CATAWBA LANDS CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CATAWBA LANDS CONSERVANCY (EIN 58-1969605)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-03
IRS object ID
201612169349300206
Schema version
2015v2.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Activity Or MissionAs a nationally accredited land trust, we conserve and manage land for public benefit in North Carolinas Southern Piedmont. We have conserved 185 properties, totaling 15,234 acres of land. We are the lead agency for the Carolina Thread Trail.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionAs a nationally accredited land trust, we conserve and manage land for public benefit in North Carolinas Southern Piedmont. We have conserved 185 properties, totaling 15,234 acres of land. We are the lead agency for the Carolina Thread Trail.MissionDesc
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DescLand Acquisition: Catawba Lands Conservancy (the Conservancy) protected 6 new properties in 2015, totaling 168 acres in four counties. The Conservancy works with willing landowners and communities to conserve land in perpetuity by placing voluntary conservation easements on land, accepting donations of land, and occasionally purchasing land. CLC serves a six-county region in North Carolina that includes: Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union counties. Our conservation efforts focus on four areas: local farms, wildlife/plant habitat, clean water and connecting people to nature. Additionally, many of our properties have important species and habitat that the state of North Carolina designated as Natural Heritage areas. Further, some of the properties provide critical habitat for state or federally listed threatened or endangered plants or animals.Desc

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DescThe Carolina Thread Trail (The Thread) is an initiative to develop a regional network of greenways and trails that reaches 15 counties and 2.3 million people. The Thread is a unique 15-county collaboration that will connect communities and conserve land through a network of conservation corridors and trails developed through locally designed plans. This long term project under the Conservancy's leadership will permanently protect this region's history, beauty, and diversity, while conserving local lands and providing a broad range of community benefits. The Thread will also link more than two million citizens with hundreds of miles of conservation land and pedestrian and bicycle trails that wind through 15 counties in North and South Carolina, connecting points of regional significance. There are multiple public benefits including economic development, conservation of land, enhancement of water quality, cleaner air, alternative transportation, and healthy recreation activities for all regional citizens, all of which translates to enhanced quality of life. The Thread will be freely accessible to everyone. At the end of 2015 there were 1,588.4 planned trail miles and approximately 250 completed trail miles.Desc

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DescLand Stewardship: The Conservancy intentionally stewards its conservation assets. Staff monitors activities on fee owned land through site visits. Current conditions are evaluated against the reference conditions established by the Baseline Documentation. Photographs are taken and a monitoring report is generated and archived or the site visit is documented on a site visit report. As part of perpetual due diligence, the Conservancy ensures the plant, wildlife, and other conservation values remain undisturbed and protected. Where appropriate on fee owned property, the Conservancy provides public access opportunities, including both blueways and hiking trails, independently and through the Carolina Thread Trail. Facilities for public access include a canoe/kayak launch (Spencer Mt. River Access), the Adam Springs Portage Trail, and canoe/kayak take-out (R.Y. McAden Access); and natural surface hiking trails at the South Fork Trail, South Fork River Rail Trail, Long Creek Preserve, Seven Oaks Preserve, Pharr Family Preserve, Buffalo Creek Preserve, Sallys Y Preserve and Catawba Springs Preserve. The Conservancy also monitors conservation easements using the same protocols as fee owned land. On private property protected by conservation easements, the Conservancy works with willing land owners to further enhance the conservation values already protected. In 2015, CLC worked with the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program to identify and designate an additional 320 acres of land as Significant Natural Areas. In addition, CLC worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to improve habitat on a CLC protected property for the Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii). This turtle species is protected by the Endangered Species Act.Desc
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EOY$1,984,093EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt
EOY$15,000EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,269,037BOYAmt
EOY$20,826,126EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,477,118BOYAmt
EOY$25,156,264EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,788BOYAmt
EOY$40,152EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$65,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,788BOYAmt
EOY$105,152EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,175,512BOYAmt
EOY$23,319,147EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,255,818BOYAmt
EOY$1,731,965EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,431,330BOYAmt
EOY$25,051,112EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,477,118BOYAmt
EOY$25,156,264EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$662,930ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$43,148NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,071,035CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,097,847CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,118,824CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,597,634CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,116,545CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,001,885TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,849CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,850CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,760CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,641CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,228CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,328TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,084,884CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,106,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,128,584CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,611,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,125,773CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,057,213TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$79,663CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,719CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,900CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,045CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$338,008TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$79,663CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,719CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,900CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,045CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$338,008TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$58,719,205PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,602CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,432CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,023CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,237CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,379TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,602CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,432CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,023CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,237CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,379TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,881CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,349CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,230TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,114,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,139,129CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,161,669CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,671,179CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,176,359CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,262,822TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99080PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97590PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00320InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00440InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements109TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage91TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements2ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement16StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$236,381ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,746OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,092DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,654BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$178,947OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$123,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,171BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$831,107OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$206,204DepreciationAmt
Book Value$624,903BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$743,728TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$1,984,093TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLand protected in perpetuityDesc
Book Value$20,826,126BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$20,826,126TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFunds held for othersDesc
Amt$65,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$65,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,108,013TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$43,148NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,950DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$20,179OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$20,019RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,128,032RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,128,032TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,488,231TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,950DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$20,179OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$23,129ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,465,102ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,465,102TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 3: Explanation of Each Easement ChangeThe Conservancy (CLC) holds conservation easements (CEs) on five properties (the Properties) that lie in the path of a new sewer line planned by the City of Charlotte (the City). In May, 2014, the City initiated separate lawsuits against each of the property owners (the Owners) and CLC seeking to acquire by eminent domain both temporary construction and permanent sewer easements (the Sewer Easements) across each of the Properties. The temporary construction easements were typically 10-15 feet wide and the permanent sewer line easements were typically a maximum of 25 feet wide. The area subject to these easements was a minimal portion of each property.CLC and the Owners negotiated with the City as to the total amount that would be owed by the City in exchange for the Sewer Easements. The compensation amounts were based on before and after appraisals of each of the Properties. In October, 2014, the Citys lawsuits as to three of the properties were dismissed. In January 2015, the City's lawsuits as to the remaining two properties were dismissed pursuant to consent judgments entered by a Mecklenburg County Superior Court judge and consented to by the City, the Owners, and CLC. Condemnation award proceeds of $9,881 as to three of the lawsuits were distributed in December 2014 and reported on our 2014 Form 990. Condemnation proceeds of $6,480 as to the remaining two lawsuits were distributed in February 2015, and these two are being reported in 2015.Changes to the CEsAs a result of the condemnation proceedings, the CEs held by CLC were technically changed in that the City is allowed to enter a designated portion of each of the Properties and construct and thereafter permanently maintain an underground sanitary sewer line on a designated route, all as shown on Project maps attached as exhibits to the complaints filed by the City and to the consent judgments.
Part II, Line 5: Summarized PolicyThe land stewardship staff inspects each property encumbered by a conservation easement to ensure compliance with the provisions in the easement document.Staff assesses current conditions and compares findings to those documented by the Baseline Documentation Report.Staff evaluates the status of reserved rights which may have been exercised since the last site visit.Staff assesses impacts to the conservation values associated with changes in land use on the easement property and adjacent properties, notes potential trespass issues and safety hazards, and makes observations on the condition of the boundary and the signage. The staff makes additions to the species list (flora and fauna), documents new findings and communicates with the appropriate government entity. Special attention is given to the evaluation of plant or animal species that may be state or federally listed (endangered, threatened, species of concern, etc.). Staff evaluates conditions in Natural Heritage Areas and inspects significant historical and/or cultural features conserved by the conservation easement.Post monitoring, an archival quality report is generated by the staff and includes written observations and photographs as appropriate; copies of the report are stored on and off site per Conservancy policy.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.Conservation easements received as a gift are recorded at the estimated change in the market value of the associated property before and after the imposition of the easement. At that time, the Conservancy also records a like amount as an expense since the conservation easements have no future economic benefit to the Conservancy. Donated conservation easements amounted to $423,650 and $1,320,720 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Special event expense $20179
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSpecial event expense $20179

