AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST (EIN 52-1190211)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-09-29
IRS object ID
201612739349300621
Schema version
2014v6.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-09-29T11:53:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521855942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TATE & TRYONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 L ST NW SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521190211EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023317300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW MCELWAINEPersonNm
Person TitleASSISTANT TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023317300PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK LONGWOODPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439715PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Principal OfficerRALPH GROSSIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,874,880GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FARMLAND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST IS TO PROTECT FARMLAND, PROMOTE SOUND FARMING PRACTICES AND KEEP FARMERS ON THE LAND.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$235,628CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,581,181PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,182,435CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$131,336PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$108,122CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,026,619PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,161,699CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,519,056PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$10,143,192PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,418,865CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$883,427PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,257,166CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$26,812,245TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,008,591TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,052,823TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,188,361TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,759,422NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,820,230NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MISSION OF AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST IS TO PROTECT FARMLAND, PROMOTE SOUND FARMING PRACTICES AND KEEP FARMERS ON THE LAND.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,851,235ExpenseAmt
Revenue$86,441RevenueAmt
DescAFT'S GOAL IS TO PROTECT AMERICA'S FARMLAND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MEET THIS GOAL, AND HELP GUARANTEE THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S WORKING LANDS, VIA OUR THREE PRINCIPAL PROGRAMS: A. PROTECTING THE BEST LAND. AFT WILL WORK TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT WORKING FARMS AND RANCHES AND REDUCE THE CONVERSION OF WORKING LAND TO DEVELOPMENT. B. KEEPING THE LAND HEALTHY. AFT WILL WORK TO HELP FARMERS AND RANCHERS IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. C. KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND. AFT WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMERS WHO WANT TO STAY ON THE LAND, AND MAKE THEIR LIVING FROM IT, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,581,883ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC EDUCATION - PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FARMLAND ISSUES TO AFT MEMBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$470,664ExpenseAmt
Revenue$149,187RevenueAmt
DescCOMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTREACH - DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE THREATS TO FARMLAND, THE AGING OF THE AMERICAN FARMER, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEGINNING FARMERS, THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF AMERICA'S FERTILE SOIL, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FARMLAND AND FAMILY FARMERS TO OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$319,488ExpenseAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$319,488TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$8,223,270TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023317300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BARTON THOMPSON JR
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HARDIN
VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM COHAN
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIRANDA M KAISER
CHAIR (UNTIL DEC 14)3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AG KAWAMURA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BOEHM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY HIRSHBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EA'MON O'TOOLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT WINTHROP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEL COLEMAN JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BECK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS WOLFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRUMAN SEMANS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS GALLO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE LANDEAU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG MCNAMARA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-MARI PELTIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MCELWAINE
PRESIDENT & CEO35.00Yes (X)$219,677$0$28,305
KATHIE LWANGA
EXEC ASST/SECRETARY35.00Yes (X)$63,817$0$11,583
RICK MONK
ASST. SECRETARY18.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LUKENS
VP, FINANCE & ADMIN35.00Yes (X)$122,651$0$6,061
SUSAN SINK
VP OF DEVELOPMENT35.00$202,749$0$18,647Yes (X)
JAMES DAUKAS
VP OF PROGRAMS35.00$138,537$0$30,735Yes (X)
JULIA FREEDGOOD
ASSIST VP PROGRAMS35.00$116,149$0$20,924Yes (X)
ALICE SORENSEN
ASST VP, PROGRAM & RES35.00$130,402$0$18,321Yes (X)
EDWARD THOMPSON
CA STATE DIR. ASSOC35.00$129,611$0$26,207Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,123,593TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$160,783TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS INC
1953 GALLOWS ROAD STE 600VIENNAVA221823988DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION$628,533
EIDOLON COMMUNICATIONS
15 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 1401NEW YORKNY10038DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION$204,393
MICHELE FETTING
113 W CHAPEL RIDGE RDPITTSBURGHPA15238STRATEGIC PLANNING & COMMUNICATIONS$115,000
KALBIAN HAGERTY LLP
888 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20006LEGAL SERVICES$108,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$22,277FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$1,141,781GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,471,456AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$155,840NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,635,514TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CAUSE MARKETING900004$149,187$149,187
CONFERENCE INCOME900004$86,282$86,282
PUBLICATION SALES900004$159$159
