MINNESOTA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MINNESOTA LAND TRUST (EIN 41-1713652)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-09
IRS object ID
201500409349300215
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-02-09T15:19:49-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410975573PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1REDPATH AND COMPANY LTDBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14810 WHITE BEAR PARKWAYAddressLine1
CityWHITE BEAR LAKECity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55110ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN411713652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MINNESOTA LAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6516479590PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12356 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST NO 240AddressLine1
CitySAINT PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55114ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKRIS WILLIAM LARSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6516479590PhoneNum
Signature2015-01-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonASHLEY C REHN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00965922PTIN
Phone6514267000PhoneNum
Preparation2015-01-28PreparationDt
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Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKRIS WILLIAM LARSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12356 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST NO 240AddressLine1
CitySAINT PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55114ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,493,567GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MNLAND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST PRESERVES MINNESOTA'S NATURAL AND SCENIC HERITAGE THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION BY WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS, COMMUNITIES AND OTHER STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS BY: PERMANENTLY PRESERVING LAND AND WATER RESOURCES BASED ON SOUND ANALYSIS AND PLANNING THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND OTHER TOOLS; EDUCATING AND ADVOCATING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MINNESOTA'S UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE BENEFITS OF MINNESOTA'S NATURAL HERITAGE; AND LEADING THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT FORWARD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers120TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,710,063PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,290,440CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$17,894PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$30,859CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$78,858PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$148,493CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$9,001PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$13,338CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,815,816PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,483,130CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$28,300PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$18,250CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$825,345PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$195,883CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,946,851PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,415,289CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,800,496PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,338,069CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$15,320PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$145,061CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,222,689TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,729,993TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$80,050TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$88,907TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,142,639NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,641,086NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST PRESERVES MINNESOTA'S NATURAL AND SCENIC HERITAGE THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,021,999ExpenseAmt
Grant$18,250GrantAmt
Revenue$30,859RevenueAmt
DescPROTECTED 2,575 ACRES OF SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AND SCENIC LAND AND 76,620 FEET OF FRAGILE SHORELINE BY COMPLETING 27 NEW LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR WHILE MANAGING, MONITORING AND ENFORCING ALL PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED EASEMENTS. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS COMPLETED BY THE LAND TRUST TO 476, PROTECTING 44,390 ACRES OF SIGNIFICANT LAND AND 968,339 FEET OF SHORELINE. THESE PROJECTS ARE INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC LANDSCAPES IN MINNESOTA SELECTED BY THE LAND TRUST BECAUSE THEY BEST REPRESENT MINNESOTA'S CHERISHED NATURAL AREAS. WE ALSO ADVANCED THE ST. LOUIS RIVER RESTORATION INITIATIVE BY SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, CONDUCTING PRE-CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND HELPING TO HOST TOURS AND OTHER OUTREACHDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,021,999TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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
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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 Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee13EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
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Phone6516479590PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12356 UNIVERSITY AVE WEST NO 240AddressLine1
CitySAINT PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55114ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN SHARDLOW
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE STEINWALL
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT APFELBACHER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD FULLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE FRANSEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUNN YOSHITANI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY SCANLAN
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK HYNES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN HEEGAARD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM EDMAN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM RAHR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN OBERHAUSER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI GARTLAND
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEGGY ADELMANN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB BUSH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WOOD KIDNER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD WALLIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAMLIN METZGER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS WILLIAM LARSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$108,600$0$2,172
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Total Other Compensation$2,172TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$72,663FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,723,043GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$494,734AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$24,931NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,290,440TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEES FOR SERVICEDesc
Business531390BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$30,859TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$30,859RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$30,859TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$148,493TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$148,493ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$23,775FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$72,663ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$10,437FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$13,338TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,338ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,483,130TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$30,859RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$161,831ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt
Program Services$250ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,000TotalAmt
Program Services$18,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,941TotalAmt
Program Services$64,164ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,735FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$650,312TotalAmt
Program Services$512,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,108FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,690TotalAmt
Program Services$5,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,277FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,017TotalAmt
Program Services$59,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,533FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,570TotalAmt
Program Services$43,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,767FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,315TotalAmt
Management And General$13,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,128TotalAmt
Program Services$17,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,509FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,123TotalAmt
Program Services$58,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,091FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,930TotalAmt
Program Services$60,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,201FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,367TotalAmt
Program Services$48,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,092ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,176FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,283TotalAmt
Program Services$2,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,245FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,733TotalAmt
Program Services$2,799ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$299ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$635FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,259TotalAmt
