN 43 NATURE PRESERVES ACROSS TWO STATES AND 13 COUNTIES, TOTALING NEARLY 24,000 ACRES. AND COUNTING.MANY TIMES, THE LAND WE SAVE REMAINS IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP BUT WE PLACE IT UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, WHICH PERMANENTLY LIMITS A PROPERTY'S (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)USE. WE CURRENTLY HOLD 373 EASEMENTS ON NEARLY 23,000 ACRES. MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF VISIT THESE PROPERTIES EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENTS ARE BEING UPHELD.BECAUSE OF OUR EXPERTISE IN BUYING LAND OUTRIGHT (AND IN SECURING GRANT MONEY TO PAY FOR IT), WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT WE CAN HELP OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ACQUIRE OPEN SPACE BY BUYING IT AND THEN "FLIPPING" THE LAND TO THEM. WE DO THIS MOST OFTEN FOR STATE PARKS AND FORESTS, AND FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO BUYING LAND ON BEHALF OF THESE PARTNERS, WE ALSO HELP THEM MANAGE THE LAND THEY OWN USING SMART, SUSTAINABLE, TRIED-AND-TRUE PRACTICES.IN ADDITION, WE HELP MUNCIPALITIES RAISE MONEY FOR OPEN SPACE, REVISE THEIR ZONING CODES TO HELP THEM RETAIN OPEN SPACE DURING DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVE THEIR PARKS, AND BUILD TRAIL SYSTEMS.Desc

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Expense$4,008,376ExpenseAmt
Revenue$494,250RevenueAmt
DescCARING FOR NATUREYOU KNOW THAT OLD ADAGE "LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE"? THAT IS NOT ALWAYS BEST. NATURAL AREAS NEED HELP TO BECOME--AND REMAIN--PLACES WHERE PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE. THAT'S WHY A FULL THIRD OF OUR STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO CARING FOR OUR PRESERVES. IN FACT, THIS COMMITMENT TO CARING FOR NATURE IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY NATURAL LANDS OWNS SO MUCH LAND SO WE CAN ACTIVELY ENRICH AND RESTORE OUR PRESERVES, BALANCING THE NEEDS OF NATURE AND HER VISITORS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDE: RETURNING FORMER FARM FIELDS TO FORESTS BY PLANTING THOUSANDS OF TREES. AS THEY GROW, THEY PREVENT EROSION AND PROVIDE CRITICAL FOREST HABITAT FOR BIRDS, BUGS, AND BEYOND.EXPLORING AND EMPLOYING AN ARRAY OF TECHNIQUES TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF INVASIVES ON OUR PRESERVES.IMPROVING WATER QUALITY OF THE CREEKS THAT MEANDER THROUGH OUR PRESERVES BY PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS ALONG THEM. RE-ESTABLISHING ONCE PLENTIFUL HABITATS BY TRANSFORMING RETIRED FARM FIELDS TO GRASSLANDS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$862,252ExpenseAmt
Revenue$38,576RevenueAmt
DescCONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE OUTDOORS...AND TO EACH OTHERWHEN WE SPEND TIME IN NATURE, WE'RE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER. PLUS, THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION REQUIRES THAT THERE BE PASSIONATE NATURE-LOVERS TO CARRY ON OUR WORK. THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMMITTED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOY AND DISCOVERY IN THE OUTDOORS FOR EVERYONE. OUR NATURE PRESERVES ARE OPEN FOR EVERYONE TO VISIT, AND ARE ALWAYS FREE. IN ADDITION TO PLACES FOR EXPLORATION, OUR PRESERVES ALLOW US TO HOST MORE THAN 100 EVENTS EVERY YEAR CATERING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OFFERING AN ARRAY OF EVENTS FOR CHILDREN SO THAT THE NEXT GENERATION HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A LONG-LASTING CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DEVELOP A DEEPER CONNECTION TO NATURAL LANDS AND, BY EXTENSION, OUR PRESERVES THROUGH OUR FORCE OF NATURE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. FORCE OF NATURE VOLUNTEERS LEARN VALUABLE LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, HONE OUTREACH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND MEET GREAT PEOPLE.MORE RECENTLY, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE TO URBANIZED COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION. WITH PARTNERS IN PHILADELPHIA, COATESVILLE, CHESTER, AND POTTSTOWN, WE ARE WORKING TO SET ASIDE OPEN SPACE, IMPROVE PARKS, BRING OUTDOOR EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS, AND ENCOURAGE GREENING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHE ORGANIZATIONPersonNm
Phone6103535587PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMEDIACityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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ANN F RHOADS PHD
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BARBARA B ARONSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER H WASHBURN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS W TALLAMY PHD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE G PEPPER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN A TERRILL II
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN W LEA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHARINE F MARONEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH M PENSION
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PENELOPE P WATKINS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER O HAUSMANN
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT A PORTNOY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT I FRIEDMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT K STETSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN P MUCCIARONE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM G WARDEN IV
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM Y WEBB
