2016-11-15T19:14:24-07:00 2015-12-31 990 2015-01-01 202644192 SEBASTICOOK REGIONAL LAND TRUST SEBA 2079483766 PO Box 184 Unity ME 04988 Jennifer Irving Executive Director 2079483766 2016-11-15 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Jennifer Irving PO Box 184 Unity ME 04988 207101 0 X www.SebasticookRLT.org X 2004 ME SEBASTICOOK REGIONAL LAND TRUST IS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNER WORKING WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THE LANDS THEY LOVE AND THE RESOURCES OUR COMMUNITY RELIES UPON: CLEAN WATER, FAMILY FARMS PRODUCING LOCAL FOOD AND JOBS, WELL-MANAGED WORKING WOODLANDS SUPPORTING THE MAINE ECONOMY, ABUNDANT FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND PLACES TO HUNT, FISH AND PLAY WITH FAMILY. OUR PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. 11 11 2 100 0 0 270411 167255 6167 41961 1817 -2115 4220 0 282615 207101 0 0 0 0 49390 76244 0 5650 23174 63354 63677 112744 145571 169871 61530 1841949 1916456 18714 27467 1823235 1888989 SEBASTICOOK REGIONAL LAND TRUST HAS A MISSION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONSERVE THE WILD AND WORKING LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL MAINE'S SEBASTICOOK RIVER WATERSHED. WE ARE A TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNER WORKING WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THE LANDS THEY LOVE AND THE RESOURCES THE COMMUNITY RELIES UPON: CLEAN WATER, FAMILY FARMS PRODUCING LOCAL FOOD AND JOBS, WELL-MANAGED WORKING WOODLANDS SUPPORTING MAINE'S ECONOMY, ABUNDANT FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND PLACES TO HUNT, FISH AND PLAY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. OUR PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 0 0 70682 0 40661 LAND STEWARDSHIP: WORK WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM PROTECTION AGREEMENTS. PROTECT LANDS VIA CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND FEE ACQUISITION AND REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLANNING. POPULATION SERVED: RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF FIVE CENTRAL MAINE COUNTIES. IN 2015 SRLT MANAGED ITS LANDS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY, RECREATION AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. WE ENHANCED PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAND TRUST PROPERTIES WITH NEW TRAILS AND TRAILHEADS. 7022 0 239 PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH: COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, INTERNSHIPS AND MENTORING STUDENTS AT UNITY COLLEGE, COLBY COLLEGE, BATES COLLEGE, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION FOR LANDOWNERS REGARDING CONSERVATION TOOLS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE CONSERVATION ACTION FOR THE WATERSHED'S NATURAL RESOURCES.IN 2015 SRLT OFFERED FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EACH MONTH AND INTRODUCED ALL AGES TO THE WONDERS OF NATURE. 20156 0 0 HABITAT RESTORATION. THE SRLT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL, STATE AND REGIONAL AGENCIES WORKED TO RESTORE AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY IN ITS SERVICE AREA. A PRIMARY PROJECT, THE ALEWIFE RESTORATION INITIATIVE, IS FOCUSED ON CHINA LAKE. WHEN COMPLETE, THIS EFFORT (ALEWIFE RESTORATION INITIATIVE) WILL RESTORE PASSAGE PAST SIX RELIC DAMS AND SUPPORT AN ANNUAL ALEWIFE RUN OF NEARLY 1 MILLION FISH FROM THE GULF OF MAINE INTO CHINA LAKE. THE PROJECT OFFERS ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS FOR THE REGION. 0 0 0 97860 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X X SEBASTICOOK REGIONAL LAND TRUST 2079483766 PO Box 184 Unity ME 04988 Deborah Dutton Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Virginia Davis Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Brandon Kulik director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Dylan Dillaway director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Aaron Podey Director 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Doug Wescott director 1 0 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW CHATFIELD DIRECTOR 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 BJORN LAKE CHAIR 1 0 X 0 0 0 LINDA HARTKOPF VICE CHAIR 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gerald Saunders Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Aversa Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Irving Executive Director 40 0 X 41749 0 0 41749 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31207 136048 0 167255 TIMBER REVENUE 110000 39461 39461 0 0 AGRICULTURAL LEASE 110000 1200 1200 0 0 1300 1300 0 0 41961 -2115 -2115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207101 39846 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62551 41677 10437 10437 0 0 0 0 7665 5165 1250 1250 6028 4720 654 654 0 0 0 0 1134 1134 0 0 3056 0 3056 0 0 0 0 0 5650 5650 2106 2106 0 0 16478 13782 2696 0 327 327 0 0 4417 1940 1507 970 3716 1776 720 1220 0 0 0 0 9459 4729 2365 2365 1007 1007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5870 4614 628 628 LAND MGT 12476 11626 850 0 COMMUNITY EVENTS 1521 1521 0 0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 374 0 374 0 PROFESSIONAL DUES 1736 1736 0 0 0 0 0 0 145571 97860 24537 23174 15280 9252 50289 118445 1095 625 1197 1738 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2215 9441 1700 0 1700 1700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1770173 1775255 1841949 1916456 4425 6579 0 0 0 0 0 0 14289 20888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18714 27467 X 13182 9252 230530 290773 1579523 1588964 1823235 1888989 1841949 1916456 61530 0 0 2106 2118 0 X 0 0 0 X 369296 103911 679566 106110 135998 1394881 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 5000 369296 103911 679566 106110 140998 1399881 0 1399881 3103 15295 1666 1817 2396 24277 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1424158 0 0.98295 0.98662 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 12 1617 0 0 0 1 1 70 1820 1 0 0 X 0 0 1 X 241006 28190 -2180 0 17730 2106 247180 204841 33178 10207 5420 0 1800 241006 136930 50220 23760 4730 0 1339 204841 116890 7955 15291 0 2130 1076 136930 0 113872 3268 0 0 250 116890 0.8 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1700 0 1700 0 0 0 0 1700 LAND 1528074 BENEFICIAL INTEREST 247181 1775255 Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 THE SRLT CONDUCTS AT LEAST ANNUAL MONITORING VISITS WITH ADDITIONAL VISITS AS NEEDED TO MEET CONSERVATION EASEMENT OBLIGATIONS Schedule D, Part II, Line 9 THE SRLT DOES NOT REPORT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN ITS REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT OR BALANCE SHEET Schedule D, Part III, Line 1 THE SRLT RECEIVED TWO JOSEPH FIORE PAINTINGS AS A GIFT FROM THE FALCON FOUNDATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAINE FARMLAND TRUST IN SEPTEMBER 2014. THESE PIECES MUST REMAIN ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION WITH SEBASTICOOK REGIONAL LAND TRUST UNTIL AT LEAST 2019. PAINTING DETAILS: #15 CONTINUOUS, OIL ON LINEN 1981; #30 ROCK SERIES, OIL ON LINEN 1985 Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 THE SRLT COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF 2 ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS BY MAINE ARTIST JOSEPH FIORE. THE WORKS ARE PART OF THE ARTIST'S 'ROCK PAINTINGS' ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'GEOLOGICAL WORKS' WHICH ARE USED TO ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION OF THE STATE'S GEOLOGY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b THE SRLT IS FISCAL AGENT FOR THE WALDO COUNTY TRAILS COALITION, ALEWIFE RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND, FOR A PORTION OF 2015, THE CHEFS COMMUNITY FUND Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 INTENDED USES FOR THE QUASI ENDOWMENT FUNDS: SRLT FUNDS HOUSED AT MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ARE RESTRICTED TO STEWARDSHIP AND LEGAL DEFENSE OF THE LAND TRUST'S CONSERVED PROPERTIES Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THE SRLT IS A MEMBER SUPPORTED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. ALL DONORS ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a SRLT MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b CHANGES TO THE SRLT BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SRLT MEMBERSHIP Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED FOR REVIEW BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD AFTER FILING Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MUST UPDATE THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY BOARD MEETING Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONSIDERS COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA COMPILED AND MADE AVAILABLE BY THE MAINE ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 SRLT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UPON REQUEST. SRLT FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS ALSO FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA GUIDESTAR Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g BOUNDARY SURVEYING, GRAPHIC DESIGN, LAND MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF MISSION DELIVERY Extension requests were filed and approved, providing for a filing deadline of 11/15/16.