SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED (EIN 35-1830637)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201533209349308653
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)
Return2015-11-16T13:07:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HUMPHREY CPA GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1445 N PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 941AddressLine1Txt
CityINDIANAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN351830637EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSYCABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8123365382PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 7801AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP474077801ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTIAN FREITAGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8123365382PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRODNEY J HUMPHREY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00095267PTIN
Phone3174353447PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTIAN FREITAGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 7801AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP474077801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,607,543GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SYCAMORELANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PRESERVE THE DISAPPEARING NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND. SYCAMORE ALSO ENTERS INTO CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT FUTURE USE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$18,332PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$23,363CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$28,587PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$38,340CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$975,599PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$161,345PYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$441,347CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$550,503PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PRESERVE THE DISAPPEARING NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND. SYCAMORE ALSO ENTERS INTO CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT FUTURE USE.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$188,727ExpenseAmt
DescACQUISITION AND STEWARDSHIP OF UNDEVELOPED LAND TO BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRESERVING SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HABITAT AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS, AND PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$14,289ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN INDIANA THAT SUPPORT THE MAIN MISSION OF LAND PRESERVATION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE AIMED AT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Phone8123365382PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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MARK ADAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE BAKER
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JIM DECOURSEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE HUNTINGTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE KORINEK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG DAYHOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY MARBACH
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JENNY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG MEYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VI SIMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN TEN HOOR
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARIA VITERISI
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL WEEKS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTY PIZZO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE GIFFORD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN FREITAG
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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All Other Contributions$1,410,390AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$444,732NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$13,258ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$17,593RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$17,593ExclusionAmt

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Other$7,580OtherAmt

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Other$4,542OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$3,038OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$34,865FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$16,470FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$28,430FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$1,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,719FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$10,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,701FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$10,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,435FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$643TotalAmt
Management And General$643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$9,014TotalAmt
Management And General$9,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,065TotalAmt
Management And General$20,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,450FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$893TotalAmt
Management And General$569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$324FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$23,876TotalAmt
Management And General$18,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,872FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$8,775TotalAmt
Management And General$6,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,920FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,614TotalAmt
Program Services$2,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,055FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,341TotalAmt
Management And General$6,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,385FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,778TotalAmt
Program Services$9,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,920TotalAmt
Management And General$7,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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ACQUISITION COSTS$15,037$15,037
TELEPHONE$2,925$2,925
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,745$2,745

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$255FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$441,347TotalAmt
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Management And General$168,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,016FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$43,009BOYAmt
EOY$399,131EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,704,512BOYAmt
EOY$2,092,062EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,298,142LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$199,744LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,729,337BOYAmt
EOY$8,098,398EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,656BOYAmt
EOY$76,299EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,317BOYAmt
EOY$56,834EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,571,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,722,724EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,559BOYAmt
EOY$4,529EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,559BOYAmt
EOY$4,529EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,485,177BOYAmt
EOY$8,939,053EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$364,538BOYAmt
EOY$1,007,739EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$714,557BOYAmt
EOY$771,403EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,564,272BOYAmt
EOY$10,718,195EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,571,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,722,724EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,147,105ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$6,818NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$491,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$897,288CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$928,680CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,526,749CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,201,757TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,393CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$150,364CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,363CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$297,748TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$529,360CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,047,652CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$954,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,569,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,499,505TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,450CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$60,650TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,450CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$60,650TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$4,438,855PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,427CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,448CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,851CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$178,304TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,427CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,448CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,851CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$178,304TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,830CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$232CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$2,212TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$564,920CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,084,311CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$991,638CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,599,963CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,680,021TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94850PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.91420PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.06000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III, LINE 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2,212ExplanationTxt

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)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements34TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage3974.41TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement240.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$3,509ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$714,557BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$56,846ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$771,403EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$712,087BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,470ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$714,557EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$695,615BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,472ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$712,087EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$684,615BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$695,615EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$589,962BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$94,653ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$684,615EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,482,895InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$144,241OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,627,136BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$500,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$101,567DepreciationAmt
Book Value$398,588BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$141,241OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,939DepreciationAmt
Book Value$70,302BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,610OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,238DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,372BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,098,398TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,595,270TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$6,818NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,818RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,588,452RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,588,452TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$441,347TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$441,347ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$441,347TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5BECAUSE OF SEVERE LIMITATIONS ON USE, SALE OR TRANSFER OF THESE EASEMENTS AND BECAUSE THE LIMITATIONS ARE, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, INEXTINGUISHABLE, SYCAMORE CONSIDERS THEM TO BE OF ESSENTIALLY NO VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD THE VALUE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS A CONTRIBUTION OR AS AN ASSET IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE TOTAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND THE ESTIMATED VALUE IS DISCLOSED AS A FOOTNOTE IN THE AUDITED STATEMENTS OF THE LAND TRUST. BECAUSE OF SEVERE LIMITATIONS ON USE, SALE OR TRANSFER OF THESE EASEMENTS AND BECAUSE THE LIMITATIONS ARE, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, INEXTINGUISHABLE, SYCAMORE CONSIDERS THEM TO BE OF ESSENTIALLY NO VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION UPON THE VALUATION OF THE DONATION. THE DONATIONS, SUPPORTED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISALS, REFLECT THE VALUE SURRENDERED BY THE DONOR BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE VALUE AT WHICH SYCAMORE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE TRANSACTION. THE RECOGNITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AT NO VALUE IS IN KEEPING WITH CUSTOMARY PRACTICE BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPECIAL EVENTSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$34,865GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$34,865GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,549OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$34,865GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$34,865GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$14,549OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$14,549DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$20,316NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$444,732NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO PRESERVE THE DISAPPEARING NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND. SYCAMORE ALSO ENTERS INTO CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT FUTURE USE.
FORM 990, PART VISINCE THE LAST FORM 990 WAS FILED, BUT AFTER THE YEAR BEING REPORTED THE ARTICLES OF INCOPORATION AND BYLAWS WERE MODIFIED. THE BOARD NOW ELECTS ITS OWN MEMBERS, AND HAS SOLE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS AS MEMBERSHIP FEES RATHER THAN A DONATION. MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING. THOSE RESULTS ARE THEN COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD AT A FUTURE MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, REVIEW LAND TRUST ALLIANCE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, COMPENSATION LEVELS AT OTHER INDIANA BASED LAND TRUSTS, AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE RESULTS, AND SALARY LEVELS IN THE BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER, USES INPUT AND SALARY RECOMMENDAITONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO HELP DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SALARY FOR ALL NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

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