Management And General$7,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EASEMENT ACQ$776,680$776,680
PROJECT EXPENSES$336,804$336,804
MEMBERSHIPS, DUES, LICE$14,670$10,541$1,022$3,107

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,997TotalAmt
Program Services$2,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$499FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,338,069TotalAmt
Program Services$2,021,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$195,883FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,285BOYAmt
EOY$90,784EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,899BOYAmt
EOY$15,680EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,399BOYAmt
EOY$255,100EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,903BOYAmt
EOY$210,305EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,826BOYAmt
EOY$11,434EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$72,014LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$61,147LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,600BOYAmt
EOY$10,867EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,754,777BOYAmt
EOY$4,135,823EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,222,689BOYAmt
EOY$4,729,993EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,050BOYAmt
EOY$88,907EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,050BOYAmt
EOY$88,907EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,122,574BOYAmt
EOY$1,199,986EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,803,858BOYAmt
EOY$3,224,893EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,207BOYAmt
EOY$216,207EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,142,639BOYAmt
EOY$4,641,086EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,222,689BOYAmt
EOY$4,729,993EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$145,061ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$353,386NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$841,619CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,601,671CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,457,460CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,710,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,290,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,901,253TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$841,619CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,601,671CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,457,460CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,710,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,290,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,901,253TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$157,622SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,743,631PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$62,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$71,053CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,227CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$148,493CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$390,822TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,701CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,338CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,039TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,312,114TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$230,325GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94490PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93600PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,003FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,003FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,334,066FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,338,069FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$266,903FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$66,726FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$270,189CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$237,676CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$290,025CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$266,903CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,064,793TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,597,190LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,906CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$963CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$6,918CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$4,003CurrentYearAmt
Total$16,790TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$67,547CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$59,419CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$72,506CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$66,726CurrentYearAmt
Total$266,198TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$399,297GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements476TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage44390.00TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements3ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held2StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement2214.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$391,000ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,425,180BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$420,406ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$495,862InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$205,634OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,135,814EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,068,696BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$143,557ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$391,927InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$179,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,425,180EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,117,814BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$161,348ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$69,514InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$140,952OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,068,696EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,512,834BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$333,581ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$400,999InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$129,600OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,117,814EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,406,569BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$95,585ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$112,680InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$102,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,512,838EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.26000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.69000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,000BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,014OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,147DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,867BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,867TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,836,516TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$353,386NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$353,386RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,483,130RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,483,130TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,338,069TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,338,069ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,338,069TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 3:2003-243 BIRD'S EYE LAKE - EXEMPTED STATE OF MINNESOTA FROM INDEMNIFICATION PROVISION ALLOWING THE STATE TO PURCHASE FEE TITLE. 1999-154 CROW RIVER - EXEMPTED STATE OF MINNESOTA FROM INDEMNIFICATION PROVISION ALLOWING THE STATE TO PURCHASE FEE TITLE. 1997-64 BAIHLY WOODS - ALLOWED BWPA TO GRANT PERMANENT ACCESS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS, & TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TO CITY OF ROCHESTER SO THE CITY COULD IMPLEMENT RAVINE STABILIZATION, STORM SEWER INSTALLATION, AND WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS.
PART II, LINE 5:THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST HAS EXTENSIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COVERING ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LAND TRUST'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS TO PRESERVE THE CONSERVATION VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PROPERTY. THEREFORE, THE LAND TRUST IS PREPARED TO LEGALLY DEFEND AND ENFORCE ITS EASEMENTS WHEN NECESSARY. LEGAL ENFORCEMENT, HOWEVER, IS A REMEDY OF LAST RESORT. THE GOALS OF THE LAND TRUST'S EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDE ENCOURAGING VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LANDOWNERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH OUR EASEMENTS ARE LOCATED, DOCUMENTING THE CONDITION OF LANDS PROTECTED BY EACH EASEMENT AT THE TIME THE EASEMENT IS COMPLETED AND MONITORING THAT CONDITION OVER TIME, MAINTAINING ACCURATE RECORDS AND BEING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WITH THE USE OF FUNDS IN SUPPORTING STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. COMPONENTS OF THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDE: CREATING AN APPROPRIATE BASELINE PROPERTY REPORT, EASEMENT ADMINISTRATION, MONITORING, LANDOWNER RELATIONS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE. THE LAND TRUST HAS SPECIFIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS. AS ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAND TRUSTS IN THE COUNTRY, THESE POLICES AND PROCEDURES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION BY THE LAND TRUST HAVE PASSED LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION SCRUTINY. ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST GRANT TO THE LAND TRUST EXPANSIVE RIGHTS TO ENTER, MONITOR AND INSPECT THE PROPERTY. ALL EASEMENTS ALSO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS AND REMEDIES FOR THE LAND TRUST IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION AND DETAIL THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT COULD BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED.
