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OPENLANDS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
OPENLANDS (EIN 36-2649603)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-06-14
IRS object ID
201711659349301081
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-06-14T16:23:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S Riverside Plaza 9th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN362649603EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPENLANDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOPENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3128636250PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 E WASHINGTON ST No 1650AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606021708ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGERALD W ADELMANNPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3128636250PhoneNum
Signature2017-06-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLu Ann TrappPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGERALD W ADELMANNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 E WASHINGTON ST No 1650AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606021708ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,114,660GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.OPENLANDS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1963FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS AND OPEN SPACE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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PY Investment Income$180,384PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$432,450CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Total Revenue$5,138,277PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,608,192CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,770,720PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,891,454CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$942,373TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,042,345TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,590,161NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,813,646NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOpenlands protects the natural and open spaces of northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region to ensure cleaner air and water, protect natural habitats and wildlife, and help balance and enrich our lives.Openlands' vision for the region is a landscape that includes a vast network of land and water trails, tree-lined streets, and intimate public gardens within easy reach of every city dweller. It also includes parks and preserves big enough to provide natural habitat and to give visitors a sense of the vast prairies, woodlands, and wetlands that were here before the cities. In sum, Openlands believes that protected open space is critical for the quality of life of our region.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,883,111ExpenseAmt
Revenue$63,918RevenueAmt
DescWETLAND RESTORATION - Openlands manages programs together with its partners to ensure the ecological restoration of wetlands aimed to promote the diversity and beauty of these native ecosystems through acquisition, creation, restoration, and enhancement. Openlands is currently working on the restoration of six sites in the Des Plaines River Watershed that, once complete, will span over 1,500 acres.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,366,679ExpenseAmt
Grant$381,054GrantAmt
DescCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - Openlands connects people to nature where they live through multiple community programs. We facilitate community garden networks in Chicago. "Eco-Explorations and "Birds in My Neighborhood" provide public and school-based education through curriculum-based educational experiences. Additionally, "Building School Gardens" supports 58 garden projects at Chicago Public Schools and has impacted about 33,000 students. "Space to Grow created three new school yards in 2016 to enrich school landscapes and community green space. Trained and supervised "TreeKeepers" care for trees on public lands in Chicago.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$565,504ExpenseAmt
Grant$206,225GrantAmt
DescLAND PRESERVATION - Openlands serves as an accredited land trust by applying best practices in land protection transactions. We are involved in land acquisition and planning through building strategic partnerships, engaging elected officials, buying parcels of land, and supporting overall planning efforts. We provide a range of services such as managing the due diligence process, providing interim financing solutions, and serving as a short-term land owner. Our work also encompasses placing conservation easements on purchased property within the boundaries of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDesc
$606,541$183,109GREENWAYS - Openlands works with local governments and the public to establish, expand, and protect greenways - linear openspaces and land and water trail networks thoughout northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region.
$292,493LAKESHORE PRESERVE - Land protection and ecological restoration of lake Michigan shoreline, bluffs, ravines and public access through trails, overlooks, programming, and interpretive signage of a portion of the former Fort Sheridan property in Highland Park and Highwood Illinois.
$577,660$65,000POLICY - Openlands works to cause systemic changes that protect and enhance open space and natural resources throughout northeastern Illinois. We achieve this by conducting comprehensive research, developing reports and public policies, advocating for the adoption of these policies, and providing advice and information to individuals, community groups, and other organizations protecting land and water for public enjoyment.
