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THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC (EIN 22-2983688)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-01-11
IRS object ID
201740119349300449
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)
Return2017-01-11T15:38:54-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN475324570PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSERO & CO CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 E State StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222983688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 EAST COURT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAN SUWINSKIPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum
Signature2017-01-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatrick JordanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00854521PTIN
Phone6072724444PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAN SUWINSKIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 EAST COURT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,190,790GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FLLT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes region, ensuring scenic vistas, clean water, local foods, and wild places for everyone.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers112TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,687,419PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,297,931CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$131,444PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$80,426CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$18,735PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$32,101CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,837,598PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,410,458CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$704,134PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$202,275CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,083,088PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$780,644CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,787,222PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,591,741CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,050,376PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,818,717CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$16,470,356TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$388,909TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$323,642TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,489,536NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,146,714NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes region, ensuring scenic vistas, clean water, local foods, and wild places for everyone.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,219,604ExpenseAmt
DescOFFERING LANDOWNERS VOLUNTARY, DIRECT MEANS TO INSURE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, FORESTS, WETLANDS AND ANIMAL AND PLANT HABITATS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,219,604TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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 Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document31IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee14EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1202 EAST COURT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
HOLLY GREGG
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED PREMO
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAN SUWINSKI
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTY WEISSE
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL EGGERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE BIRCHENOUGH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB BRANCATO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERCY BROWNING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG BRUSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL GREENBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTI MACINSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE POLLAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY RUTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRA SHULMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON SPECKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY JO YUNIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM WALSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN SWAIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW ZEPP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$107,614$0$19,581
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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All Other Contributions$3,240,931AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,793,810NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,297,931TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$109,514TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$109,514ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$50,561RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$29,562RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$20,999RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,999TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,999ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$320,796SecuritiesAmt
Other$400,886OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$316,384SecuritiesAmt
Other$434,386OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,412SecuritiesAmt
Other-$33,500OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$29,088TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$29,088ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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Exclusion$11,102ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,102OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,410,458TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$112,527ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,053TotalAmt
Program Services$98,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,021FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,551TotalAmt
Program Services$365,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,820FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,711TotalAmt
Program Services$17,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,208FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,172TotalAmt
Program Services$52,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,802FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,610TotalAmt
Program Services$34,022ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,278FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,900TotalAmt
Management And General$9,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,100TotalAmt
Fundraising$12,100FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,113TotalAmt
Management And General$4,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,319TotalAmt
Program Services$12,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,602FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88TotalAmt
Program Services$88ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,773TotalAmt
Program Services$37,165ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,718FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,633TotalAmt
Program Services$41,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,155FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,338TotalAmt
Program Services$45,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,635FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,073TotalAmt
Program Services$12,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,550FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,834TotalAmt
Program Services$12,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,356FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,498TotalAmt
Program Services$28,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,897FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,607TotalAmt
Program Services$22,607ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBIT TAXES-$293-$293
EDR-CONSERVATION EASEME$359,497$359,497
LAND ACQUISITION/LAND P$35,057$35,057
LANDSCAPING & OTHER CON$29,631$3,846$20,739$5,046

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,476TotalAmt
Program Services$23,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,087FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,591,741TotalAmt
Program Services$1,219,604ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,862ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202,275FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,027,838BOYAmt
EOY$2,707,567EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$658,600BOYAmt
EOY$553,938EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$722BOYAmt
EOY$437EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,589BOYAmt
EOY$13,578EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,167,937LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$303,517LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,077,368BOYAmt
EOY$10,864,420EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,068,434BOYAmt
EOY$2,311,317EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119BOYAmt
EOY$124EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,775BOYAmt
EOY$18,975EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,878,445BOYAmt
EOY$16,470,356EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,036BOYAmt
EOY$82,783EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,322BOYAmt
EOY$286EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$306,280BOYAmt
EOY$225,000EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,271BOYAmt
EOY$5,573EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,909BOYAmt
EOY$323,642EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,197,242BOYAmt
EOY$2,353,869EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,378,205BOYAmt
EOY$5,363,487EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,914,089BOYAmt
EOY$8,429,358EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,489,536BOYAmt
EOY$16,146,714EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,878,445BOYAmt
EOY$16,470,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,818,717ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$161,539NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,143,273CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,990,839CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,532,924CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,687,419CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,297,931CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,652,386TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,990,839CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,532,924CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,687,419CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,297,931CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,652,386TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,686,738SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,965,648PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,627CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,641CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$179,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$160,075CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$417,326TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,735CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,135CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$25,687TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,102CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,992TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,110,391TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.88160PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85180PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$16,306DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$16,306TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMEETING WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS TO ADVANCE GENERAL FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ADVANCEMENT OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES $4,206 OF EXPENSES RELATING TO ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT STAFF PARTICIPATED, SUCH AS SPENDING TIME WORKING ON DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AMOUNT REPORTED, $12,100, MATCHES THE AMOUNT ON PAGE 10 OF FORM 990 REPORTED UNDER LOBBING EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements124TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage10209.18TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements1ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1389.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$27,037ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,498,945BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$743,386ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses$78,102AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,164,229EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,184,904BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$387,800ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses$73,759AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,498,945EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$998,988BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$244,371ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses$58,455AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,184,904EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$978,487BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$67,670ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$880OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$46,289AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$998,988EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$976,041BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$63,203ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$8,911OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$51,846AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$978,487EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,370,462OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,370,462BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$718,165OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$242,281DepreciationAmt
Book Value$475,884BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,310OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,236DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,074BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,864,420TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$5,573Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,573TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,287,191TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$161,539NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$8,710DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$29,562OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$123,267RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,410,458RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,410,458TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,630,013TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$8,710DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$29,562OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$38,272ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,591,741ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,591,741TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 3:Conservation easements are legal documents filed with the County Clerk and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. A conservation easement places a legally enforceable, permanent restriction on development and other uses of property. Conservation easements are negotiated between the landowner and the Land Trust based on the natural characteristics of the property and the wishes of the landowner. By accepting a conservation easement, the Land Trust incurs perpetual liability in relation to monitoring the property to ensure compliance with the easement and legal costs of enforcement. As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Land Trust has received 124 and 119 conservation easements consisting of 10,209 and 9,717 acres, respectively.
Part V, Line 4:To fund future programs in accordance with the organization's tax exempt purpose.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:RENTAL EXPENSES DIRECTLY OFFSET 29,562.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:RENTAL EXPENSES DIRECTLY OFFSET 29,562.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$324,308NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$359,502NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,110,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received3Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bMEETINGS HELD BY EACH COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE DOCUMENTED INCONSISTENTLY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAT THE BOARD LEVEL, IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE MEMBER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND VOTED ON BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND UPON EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE MARKET POSITIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES FINAL DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACCORDING TO A COMBINATION OF COST OF LIVING AND MERIT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, page 12, part xii, line 2cThe process for audit oversight and auditor selection has not changed from the prior year.