SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED (EIN 35-1830637)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-02-23
IRS object ID: 201820549349300447
Schema version: 2016v3.1
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-02-23T15:21:59-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUMPHREY CPA GROUP LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	445 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 941	AddressLine1Txt
City	INDIANAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46204	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	351830637	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SYCA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8123365382	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 7801	AddressLine1Txt
City	BLOOMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	474077801	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTIAN FREITAG	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8123365382	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-02-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RODNEY J HUMPHREY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00095267	PTIN
Phone	3174353447	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-02-21	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device Id	A42E0CF4B0CFABFAFDAD50D00CF409967B1ADB50	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	E098D37C81DCC429B29810E1DEE66A9307E2CFAB	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRISTIAN FREITAG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 7801	AddressLine1Txt
City	BLOOMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	474077801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,120,609	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SYCAMORELANDTRUST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1990	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH STRATEGIC LAND CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,404,928	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,991,690	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$23,289	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$26,567	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$88,298	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$81,952	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,516,515	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,100,209	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$371,254	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$428,693	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$80,309	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$233,836	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$305,115	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$605,090	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$733,808	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,911,425	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,366,401	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,008,527	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,999,810	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$392,176	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,057	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$12,616,351	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,994,753	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH STRATEGIC LAND CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$352,294	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LAND ACQUISITION AND RELATED EXPENSES: SYCAMORE PERMANENTLY PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. WE PROTECT OVER 5,000 ACRES OF FORESTS, WETLANDS AND FORMERLY MINED OR FARMED LANDS AND WE DO NOT ALLOW COMMERCIAL TIMBERING ON LAND THAT WE OWN. WE MANAGE OUR 16 FREE PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES TO ENABLE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. SYCAMORE HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON NEARLY 4,000 ACRES OF PRIVATELY HELD LAND TO MAINTAIN THE CONSERVATION PROTECTIONS PLACED ON THESE PROPERTIES. WE HAVE INVESTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER RESOURCES TO PROTECT AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ACRES, OWNED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$57,522	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: BUILDING AN UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR NATURE IS CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION OF CONSERVING LAND AND CREATING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR WE ALSO HAD OVER 5,000 PARTICIPANTS IN OUR INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS, AT OUR PRESERVES AND OTHER PROPERTIES, AND WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN INDIANA. PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS, WE BUILD NATIVE PLANT GARDENS AND OTHER HABITATS ON SCHOOLYARDS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ALSO VISIT OUR PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES AND OTHER PROPERTIES TO HIKE, BIRDWATCH, PHOTOGRAPH AND ENJOY THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BENEFITS OF BEING IN NATURE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$126,619	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LAND STEWARDSHIP: ON LAND THAT WE OWN, WE MANAGE FOR ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. WITH INPUT FROM EXPERTS IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND THE HELP OF VOLUNTEER LAND STEWARDS, WE PLANT TREES, ELIMINATE INVASIVE PLANTS, AND REMOVE REFUSE. WE ALSO MANAGE OUR PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PUBLIC USE BY PROVIDING TRAILS, PARKING AREAS, AND EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE. ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES FOR WHICH WE HOLD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. WE THOROUGHLY MONITOR AND REPORT ON EACH PROPERTY THROUGH REGULAR SITE VISITS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$536,435	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	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	18	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
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	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OFFICE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	OFFICE	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8123365382	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4898 E HERITAGE WOODS ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	4898 E HERITAGE WOODS ROAD	AddressLine2Txt
City	BLOOMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	47401	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
CHRISTIAN FREITAG
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	Yes (X)	$81,794	$0	$11,188
GEORGE HUNTINGTON
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG MEYER
BOARD VICE C	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT COSTELLO
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY MARBACH
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK ADAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SARAH BAUMGART
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JIM DECOURSEY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TIM DUNFEE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JENNY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ROBERT MCCREA
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
VI SIMPSON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LINDA WILLIAMSON
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LINDSAY WOOD
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$81,794	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$11,188	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$104,770	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$30,476	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,856,444	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$288,302	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,991,690	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,567	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$26,567	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$52,715	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$52,715	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52,715	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$52,715	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$31,610	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$20,400	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,210	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$18,027	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,027	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$18,027	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,100,209	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,027	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$79,282	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$332,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$232,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,479	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,395	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,324	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,999	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,897	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,428	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,808	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,938	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,733	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,733	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,993	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,030	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,945	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,580	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$949	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,416	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,518	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,608	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,749	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,071	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$933	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,197	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,697	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,080	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,003	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,692	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
STEWARDSHIP	$126,619	$126,619
OUTREACH EXPENSES	$29,182	$29,182
ACQUISITION COSTS	$21,520	$21,520
EDUCATION PROGRAM	$8,359	$8,359

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,833	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,513	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,693	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$733,808	TotalAmt
Program Services	$536,435	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,064	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$80,309	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$804,575	BOYAmt