$260,103$10,000COMMUNICATIONS - Openlands communicates and provides information about the organization's programs and events and provides education about environmental topics and issues.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$258,109TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,552,091TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee48EmployeeCnt
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GERALD W ADELMANNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3128636250PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 E WASHINGTON ST No 1650AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Richard J Carlson
Chairman5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carrie C McNally
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven M Ricchio
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jill Allread
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul L Becker
Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan M Bell
Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hugh D Frisbie
Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan C Hamill
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark M Harris
Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Otting
Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Timothy Ritchie
Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul J Anderson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Tyler Anthony
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary F Balling
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Clarkin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George W Davis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Garrett Handley Dee
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek R B Douglas
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josephine F Elting
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Fedacsek
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dean Fischer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Jamieson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Jones
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Iris Krieg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Molly Meyer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wendy J Paulson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey R Rode
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Saltzman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jo Ann M Seagren
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Shaw
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shaun C Block
Honorary Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony T Dean
Honorary Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marshall Field V
Honorary Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald W Adelmann
President and CEO40.00Yes (X)$186,015$0$23,488
Robert Megquier
COO40.00Yes (X)$141,333$0$9,258
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Stantec Consulting Services Inc
13980 Collections Center DriveChicagoIL60693Landscape$1,255,217
Native Landscape Contractors
136 Railroad StLelandIL60531Landscape$193,199
Living Habitats
6575 North Avondale AveChicagoIL60631Landscape$180,706
Natural Resource Management Inc
PO Box 702BeecherIL60401LANdscape$115,165
Christy Webber Landscapes
2900 W Ferdinand StChicagoIL60612LANdscape$109,928
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$304,831FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$298,215GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,569,721AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$42,615NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREAL ESTATE ACQUISITIODesc
Business531390BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$63,918TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$165,022TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$165,022ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$592,455SecuritiesAmt
Other$74,389OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$340,029SecuritiesAmt
Other$59,387OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$252,426SecuritiesAmt
Other$15,002OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$267,428ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$60,943TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$60,943ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$371,507ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$845,388TotalAmt
Program Services$845,388ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$116,225ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$59,110FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,617,809TotalAmt
Program Services$1,248,122ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$231,974FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$34,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,639FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,509TotalAmt
Program Services$152,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,824FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,770TotalAmt
Program Services$96,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,987FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,848TotalAmt
Program Services$8,848ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,141TotalAmt
Management And General$20,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,692TotalAmt
Program Services$1,887ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$337,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,960FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$34,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,603FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,110TotalAmt
Program Services$7,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,182FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,213TotalAmt
Program Services$199,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,843FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,113TotalAmt
Program Services$24,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$752FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,626TotalAmt
Program Services$26,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,074FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,402TotalAmt
Program Services$75,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,441FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,121TotalAmt
Program Services$2,096ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
LANDSCAPE & MATERIALS$2,134,184$2,130,684$3,500
PUBLICATIONS$84,761$84,761
SPECIAL EVENTS$10,793$10,793
NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENS$9,487$3,999$5,488

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,336TotalAmt
Program Services$120,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,076FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,499,646TotalAmt
Program Services$5,552,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$553,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$394,465FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,924,653BOYAmt
EOY$5,476,708EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$637,181BOYAmt
EOY$843,139EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,047BOYAmt
EOY$202,056EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,776BOYAmt
EOY$38,233EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,029,576LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$469,092LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,593,528BOYAmt
EOY$1,560,484EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,158,268BOYAmt
EOY$11,933,320EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,593,081BOYAmt
EOY$1,802,051EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,532,534BOYAmt
EOY$21,855,991EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,616BOYAmt
EOY$341,810EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,896BOYAmt
EOY$42,852EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$397,861BOYAmt
EOY$657,683EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$942,373BOYAmt
EOY$1,042,345EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,677,380BOYAmt
EOY$2,719,538EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,264,019BOYAmt
EOY$14,445,346EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,648,762BOYAmt
EOY$3,648,762EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,590,161BOYAmt
EOY$20,813,646EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,532,534BOYAmt
EOY$21,855,991EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,891,454ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$114,939NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$4,656,866CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,448,441CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,822,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,964,477CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,172,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,065,307TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,656,866CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,448,441CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,822,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,964,477CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,172,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,065,307TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,750,387SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,314,920PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$185,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$182,481CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$170,574CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,484CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$165,022CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$864,162TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,929,469TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$803,918GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79870PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,258FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$29,628FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$40,886FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,458,760FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,499,646FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$474,982FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$118,746FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$432,402CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$501,731CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$495,450CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$474,982CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,904,565TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,856,848LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$52,153CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$53,733CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$56,324CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$40,886CurrentYearAmt
Total$203,096TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$108,101CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$125,433CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$123,863CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$118,746CurrentYearAmt
Total$476,143TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$714,215GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$9,842CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$10,143CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,678CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$11,258CurrentYearAmt
Total$41,921TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements48TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage2497.00TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement171.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$9,500ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,446,712BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$453,921InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$189,690OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,710,943EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,631,338BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$61,325InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$123,301OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,446,712EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,644,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,716ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$3,648,762EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,616,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,028,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$3,644,046EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,616,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$2,616,046EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.77500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.22500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$648,300OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$648,300BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,073DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,643BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$231,202OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$144,196DepreciationAmt
Book Value$87,006BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,123,358OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$307,823DepreciationAmt
Book Value$815,535BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,560,484TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INTEREST RECEIVABLE$11,621
REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE$1,616,633
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN RETIREMENT FUND$173,797
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,802,051TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FISCAL AGENT DEPOSITS$46,814
DEFERRED LEASE LIABILITY$137,162
LAND SALE DEPOSITS$299,910
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN RETIREMENT FUND$173,797
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$657,683TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,886,376TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$114,939NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$56,193DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$107,052OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$278,184RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,608,192RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,608,192TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,662,891TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$56,193DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$107,052OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$163,245ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,499,646ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,499,646TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 9:EASEMENTS RECEIVED AS DONATIONS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS REVENUE AND NOT RECORDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET.