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY J IDLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLIVER P BASS
VP COMMUNICATIONS40.00$107,405$0$12,525Yes (X)
H SCOTT WENDLE
VP PRESERVE STEWARDSHIP40.00$114,764$0$12,963Yes (X)
PETER WILLIAMSON
VP CONSERVATION SERVICES40.00$122,027$0$13,526Yes (X)
ANN C HAUSMANN
VP DEVELOPMENT40.00$122,065$0$18,792Yes (X)
DAVID A D'ANTONIO
VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE40.00$123,024$0$22,907Yes (X)
MOLLY K MORRISON
PRESIDENT / CEO40.00$205,711$0$28,991Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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GARDNERFOX INC
919 GLENBROOK AVEBRYN MAWRPA19010CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$968,163
JOHN MILNER ARCHITECTS INC
104 LAKEVIEW DRCHADDS FORDPA19317DESIGN SERVICES$431,144
HAPP CONTRACTORS INC
260 W ASHLAND STDOYLESTOWNPA18901CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$417,469
TIFF
170 N RADNOR CHESTER RD STE 300WAYNEPA19087INVESTMENT SERVICES$238,329
NORTHSTAR OWNERS REPRESENTATION
150 N RADNOR CHESTER RDSTRAFFORDPA19087PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES$187,446
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$126,274FundraisingAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,793,775TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$201,492RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$6,765,214SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$30,155ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$4,985,074ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,078,429TotalAmt
Program Services$1,078,429ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$259,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$360,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$287,988FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$133,612ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,958ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,166FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$402,202ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,653FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$211,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,369FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$7,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,695FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$8,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,648TotalAmt
Management And General$9,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$39,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,531FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$427,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,407FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,813TotalAmt
Program Services$99,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,023FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,861TotalAmt
Program Services$296,309ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,790FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,213TotalAmt
Program Services$107,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,981FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,480TotalAmt
Program Services$44,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,765FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$735,936TotalAmt
Program Services$710,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,672TotalAmt
Program Services$136,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,405FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONSERVATION EASEMENT R$6,058,178$6,058,178
FORESTRY & LANDSCAPING$208,774$208,209$65$500
LIST DEVELOPMENT PRINTI$101,606$28,342$6,157$67,107
SURVEYS$73,781$73,781

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,837TotalAmt
Program Services$59,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,456FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,230,344TotalAmt
Program Services$13,402,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,003,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$824,531FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,085,992BOYAmt
EOY$1,027,739EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,903,511BOYAmt
EOY$22,925,907EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,659,782BOYAmt
EOY$30,226,231EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$368,125BOYAmt
EOY$409,459EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,495BOYAmt
EOY$30,057EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$151,268,955LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,722,163LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,309,342BOYAmt
EOY$141,546,792EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,947,058BOYAmt
EOY$60,567,868EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,472,456BOYAmt
EOY$39,847,839EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,778,761BOYAmt
EOY$296,581,892EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$726,940BOYAmt
EOY$2,018,160EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,147,704BOYAmt
EOY$1,145,951EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$22,580,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,874,644BOYAmt
EOY$25,744,111EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,294,766BOYAmt
EOY$56,375,135EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,955,521BOYAmt
EOY$33,379,682EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,653,830BOYAmt
EOY$181,082,964EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$249,904,117BOYAmt