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$235,628TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$553,585TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$553,585ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$59,489RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$59,489RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,489TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$59,489ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,098,391SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,243,640OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,361,181SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,352,000OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,737,210SecuritiesAmt
Other-$108,360OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,628,850TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,628,850ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
RECAPTURED EXPENSES900099$18,818$18,818
OTHER INCOME900099$17,103$17,103
LIST RENTAL INCOME900099$12,712$12,712
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$48,633OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,161,699TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$235,628RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,290,557ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$677,962TotalAmt
Program Services$466,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$197,747FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,817,169TotalAmt
Program Services$2,627,129ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,113,381FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,368TotalAmt
Program Services$144,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,359FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,392TotalAmt
Program Services$264,554ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,118FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,961TotalAmt
Program Services$229,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,409FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,301TotalAmt
Program Services$80,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,497FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,700TotalAmt
Program Services$29,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,900FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,015TotalAmt
Fundraising$185,015FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,951TotalAmt
Program Services$51,096ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,173ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,682FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,963,677TotalAmt
Program Services$1,806,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,468FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,519TotalAmt
Program Services$6,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$291ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,372FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$483,623TotalAmt
Program Services$346,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$123,542FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$461,888TotalAmt
Program Services$332,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,111FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$525,090TotalAmt
Program Services$396,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,085FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$550,705TotalAmt
Program Services$396,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,246FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,557TotalAmt
Program Services$54,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,830FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,522TotalAmt
Program Services$98,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,024FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,705TotalAmt
Program Services$76,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,343FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
NEWSLETTER & PUBLISHING$645,981$392,064$54$253,863
PROFESSIONAL FEES$273,091$196,666$8,366$68,059
FARMERS/BMP PAYMENTS$262,446$165,194$97,252
EQUIPMT/SOFTWARE & STOR$77,426$55,759$2,371$19,296

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,816TotalAmt
Program Services$6,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$270ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,197FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,418,865TotalAmt
Program Services$8,223,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$349,799ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,845,796FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,157,899TotalAmt
Program Services$1,581,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$576,016FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207BOYAmt
EOY$229EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,203,901BOYAmt
EOY$1,347,347EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,104,979BOYAmt
EOY$1,581,686EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,303BOYAmt
EOY$79,304EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,424BOYAmt
EOY$42,420EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,488,487LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$596,364LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$788,372BOYAmt
EOY$892,123EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,582,356BOYAmt
EOY$3,698,552EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,632,948BOYAmt
EOY$13,316,708EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,393,755BOYAmt
EOY$1,050,222EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,812,245BOYAmt
EOY$22,008,591EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$957,017BOYAmt
EOY$856,429EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,716BOYAmt
EOY$356,231EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$37,113EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$921,090BOYAmt
EOY$938,588EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,052,823BOYAmt
EOY$2,188,361EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,237,669BOYAmt
EOY$12,745,201EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,483,424BOYAmt
EOY$4,036,700EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,038,329BOYAmt
EOY$3,038,329EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,759,422BOYAmt
EOY$19,820,230EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,812,245BOYAmt
EOY$22,008,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,257,166ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,621,280NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$60,746OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$7,882,062CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,250,775CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,565,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,170,759CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,635,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,504,760TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,882,062CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,250,775CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,565,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,170,759CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,635,514CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,504,760TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,213,744SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$31,291,016PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$453,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$533,256CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$471,845CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$625,117CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$613,074CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,696,869TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,348CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,229CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,589CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,099CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,633CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$201,898TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$40,403,527TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$551,002GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76380PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLIST RENTAL INCOME - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 17,314. