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THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC (EIN 22-2983688)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-04
IRS object ID
201640359349301249
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-04T11:18:10-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN161171627PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CDLM & COMPANY CPA'S LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 E STATE ST SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222983688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 EAST COURT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAN SUWINSKIPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum
Signature2016-01-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK JORDANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00854521PTIN
Phone6072724444PhoneNum
Preparation2016-01-27PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAN SUWINSKIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 EAST COURT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,211,879GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FLLT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONSERVE FOREVER THE LANDS AND WATERS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION, ENSURING SCENIC VISTAS, CLEAN WATER, LOCAL FOODS, AND WILD PLACES FOR EVERYONE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee15TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers205TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$497PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$131,444CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$11,815PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$18,735CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,544,242PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,837,598CYTotalRevenueAmt
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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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$2,374,050PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,787,222CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,170,192PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,050,376CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$13,996,109TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,878,445TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$420,036TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$388,909TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,576,073NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,489,536NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO CONSERVE FOREVER THE LANDS AND WATERS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION, ENSURING SCENIC VISTAS, CLEAN WATER, LOCAL FOODS, AND WILD PLACES FOR EVERYONE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,456,547ExpenseAmt
DescOFFERING LANDOWNERS VOLUNTARY, DIRECT MEANS TO INSURE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, FORESTS, WETLANDS AND ANIMAL AND PLANT HABITATS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document32IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee15EmployeeCnt
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
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 EAST COURT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityITHACACityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
HOLLY GREGG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED PREMO
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAN SUWINSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTY WEISSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL EGGERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE BIRCHENOUGH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB BRANCATO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERCY BROWNING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG BRUSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL GREENBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTI MACINSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE POLLAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY RUTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRA SHULMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON SPECKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY JO YUNIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN ALEXANDER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BURCH CRAIG
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STU SCHWEIZER
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARIANNE YOUNG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW ZEPP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$109,014$0$19,535Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$109,014TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$19,535TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$5,687,419AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,281,845NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,687,419TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$129,557TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$129,557ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$49,923RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$35,078RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$14,845RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,845TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$14,845ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$148,690SecuritiesAmt
Other$192,400OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$146,803SecuritiesAmt
Other$192,400OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,887SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,887TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,887ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$3,890ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,890OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,837,598TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$150,179ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,653TotalAmt
Program Services$94,243ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,932FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,632TotalAmt
Program Services$306,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,528FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,197TotalAmt
Program Services$16,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,950FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,208TotalAmt
Program Services$44,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,764FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,444TotalAmt
Program Services$31,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,739FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,036TotalAmt
Management And General$12,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,100TotalAmt
Fundraising$12,100FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,771TotalAmt
Management And General$3,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,235TotalAmt
Program Services$26,917ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,757FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,113TotalAmt
Program Services$2,113ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,542TotalAmt
Program Services$41,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,941FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,329TotalAmt
Program Services$35,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,571FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,115TotalAmt
Program Services$21,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,978FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,316TotalAmt
Program Services$10,963ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$983ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,370FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,788TotalAmt
Program Services$12,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,210FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,315TotalAmt
Program Services$24,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,015FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,236TotalAmt
Program Services$22,236ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UBIT TAXES$2,293$2,293
EDR-PURCHASE DEVELOPMEN$2,619,999$2,619,999
EDR-CONSERVATION EASEME$1,095,996$1,095,996
TRANSACTION FEES$22,221$11,341$10,880

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,683TotalAmt
Program Services$39,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,686FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,787,222TotalAmt
Program Services$4,456,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$173,541FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$2BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,715,649BOYAmt
EOY$3,027,838EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,835BOYAmt
EOY$658,600EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$224,341BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$968BOYAmt
EOY$722EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,757BOYAmt
EOY$33,589EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,340,387LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$263,019LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,731,445BOYAmt
EOY$9,077,368EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,008BOYAmt
EOY$2,068,434EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71BOYAmt
EOY$119EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37BOYAmt
EOY$11,775EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,996,109BOYAmt
EOY$14,878,445EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,974BOYAmt
EOY$65,036EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,552BOYAmt
EOY$2,322EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$303,250BOYAmt
EOY$306,280EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$10,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,260BOYAmt
EOY$5,271EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$420,036BOYAmt
EOY$388,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,115,462BOYAmt
EOY$2,197,242EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,990,331BOYAmt
EOY$4,378,205EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,470,280BOYAmt
EOY$7,914,089EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,576,073BOYAmt
EOY$14,489,536EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,996,109BOYAmt
EOY$14,878,445EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,050,376ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$136,913NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$5,017,697CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,143,273CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,990,839CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,532,924CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,687,419CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,372,152TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,017,697CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,143,273CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,990,839CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,532,924CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,687,419CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,372,152TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,574,833SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,797,319PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47,627CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,641CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$497CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$179,480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$305,233TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,967CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,735CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,817CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$37,654TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$3,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,890TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,718,929TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.85180PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76990PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$15,787DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$15,787TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMEETING WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS TO ADVANCE GENERAL FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ADVANCEMENT OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS. THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE INCLUDES $3,687 OF EXPENSES RELATING TO ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT STAFF PARTICIPATED, SUCH AS SPENDING TIME WORKING ON DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE REMAINDER OF THE AMOUNT REPORTED, $12,100, MATCHES THE AMOUNT ON PAGE 10 OF FORM 990 REPORTED UNDER LOBBING EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements119TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage9717.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements1ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1287.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$20,296ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,184,904BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$387,800ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses$73,759AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,498,945EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$998,988BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$244,371ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses$58,455AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,184,904EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$978,487BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$67,670ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$880OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$46,289AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$998,988EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$976,041BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$63,203ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$8,911OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$51,846AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$978,487EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$928,843BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$96,728ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses$49,530AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$976,041EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,646,114OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,646,114BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$615,998OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$211,975DepreciationAmt
Book Value$404,023BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$78,275OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,044DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,231BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,077,368TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$5,271Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,271TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,736,963TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$136,913NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,200DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$35,078OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$100,635RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,837,598RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,837,598TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,823,500TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,200DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$35,078OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$36,278ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,787,222ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,787,222TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 3:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT PLACES A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE, PERMANENT RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER USES OF PROPERTY. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE LANDOWNER AND THE LAND TRUST BASED ON THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPERTY AND THE WISHES OF THE LANDOWNER. BY ACCEPTING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THE LAND TRUST INCURS PERPETUAL LIABILITY IN RELATION TO MONITORING THE PROPERTY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE EASEMENT AND LEGAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014, THE LAND TRUST HAS RECEIVED 119 AND 112 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CONSISTING OF 9,717 AND 9,444 ACRES, RESPECTIVELY.
PART V, LINE 4:TO FUND FUTURE PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES DIRECTLY OFFSET 35,078.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES DIRECTLY OFFSET 35,078.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution18ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$144,580NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,096,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$419,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received4Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. IT IS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. BOARD TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGN THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT THE BOARD LEVEL, IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE MEMBER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND VOTED ON BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND UPON EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE MARKET POSITIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES FINAL DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACCORDING TO A COMBINATION OF COST OF LIVING AND MERIT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS FOR AUDIT OVERSIGHT AND AUDITOR SELECTION HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.