EOY$270,837,781EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,778,761BOYAmt
EOY$296,581,892EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$23,348,166ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$939,187NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,353,689OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,647,616CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,166,650CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,088,386CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90,165,912CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,826,995CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,895,559TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,647,616CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,166,650CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,088,386CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90,165,912CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,826,995CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,895,559TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$62,430,870SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$101,464,689PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$773,537CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,897,198CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,134,249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$894,203CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$979,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,678,370TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$169,573,929TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,213,076GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.54960PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,648FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,648FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$13,392,487FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$13,402,135FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$820,107FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$205,027FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$626,430CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$635,098CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$820,107CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,081,635TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,622,453LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$12,912CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$19,474CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,790CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$9,648CurrentYearAmt
Total$52,824TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$156,608CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$158,775CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$205,027CurrentYearAmt
Total$770,410TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,155,615GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$182CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total$182TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements260TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage19177.64TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements1HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Modified Easements4ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held3StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement2607.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$149,843ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$52,073,875BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,260,459ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,778,257InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,014,536OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$61,098,055EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,510,545BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,923,130ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$157,366InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,517,166OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$52,073,875EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,337,013BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$557,389ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,156,555InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,540,412OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,510,545EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,657,697BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,987,124ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,288,228InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,596,036OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,337,013EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$33,291,247BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,986,541ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,559,581InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,179,672OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$37,657,697EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.33600BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.64320PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02090TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,896,536OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,295,709DepreciationAmt
Book Value$600,827BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$149,372,419OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,426,454DepreciationAmt
Book Value$140,945,965BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$141,546,792TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDS$59,816,090F