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 4,906. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 2,375. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 17,744. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 12,712. RECAPTURED EXPENSES - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 24,336. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 19,106. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 6,233. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 22,303. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 18,818. OTHER INCOME - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 3,698. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 13,217. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 12,981. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 9,052. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 17,103.ExplanationTxt

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)
Political Expenditures$0PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,340FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,340FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,485,778FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,502,118FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$575,106FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$143,777FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$487,732CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$504,316CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$560,690CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$575,106CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,127,844TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,191,766LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$156,554CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$54,640CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$21,538CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$16,340CurrentYearAmt
Total$249,072TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$121,933CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$126,079CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$140,173CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$143,777CurrentYearAmt
Total$531,962TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$797,943GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,779CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$12,162CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,752CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$28,693TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements108TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage44995.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held20StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1714.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$160,780ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,215,304BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$322,464InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,912,580OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,015,260EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,784,538BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,249,860ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,181,857InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,000,951OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,215,304EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,290,706BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,590,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,360,273InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,456,441OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,784,538EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,396,509BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,138,072InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,243,875OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,290,706EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,935,297BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,250,256ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$201,200InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,990,244OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$16,396,509EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.77850BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17860PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.04290TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$658,344OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$254,316DepreciationAmt
Book Value$404,028BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$830,143OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$342,048DepreciationAmt
Book Value$488,095BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$892,123TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMUTUAL FUNDSDesc
Book Value$13,316,708BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$13,316,708TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS PAYABLE$244,410
DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVES$692,853
DEPOSITS$1,325
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$938,588TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,479,673TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,621,280NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$60,746OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,682,026RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,161,699RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,161,699TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,418,865TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,418,865ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,418,865TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:AFT'S POLICY IS TO MONITOR EACH OF OUR EASEMENTS EVERY OTHER YEAR, UNLESS AN ISSUE OR CIRCUMSTANCE REGARDING A PARTICULAR PROPERTY WARRANTS MORE FREQUENT VISITS. AFT HAS ALSO ADOPTED A VIOLATIONS POLICY THAT ADDRESSES THE MANNER IN WHICH AFT DETERMINES AND ENFORCES VIOLATIONS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. AFT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EACH EASEMENT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE MONITORING AND INSPECTION NEEDS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSERVATION PURPOSES OF THE EASEMENT ARE UPHELD.
