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KLT PROTECTS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. ESTABLISHED IN 1988, KLT WORKS IN 21 COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT 5250 ACRES ON 64 PROPERTIES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. KLT ORGANIZES HIKES, PADDLES, AND AN ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE (LYCEUM) SERIES, AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS THAT ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY KENNEBEC COUNTY'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE. ONE HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING 66 LAND STEWARDS, COMMIT OVER 3,517 HOURS OF TIME ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP,EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. KLT HAS CONSTRUCTED 40 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LAND. KLT HAS HAD 23 VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM 18 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSIT false false 79103 3702 EDUCATION - PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION, DRAFT LOCAL WOOD WORKS WHITE PAPER, MAY, 2016 TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, PUBLISHED IN 2014, A FIELD GUIDE TO TWENTY OF KLT'S POPULAR TRAILS; SAVE HOWARD HILL-SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014 - TEXT, MAPS, HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED ON CONSERVING HOWARD HILL, THE 164 ACRE SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE; YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2012; BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010, INCLUDES ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; ADVENTURE, DISCOVER, EXPLORE: A FAMILY GUIDE TO KLT PROPERTIES, PUBLISHED IN 2008, INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: ANNUAL HIKES, PADDLES, BIRD WALKS AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS; SINCE 2009, OVER 1,300 CENTRAL MAINE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AT THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST'S ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE 360-ACRE CURTIS HOMESTEAD CONSERVATION AREA IN LEEDS, ME. 14TH ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE SERIES - LYCEUM - CELEBRATING HISTORY, ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMS; KLT ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION INCLUDING HIKES, PADDLES AND COOKOUT; ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP FOR OUR 66 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, LWW PARTNERS HOSTED MAINE'S FIRST LOCAL WOOD WORKS CONFERENCE IN AUGUSTA. HTTP://WWW.TKLT.ORG/LWWHOME OVER 120 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GATHERED TO ENGAGE, DISCUSS, AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED SUCCESS STORIES FROM BUSINESSES UTILIZING MAINE'S FORESTS FOR LOGGING, PROCESSING, FUEL, HOME BUILDING, AND FINE WOOD WORKING, WITH GROUP DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICY-MAKERS, LANDOWNERS, AND RESEARCHERS ON HOW TO IMPROVE AND GROW THE LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY. 97428 STEWARDSHIP - KLT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF KLT'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WORK WITH 66 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEER OVER 1000 HOURS EACH YEAR FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECTS. CONSERVATION PARCELS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY LARGE IN ACREAGE, OR HAVE UNIQUE OR COMPLEX MANAGEMENT NEEDS, HAVE MORE THAN ONE VOLUNTEER STEWARD. KLT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON TEN PRIORITY CONSERVATION VALUES. KLT'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH GIS BASE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND WITH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. THIS PLAN WILL INFORM AND GUIDE KLT'S LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE. KLT IS A LEAD PARTNER AND THE FISCAL AGENT FOR BOTH THE KENNEBEC WOODLAND PARTNERSHIP (KWP) AND THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS INITIATIVE: TWO SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY'S WOODLANDS AND A LANDSCAPE-LEVEL APPROACH TO CONSERVATION. 36376 LAND PROTECTION - SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS. KLT HAS CONSERVED 5,250 ACRES WITH 15 MILES OF SHORELINE IN A SERVICE AREA THAT COVERS 412,000 ACRES AND 21 TOWNS PRIMARILY IN KENNEBEC COUNTY, BUT ALSO ANDROSCOGGIN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN OCTOBER, 2015, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, KLT PERMANENTLY CONSERVED HOWARD HILL, ONE OF THE LARGEST OPEN SPACES IN AUGUSTA. IN OCTOBER,2015 THE LAND FOR MAINES'S FUTURE BOARD(LMFB) AWARDED KLT 337,500 OF STATE OF MAINE BOND MONEY. ON OCTOBER 25, 2016, LMFB VOTED ARBITRARILY TO REDUCE KLT'S AWARD FROM 337,500 TO 163,500. DESPITE THIS CHALLENGE, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT. HOWARD HILL IS A UNIQUE LANDMARK OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE THAT SERVES AS THE FORESTED BACKDROP TO THE MAINE STATE HOUSE. CONSERVING THIS PROPERTY PROTECTS WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD TRAILS THAT LINK AUGUSTA AND HALLOWELL NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE KENNEBEC RIVER RAIL TRAIL, AND WILL BE A DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY. OUR MOST RECENT FEE ACQUISTIONS ARE THE 72-ACRE OF LACHMAYR ADDITION TO THE NOW 950-ACRE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA, THE 164-ACRE HOWARD HILL PROPERTY IN AUGUSTA, AND THE 10-ACRE WILLIAM GRANVILLE BESSE ADDITION TO THE BESSE HISTORIC CONSERVATION AREA IN WAYNE. THE LACHMAYR PARCEL COULD PROVIDE A KEY LINK FOR A RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR BETWEEN WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA. THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, KLT, AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WILL INFORM FUTURE USES OF THE AUGUSTA HOWARD HILL PROPERTY. PUBLIC USES INCLUDE TRAILS AND FORESTRY AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HUNTING. THIS LANDMARK PROPERTY WILL FOREVER BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MAINE. THE 10-ACRE WILLIAM GRANVILLE BESSE ADDITION TO THE BESSE HISTORIC CONSERVATION AREA WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUS KLT DONATION FROM ALBION BESSE, CREATES A CONTIGUOUS 65-ACRE CONSERVATION AREA. THIS LAND FEATURES MATURE MIXED WOODLANDS, WETLANDS, AND NEARLY FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET ALONG AN INTERMITTENT STREAM. 