U S LAND CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
U S LAND CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 45-4422757)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-13
IRS object ID
201611349349300521
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-05-13T10:47:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN203007331PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ITL ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 N 4TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityPONCHATOULACityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70454ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454422757EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US LAND CONSERVANCY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUSLABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2256124175PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17667 DENHAM DRAddressLine1Txt
CityDENHAM SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70726ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEONARD MCCAULEYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLEE ANN BARENDS EAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01046104PTIN
Phone9853704777PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLEONARD MCCAULEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17667 DENHAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityDENHAM SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70726ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,659,017GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Activity Or MissionDEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND RESTORED LANDS THROUGH CONSERVATION SERVITUDESActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$215,000PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$230,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$18,434PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$52,543CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$196,566PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$282,543CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$32,295CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,163PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,487CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,163PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$35,782CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$195,403PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$246,761CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$268,993TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$517,811TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,072TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$268,993NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$515,739NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$35,782ExpenseAmt
Revenue$230,000RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (true)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesfalseMinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEONARD MCCAULEYPersonNm
Phone2257725923PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17667 DENHAM DRAddressLine1Txt
CityDENHAM SPRINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70726ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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LEONARD MCCAUL
PRESIDENT100Yes (X)$30,000$0$0
ROY ROE
TREASURER10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN COLBORN
SECRETARY10Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$30,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,194TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,194ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,426,823SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,376,474SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$50,349SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$50,349TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$50,349RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$282,543TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$50,349RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$2,194ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Program Services$30,000ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$2,295TotalAmt
Program Services$2,295ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$2,570TotalAmt
Program Services$2,570ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42TotalAmt
Program Services$42ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$545TotalAmt
Program Services$545ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
DUES$250$250
TAXES & LICENSES$80$80

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,782TotalAmt
Program Services$35,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,427BOYAmt
EOY$133,712EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,566BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$384,099EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,993BOYAmt
EOY$517,811EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,072EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$2,072EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,993BOYAmt
EOY$515,739EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,993BOYAmt
EOY$515,739EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,993BOYAmt
EOY$517,811EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$246,761ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$215,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$230,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$520,300TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$215,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$230,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$520,300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$520,300PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,194CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,197TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$522,497TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99580PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements17TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage7499TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement624StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$10,735ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL TAX LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$2,072Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,072TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 9FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUSLC VALUES THEIR EASEMENTS AT ZERO BECAUSE THERE ARE NO AFFExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE, 1USLC ACHIEVES THIS PURPOSE BY HOLDING AND ENFORCING SERVITUDES EXPRESSLY FOR LANDS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 33 CFR PARTS 325, 332, AND 40 CFR PART 230 AS MITIGATION BANKS, PERMITTEE-RESPONSIBLE MITIGATION AREAS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE TAX RETURN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PER THE ORGANIZATIONS WRITTEN POLICY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND GIVEN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE ITEMS REQUESTED

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