FRANKLIN LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FRANKLIN LAND TRUST INC (EIN 22-2744488)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-12
IRS object ID
201721329349303922
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)
Return2017-05-12T12:17:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN020354851PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELANSON HEATH & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 DAVIS STREET SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222744488EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRANKLIN LAND TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4136259151PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15 MECHANIC STREET PO BOX 450AddressLine1Txt
CitySHELBURNE FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01370ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICHARD K HUBBARDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4136259151PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHERYL L STEPHENS-BURKE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00085224PTIN
Phone4137735405PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRICHARD K HUBBARDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15 MECHANIC STREET PO BOX 450AddressLine1Txt
CitySHELBURNE FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01370ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,204,819GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressFRANKLINLANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLAND PRESERVATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers152TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$618,115PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$921,830CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$29,413PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$58,886CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$55,384PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$18,968CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$93,260PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$123,211CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$796,172PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,122,895CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$497,919PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$516,268CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$156,600CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$293,992PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$210,830CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$791,911PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$727,098CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,261PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$395,797CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,807,404TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,585,780TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,055,020TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$437,599TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,752,384NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,148,181NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE FRANKLIN LAND TRUST WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT THE FARMS, FORESTS AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES SIGNIFICANT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ECONOMY AND RURAL CHARACTER OF OUR REGION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$514,817ExpenseAmt
Revenue$70,652RevenueAmt
DescDURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2016, THE FRANKLIN LAND TRUST ASSISTED IN THE PROTECTION OF 8 PROPERTIES TOTALING 729 ACRES. AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2016, THE FRANKLIN LAND TRUST HAS COMPLETED 381 PROJECTS, TOTALING 30,404 ACRES IN 31 TOWNS THROUGHOUT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$514,817TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4136259151PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15 MECHANIC STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySHELBURNE FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01370ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MARK ALLEN
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY BORTON
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAN CARR
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
NINA COLER
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUAH DONNELLY
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAAP MOLENAAR
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN SWEDLUND
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLAF THORP
TREASURER0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NORMA COLI
CLERK0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL COOPER
PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TOM LUCK
VICE PRESIDENT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA MILLER
DIRECTOR0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUBBARD RICHARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$74,420$0$5,491Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$74,420TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$5,491TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$921,830AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$273,329NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$921,830TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSTEWARDSHIPDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$58,886TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$58,886RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$58,886TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,803TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,803ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$6,165OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$6,165OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,165RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$199,534FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$81,924FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$117,610TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$117,610ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,601RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,601OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,122,895TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$70,652RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$130,413ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,357TotalAmt
Program Services$56,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,339FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$369,084TotalAmt
Program Services$260,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,785FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,988TotalAmt
Program Services$6,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$449ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,247FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,982TotalAmt
Program Services$14,687ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,246FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,857TotalAmt
Program Services$26,186ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,251ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,420FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,844TotalAmt
Program Services$3,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,813TotalAmt
Program Services$13,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,907ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,223TotalAmt
Program Services$1,805ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,418FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,824TotalAmt
Program Services$33,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,981FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,371TotalAmt
Program Services$8,869ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,047FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,955TotalAmt
Program Services$15,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,367FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241TotalAmt
Program Services$241ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,406TotalAmt
Program Services$21,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,823FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,280TotalAmt
Program Services$5,824ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$364ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,092FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT PROJECT EXPENSES$40,886$40,886
DUES$5,565$4,730$835
MISCELLANEOUS$1,205$1,205
STEWARDSHIP$217$217

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$727,098TotalAmt
Program Services$514,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156,600FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,430BOYAmt
EOY$235,008EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,000BOYAmt
EOY$24,100EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$602,933BOYAmt
EOY$120,192EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,775BOYAmt
EOY$136,275EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,742,136LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$92,487LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,547,720BOYAmt
EOY$1,649,649EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,619BOYAmt
EOY$208,731EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,927BOYAmt
EOY$211,825EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,807,404BOYAmt
EOY$2,585,780EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,681BOYAmt
EOY$15,787EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,948BOYAmt
EOY$254,278EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$540,000BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$156,471EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,391BOYAmt
EOY$11,063EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,055,020BOYAmt
EOY$437,599EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,620,394BOYAmt
EOY$1,837,773EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,990BOYAmt
EOY$310,408EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,752,384BOYAmt
EOY$2,148,181EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,807,404BOYAmt
EOY$2,585,780EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$395,797ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$614,735CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$965,203CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$885,433CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$618,115CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$921,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,005,316TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$614,735CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$965,203CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$885,433CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$618,115CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$921,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,005,316TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$549,811SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,455,505PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,459CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,355CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,612CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$55,384CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,968CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$119,778TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$74,428CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$152,190CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$93,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$123,211CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$555,669TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,680,763TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$124,074GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.73820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72280PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements132TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage8541.00TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement3792.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$82,128ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$251,150InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$871,968OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,123,118BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$501,635OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,711DepreciationAmt
Book Value$460,924BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,641OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,865BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,742OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$53,742BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,649,649TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED PROJECT EXPENSES$16,525
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS$10,000
LEASE RECEIVABLE$45,000
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN LIFE ESTATE$140,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$211,825TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$11,063Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,063TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,204,819TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$81,924OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$81,924RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,122,895RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,122,895TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$809,022TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$81,924OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$81,924ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$727,098ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$727,098TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE POLICY OF CAPITALIZING AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS AT COST IF PURCHASED. DONATED AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS ARE RETIRED WHEN RECEIVED AND ARE THEREFORE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART X, LINE 2:FRANKLIN LAND TRUST, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 510(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FASB ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FASB ASC 740-10 DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 (RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES THAT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN REPORTING EXPENSES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES ACCRUED RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES REPORTED ON PAGE 9
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIAL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES REPORTED ON PAGE 9

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BIKE TOUREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$199,534GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$199,534GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$81,924OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$199,534GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$199,534GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$81,924OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$81,924DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$117,610NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES COHNPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFINANCE COMMITTEERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$0TransactionAmt
TransactionCHARLES COHN IS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (PREVIOUSLY THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION) AND IS ALSO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR THEIR FIDELITY AND VANGUARD BANK ACCOUNTS. AS THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR, HE RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FOR HIS SERVICES.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,201NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVERAGE SHARE PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$90,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISALMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN LIFE ESTATE - LAND1$140,300FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS0$7,828ACTUAL DONATIONS MAD
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 11A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL. THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE 990 AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AT THEIR DISCRETION BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ON FILE WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO AUDIT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO COMPLETION.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSACHUSETTS WOODLANDS INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 450AddressLine1Txt
CitySHELBURNE FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01370ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043562879EIN
Primary ActivitiesECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSACHUSETTS WOODLANDS INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeQTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$85,669InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUAL COSTSMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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