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY THE LAND TRUST ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS OR REVENUES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THE LAND TRUST DOES NOT HAVE FEE TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS. IF PURCHASED, THE COSTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST.
PART X, LINE 2:A TAX EXPENSE OR BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION (INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS) MAY BE RECOGNIZED ONLY WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE LAND TRUST HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCRUAL, EXPENSE OR BENEFIT UNDER THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT STANDARD.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, NOT USRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLAND CONSERVATIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$18,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$18,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$18,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, NOT USRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantLAND CONSERVATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$18,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LAND TRUST MONITORS THE EXPENSES GRANTED FROM ITS RAINY LAKE FUND VIA SEVERAL MECHANISMS, INCLUDING ANNUAL IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND WRITTEN REPORTS FROM ENTITIES RECEIVING THE FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1DINNER AND AUCTIONNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$96,438GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$72,663CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$23,775GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,108RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,225FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,104OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$96,438GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$72,663CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$23,775GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,108RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,225FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,104OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$10,437DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$13,338NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$24,931NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution27ContributionCnt
Method Of Determining RevenuesN/AMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Method Of Determining RevenuesN/AMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received4Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):AMOUNTS IN COLUMN B ARE THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
PART I, LINE 32B:WE USE A BROKER TO HANDLE SALES OF STOCK; IN THE PAST WE HAVE USED REALTORS TO SELL PROPERTIES THAT WE HELD IN FEE.
PART I, LINE 33:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST ARE NOT RECORDED AS ASSETS OR REVENUE BECAUSE THE LAND TRUST DOES NOT HAVE TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE LAND TRUST. AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE M ARE FOR THOSE CASES WHERE THE LAND TRUST RECEIVES DONATED PROPERTY IN ITS NAME.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ALL CHAIRS OF THE OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES. CURRENTLY THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE ON THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE IS AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF THE BOARD, BUT THIS ROLE IS LIMITED TO URGENT ACTION WHICH NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION IN BETWEEN THE BI-MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS. ANY ACTION TAKEN IS REVIEWED AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE FULL BOARD IS NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF ALL MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE TAX PREPARER. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS MAY ALSO BE REVIEWED WITH OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL. ANY REQUESTED OR REQUIRED CHANGES ARE THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE TAX PREPARER AND A DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTS THE FORM 990 AND RELATED DOCUMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN ADDITION TO ANNUALLY ASKING ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN WRITING, ALL MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSACTIONS ARE EVALUATED WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ARE INVOLVED IN EVALUATING PROSPECTIVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND DOCUMENTING DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO SERVES AS THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WITH SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SET COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AVAILABLE DATA REGARDING COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND SETS COMPENSATION ACCORDINGLY. ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT NONPROFIT COMPENSATION. DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES AND/OR IN THE PERSONNEL FILE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST WEB SITE AND ON FILE WITH THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE LAND TRUST UPON REQUEST. AN ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING AUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION IS ALSO PREPARED ANNUALLY. IT IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TO DONORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST WEB SITE. COPIES OF OTHER GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AND LAND TRUST POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS REQUESTED. IN PRACTICE, REQUESTS HAVE BEEN VERY RARE.
PART I,LINE 5 & PART V, LINE 2ATHE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST USES THE SERVICES OF DOHERTY EMPLOYER SERVICES, A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION, TO PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES INCLUDING PAYROLL PROCESSING AND BENEFITS MANAGEMENT. ALL MINNESOTA LAND TRUST EMPLOYEES ARE CO-EMPLOYED BY DOHERTY. HOWEVER, DOHERTY IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH ALL INCOME AND SOCIAL SECURITY TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO OUR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING COMPLETING ALL REQUIRED TAX FILINGS SUCH AS IRS FORMS W2S AND W3S.

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