2016-10-09T16:53:08-05:00 2015-12-31 810348775 JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENSPC PO BOX 9047 KALISPELL MT 59904 990 2015-01-01 363479966 FLATHEAD LAND TRUST FLAT 4067528293 PO BOX 1913 KALISPELL MT 59903 RICHARD KUHL PRESIDENT 4067528293 2016-09-22 1 GREGORY PECK P00668992 4067553681 2016-09-13 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z RICHARD KUHL PO BOX 1913 KALISPELL MT 59903 608240 0 X WWW.FLATHEADLANDTRUST.ORG X 1985 MT FLATHEAD LAND TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF NORTHWEST MONTANA'S LAND AND WATER THROUGH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. 9 9 4 21 0 0 164309 574836 57432 3000 6106 2469 -833 16794 227014 597099 0 185000 0 0 139478 173068 0 0 18125 59799 280459 199277 638527 27737 -41428 414977 558051 7503 194927 407474 363124 X FLATHEAD LAND TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF NORTHWEST MONTANA'S LAND AND WATER LEGACY THROUGH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE LAND OWNERS. FLT'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE IS PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH LANDOWNERS (CONSERVATION EASEMENTS); WITHIN THAT PROGRAM SERVICE FLT DEVELOPS, NEGOTIATES, AND ACCEPTS DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION WITH BOTH PRIVATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS, FLT PURCHASES CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. 0 0 520814 185000 3000 CONSERVATION - IN 2015, FLATHEAD LAND TRUST COMPLETED A PURCHASED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 159 ACRES OF THE JOHN WEAVER PROPERTY IN THE MISSION VALLEY ON DECEMBER 8. THE PROPERTY IS LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE NATIONAL BISON RANGE AND PROVIDES PROTECTION TO TWO SPRING-FED CREEKS, DIVERSE WETLANDS CRITICAL FOR WILDLIFE INCLUDING BLACK BEAR, GRIZZLY BEAR, WHITE-TAILED DEER, WATERFOWL, AND MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS, SMALL MAMMALS, REPTILES, FIREFLIES, AND AMPHIBIANS. THE EASEMENT ALSO PROTECTS 25% OF THE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS "PRIME FARMLAND OR "FARMLAND OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE". ALSO IN 2015, CARLEY AND RON IVERSON DONATED 142 ACRES OF THEIR LAND, ADJACENT TO THE SMITH LAKE WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREA, TO FLATHEAD LAND TRUST. THE DONATED LAND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN EARLY 2016 AND WILL ADD TO A BLOCK OF CONSERVED LANDS OF OVER 1,600 ACRES WITHIN THE SMITH LAKE WETLANDS COMPLEX. THE DONATED LAND PROTECTS 141 ACRES OF WETLAND, A HALF MILE OF ASHLEY CREEK, AND SCENIC VIEWS FOR THOSE TRAVELING HWY 2 AND THE RAILS TO TRAILS BIKE PATH. 18244 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - WE HOSTED NUMEROUS OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHICH INCLUDED: CELEBRATION OF THE PINE GROVE POND EXPANSION, BIKE AND BIRD TOURS OF THE SMITH LAKE WETLANDS AND THE WEST VALLEY POTHOLE LAKES REGION, A FLATHEAD RIVER FLOAT AND TOUR, OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT THE BARN BASH, ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, FARMERS MARKETS, BREWERY EVENTS, AND MUCH MORE. WE SENT OUT 21 ELECTRONIC EMAILS TO OUR MAILING LIST, A SPRING AND A FALL VIEWPOINTS NEWSLETTER, FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, 8 PRESS RELEASES THAT RESULTED IN 12 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, AND TWO VIDEOS THAT SHOWCASED OUR CONSERVATION WORK AND THE LANDOWNERS THAT PARTNER WITH US TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. 5914 STEWARDSHIP - MONITORED ALL 52 CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES AND ONE PROPERTY WITH A COVENANT BY MEETING WITH THE LANDOWNER ON THE PROPERTY, ASSESSING ANY CHANGE OF CONDITIONS FROM THE TIME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EASEMENT, AND ADDRESSING ANY REQUESTS FROM THE LANDOWNERS REGARDING THE STEWARDSHIP OF THEIR LAND. ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED ON 12 PROPERTIES AND REQUIRED FOLLOW UP TO RESOLVE THEM. 544972 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X ECLIPSE TAX AND ACCOUNTING INC 4063932828 PO BOX 1578 KALISPELL MT 59903 DON HAUTH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN SIRUCEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS OHLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET NOTLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON JORDAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HROMADKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF JONES TREASURER 3.50 X 0 0 0 EDD BLACKLER SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD KUHL PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL TRAVIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X 57969 0 2353 57969 0 2353 0 0 0 0 0 574836 192476 574836 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 3000 3000 3000 2469 2469 27935 11141 16794 16794 597099 3000 0 19263 185000 185000 59353 47482 7122 4749 95835 76668 11500 7667 5513 4410 662 441 12367 9894 1484 989 195 195 11000 11000 32365 2793 29572 27653 16142 9897 1614 10860 8688 1303 869 2720 2176 326 218 1365 1092 164 109 802 642 96 64 5161 4129 619 413 EASEMENT PROJECT EXPENS 175926 175926 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 12412 9930 1490 992 638527 544972 75430 18125 63435 78254 51280 15380 10945 1900 13308 10519 2191 2789 287126 274728 0 185000 414977 558051 7503 9927 0 185000 7503 194927 X 140659 102668 241695 235336 25120 25120 407474 363124 414977 558051 -41428 -2922 0 X 0 0 0 X 721087 698828 290425 164309 382360 2257009 44416 10925 14000 57486 3000 129827 765503 709753 304425 221795 385360 2386836 0 0 0 2386836 1758 716 12113 6106 2469 23162 1758 716 12113 6106 2469 23162 767261 710469 316538 227901 387829 2409998 0.99040 0.98990 0.00960 0.01010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 54 10888.00 1 1 299.00 7389 60746 -2944 57802 55817 4929 60746 59759 -3942 55817 51488 8271 59759 51553 -65 51488 0 0 13308 10519 2789 2789 LAND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO FWP 185000 185000 LAND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO FWP 185000 185000 PART II, LINE 9: EASEMENTS ARE VALUED AT ZERO AND ARE NOT REPORTED WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART V, LINE 4: PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE ESTABLISHED TO HOLD AND GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. THE INTEREST AND EARNINGS MAY BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSERVATION WORK, SUCH AS SALARIES, OVERHEAD COSTS, OR OTHER RELATED EXPENSES. THE PRINCIPLE CANNOT BE USED. BARN BASH 25369 25369 8119 2566 2566 3022 27935 27935 11141 11141 16794 1 US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 1420 E 6TH AVE HELENA MT 59620 0 185000 FAIR MARKET VALUE 142 ACRESS OF WETLANDS CONSERVATION X 1 185000 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 FLATHEAD LAND TRUST HAS ONLY ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS. A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS OBTAINED WHEN REQUIRED BY MONTANA STATE LAW TO APPROVE SUBSTANTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES SUCH AS CHANGING THE NUMBER OF COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION, ETC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" POLICY IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER IN THEIR BOARD NOTEBOOK AS WELL AS A SIGNATURE REQUIRED BY THE BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TOTAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION BUDGET IS REVIEW AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROVAL PROCESS. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION (OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) IS NOT INDIVIDUALLY REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, BUT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND TRAINING RESOURCES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY ARE USED TO PROVIDE COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.