2016-11-08T14:16:54-08:00 2015-12-31 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 945204939 990 2015-01-01 770566099 Eastern Sierra Land Trust EAST 7608734554 PO Box 755 Bishop CA 93515 Kay Ogden Exec Director 2016-11-08 true Madeleine M Rocamora EA P00495614 9256030800 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Kay Ogden PO Box 755 Bishop CA 93515 380242 false false X www.eslt.org X 2001 CA Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) works with willing landowners to preserve vital lands in the Eastern Sierra region for their scenic, agricultural, natural, recreational, historical, and watershed values. 9 9 6 45 0 572057 351507 15000 1766 12763 9587 8088 11709 607908 374569 1764 0 0 222675 221792 0 45332 189395 134256 413834 356048 194074 18521 2905877 2908908 18687 18006 2887190 2890902 Established in 2001, Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) works with willing landowners to preserve vital lands in the Eastern Sierra region for their scenic, agricultural, natural, recreational, historical, and watershed values. ESLT recognizes that the land we share has long been used in a variety of ways, and we work to preserve a healthy balance of uses from ranching to hiking, wildlife habitats to favorite fishing spots that can be sustained forever, ensuring a strong local economy and healthy environment for generations to come.ESLT works to help families in the face of pressures to subdivide their working farms and ranches, we work with landowners to protect the regions critical habitats, we work to offer the entire Eastern Sierra community, residents and visitors the opportunity to connect with our treasured lands, wildlife and a rural heritage that hearkens back to the days of the great American frontier. false false 278533 Established in 2001, Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT) works to permanently safeguard the Eastern Sierras treasured landscapes for generations to come. Through conservation partnerships with willing landowners, we protect Eastern Sierra lands for their scenic, agricultural, natural, recreational, historic, and watershed values. In our 15 years of service to our community, ESLT has protected nearly 10,500 acres of critically-important wildlife habitat, scenic marvels, and agricultural resources against the threat of poorly-planned development through our Working Farms and Ranches and Critical Habitats programs. And through our Community Connections program, we offer people of all ages the opportunity to connect with the land, encouraging a spirit of stewardship in residents and visitors alike.In 2015, our Land Conservation Program (Working Farms and Ranches, Critical Habitats and Stewardship; $175,810.74) worked with the Bi-State Local Area Working Group to help protect the Greater bi-state sage grouse through conservation easements on working ranches in prime habitat area. ESLT received its largest single-award from National Resource Conservation Services for approximately $4,000,000 and approximately $1,000,000 from Californias Strategic Growth Councils new Sustainable Agriculture Land Conservation Program to purchase a conservation easement on Sceirine Point Ranch in Bridgeport Valley, CA.; this project is planned to close in summer of 2016. ESLT also organized twelve volunteer stewardship days helping to remove invasive weeds, bitterbrush protection and river and highway cleanups. Restoration and stewardship became a special focus of ESLTs priorities in 2015 after the Round Fire burned nearly 7,000 acres, including four conservation easements and ESLTs own Swall Wildlife Preserve.ESLTs Community Connections program helped bring land ethic and conservation concepts to our community through the Brown Bag Lunch (a free noon-time guest speaker series), our Sunflower Garden Project (local third-graders learn about pollinators, food systems, and local food) and our Eastside Pollinator Garden Project (a certification process to create pollinator-friendly gardens with native plants to conserve water). Over 500 people learned first-hand about conservation efforts in the Eastern Sierra through this educational program. ($96,314.12)Our Lands & Legacy benefit event, with the dinner hosted by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, included fields trips to Conway Ranch and the Green Creek Powerhouse Preserve. This annual event raised nearly $90,000 to help with restoration, stewardship and general operating expenses. Our Membership program ($42,740.15) helped engage our donors and supports to keep them educated about how ESLT is accomplishing its mission to preserve a healthy balance of uses that can be sustained in perpetuity, ensuring a strong local economy and healthy environment for generations to come. A land trust cant solve every problembut by working side by side today, we can make great strides towards preserving Californias Wild Side forever. 278533 true true false false false false true false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 6 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X The Organization 7608734554 250 N Fowler St Bishop CA 93515 Robert Gardner VP & President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tony Taylor Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Randy Keller Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Byng Hunt Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Bartley Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Hunewill Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marie Patrick Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joanne Parsons Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Will Richmond Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kay Ogden Exec Director 40.00 0.00 X 74500 0 0 74500 0 false false false 0 75115 16258 260134 13619 351507 Program service 1766 1766 1766 9587 9587 0 0 0 0 17382 75115 5673 11709 0 0 0 374569 11353 0 0 0 0 74500 59298 7542 7660 0 101837 81057 10310 10470 0 29664 23612 3003 3049 15791 12569 1599 1623 0 0 0 0 0 0 33068 22402 2692 7974 0 0 0 0 18937 16286 977 1674 4909 3258 1 1650 0 2254 1115 1139 0 0 258 240 18 6915 5905 372 638 Dues & Fees 14394 12519 1835 40 Supplies 13632 12084 594 954 In-kind donations 13619 4226 2900 6493 Host fees 12786 12786 13484 11176 358 1950 356048 278533 32183 45332 173036 62803 137564 193577 0 63211 43710 0 0 0 2039 922 1888 4486 1986726 9019 1972605 1977707 555534 625103 0 0 0 600 2905877 2908908 18687 18006 18687 18006 X 2277361 2280348 609829 610554 2887190 2890902 2905877 2908908 18521 -14809 X false true X true false X 3985901 273386 531258 572057 351507 5714109 42951 6073 17603 40873 19148 126648 0 0 0 4028852 279459 548861 612930 370655 5840757 74536 15492 21595 18560 130183 49100 183548 258458 491106 74536 64592 205143 277018 621289 5219468 12041 15496 23775 12763 9587 73662 0 12041 15496 23775 12763 9587 73662 0 0 4040893 294955 572636 625693 380242 5914419 0.88250 0.88700 0.01250 0.01260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 16 60 1 true 80 12000 false 1977449 1977449 9277 9019 258 1977707 X 401765 -14809 36332 5673 27196 374569 374569 398053 36332 5673 42005 356048 356048 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Trust is exempt from federal and state income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The Trust has adopted the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions, and has evaluated its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by the Trust in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Fundraising expense $5673 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Fundraising expense $5673 X X X X X X X false Land and Legacy 88924 75115 13809 2406 3267 88924 75115 13809 2406 3267 5673 8136 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE TAX RETURNS ARE PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER COMPLETION OF SAID RETURNS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SENT A DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURNS TO BE REVIEWED AND EXAMINED. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES COPIES OF THE COMPLETE RETURNS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF ALL ITEMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE, AN AUTHORIZATION IS SIGNED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PROCESS, SIGN AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THE RETURNS TO BE FILED (PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY) WITH THE DESIGNATED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. THE TAX RETURNS ARE THEN SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, STAMPED WITH CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT AND TIMELY PLACED IN THE MAIL FOR FILING, OR THE FORM 8879 IS PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM ALLOWING ELECTRONIC FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Each year at the annual meeting, board members are asked to review the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflicts. All board committee member must comply with the conflict of interest policy and sign a disclosure statement. Also, staff members must review and sign the conflict of interest policy each year. The Board President and Executive Director monitor any potential conflicts and decide if a conflict does exist. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Executive Committee (Board President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) do an annual review of, and with, the Executive Director (ED). The Committee does an informal survey of ED salaries in the region, and depending on ESLTs EDs performance and accomplishments a raise may be offered. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request