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ALL EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE ARE EXPENSED AS EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS-MODIFIED CASH BASIS. IN ADDITION, COSTS INCURRED IN OBTAINING THE EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED. A NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DUE TO THE LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 EARNINGS FROM THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT ARE INCLUDED IN TEMPORARIY RESTRICTED ASSETS AND CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK CONTRIBUTOR BRIDGE LOAN FOR ACQUISTION OF LAND X 500000 500000 false true true SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC BOARD DIRECTOR MORTGAGE FOR OFFICE BUILDING X 100000 86522 false true true 586522 SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC BRD MEM 8727 PRIN/INT ON MORTGAGE false KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK CONTRIBUTOR 10183 INT ON NOTE PAYABLE false X 6 165463 MEDIAN STOCK VALUE NOMINAL VALUE X 1 22000 APPRAISED VALUE 2 false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B GIFTS OF MARKETABLE SECURITIES ARE SOLD BY OUR INVESTMENT AGENTS, KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK OR CRIBSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, UPON RECEIPT AND PROCEEDS OF THE SALE ARE DEPOSITED TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT. SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II GIFTS OF LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAND ACQUISITION POLICY, WHICH IS GENERALLY IN PERPETUITY. NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DUE TO A LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, SHORELANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. ESTABLISHED IN 1988, KLT WORKS IN 21 COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT 5250 ACRES ON 64 PROPERTIES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. KLT ORGANIZES HIKES, PADDLES, AND AN ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE (LYCEUM) SERIES, AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS THAT ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY KENNEBEC COUNTY'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE. ONE HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING 66 LAND STEWARDS, COMMIT OVER 3,517 HOURS OF TIME ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP,EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. KLT HAS CONSTRUCTED 40 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LAND. KLT HAS HAD 23 VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM 18 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2005, HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP. KLT IS ALSO THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF KENNEBEC WOODLAND PARTNERSHIP (KWP), A REGIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE WITH THIRTEEN GOVERNMENTAL AND NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WOODLAND STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION. INSPIRED BY THE CALL FOR COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION, KLT AND THE MFS, ESTABLISHED KWP IN 2009. IN 2012 KWP AND THREE STATEWIDE PARTNERS (CEI, MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST, AND GROWSMART MAINE) LAUNCHED LOCAL WOOD WORKS (LWW). THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER SIGNED ON AS PARTNERS IN 2015. THE SHARED MISSION OF THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS PARTNERS IS TO ADVANCE FOREST- BASED LOCAL ECONOMIES AND SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF MAINE'S WOODLANDS. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, LWW PARTNERS HOSTED MAINE'S FIRST LOCAL WOOD WORKS CONFERENCE IN AUGUSTA. OVER 120 PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GATHERED TO ENGAGE, DISCUSS, AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED SUCCESS STORIES FROM BUSINESSES THAT THRIVE FROM MAINE'S FORESTS IN THE LOGGING, PROCESSING, FUEL, HOME BUILDING, AND FINE WOOD WORKING INDUSTRIES; AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICY MAKERS, LANDOWNERS, AND RESEARCHERS ON HOW BEST TO IMPROVE AND GROW THE LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY. WE USE THE TERM "LOCAL" IN THE BROAD SENSE (E.G. MAINE, NEW ENGLAND, THE MARITIMES), AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE COMMITTED TO PROMOTE: SUSTANABLE FORESTRY; LAND STEWARDSHIP; STRONG AND RESILIENT LOCAL ECONOMIES; CONSERVATON OF BOTH WORKING WOODLANDS AND ECOLOGICAL RESERVES; REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS BASED ON LOCAL PRODUCTS; AND SUPPORT FOR LANDOWNERS, LOGGERS, PROCESSORS, MANUFACTURERS, AND CONSUMERS. FORM 990 KLT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 35,055 OF DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE REPORTED IN OUR REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: CONSULTANT FOR LOCAL WOODWORKS (4620); LEGAL SERVICES FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS (16820);GENERAL ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES (8325), PRINTING SERVICES (250); AND FACILITIES SPACE FOR ANNUAL MEETING (5000). FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ONE HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING INTERNS AND 66 LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED 3,517 HOURS OF TIME THIS