2016-08-16T11:15:53-04:00 2015-12-31 300169956 Royals and Associates CPA PC 1551Jennings Mill RD 2800D Watkinsville GA 30677 990 2015-01-01 582154133 Athens Land Trust Inc ATHE 685 N Pope St Athens GA 30601 Heather Benham Executive Direc 7066130122 2016-04-04 true Denise Marshall CPA P00448515 7064330133 2016-08-16 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z Heather Benham 1497914 false X www.athenslandtrust.org X 1994 GA To promote the quality of life through the integration of the community and natural environment by land preservation, creation of energy efficient and affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization.Establishment of community gardens,urban farms and community agriculture. 14 14 28 580 -3528 0 915199 889135 153939 555044 7238 -2115 17483 39524 1093859 1481588 0 0 462510 623549 0 0 498370 821006 960880 1444555 132979 37033 5307964 5620769 2121511 2147287 3186453 3473482 To promote the quality of life through the integration of the community and natural environment by land preservation, creation of energy efficient and affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization.Establishment of community gardens,urban farms and community agriculture. false false 973024 Affordable Housing Program: The Organization provides affordable housing to low-to-moderate income residents of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia by construction or renovation of existing housing. The program produces energy efficient homes that remain in the affordable housing program by the house of ground lease agreements. The Organization provides buyer education programs and loan assistance programs. In 2015, 4 homes were sold. Demolition and planning phases for 5 new homes were started. At the end of 2015, 16 homes were under lease purchase agreements and 6 affordable rental units were occupied by local families. 117 clients were served by the Housing Counseling and Homebuyer Education classes. 269441 Community Garden Program: ALT operates the Athens Area Community Garden Network, which is a network of gardens providing healthy foods and teaching sustainable agriculture to low income neighborhoods. In 2015, 45 micro-enterpreneur opportunities were started or supported and 15 new businesses completed the business plan preparation process. Over 2000 volunteer hours by 420 individual volunteers were devoted to garden development and maintenance. Three produce markets (The West Broad Farmers Market, West Broad Produce Stand, and Clarke County WIC Produce Stand) were expanded and one new market was added (The St Marys Produce Stand). West Broad Farmers Market saw a 48% increase in sales volume over 2014 and a 50% increase in market attendance. Over $20,000 in SNAP/WIC dollars were spent at local markets. 2200 Clarke County students impacted by ALT programs, including Young Urban Farmers (YUF), Foods Corps Activities. Over 18,000 lbs of crops locally grown. 93413 Land Conservation Programs: The Organization permanently protects greenspace by holding, monitoring and enforcing permanent conservation easements that protect the conservation values. ALT now holds 66 easements in 28 counties of Georgia (13,778 acres). In 2015, 273 acres protected in 4 counties in GA including 49 acres of farmland and 25 acres of public greenspace. ALT kicked off a NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program which will fund $1.29 million worth of conservation and farmland protection initiatives over 5 yrs. ALT was awarded a 3-yr $300,000 grant from NRCS to do outreach work and grow the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in GA. Over 800 volunteer hours spent on trail maintenance and invasive species removal at Five Acres Woods. 180 Volunteer hours spent on invasive species removal and habitat restoration at Tallassee Conservation Easement property. 1335878 true true false false false false true false true false true false false true true false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 25 0 true 28 true false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false false GA X X Heather Benham 7066130122 685 N Pope St Athens GA 30601 Kirrena Gallagher Vice President 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lara Mathes President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jared Harper Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gloria Bizzle Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Thurman Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Beth Gavrilles Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charley Hill Borad Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ed Taylor Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Willa Fambrough Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Lorenz Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Darren Ash Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosetta Kelley Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jared Bybee Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Benham Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 74880 0 0 74880 0 0 0 false false false 4598 32347 14571 238702 598917 889135 Program Fees-Home Sale 230000 331000 331000 Program Fees-Other 531390 173229 173229 Program Fees-ALT Farms 110000 50815 50815 555044 -2115 -2115 43052 43052 43052 43052 12798 14571 16326 -3528 -3528 1481588 595981 -3528 0 X 74880 67392 7488 470621 426555 44066 36393 31241 5152 41655 37787 3868 10700 9630 1070 350 350 9728 8755 973 25350 22512 2838 842 842 85937 63394 22543 9985 7940 2045 39508 35557 3951 Licenses and Registrations 389 389 Affordable Housing Program C 419849 419849 Dues 2101 1892 209 Taxes and Licenses 46345 35570 10775 169922 167065 2857 1444555 1335878 108677 0 -387 21432 17610 177216 27801 15643 17175 83982 500000 500000 4090 3589 719800 68431 279686 651369 236323 306118 233 4225433 3861420 5307964 5620769 59039 11262 47893 55085 1335798 1550940 30000 678781 500000 2121511 2147287 X 29453 394946 3157000 3078536 3186453 3473482 5307964 5620769 X 37033 250000 -4 X false true X true false X 617760 756014 1029446 933951 874562 4211733 617760 756014 1029446 933951 874562 4211733 4211733 3553 5913 11021 7238 -1882 25843 4000 3110 7110 4244686 0.99220 0.98000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 58 13505.00 1 true false true 323724 323724 378488 50826 327662 17588 17605 -17 651369 Affordable Housing Program Properti 3611420 Land Held for Investment 250000 3861420 Note Payable First Amer Bk FHLB 500000 500000 1497912 16324 16324 1481588 1481588 1460883 1460883 -16328 -16328 1444555 Reports conservation easements (Part II, line 9) Conservation Easements - Easements acquired by the Organization are qualifed conservation easements and represent numerous restrictions over the use and development of land not owned by the Organization. Since these easements have no marketable value, they are nor recorded as assets on the statement of financial position. All easements acquired by purchase are expensed as development rights in the statement of functional expenses. The Organization monitors activities on the land easements and enforces restrictions. Contributions to support the conservation program are recorded as contributions on the statement of activities. Other revenues not included on Form 990 (Part XI, line 2d) Fundraising expense reported as deduction in audited financial statements on statement of functional expenses and on form 990 Part VIII line 8b. Other expenses not included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 2d) Fundraising expenses reported as deduction in audited financial statements on statement of functional expenses and on form 990 Part VIII line 8b. Harvest Moon 15700 8200 7500 2608 4257 Com Ag Dinn 6100 2500 3600 2731 905 3 5569 3871 1698 735 5090 27369 14571 12798 6074 10252 16326 -3528 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Form 990 draft copy is reviewed with the preparer by key members of management prior to providing a final copy for filing with the Internal Revenue Service. The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors for review prior to filing the return. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The conflict of interest policy is discussed with new employees and prospective board members. Written acknowledgement is obtained. To ensure compliance, the executive director will discuss possible conflict of interest scenarios with the executive committee of the organization and an acceptable solution will be reached. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Board of Directors votes on and approves the compensation package of the executive director. Compensation is based on salary survey of comparable organizations. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and tax returns are available by request at the administrative offices of the Organization. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Rounding List of other expenses Part IX line 24e Program costs - cost of homes sold $795,277. Program costs - other misc - $215,555 ALT Farms LLC N/A ALT-FSV Subsidiary Inc 685 N Pope St Athens GA 30601 208017538 Development GA Filing entity C Corp 1.00000