LP INVESTMENTS$751,778F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$60,567,868TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST (THE NATURAL LANDS TRUST)$26,701,000
DEPOSITS ON NATURAL LANDS$318,040
PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE$12,828,799
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$39,847,839TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLONG-TERM DEBT PAYABLEDesc
Amt$22,580,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$22,580,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,161,070TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$939,187NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,643,373OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,582,560RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,578,510RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,578,510TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,227,406TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$4,997,062OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,997,062ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,230,344ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,230,344TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 3:1 - SUMMERHILL LOTS 5/6: EASEMENT MODIFICATION TO ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS 2 - AUSTIN CAPRA: ACREAGE FLIP BETWEEN AUSTIN CAPRA/AUSTIN SILVA 3 - AUSTIN SILVA: ACREAGE FLIP BETWEEN AUSTIN CAPRA/AUSTIN SILVA 4 - BRYN COED: TRANSFER OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO LOWER MERION CONSERVANCY
PART II, LINE 5:NATURAL LANDS TRUST (NLT) ACCEPTS THE OBLIGATION OF PERPETUAL ENFORCEMENT WITH EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT IT RECEIVES. OUR ENFORCEMENT OBLIGATIONS ARE FOR THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE EASEMENT AS UNDERPINNED BY THE BROAD CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES. EVERY EASEMENT DESCRIBES THE LEGAL MECHANISMS THAT WE MAY USE TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS AND PROTECT THE CONSERVATION PURPOSE. NATURAL LANDS TRUST RECOGNIZES THAT THE OBLIGATION TO DEFEND AND ENFORCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IS CRITICAL TO OUR CONSERVATION MISSION, OUR STATUS AS A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, AND THE VIABILITY OF EASEMENTS AS A CONSERVATION TOOL. EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY, BUT IT WILL ALSO MAINTAIN PUBLIC TRUST AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION EASEMENTS ARE ACCORDED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. NLT ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING POLICIES REGARDING THE DEFENSE AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: 1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, NLT SHALL MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FUNDS OR INSURANCE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION PURPOSES. 2. NLT SHALL SEEK A STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT FROM TRANSFERORS OF EASEMENTS FOR ORDINARY ADMINISTRATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE EASEMENT. THE STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT FUNDS REQUESTED FROM INDIVIDUAL EASEMENT TRANSFERORS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A SURPLUS IN EXCESS OF THE COSTS OF ORDINARY ADMINISTRATION, AND ANY SURPLUS THAT IS GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT WILL BE DEDICATED TO A FUND FOR LEGAL ENFORCEMENT. IN CASES WHERE THE CONSERVATION BENEFIT IS GREAT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (BOT) HAS THE DISCRETION TO ACCEPT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT IS NOT ADEQUATELY ENDOWED. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE WORDS "TRANSFEROR AND "TRANSFERORS" SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO OR WHICH GIVE OR SELL (INCLUDING A BARGAIN SALE) AN EASEMENT, IN THE CASE OF A PERSON, DURING HIS OR HER LIFETIME AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE EXECUTOR OR TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON WHO TRANSFERS AN EASEMENT AFTER THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S DEATH. 3. NLT SHALL DRAFT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS USING THE SERVICES OF EXPERIENCED LEGAL ADVISORS TO ELIMINATE AMBIGUOUS AND VAGUE RESTRICTIONS IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT, AND DISCOURAGE LEGAL CHALLENGES BY LANDOWNERS. NLT'S EASEMENTS WILL BE DRAFTED TO REQUIRE LANDOWNER PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS REASONABLY INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING OUR DUTIES, OTHER THAN ORDINARY ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS SUCH AS ANNUAL MONITORING. 