SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED (EIN 35-1830637)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-13
IRS object ID
201740449349300049
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

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Return2017-02-13T12:02:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HUMPHREY CPA GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1445 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 941AddressLine1Txt
CityINDIANAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46204ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN351830637EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSYCABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8123365382PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 7801AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonCHRISTIAN FREITAGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8123365382PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonRODNEY J HUMPHREY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00095267PTIN
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHRISTIAN FREITAGPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,535,747GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SYCAMORELANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROTECT AND STEWARD THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$38,340PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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MissionTO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE LAND FOR THE FUTURE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE. SINCE 1990, WE HAVE PERMANENTLY PROTECTED OVER 9,000 ACRES AND ALSO INVESTED RESOURCES TO PROTECT 10,000 ACRES OWNED BY OTHERS.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$349,599ExpenseAmt
DescSYCAMORE PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL HERITAGE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA. WE OWN OVER 5,000 ACRES OF FORESTS, WETLANDS AND FORMERLY MINED OR FARMED LANDS IN 47 NATURE PRESERVES. WE ACTIVELY MANAGE THESE PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE HEALTHY HABITATS FOR NATIVE SPECIES AND PROVIDE PARKING, TRAILS AND SIGNAGE AT 16 FREE PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE DO NOT ALLOW COMMERCIAL TIMBERING ON OUR PROPERTIES. SYCAMORE ALSO HOLDS 33 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON NEARLY 4,000 ACRES OF PRIVATELY-HELD LAND TO MAINTAIN THE CONSERVATION PROTECTIONS PLACED ON THESE PROPERTIES.Desc

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Expense$41,082ExpenseAmt
DescENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: SYCAMORE LAND TRUST BELIEVES THAT BUILDING AN APPRECIATION FOR NATURE IS CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION OF PROTECTING LAND AND CREATING A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT NOW, AND IN THE FUTURE. OUR PRESERVES OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT NATURE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. EACH YEAR OVER 3,000 PARTICIPANTS TAKE PART IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS, WITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, HEAD START, BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS, AND THROUGH HOSTED ACTIVITIES AT OUR PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES. THOUSANDS MORE VISIT OUR PRESERVES ON THEIR OWN. WE DISTRIBUTE OUR TRI- ANNUAL TWIG NEWSLETTER AND E-NEWSLETTER TO THOUSANDS OF SYCAMORE MEMBERS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS, WITH IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON CONSERVATION, SYCAMORE ACTIVITIES, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.Desc
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Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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CHRISTIAN FREITAG
EXECUTIVE DI40.00Yes (X)$86,675$0$0
MARIA VITERISI
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MIKE BAKER
BOARD VICE C1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOAN TEN HOOR
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TERRY MARBACH
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK ADAMS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUG DAYHOFF
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JIM DECOURSEY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVE GIFFORD
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGE HUNTINGTON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGE KORINEK
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREG MEYER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATTY PIZZO
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VI SIMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL WEEKS
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Exclusion$23,289ExclusionAmt

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Program Services$16,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,979FundraisingAmt

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Total$9,165TotalAmt
Management And General$9,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$15,342TotalAmt
Management And General$14,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$555FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$16,345ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$4,468FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$27,222ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$5,384FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$6,542TotalAmt
Management And General$6,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$2,012ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,248FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$377TotalAmt
Program Services$377ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$9,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$7,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,319FundraisingAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STEWARDSHIP$29,317$29,317
FARM EXPENSES$29,247$29,247
ACQUISITION COSTS$20,823$20,823
PROPERTY TAXES$6,290$6,290