Part V, Line 4:The Openlands endowment fund is intended to serve as a permanent, perpetual fund providing support to the ongoing operation of Openlands through a combination of contributions and retained earnings.
Part X, Line 2:Openlands is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. GAAP requires management to evaluate tax positions taken by Openlands and recognize a tax liability if Openlands has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not, would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS or other applicable taxing authorities.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUND RAISING EVENT 107,052.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUND RAISING EVENT 107,052.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL LUNCHEONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$350,940GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$304,831CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$46,109GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$107,052OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$350,940GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$304,831CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$46,109GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$107,052OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$107,052DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$60,943NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (21 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
City of Aurora
44 E Downer PlaceAuroraIL60507366005778GOV'T$10,000Restoring Rain Gardens at Aurora's largest park
Village of Carol Stream
500 N Gary AvenueCarol StreamIL60188362510906GOV'T$10,000Native Planting/Pollinator Restoration Project
Village of Clarendon Hills
1 N Prospect AvenueClarendon HillsIL60514366005835GOV'T$10,000Richmond Education Gardens and Apiary
Grayslake Community Park District
240 Commerce DriveGrayslakeIL60030366009404GOV'T$10,000Meadowview Nature Path
Buffalo Grove Park District
530 Bernard DriveBuffalo GroveIL60089362697723GOV'T$10,000Restore Mike Rylko Park
Will County
302 North Chicago StreetJolietIL60432366006672GOV'T$10,000Community Garden/South Side Urban Farm Initiative
Village of Island Lake
3726 Greenleaf AvenueIsland LakeIL60042366008164GOV'T$10,000Hyde's Lakeview Park Improvements - Village of Island Lake
Village of Warren
113 Cole Street PO Box 581WarrenIL61087366006134GOV'T$7,459Safety/green space improvEments
Prospect Heights Park District
110 West Camp McDonald RoadProspect HeightsIL60070362643018GOV'T$10,000Prospect Heights Park District Nature Preserve
Bensenville Park District
1000 West WoodBensenvilleIL60106362470580GOV'T$10,000Ecological Restoration Project
City of Streator
204 South Bloomington StreetStreatorIL61364366006117GOV'T$10,000Hardscrabble Park Trail Extension and Plan Amendment
Libertyville Township Open Space District
359 Merrill CourtLibertyvilleIL60084366006332GOV'T$10,000Liberty Prairie Reserve Restoration Project
Niles Park District
6676 West HowardNilesIL60714366008834GOV'T$8,000Niles Community Garden
Wheaton Park District
102 Wesley StreetWheatonIL60187366006155GOV'T$10,000Lincoln Marsh Nature Play Area
Big Rock Park District
75405 Madison Street PO Box 11Big RockIL60511364296175GOV'T$10,000Community Park Green Space
Village of South Holland
16226 Wausau AvenueSouth HollandIL60473366006108GOV'T$10,000Veterans Park Wildlife Area and Observation Deck
Timeline Theater
615 W Wellington AveChicagoIL60657364197407501(C)3$10,000Sponsorship of Timeline Spill
Healthy Schools Campaign
175 N FranklinChicagoIL60606364308068501(C)3$274,655Space to Grow Partnership
Chicago Public Schools
42 W Madison StChicagoIL60602366005821GOV'T$92,000Subgrants for Corkery school.
Duck Unlimited
One Waterfowl WayMemphisTN38120135643799501(C)3$40,000Hackamatack Donnelly subgrant agreement.
Norfolk Southern Railway
1200 Peachtree StAtlantaGA303093579536002016$186,000Taiwani grant agreement Parcel purchase.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org20Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Gerald W Adelmann
President and CEO$186,015$0$0$0$0$0$9,576$0$13,912$0$209,503$0$0$0
Robert Megquier
COO$141,333$0$0$0$0$0$7,360$0$1,898$0$150,591$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$42,615NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVG OF HIGH/LOW ON DATEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER IN ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS ON THE FORM AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCURATE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION. A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. ANY CHANGES THEY DETERMINE ARE REQUIRED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION. DATA FROM A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS UTILIZED. A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS ALSO ENGAGED IN 2013 TO REVIEW THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COO'S COMPENSATION. DATA FROM A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS UTILIZED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19OPENLANDS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.