4. STAFF SHALL ENDEAVOR TO RESOLVE ALL EASEMENT VIOLATIONS EFFICIENTLY AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. RECOGNIZING THAT THE GOAL OF THE EASEMENT PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE LAND STEWARDSHIP THAT ADVANCES THE HEALTH OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF EASED PROPERTIES AND THE ADJOINING AREA, NLT SHALL SEEK TO RESOLVE VIOLATIONS, OR POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS, AMICABLY BY A RANGE OF ACTIONS THAT BEGIN WITH LANDOWNER EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, FOLLOWED BY ACTIONS OF INCREASING RIGOR WHEN VIOLATIONS ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS OUTLINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAFF, OFFICERS, AND THE BOT IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENTS. MONITORING & DOCUMENTATION STAFF SHALL MONITOR EASEMENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. STAFF SHALL KEEP RECORDS OF MONITORING ACTIVITIES. IN INSTANCES OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OR NON-COMPLIANCE, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VIOLATION OR NON-COMPLIANT ACTIVITY SHALL BE RECORDED BY STAFF. STAFF SHALL KEEP NOTES AND RECORDS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH LANDOWNERS TO DOCUMENT THE PROGRESS OF ENFORCEMENT AND MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO ACHIEVE THE EASEMENT OBJECTIVES. CO-HOLDERS CO-HOLDERS SHALL BE GIVEN REASONABLE NOTICE OF EASEMENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT, AND AS SPECIFIED BY THE EASEMENT, SHALL BE INCLUDED IN DECISIONS THAT REQUIRE THEIR REVIEW OR CONSULTATION. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT THE OPINION OF CO-HOLDERS MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM NLT'S, AND STAFF WILL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DOCUMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND AREAS OF DISAGREEMENT. EASEMENT INTERPRETATION RECOGNIZING THAT NATURAL LANDS ARE IMPACTED BY FORCES THAT ARE OFTEN BEYOND THE CONTROL OF INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THAT LAND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS MUST ADAPT TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, STAFF SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO INTERPRET EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION BASED ON THEIR IMPACT ON THE CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES. AS NECESSARY, STAFF SHALL ALSO SEEK INTERPRETATION OF RESTRICTIONS BY NLT'S LEGAL ADVISOR AND BOT. ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS STAFF SHALL REVIEW POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS REPORTED DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF MONITORING OR AS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER PARTY (E.G. CO-HOLDER, GOVERNMENT AGENCY, NEIGHBOR) AGAINST THE EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS TO DETERMINE IF A VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED. IF NECESSARY, STAFF MAY CONTACT THE LANDOWNER TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION OR VISIT THE PROPERTY TO FURTHER DOCUMENT THE CONDITION. UPON DETERMINATION OF A VIOLATION, STAFF SHALL CONTACT THE LANDOWNER AND SEEK AGREEMENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, AND IF NECESSARY, RESTORATION OF THE PROPERTY. STAFF SHALL ALSO SEND A WRITTEN LETTER TO THE LANDOWNER DETAILING THE VIOLATION AND THE NATURE OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION EXPECTED (OR AGREED UPON BY LANDOWNER). EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE A VIOLATION WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES, NLT SHALL FIRST SEEK VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE FROM THE OWNER AND APPROPRIATE CORRECTION OF THE VIOLATION. IF THE LANDOWNER AGREES TO APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION, NLT SHALL INFORM THE OWNER OF CONTINUED EXPECTATIONS AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN RECORD OF AGREEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS. IN CASES OF DISPUTES WITH LANDOWNERS THAT ARE INTRACTABLE OR WHEN THE LANDOWNER IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT A VIOLATION, AND WHERE THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO RESOURCES IS TEMPORARY OR INCONSEQUENTIAL, STAFF MAY MAKE THE DETERMINATION TO OVERLOOK OR FORGIVE A VIOLATION. STAFF SHALL DOCUMENT AND DESCRIBE THE DECISION TO FORGIVE THE VIOLATION. AS NECESSARY, STAFF SHALL CONSULT WITH NLT OFFICERS, LEGAL ADVISORS, AND THE BOT. IN CASES WHERE A VIOLATION IS TEMPORARY IN DURATION AND DEEMED TO BE INCONSEQUENTIAL WITH LITTLE OR NO IMPACT TO THE CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES OF THE EASEMENT, STAFF MAY ISSUE A WAIVER. STAFF WILL CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A WAIVER OF THE EASEMENT RESTRICTIONS, AND THE WAIVER MUST BE ISSUED IN WRITING. IN CASES OF VIOLATIONS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR OR DAMAGE THE CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES OF A PROPERTY, NLT SHALL FIRST USE THE PERSUASIVE AUTHORITY OF STAFF, THEN NLT OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, AND BOT TO CORRECT A VIOLATION OR AVOID A POTENTIAL VIOLATION. IF SUCH PERSUASION IS INEFFECTIVE OR INADEQUATE, STAFF MAY EMPLOY ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES CONTAINED IN THE EASEMENT DOCUMENT. ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTION MEASURES THAT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT OF STAFF ENERGIES, SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES, OR THAT MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC AS EITHER EXTRAORDINARY OR HIGHLY COMPELLING, MUST BE REVIEWED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, STAFF MAY PROCEED WITH ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES PRIOR TO BOT CONSENT IF IMMEDIATE ACTION CAN PREVENT SIGNIFICANT OR IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO CONSERVATION PURPOSE OR CAN AVOID SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER ENFORCEMENT COSTS DUE TO DEFERRED ACTION. STAFF SHALL SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL IN ALL CASES WHERE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LITIGATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CORPORATIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATIONS QUALIFY FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTIONS AND HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE CORPORATIONS' TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CORPORATIONS HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CORPORATIONS FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. GENERALLY, THE CORPORATIONS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2014.