2017-02-13T12:02:10-05:00 2016-06-30 HUMPHREY CPA GROUP LLC 445 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 941 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204 990 2015-07-01 351830637 SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED SYCA 8123365382 PO BOX 7801 BLOOMINGTON IN 474077801 CHRISTIAN FREITAG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8123365382 2017-02-13 true RODNEY J HUMPHREY CPA P00095267 3174353447 2017-02-11 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CHRISTIAN FREITAG PO BOX 7801 BLOOMINGTON IN 47401 2535747 false X WWW.SYCAMORELANDTRUST.ORG X 1990 IN TO PROTECT AND STEWARD THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE. 15 15 7 200 0 1526749 2404928 0 23363 23289 38340 88298 1588452 2516515 0 0 279122 371254 0 63593 162225 233836 441347 605090 1147105 1911425 10722724 13008527 4529 392176 10718195 12616351 TO 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. false false 349599 SYCAMORE 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. 41082 ENVIRONMENTAL 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. 390681 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 7 true false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true false false true true false false false true true false false true true true false IN X X OFFICE OFFICE 8123365382 4898 E HERITAGE WOODS ROAD 4898 E HERITAGE WOODS ROAD BLOOMINGTON IN 47401 CHRISTIAN FREITAG EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 86675 0 0 MARIA VITERISI BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE BAKER BOARD VICE C 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN TEN HOOR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRY MARBACH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG DAYHOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DECOURSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GIFFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HUNTINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE KORINEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG MEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTY PIZZO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VI SIMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WEEKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 86675 false false false 103189 184766 2116973 677500 2404928 23289 23289 76146 76146 76146 76146 31110 19232 11878 OTHER REVENUE 274 274 274 2516515 274 99435 87500 70000 8750 8750 206690 142650 33854 30186 8351 6037 1209 1105 46207 33398 6693 6116 22506 16268 3259 2979 9165 9165 15342 14787 555 24090 16345 3277 4468 38056 27222 5450 5384 6542 6542 3665 2012 405 1248 377 377 24264 9080 15184 13870 7200 5351 1319 STEWARDSHIP 29317 29317 FARM EXPENSES 29247 29247 ACQUISITION COSTS 20823 20823 PROPERTY TAXES 6290 6290 12788 9952 1353 1483 605090 390681 150816 63593 399131 804575 2092062 2527361 9818630 224008 8098398 9594622 76299 26197 56834 55772 10722724 13008527 4529 4676 387500 4529 392176 X 8939053 10188593 1007739 1633607 771403 794151 10718195 12616351 10722724 13008527 1911425 -13269 X false true X true false X 491967 897288 928680 1526749 2404928 6249612 37393 150364 25510 42363 31384 287014 529360 1047652 954190 1569112 2436312 6536626 32000 20450 52450 32000 20450 52450 6484176 35410 36427 56564 48444 76146 252991 35410 36427 56564 48444 76146 252991 150 232 774 431 274 1861 564920 1084311 1011528 1617987 2512732 6791478 0.95480 0.94850 0.04000 0.04000 X PART III, LINE 12 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 1,861 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 34 3974.41 1 true 240.00 4617 771403 46682 23934 794151 714557 56846 771403 712087 2470 714557 695615 16472 712087 684615 11000 695615 1.00000 true false 9000395 144241 9144636 500155 115933 384222 141241 80019 61222 32598 28056 4542 9594622 2503246 -13269 -13269 2516515 2516515 605090 605090 605090 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE 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 9 THE 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. SPECIAL EVENTS 31110 31110 19232 31110 31110 19232 19232 11878 TERRY MARBACH OFFICER LOAN TO FUND PURCHASE OF LAND X 387500 387500 false true true 387500 SCHEDULE L, PART V THE 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. X 7 677500 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERS 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 11B THE 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 15A THE 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 15B THE 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 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.