PART II, LINE 9:IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY, WHEN ACQUIRING OR ACCEPTING AN EASEMENT, TO EXTINGUISH IN PERPETUITY THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY. CONSEQUENTLY, ALL SUCH EASEMENTS ARE VALUED AT ONE DOLLAR. EASEMENTS WHOSE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ARE NOT SO TREATED HAVE ALSO BEEN VALUED AT ONE DOLLAR BECAUSE IT IS MANAGEMENT'S OPINION THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL NOT RECOVER ITS COST FOR THESE EASEMENTS. ANY PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO A QUALIFIED ENTITY ARE MAINTAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FARMLAND PROTECTION FUND.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO A LONG-TERM APPROACH WITH A BALANCED PROGRAM OF INVESTMENTS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE REAL PURCHASING POWER OF THE FUND SO AS TO PROVIDE A STABLE AND, IN REAL TERMS, CONSTANT STREAM OF CURRENT INCOME FOR ANNUAL OPERATING NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE IS TO ATTAIN A MINIMUM RATE OF RETURN OF 5% PLUS THE CHANGE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (AFTER MANAGEMENT FEES) OVER AN INVESTMENT CYCLE. THE PRIMARY MEASURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE WILL BE A BLENDED BENCHMARK BASED ON ITS TARGET ASSET ALLOCATION. IN PURSUING THESE OBJECTIVES, THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO SELECT INVESTMENT MANAGERS WHO ARE RIGOROUS IN THE DISCIPLINES THEY UTILIZE TO PRODUCE RETURNS AT ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RISK AND WHO AVOID SPECULATION EXPLAINED OR RATIONALIZED BY SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL TRENDS OR MOMENTUM IN SPECIFIC ECONOMIC SECTORS. DISTRIBUTION OF FUND EARNINGS TO THE OPERATING BUDGET IS BASED ON THE SPENDING POLICY AND IS MANAGED ON A TOTAL RETURN BASIS. IN MOST YEARS, DISTRIBUTIONS COMPRISE INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS PLUS SOME APPRECIATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PLANS FOR THESE DISTRIBUTIONS TO AVOID THE NECESSITY OF LIQUIDATING INVESTMENTS AT AN UNFAVORABLE TIME. THE FUND SHALL BE INVESTED PRIMARILY IN LIQUID SECURITIES, INCLUDING EQUITY AND FIXED INCOME SECURITIES AND COMMINGLED INVESTMENT FUNDS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS -60,746.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDOLON COMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 1401AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityDIRECT MAILActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,387,323GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$222,400RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,164,923NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,387,323TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$222,400TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,164,923TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANDREW MCELWAINE
PRESIDENT & CEO$219,677$0$0$0$0$0$4,796$0$23,954$0$248,427$0$0$0
SUSAN SINK
VP OF DEVELOPMENT$195,249$0$7,500$0$0$0$9,967$0$9,324$0$222,040$0$0$0
JAMES DAUKAS
VP OF PROGRAMS$138,537$0$0$0$0$0$7,525$0$26,614$0$172,676$0$0$0
EDWARD THOMPSON
CA STATE DIR. ASSOC$129,611$0$0$0$0$0$6,543$0$21,358$0$157,512$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRICK MONKPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionASSISTANT SECRETARY TO AFT AND COUNSEL FOR KALBIAN HAGERTYRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$76,671TransactionAmt
TransactionMR. MONK IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AFT, AND IS ALSO COUNSEL AT KALBIAN HAGERTY, A LAW FIRM HELD ON RETAINER BY AFT. DURING THE YEAR, KALBIAN HAGERTY PROVIDED SERVICES TO AFT, OF WHICH 71% WERE PROVIDED BY MR. MONK.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$144,992NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)EVENT SUPPLIES1$6,198FMV
Yes (X)FOOD & BEVERAGE1$4,650FMV
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 (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 3, LINE 4, AND PART VI LINE 1A AND 2A:THE AMENDED FORM 990 IS BEING FILED TO CORRECT THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBES OF THE GOVERNING BODY FROM 19 TO 18.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE INFORMATION IN THE 990 IS PREPARED BY TATE AND TRYON, THEN REVIEWED AND VERIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. THE 990 IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOLLOWING THE FALL BOARD MEETING. THE STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO THE AFT GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. ANY CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED TO AFT. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE NOTIFIED ANNUALLY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICT TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVING ANY COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH DISQUALIFIED PERSONS AS DEFINED UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (GENERALLY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, PERSONS WHO, AT ANY TIME DURING THE PRIOR 5-YEARS, WERE IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR PERSONS RELATED). THE COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS AS DE FACTO COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN ADDITION TO ITS OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF OUTSIDE, DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHO POSSESS THE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA OBTAINED FOR THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES, PRIOR TO EACH YEAR'S WINTER BOARD MEETING, WHICH AFT EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" (IN ADDITION TO THE LIST OF PERSONNEL WHO ARE PER SE DISQUALIFIED) WHOSE COMPENSATION SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL. ALSO PRIOR TO EACH YEAR'S WINTER BOARD MEETING, THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY AFT WITH ALL DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. (THESE INCLUDE ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING SALES OR OTHER TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY.) THE COMMITTEE GENERALLY UTILIZES INFORMATION FROM STANDARD COMPENSATION SURVEYS IN CONDUCTING ITS EVALUATION. THE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS ITS PROCEEDINGS WITH WRITTEN RECORDS, SETTING FORTH THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS APPROVED AND THE DATE THEY WERE APPROVED. THE RECORDS INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT AND WHO VOTED; THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE; HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND THE ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF COMPENSATION TRANSACTIONS BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PREPARED BY THE LATER OF (A) THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OCCURRING AFTER THE DECISION IS MADE OR (B) THE DATE 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS/TEMPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,806,091. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 98,118. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 59,468. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,963,677.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS -60,746.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

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