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GAIN/LOSS ON MELLON TRUST 1,533,298. FUNDRAISING RECLASSIFICATION 110,075.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING RECLASSIFICATION 110,075. IMPAIREMENT LOSS ON PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE 4,886,987.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 9:ALL COSTS ASSOCIATE WITH THE PURCHASE OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE EXPENSED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. EACH EASEMENT IS RECORDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET AT $1.00. ALL OFFSETTING REVENUES ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1STARDUST EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$206,194GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$126,274CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$79,920GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$25,847RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$42,220FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$42,008OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$206,194GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$126,274CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$79,920GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$25,847RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$42,220FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$42,008OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$110,075DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$30,155NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
PRESERVATION ALLIANCE FOR GREATER PHILA - FAADE ESMT ENDOWMENT
1608 WALNUT STREET SUITE 804PHILADELPHIAPA19103232106589501(C)(3)$29,460FUNDING ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL LAND CONSERVANCY
CAMP SHEPPARDS MILL - TRANSFER TO NJ DEP
PROTECTION OF NATURAL LANDS$305,902APPRAISALLAND
PYLE FEE ACQUISITION - TRANSFER TO PA GAME COMMISSION
PROTECTION OF NATURAL LANDS$296,185APPRAISALLAND
QUAKER HILL FEE ACQUISITION - TRANSFER TO US FOREST SERVICE
PROTECTION OF NATURAL LANDS$288,514APPRAISALLAND
WHITE PROPERTY - TRANSFER TO COMMONWEALTH OF PA
PROTECTION OF NATURAL LANDS$158,368APPRAISALLAND
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTRANSFER OF LAND: GRANTS FROM NATURAL LANDS ARE GENERALLY IN THE FORM OF DONATED PROPERTY. IN MOST CASES, THESE PARCELS OF LAND ARE BEING TRANSFERRED TO A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IN LESS FREQUENT CASES LAND MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A QUALIFIED 501C3 LAND TRUST. IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, NATURAL LANDS VERIFIES CHARITABLE STATUS, ENTERS INTO CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THE PROJECTS LONG TERM SUCCESS. ASSIST IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: IN SOME CASES NATURAL LANDS WILL PASS GRANT FUNDS THROUGH TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS NATURAL LANDS ADHERES TO THE ORIGINATING FUNDER'S CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE TRANSACTION. MINI GRANT PROGRAMS: NATURAL LANDS MANAGES TWO MINI GRANT PROGRAMS. IN BOTH CASES, FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE SOURCES. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM NATURAL LANDS AND THE FUNDER. THE FUNDER THEN GETS FINAL SAY ON THE LIST OF RECOMMENDED RECIPIENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMOLLY K MORRISONPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT / CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$205,711BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,553DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,438NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$234,702TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,297,298NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISAL (EASEMENT)MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received2Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:NATURAL LANDS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SAVES OPEN SPACE, CARES FOR NATURE, AND CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE OUTDOORS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. WE'VE BEEN AT IT SINCE THE EARLY 1950S AND, TODAY, MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF LANDS UNDER OUR PERMANENT PROTECTION.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 8:69.24% OF THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY NATURAL LANDS TRUST ARE RESTRICTED TO LAND ACQUISITION AND OTHER CAPITAL RELATED PROJECTS. ONLY THE REMAINING 30.76% ($9,789,719) IS AVAILABLE TO HELP UNDERWRITE ANNUAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE OUTDOORS...AND TO EACH OTHER WHEN WE SPEND TIME IN NATURE, WE'RE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER. PLUS, THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION REQUIRES THAT THERE BE PASSIONATE NATURE-LOVERS TO CARRY ON OUR WORK. THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMMITTED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOY AND DISCOVERY IN THE OUTDOORS FOR EVERYONE. OUR NATURE PRESERVES ARE OPEN FOR EVERYONE TO VISIT, AND ARE ALWAYS FREE. IN ADDITION