FISCAL YEAR TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP,EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE, BUT ARE RECORDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED USE OF A FACILITY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING HAD AN ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF 5,000 AND DONATED SERVICES REQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS FOR PRINTING, PROFESSIONAL DESIGN WORK, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING, LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES HAD AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 30,055. THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS FROM PERSONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR WHICH A DONATED VALUE CANNOT BE CALCULATED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2012; BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010, INCLUDES ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; ADVENTURE, DISCOVER, EXPLORE: A FAMILY GUIDE TO KLT PROPERTIES, PUBLISHED IN 2008, INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: ANNUAL HIKES, PADDLES, BIRD WALKS AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS; SINCE 2009, OVER 1,300 CENTRAL MAINE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AT THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST'S ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE 360-ACRE CURTIS HOMESTEAD CONSERVATION AREA IN LEEDS, ME. 14TH ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE SERIES - LYCEUM - CELEBRATING HISTORY, ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMS; KLT ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION INCLUDING HIKES, PADDLES AND COOKOUT; ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP FOR OUR 66 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, LWW PARTNERS HOSTED MAINE'S FIRST LOCAL WOOD WORKS CONFERENCE IN AUGUSTA. HTTP://WWW.TKLT.ORG/LWWHOME OVER 120 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GATHERED TO ENGAGE, DISCUSS, AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED SUCCESS STORIES FROM BUSINESSES UTILIZING MAINE'S FORESTS FOR LOGGING, PROCESSING, FUEL, HOME BUILDING, AND FINE WOOD WORKING, WITH GROUP DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICY-MAKERS, LANDOWNERS, AND RESEARCHERS ON HOW TO IMPROVE AND GROW THE LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B WILL INFORM AND GUIDE KLT'S LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE. KLT IS A LEAD PARTNER AND THE FISCAL AGENT FOR BOTH THE KENNEBEC WOODLAND PARTNERSHIP (KWP) AND THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS INITIATIVE: TWO SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF KENNEBEC COUNTY'S WOODLANDS AND A LANDSCAPE-LEVEL APPROACH TO CONSERVATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C KLT 337,500 OF STATE OF MAINE BOND MONEY. ON OCTOBER 25, 2016, LMFB VOTED ARBITRARILY TO REDUCE KLT'S AWARD FROM 337,500 TO 163,500. DESPITE THIS CHALLENGE, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT. HOWARD HILL IS A UNIQUE LANDMARK OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE THAT SERVES AS THE FORESTED BACKDROP TO THE MAINE STATE HOUSE. CONSERVING THIS PROPERTY PROTECTS WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD TRAILS THAT LINK AUGUSTA AND HALLOWELL NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE KENNEBEC RIVER RAIL TRAIL, AND WILL BE A DEMONSTRATION SITE FOR SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY. OUR MOST RECENT FEE ACQUISTIONS ARE THE 72-ACRE OF LACHMAYR ADDITION TO THE NOW 950-ACRE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA, THE 164-ACRE HOWARD HILL PROPERTY IN AUGUSTA, AND THE 10-ACRE WILLIAM GRANVILLE BESSE ADDITION TO THE BESSE HISTORIC CONSERVATION AREA IN WAYNE. THE LACHMAYR PARCEL COULD PROVIDE A KEY LINK FOR A RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR BETWEEN WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA. THE CITY OF AUGUSTA, KLT, AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WILL INFORM FUTURE USES OF THE AUGUSTA HOWARD HILL PROPERTY. PUBLIC USES INCLUDE TRAILS AND FORESTRY AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HUNTING. THIS LANDMARK PROPERTY WILL FOREVER BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MAINE. THE 10-ACRE WILLIAM GRANVILLE BESSE ADDITION TO THE BESSE HISTORIC CONSERVATION AREA WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUS KLT DONATION FROM ALBION BESSE, CREATES A CONTIGUOUS 65-ACRE CONSERVATION AREA. THIS LAND FEATURES MATURE MIXED WOODLANDS, WETLANDS, AND NEARLY FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET ALONG AN INTERMITTENT STREAM. THE BESSE FAMILY FIRST SETTLED ON THIS LAND IN 1788. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 LAKE AND DENISON LAKE AND DENISON PARTNER PARTNER BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 KLT IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ELECT THE SLATE OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B MEMBERS APPROVE THE SLATE OF OFFICERS, ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN AUGUST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS SUBMISSION. AT DONOR REQUEST, DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REDACTED FROM THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD. CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN MATTERS ARISE IN THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR WHICH A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THAT PERSON/S WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSION AND, IF A BOARD MEMBER, WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUST SOURCES AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR KEY PERSONNEL. COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUST SOURCES AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII LINE 7A, B AND C - PUBLIC SECURITIES SOLD FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CORRECTION TO LAND VALUATION -12,000 TOTAL -12,000