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Program Services$9,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,483FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$390,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,593FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$399,131BOYAmt
EOY$804,575EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,092,062BOYAmt
EOY$2,527,361EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$224,008LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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BOY$8,098,398BOYAmt
EOY$9,594,622EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$76,299BOYAmt
EOY$26,197EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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BOY$56,834BOYAmt
EOY$55,772EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$10,722,724BOYAmt
EOY$13,008,527EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$4,529BOYAmt
EOY$4,676EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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EOY$387,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$4,529BOYAmt
EOY$392,176EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$8,939,053BOYAmt
EOY$10,188,593EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,007,739BOYAmt
EOY$1,633,607EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$771,403BOYAmt
EOY$794,151EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$10,718,195BOYAmt
EOY$12,616,351EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$13,008,527EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,911,425ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$13,269NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$897,288CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$928,680CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,526,749CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,404,928CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,249,612TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$150,364CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,510CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,363CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,384CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$287,014TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,047,652CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$954,190CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,569,112CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,436,312CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,536,626TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$52,450TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$52,450TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$6,484,176PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,427CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,564CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$252,991TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,427CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,564CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$252,991TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$232CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$774CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$431CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,861TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,084,311CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,011,528CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,617,987CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,512,732CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,791,478TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95480PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.94850PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME 1,861ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements34TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage3974.41TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement240.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$4,617ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$771,403BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$46,682ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$23,934OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$794,151EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$714,557BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$56,846ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$771,403EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$712,087BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,470ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$714,557EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$695,615BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,472ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$712,087EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$684,615BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$695,615EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$9,000,395InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$144,241OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,144,636BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$500,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$115,933DepreciationAmt
Book Value$384,222BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$141,241OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$80,019DepreciationAmt
Book Value$61,222BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,598OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,056DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,542BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,594,622TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,503,246TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$13,269NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$13,269RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,516,515RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,516,515TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$605,090TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$605,090ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$605,090TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICY REQUIRES MONITORING ALL EASEMENTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND HANDLING ENFORCEMENT ISSUES IN AN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY MANNER.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD THE VALUE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS A CONTRIBUTION OR AS AN ASSET IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TOTAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND THE ESTIMATED VALUE IS DISCLOSED AS A FOOTNOTE IN THE AUDITED STATEMENTS OF THE LAND TRUST. BECAUSE OF SEVERE LIMITATIONS ON USE, SALE OR TRANSFER OF THESE EASEMENTS AND BECAUSE THE LIMITATIONS ARE, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, INEXTINGUISHABLE, SYCAMORE CONSIDERS THEM TO BE OF ESSENTIALLY NO VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION UPON THE VALUATION OF THE DONATION. THE DONATIONS, SUPPORTED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISALS, REFLECT THE VALUE SURRENDERED BY THE DONOR BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE VALUE AT WHICH SYCAMORE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE TRANSACTION. THE RECOGNITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AT NO VALUE IS IN KEEPING WITH CUSTOMARY PRACTICE BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPECIAL EVENTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$31,110GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$31,110GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$19,232OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$31,110GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$31,110GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,232OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$19,232DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$11,878NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERRY MARBACHPersonNm
Relationship With OrgOFFICERRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeLOAN TO FUND PURCHASE OF LANDLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$387,500OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$387,500BalanceDueAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (true)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$387,500TotalBalanceDueAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART VFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SYCAMORE TREASURER LENT 375,000 TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF 85 ACRES IN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA. THE INTEREST ON THIS LOAN IS AT A RATE BELOW MARKET. THE LOAN IS DUE 270 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE REAL ESTATE CLOSING. THE INTEREST RATE IS 1.25% ANNUAL RATE FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS, THEN 2.00% FOR THE NEXT 90 DAYS AND 2.25% FOR THE NEXT DAYS. THIS LOAN IS SECURED BY A MORTGAGE ON THE REAL ESTATE. THE REPAYMENT OF THIS LOAN IS EXPECTED UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE EXPECTED FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES, RELATED TO THE LAND THAT IS PLEDGED ON THIS LOAN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$677,500NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS AS MEMBERSHIP FEES RATHER THAN A DONATION. MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING AND FINAL APPROVAL IS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD TREASURER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, REVIEW LAND TRUST ALLIANCE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, COMPENSATION LEVELS AT OTHER INDIANA BASED LAND TRUSTS, AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE RESULTS, AND SALARY LEVELS IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, USES INPUT AND SALARY RECOMMENDAITONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO HELP DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY FOR ALL NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

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