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Southern Spring ShowEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$157,720GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$136,645CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$21,075GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,517RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$18,028FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$134OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$157,720GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$136,645CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$21,075GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,517RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$18,028FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$134OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$20,179DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$896NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Redlair FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 North Tryon StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityCharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$326,451CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Lat Purser
Board member$66,656Rentfalse
Trees Charlotte
Former ED$65,653Tree plantingfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCatawba Lands Conservancy works with Foundation of the Carolinas, the City of Charlotte and Trees Charlotte to plant trees in neighborhoods to benefit the public. Davis Cable is a former Executive Director at Catawba Lands Conservancy and is now the Executive Director of Trees Charlotte.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$677,388NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,968NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtDescDescMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)1$2,700
Yes (X)1$2,000TruckEstimate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received3Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other - Other program expenses relate primarily to community education and outreach as well as working with Trees Charlotte to plant trees in neighborhoods to benefit the public.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessReview of the Form 990 is conducted by the Executive Director and the Finance Director. It is reviewed before filing. Prior to filing, a copy of the Form 990 is available to each Board member, questions and suggestions are an integral part of the review.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEach Board member is required to sign a conflict of interest statement prior to joining the Board of Directors. Upon knowledge of a transaction involving a conflict, the details are fully disclosed to the Chairman of the Board and the member with a conflict will not participate in discussions or voting. Board members verify that there is no conflict of interest annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementCompensation of the Executive Director is determined in advance by the Executive Committee. Independent surveys are obtained that are used to compare the average salary for all positions, including the Executive Director. This documentation is available and reviewed annually as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableCLC's governing documents, minutes of Board meetings and committee meetings, and conflict of interest policy are kept in binders at our office. CLC's financial statements, audits and Forms 990 are on the website.
Amended ExplanationRETURN IS BEING AMENDED FOR CHANGES MADE AFTER RETURN WAS INADVERNTLY E-FILED BEFORE COMPLETION.
LandDuring the year ended December 31, 2015, the Conservancy recorded a loss of $35,000 to adjust land held for sale down to current estimated fair market value. This amount is included as Investment Income.
Property and Easements Acquired for PreservationThe Conservancy may acquire certain property and/or conservation easements through purchases as well as through donor contributions. Donors generally contribute deeds to property and/or conservation easements. Conservation easements are legal agreements in which the landowner gives up some of the rights to their land, such as development, but retains ownership and management of the property. The conservation easements are permanent and run with the land to successive owners. Contributions are recorded at the estimated fair market value of the property or easement taking into consideration the fact that the lands use may be severely limited based on the intent to preserve the property in its undeveloped state. Based on these facts, the values of easements shown in the accompanying Statement of Activities are based on management estimates.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Hickory Grove LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14530 Park Road Ste 420AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464669695EIN
Primary ActivitiesRental housePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$5,950TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$71,765EndOfYearAssetsAmt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Carolina Tread TrailBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 North Tryon StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityCharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261528527EIN
Primary ActivitiesPreservation of natural areasPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(a)(1)PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmt
Carolina Tread Trail
l$700,415
Carolina Tread Trail
q$794,313

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