LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST (EIN 20-4233446)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201513209349307191
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T13:08:13-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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
Signature2015-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES G CASSEL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01750495PTIN
Phone7173945666PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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$4,855,094GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Program Service Revenue$100,918CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$226,948PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$246,946CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,938PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$9,689CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,602,523PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,661,616CYTotalRevenueAmt
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 Other Expenses$4,892,761PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,298,032CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,559,142PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,031,063CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,043,381PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$630,553CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,510,142TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$69,204TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$49,834TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,786,821NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,460,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$2,771,730ExpenseAmt
Revenue$100,918RevenueAmt
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 2014, LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVED 11 FARMS AND 612 ACRES OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE, NON-IRRIGATED LAND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE TRUST WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE 1,600 FARMERS IN 2014 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$2,771,730TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1KAREN MARTYNICK AND DIANNA HENDRICKBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone7176878484PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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JOSEPH V SWEENEY
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LAFFERTY
VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE S MORTON
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
DAVID A BRENISER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL A GOODLEY JR ESQ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS M GRIMM
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT M KRASNE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN LEWIS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD M ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY SHIRK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELVYN G WENGER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN L MARTYNICK
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$169,184FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$393,653GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,760,604AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,656,472NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,323,441TotalContributionsAmt

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DescLAND TRUST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$100,918TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,536TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,536ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,278,360SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,115,950SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$162,410SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$162,410TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$162,410ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$55,965TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$1,580GamingGrossIncomeAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$481TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$5,523GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$3,557CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,966TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,966ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISC. REVENUE-EXCLUDED-990Desc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$43,829OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$237,257ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,786TotalAmt
Program Services$95,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,679FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$385,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,577FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$10,690ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,122FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$32,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,110FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,934TotalAmt
Program Services$36,039ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,270FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$3,727TotalAmt
Program Services$2,179ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,124FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,431TotalAmt
Program Services$16,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,136FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,579TotalAmt
Program Services$31,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,530FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,983TotalAmt
Program Services$3,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,902TotalAmt
Program Services$15,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,230FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,655TotalAmt
Program Services$10,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,931FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,941TotalAmt
Program Services$6,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$476ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$551FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,639TotalAmt
Program Services$26,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,414FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,217TotalAmt
Program Services$33,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,384FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EASEMENT - DONATED$1,625,048$1,625,048
EASEMENT - ACQUISITIONS$340,582$340,582
OUTSIDE SERVICES$42,699$35,831$2,298$4,570
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$28,046$28,046

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,583TotalAmt
Program Services$64,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,635FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,031,063TotalAmt
Program Services$2,771,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,509FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,545BOYAmt
EOY$379EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$907,730BOYAmt
EOY$1,291,202EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,620BOYAmt
EOY$18,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,034BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$870,402LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$270,727LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$612,152BOYAmt
EOY$599,675EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,256,944BOYAmt
EOY$3,598,858EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,856,025BOYAmt
EOY$5,510,142EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,875BOYAmt
EOY$48,875EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329BOYAmt
EOY$959EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,204BOYAmt
EOY$49,834EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,616,822BOYAmt
EOY$5,391,738EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,999BOYAmt
EOY$68,570EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,786,821BOYAmt
EOY$5,460,308EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,856,025BOYAmt
EOY$5,510,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$630,553ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$42,934NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$5,480,807CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,849,755CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,328,960CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,262,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,323,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,245,127TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,849,755CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,328,960CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,262,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,323,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,245,127TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$89,878SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$26,155,249PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,165CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,798CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,536CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$306,335TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,643CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,829CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$126,108TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,677,570TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$895,268GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.98040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98490PublicSupportPY170Pct
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.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements444TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage27337.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements6HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement4100.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$202,000ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

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$191,125DepreciationAmt
Book Value$503,875BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,018OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,950DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,068BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,384OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,652DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,732BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$599,675TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER CURRENT LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$959Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$959TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,709,348TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$42,934NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$4,798DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$47,732RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,661,616RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,661,616TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,035,861TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$4,798DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,798ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,031,063ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,031,063TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2011.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$128,145GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$116,414CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$11,731GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$20,063NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$95RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$8,928FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$17EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,667OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2PEDAL TO PRESERVEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$53,776GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$52,520CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,256GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,085NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,148RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$6,679FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$10,958OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$4,170GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$250CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,920GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$100NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$552RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,243FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$300EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$9,037OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$186,091GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$169,184CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$16,907GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$21,248NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,795RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$17,850FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$317EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$28,662OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$72,872DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$55,965NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,625,048NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV LESS RELATED COSTSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution18ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$6,280NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 ITEMS78$21,174FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS10$3,970FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received9Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 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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