LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST (EIN 20-4233446)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-04
IRS object ID
201622179349300407
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-04T07:48:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN232108173PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REINSEL KUNTZ LESHER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 8408AddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP176048408ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204233446EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLANCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7176878484PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 LANCASTER AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTRASBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17579ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAREN L MARTYNICKPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7176878484PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMOLLY L RAMOS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00399762PTIN
Phone7173945666PhoneNum
Preparation2016-07-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKAREN L MARTYNICKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 LANCASTER AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTRASBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17579ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,607,652GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LANCASTERFARMLANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY, LAWS AND ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers150TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$75,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$246,946PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$779,401CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$9,689PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$64,895CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,661,616PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,276,478CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$4,073,618CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,031,063PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,834,341CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$630,553PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$442,137CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,229,735TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$49,834TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$55,643TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,460,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,174,092NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT;AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY, LAWS AND ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,584,928ExpenseAmt
Revenue$75,000RevenueAmt
DescLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD CONSERVATION PRACTICES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC POLICY AND ACTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVED 19 FARMS AND 1,047 ACRES OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE, NON-IRRIGATED LAND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE TRUST WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE 1,675 FARMERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO INSTRUCT FARMERS IN BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, EVENTS, AND INDIVIDUAL FARM VISITS TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICES AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE TRUST ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ABOUT POLICIES THAT SUPPORT AGRICULTURE AND PRESERVATION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,584,928TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document22IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAREN MARTYNICK AND DIANNA HENDRICKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7176878484PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 LANCASTER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTRASBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17579ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOSEPH V SWEENEY
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE S MORTON
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY SHIRK
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE F ATWATER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARA C BACHMAN ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN BALDRIGE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R TED BOWERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL A GOODLEY JR ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE R HERSHEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
G DONALD HESS CPA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT M KRASNE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LAFFERTY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD M ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELVYN G WENGER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA WOOD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN L MARTYNICK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$142,435$0$4,273
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Total Other Compensation$4,273TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$226,349FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$200,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,930,833AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,781,024NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,357,182TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLAND TRUST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$75,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$75,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$75,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$68,217TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$68,217ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,988,065SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,276,881SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$711,184SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$711,184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$711,184ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$24,687FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$226,349ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$49,694FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$25,007TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$25,007ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$1,980GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$1,531GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$449TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$449ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$661GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$3,068CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,407TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,407ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISC. REVENUE-EXCLUDED-990Desc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$91,860ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$91,860OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,276,478TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$75,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$844,296ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,708TotalAmt
Program Services$102,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,342ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,671FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$507,272TotalAmt
Program Services$401,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,079FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,485TotalAmt
Program Services$12,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$833ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,500FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,164TotalAmt
Program Services$35,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,056FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,094TotalAmt
Program Services$36,887ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,062FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,348TotalAmt
Program Services$15,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$629FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,200TotalAmt
Program Services$14,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,828FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,124TotalAmt
Program Services$15,198ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,867FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,022TotalAmt
Program Services$542ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$480FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,689TotalAmt
Program Services$14,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,349FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,195TotalAmt
Program Services$14,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,057FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,526TotalAmt
Program Services$7,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$289ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$823FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,485TotalAmt
Program Services$28,163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,521FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,234TotalAmt
Program Services$33,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,088FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EASEMENT - DONATED$2,764,434$2,764,434
EASEMENT - ACQUISITIONS$944,515$944,515
OUTSIDE SERVICES$64,610$53,976$3,694$6,940
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$47,889$34,424$7,882$5,583

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,347TotalAmt
Program Services$54,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,943FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,834,341TotalAmt
Program Services$4,584,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,476FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379BOYAmt
EOY$2,049EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,291,202BOYAmt
EOY$1,161,182EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,000BOYAmt
EOY$32,865EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,581EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,028BOYAmt
EOY$2,212EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$879,829LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$307,212LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$599,675BOYAmt
EOY$572,617EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,598,858BOYAmt
EOY$3,443,229EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,510,142BOYAmt
EOY$5,229,735EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,875BOYAmt
EOY$54,369EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$959BOYAmt
EOY$1,274EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,834BOYAmt
EOY$55,643EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,391,738BOYAmt
EOY$5,156,369EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,570BOYAmt
EOY$17,723EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,460,308BOYAmt
EOY$5,174,092EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,510,142BOYAmt
EOY$5,229,735EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$442,137ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$728,353NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$4,849,755CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,328,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,262,164CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,323,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,357,182CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,121,502TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,849,755CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,328,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,262,164CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,323,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,357,182CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,121,502TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$25,121,502PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,165CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,798CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$68,217CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$317,016TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,636CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,829CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$91,860CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$217,968TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,656,486TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$704,101GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97910PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98040PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 37,636. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 44,643. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 43,829. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 91,860.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)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$1,626DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,626TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements463TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage28387.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements6HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements2ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement4400.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$220,000ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$60,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$695,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$214,293DepreciationAmt
Book Value$480,707BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,545OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,968BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,284OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,342DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,942BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$572,617TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER CURRENT LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$1,274Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,274TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,554,527TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$728,353NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,402DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$721,951RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,276,478RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,276,478TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,840,743TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,402DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,402ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,834,341ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,834,341TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ASSET RECOGNITIONS, THEREFORE, THERE IS NO RECOGNITION ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR PURCHASED OR DONATED EASEMENTS. DONATED EASEMENTS ARE REFLECTED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE TRUST FOLLOWS THE STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE TRUST, INCLUDING WHETHER THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND CONCLUDED THAT THE TRUST HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE TRUST IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$194,920GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$180,044CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$14,876GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$7,891NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$131RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$10,638FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,705OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2PEDAL TO PRESERVEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$53,046GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$46,305CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,741GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$906NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$2,919RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,742FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,284OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$247,966GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$226,349CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$21,617GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$8,797NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,050RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$17,380FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$14,989OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$44,216DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$22,599NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,764,434NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV LESS RELATED COSTSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,930NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS79$8,660FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS1$2,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received10Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS THE NUMBER OF SEPARATE LAND PARCELS COVERED UNDER THE EASEMENTS, NOT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ACREAGE DONATED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON A YEARLY BASIS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED FULLY BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SETTING OF ANNUAL SALARY OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE TRUST'S FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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