CALIFORNIA FARMLAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CALIFORNIA FARMLAND TRUST (EIN 77-0566494)
Tax period
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed
2017-08-17
IRS object ID
201702299349300740
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-08-17T12:56:31-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Damore Hamric & Schneider IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line11515 River Park Dr Ste 150AddressLine1Txt
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Tax Period Begin2016-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY FARMLAND TRUST IS TO WORK WITH LANDOWNERS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO PRESERVE AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$146,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$74,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$177,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$132,376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$628,507TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$628,507PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,033CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,628CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$101,150CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$80,911CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$386,236TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$31,876CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,303CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,110CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,423CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,414CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,126TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,065,869TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,052,595GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.58970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70660PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements36TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage13TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement20StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$200ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,878OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,636DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,242BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,242TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$600,876TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$58,188NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$3,102OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$61,290RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$539,586RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$539,586TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$615,066TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,102OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,102ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$611,964ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$611,964TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5: Summarized PolicyCVFT IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR ALL CE'S ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED WITH TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN WRITTEN PROTOCOL. ALL MONITORING VISITS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING AND COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE FUNDERS.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.CE'S ARE NOT REVENUE GENERATORS AND ARE NOT RECORDED AS ASSETS ON CVFT'S BALANCE SHEET.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990ADDITIONAL DIRECT EXPENSES - FUNDRAISING $3102
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SADDITIONAL DIRECT EXPENSES - FUNDRAISING $3102

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CARNEGIE EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$32,111GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$9,756CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$22,355GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,602RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$4,083FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$32,111GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$9,756CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$22,355GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,602RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$4,083FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$7,185DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$15,170NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsWhen each easement project is presented to the Board of Directors, each director is required to state whether or not they have a conflict of interest with the project. If there is no conflict, a Certificate of No Conflict is completed and signed by the President of the Board of Directors. If there is a conflict, the board member(s) with the conflict must recuse themselves from all conversation and voting on said project.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementA PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED ON EACH EMPLOYEE EVERY YEAR. MANAGEMENT PROVIDES THE BOARD WITH COMPARABLE INDUSTRY SALARY INFORMATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR AS REQUESTED. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, THE INDUSTRY SALARY INFORMATION, CVFT'S RELATIVE FINANCIAL CONDITION AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO SALARY/BENEFITS OF STAFF.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesSEE 15A
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe organization makes governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.

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