2025-11-10T16:00:08-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1175 LOMBARDI AVENUE SUITE 200 GREEN BAY WI 54304 990 2024-01-01 391561423 DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC DOOR 9207461359 PO BOX 65 STURGEON BAY WI 54235 ROBERT LING TREASURER 9207461359 2025-11-06 1 1 BECKY MEYER P01246910 9204367800 2025-11-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X EMILY WOOD PO BOX 65 STURGEON BAY WI 54235 8813373 0 X WWW.DOORCOUNTYLANDTRUST.ORG X 1986 WI PROTECTING DOOR COUNTY'S EXCEPTIONAL LANDS AND WATERS FOREVER 13 13 16 208 0 0 5730804 5362154 2094 856 9187 342796 -5904 7935 5736181 5713741 0 0 0 0 987573 1056460 0 0 225298 956886 1952922 1944459 3009382 3791722 2704359 42285513 45671102 657775 638932 41627738 45032170 THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST IS A LOCAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PRESERVE DOOR COUNTY'S EXCEPTIONAL LANDS AND WATERS FOREVER. 0 0 364298 516 OUTREACH - DCLT'S ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ENGAGES MORE THAN 200 VOLUNTEERS THAT ENABLE FREE TRAILS, GUIDED HIKES, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND LEARNING. DCLT COORDINATED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS, NEST BOX MONITORING, BUMBLE BEE BRIGADE, AND POLLINATOR OBSERVATION RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS; THE PRESERVE STEWARD PROGRAM, BOUNDARY MARKING, AND STEWARDSHIP WORKDAYS ENGAGED MORE THAN 90 VOLUNTEERS. DCLT PROVIDED FREE GUIDED WALKS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO MORE THAN 400 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 75,000 EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTERS AND TRAIL MAPS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA. VIDEO, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA OFFERED RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN AND ENGAGE. 1450920 ACQUISITION - DCLT COMPLETED 8 CONSERVATION PURCHASES, 3 LAND DONATIONS, AND 6 CONSERVATION EASEMENT AGREEMENTS, PROTECTING A TOTAL OF OVER 426 ACRES OF LAND IN 2024. THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PROTECT A POPULATION OF FEDERALLY THREATENED DWARF LAKE IRIS AND OVER 1500 FEET OF STREAMBANK. THE PURCHASED PROPERTY CONTAINS A VARIETY OF RICH, BIODIVERSE HABITAT, INCLUDING RIDGE & SWALE COMPLEXES, BOREAL FOREST, AND OVER 1 MILE OF STREAMBANK. THE THREE DONATIONS PROTECT COASTAL WETLANDS IN STURGEON BAY AND WASHINGTON ISLAND. 598656 340 STEWARDSHIP WITH THE AID OF VOLUNTEERS, DCLT MAINTAINED MORE THAN 30 MILES OF NATURE PRESERVE TRAILS, INCLUDING A NEW TRAIL AT BEAR CREEK NATURE PRESERVE. STAFF COMPLETED ANNUAL MONITORING OF EACH OF THE 43 NATURE PRESERVES AND NATURAL AREAS AND EACH OF THE 84 CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES. TREATMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES WAS COMPLETED ACROSS 242 ACRES OF WETLANDS, SHORELINE, FIELDS, SAND DUNES, AND FORESTED HABITATS. NEW POPULATIONS OF STATE-LISTED THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES WERE DOCUMENTED. DOZENS OF BLUEBIRDS, TREE SWALLOWS, AND KESTRELS FLEDGED FROM NEST BOXES MONITORED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF VOLUNTEERS. 2413874 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X KRISTI RICE 9207461359 217 N 4TH AVE STURGEON BAY WI 54235 EMILY WOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 132300 0 3900 ROY THILLY PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DEB HAGMAN-SHANNON VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB LING TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HOLEY SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA HAKE BOARD MEMBER (PAST PRESIDENT FEB. 2024) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER DESCHLER BOARD MEMBER (PAST SECRETARY FEB. 2024) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF OTTUM BOARD MEMBER (PAST TREASURER FEB. 2024) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN NELSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA FRANK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MARTIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA PEPELNJAK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH COULSON-KANTER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICK SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 132300 0 3900 1 0 0 0 0 1340478 3935 1978308 2039433 1149662 5362154 OUTREACH EVENT 900099 516 516 EXPLORE THE DOOR 900099 340 340 856 251596 251596 3167765 3076565 91200 91200 91200 28270 3935 22725 5545 5545 2482 342 2140 2140 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 250 250 250 5713741 856 0 350731 136200 47670 68100 20430 741569 544400 68089 129080 17371 13013 1318 3040 95062 64260 14603 16199 66258 44788 10178 11292 67590 64787 2803 37980 37980 44527 44527 18634 18634 74404 74404 81846 57606 11942 12298 41873 28304 6432 7137 67852 11643 54390 1819 11270 7618 1731 1921 9619 4602 624 4393 79349 53637 12189 13523 22427 15160 3445 3822 CONSERVATION EASEMENT 919643 919643 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM EXP 291049 291049 LAND ACQUISITION EXPENS 120551 120551 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS 25063 25063 39245 25676 13225 344 3009382 2413874 370210 225298 392842 81897 2496892 3871408 777707 197019 8577 9204 45590 30130 35178014 232398 32936057 34945616 5021766 5927789 606082 608039 42285513 45671102 134836 128711 28528 20633 494411 489588 657775 638932 X 12130625 13437945 29497113 31594225 41627738 45032170 42285513 45671102 2704359 700073 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2059727 2929717 2819077 5730804 5362154 18901479 2059727 2929717 2819077 5730804 5362154 18901479 900865 18000614 80503 76188 102146 202077 251596 712510 13220 5545 18765 110 38 250 398 19633152 10153 0.91680 0.89730 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 110. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 38. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 250. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 81 3782.00 0 0 0 1 1 800.00 47569 5021766 223924 865276 183177 5927789 4142845 239803 804585 165467 5021766 5083291 144844 -943994 141296 4142845 3900838 630289 679996 127832 5083291 3402940 257642 362259 122003 3900838 0.66582 0.24158 0.09260 0 0 34329910 34329910 306810 60969 245841 105461 5004 100457 435833 166425 269408 34945616 LEASE LIABILITY 489588 489588 6393499 700073 5080 19132 724285 5669214 44527 44527 5713741 2989067 5080 19132 24212 2964855 44527 44527 3009382 PART II, LINE 5: THE ANNUAL, DOCUMENTED, VISUAL INSPECTION OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTED PROPERTY ENSURES THAT THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT ARE BEING UPHELD, WITH ON-THE-GROUND PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS AS THE SITE WARRANTS. PART II, LINE 9: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY THE LAND TRUST ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THE LAND TRUST DOES NOT HOLD FEE TITLE TO THESE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CARRY SIGNIFICANT OBLIGATIONS TO MONITOR AND DEFEND THEIR TERMS. IF PURCHASED, THE COSTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED. IF DONATED, THE IN-KIND REVENUE AND EXPENSES ARE RECORDED BASED ON FAIR MARKET VALUE USING AN APPRAISAL OR OTHER COMPARABLE INFORMATION. AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE LAND TRUST HOLDS VARIOUS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE EXPENDITURES TO MONITOR AND DEFEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE EASEMENTS. PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND MONITORING OF LANDS OWNED BY DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST, AND FOR THE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST. BY CREATING THE STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT, DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST WILL LESSEN ITS RELIANCE ON FLUCTUATIONS IN ANNUAL SUPPORT AS A MEANS OF FUNDING ITS LAND STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: MERCHANDISE PURCHASES REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 342. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18,790. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: MERCHANDISE PURCHASES REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 342. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18,790. ANNUAL GATHERING 32205 3935 28270 3935 6970 9241 400 2179 32205 3935 28270 3935 6970 9241 400 2179 22725 5545 X 6 77933 PUBLISHED VALUES X 7 1067793 APPRAISAL AND ESTIMATES X FUNDRAISER PRIZES 20 3935 FAIR MARKET VALUE 3 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IS LISTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND AFTER INITIAL REVIEW OF A MATTER WILL THE FULL BOARD DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO A COMMITTEE TO FINALIZE AN ACTION. THESE OCCASIONS ARE NOTED IN BOARD MEETING MINUTES WHEN THEY OCCUR. OUR COMMITTEES DID NOT FINALIZE ANY ACTION IN LIEU OF FULL BOARD ACTION IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY DID NOT MEET DURING 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER IT IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE AT LEAST 72 HOURS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND ENFORCED AS NEEDED. AS MEETING AGENDAS WITH ACTIVITIES ARE REVIEWED FOR BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINE IF THERE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED. BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM REVIEW/DISCUSSION/ACTION WHEN NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) TO REVIEW THE ED'S PERFORMANCE. A REVIEW IS THEN WRITTEN BY THE HR SUBCOMMITTEE WITH INPUT SOLICITED FROM THE BOARD. COMMENTS FROM BOARD FEEDBACK ARE INCLUDED WITH THE REVIEW. REVIEW INCLUDES AREAS OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS AREAS OF STRENGTH. A SALARY ADJUSTMENT IS PROPOSED BY THE HR SUBCOMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD. SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA WAS GATHERED FROM WISCONSIN LAND TRUSTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY DATA, FROM LOCAL NON-PROFIT FORM 990S, THROUGH GATHERING WATERS CONSERVANCY AND FROM PRIVATE SOURCES. SALARY IS APPROVED BY VOTE. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN HARDCOPY OR ELECTRONIC COPY.