TO PLACES FOR EXPLORATION, OUR PRESERVES ALLOW US TO HOST MORE THAN 100 EVENTS EVERY YEAR CATERING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS. IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OFFERING AN ARRAY OF EVENTS FOR CHILDREN SO THAT THE NEXT GENERATION HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A LONG-LASTING CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DEVELOP A DEEPER CONNECTION TO NATURAL LANDS AND, BY EXTENSION, OUR PRESERVES THROUGH OUR FORCE OF NATURE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. FORCE OF NATURE VOLUNTEERS LEARN VALUABLE LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, HONE OUTREACH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND MEET GREAT PEOPLE. MORE RECENTLY, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NATURE TO URBANIZED COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION. WITH PARTNERS IN PHILADELPHIA, COATESVILLE, CHESTER, AND POTTSTOWN, WE ARE WORKING TO SET ASIDE OPEN SPACE, IMPROVE PARKS, BRING OUTDOOR EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS, AND ENCOURAGE GREENING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2PETER O. HAUSMANN (TRUSTEE) IS THE UNCLE OF ANN C. HAUSMANN (VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS)
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT FIRM. BEFORE BEING FILED, THE RETURN IS THEN SUBSEQUENTLY REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE (BOARD COMMITTEE). ONCE ACCEPTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY THE CEO AND FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY WILL COMPLY WITH NATURAL LANDS TRUST'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE STATEMENT AFFIRMS THAT AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A DUTY TO DISCLOSE THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. AFTER FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST: A. A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE SHALL INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS. B. IT SHALL BE DETERMINED IF WITH REASONABLE EFFORT A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. C. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN NATURAL LANDS TRUST'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO NATURAL LANDS TRUST. THE COMMITTEE SHALL THEN MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH OTHER NATURAL LANDS TRUST REQUIREMENTS OR BOARD APPROVAL AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY A. IF ANY TRUSTEE, OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS OR OTHER EMPLOYEE OF NATURAL LANDS TRUST HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT ANY INTERESTED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE OR SHE SHALL REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHO SHALL INFORM ANY SUCH PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD SUCH PERSON AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. B. IF, AFTER HEARING SUCH PERSON'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING SUCH FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS MAY BE WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT SUCH PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MATTER SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTION ACTION, OR WHICH SHALL REFER THE MATTER TO THE BOARD FOR APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTION ACTION. RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS ALL DELIBERATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST BE IN WRITING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15WHILE NATURAL LANDS TRUST FOCUSES ON COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR AREA TO BENCHMARK PAY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE MARKET FOR EXEUTIVE TALENT MAY BE BROADER THAN THIS GROUP. THEREFORE, MARKET INFORMATION FROM ADDITIONAL MARKET SEGMENTS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND PUBLISHED NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPENSATION MAY BE USED AS A SUPPLEMENT. NLT WILL ALSO SECURE OUTSIDE STUDIES EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED TO REVIEW NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND PERIODICALLY UTILIZE THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. IN ADDITION TO ALL RELEVANT MARKET INFORMATION, NLT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: - YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD - YEARS IN THE POSITION - ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES - ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATING BUDGET, AND THE OVERALL ECONOMIC CLIMATE - COST OF ALL OTHER BENEFITS BEING OFFERED DATA FROM THESE VARIOUS ELEMENTS ARE USED TO FORM A "MARKET COMPOSITE" TO ASSESS THE COMPETITIVENESS OF NLT'S COMPENSATION. ANNUALLY, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DATA AND EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:GAIN/LOSS ON MELLON TRUST 1,533,298. IMPAIRMENT LOSS ON PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE -4,886,987.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTGOMERY COUNTY LANDS TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11031 PALMERS MILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityMEDIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19063ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN232746506EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF NATURAL LANDS TRUST, INC.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATURAL LANDS TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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