EOY	$171,807	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,527,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,810,243	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$11,081,629	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$248,755	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,594,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,832,874	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,403	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,483	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,008,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,999,810	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,057	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,500	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$392,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,057	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,188,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,970,120	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,633,607	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,146,063	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$794,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$878,570	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,616,351	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,994,753	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,008,527	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,999,810	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,366,401	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$12,001	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$897,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$928,680	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,526,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,404,928	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,991,690	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,749,335	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150,364	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$49,637	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$299,258	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,047,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$954,190	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,569,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,436,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,041,327	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,048,593	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$20,450	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$20,450	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$8,028,143	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,564	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$99,435	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$79,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$320,152	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,427	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,564	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$99,435	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$79,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$320,152	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$232	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$774	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$431	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$274	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$1,711	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,084,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,011,528	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,617,987	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,536,021	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,120,609	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,370,456	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.95910	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.95480	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.04000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.04000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III, LINE 12	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 1,711	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	34	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	3974.41	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	240.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$3,286	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$794,151	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$84,419	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$878,570	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$771,403	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$46,682	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$23,934	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$794,151	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$714,557	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$56,846	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$771,403	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$712,087	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,470	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$714,557	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$695,615	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$16,472	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$712,087	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$10,262,145	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$144,241	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$10,406,386	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$500,155	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$123,893	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$376,262	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$141,241	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$89,097	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$52,144	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$33,847	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$35,765	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	-$1,918	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,832,874	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,112,210	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$12,001	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$12,001	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,100,209	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,100,209	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$733,808	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$733,808	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$733,808	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5	THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICY REQUIRES MONITORING ALL EASEMENTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND HANDLING ENFORCEMENT ISSUES IN AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY MANNER.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD THE VALUE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS A CONTRIBUTION OR AS AN ASSET IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TOTAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND THE ESTIMATED VALUE IS DISCLOSED AS A FOOTNOTE IN THE AUDITED STATEMENTS OF THE LAND TRUST. BECAUSE OF SEVERE LIMITATIONS ON USE, SALE OR TRANSFER OF THESE EASEMENTS AND BECAUSE THE LIMITATIONS ARE, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, INEXTINGUISHABLE, SYCAMORE CONSIDERS THEM TO BE OF ESSENTIALLY NO VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION UPON THE VALUATION OF THE DONATION. THE DONATIONS, SUPPORTED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISALS, REFLECT THE VALUE SURRENDERED BY THE DONOR BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE VALUE AT WHICH SYCAMORE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE TRANSACTION. THE RECOGNITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AT NO VALUE IS IN KEEPING WITH CUSTOMARY PRACTICE BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	THESE FUNDS ARE HELD FOR THE SPECIFIED PURPOSE OF THE DONOR: STEWARDSHIP, LAND ACQUISTION, OPERATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE EARNINGS FROM THESE INVESTED FUNDS ARE USED TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THAT FUND. DURING 2017, THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY SET UP AS PERMANENTLY ENDOWED FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE CEDAR CREST PROPERTY, WERE ACTUALLY TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS, ACCORDING TO CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED FROM THE DONORS. THE BALANCE OF THOSE ASSETS, 176,066 WERE TRANSFERRED TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS. IN ORDER TO SHOW THE PROGRESSION ON THE FORM 990 OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THIS AMOUNT WAS NETTED AGAINST CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR TOTALING 260,485, RESULTING IN A NET CONTRIBUTION OF 54,099, AND WITH TRANSFERS IN OF 30,320, SHOW TOTAL ENDEOWMENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS OF 84,919. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED ON PART V, LINE 1B IN COLUMN (A) ON THE SCHEDULE D THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS FORM 990.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPECIAL EVENTS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$31,610	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$31,610	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$20,400	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$31,610	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$31,610	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$20,400	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$20,400	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$11,210	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$118,052	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$165,250	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$5,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

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 (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS AS MEMBERSHIP FEES RATHER THAN A DONATION. MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE BOARD TREASURER WILL PRESENT THE 990 TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND QUESTIONS AT THE BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 12, PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	AS AN AGENDA ITEM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ASKED AT EACH MEETING TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SUBSEQUENTLY, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND A COURSE OF ACTION IS RECOMMENDED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, REVIEW LAND TRUST ALLIANCE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, COMPENSATION LEVELS AT OTHER INDIANA BASED LAND TRUSTS, AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE RESULTS, AND SALARY LEVELS IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, USES INPUT AND SALARY RECOMMENDAITONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO HELP DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY FOR ALL NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.