2015-06-12T08:52:19-05:00 2014-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2110 LUANN LN MADISON WI 537133074 990 2014-01-01 391561423 DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC DOOR 9207461359 PO BOX 65 STURGEON BAY WI 542350065 SHARON DONEGAN TREASURER 9207461359 2015-06-09 1 BRUCE MAYER CPA P00187180 6082744020 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z SHARON DONEGAN PO BOX 65 STURGEON BAY WI 542350065 5459715 0 X WWW.DOORCOUNTYLANDTRUST.ORG X 1986 WI TO PRESERVE DOOR COUNTY'S EXCEPTIONAL LANDS AND WATERS FOREVER. 20 20 10 225 0 0 785895 3557433 0 7570 97553 236928 36517 39190 919965 3841121 0 0 0 0 494519 493412 0 0 70167 268685 367728 763204 861140 156761 2979981 24171700 27167039 62300 51605 24109400 27115434 X THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST IS A COMPLETELY LOCAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PRESERVE DOOR COUNTY'S EXCEPTIONAL LANDS AND WATERS FOREVER. 0 0 237999 THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST COMPLETED 11 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS THAT PROTECT OVER 200 ACRES OF LAND THROUGHOUT DOOR COUNTY. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE A LAND DONATION ESTABLISHING THE ERSKINE WOODS NATURE PRESERVE ALONG HIBBARD CREEK, ESTABLISHMENT OF WALT'S WOODS NATURE PRESERVE ALONG THE SHORE OF NORTH BAY, A PURCHASE THAT ESTABLISHES THE EPHRAIM SWAMP NATURE PRESERVE, A PURCHASE OF LAKESHORE EXPANDING THE BIG AND LITTLE MARSH STATE WILDLIFE AREA ON WASHINGTON ISLAND, A LAND DONATION CREATING BOO'S BLUFF NATURE PRESERVE ALONG A PRISTINE STRETCH OF LAKE MICHIGAN, TWO PURCHASES EXPANDING THE DETROIT HARBOR NATURE PRESERVE, A PURCHASE ADDING CRITICAL HABITAT TO THE KELLNER FEN PRESERVE, A PURCHASE EXPANDING THE THREE SPRINGS NATURE PRESERVE, AND TWO PURCHASES FORMING THE NUCLEUS AND BEGINNING OF THE CHAMBERS ISLAND NATURE PRESERVE. 244924 THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST BEGAN WORK ON ITS MOST AMBITIOUS LAND RESTORATION PROJECT IN ITS HISTORY AS A CONTRACTING FIRM WAS SELECTED TO CARRY OUT RESTORATION WORK FOR 300 ACRES AT STURGEON BAY SHIP CANAL NATURE PRESERVE AND ALSO AT OUR HEINS CREEK NATURE PRESERVE. IN 2014 THE LAND TRUST ALSO COMPLETED RESTORATION PROJECTS AT SEVERAL OTHER LAND TRUST PRESERVES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, A CONSERVATION MASTER PLAN FOR A SEVEN MILE STRETCH OF NIAGARA ESCARPMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR EVERY NATURE PRESERVE WE OWN AND MANAGE, THE ANNUAL MONITORING OF OVER 100 LAND TRUST-PROTECTED PROPERTIES, BI-WEEKLY LAND STEWARDSHIP WORK PARTIES AT NATURE PRESERVES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF OVER 20 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS. 198507 7570 A BIG HIGHLIGHT FROM 2014 WAS THE LAUNCHING OF A NEW INITIATIVE ENTITLED "CELEBRATING OPEN SPACES" THAT PLACES ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EVENTS AND OFFERINGS UNDER ONE UMBRELLA AND ONE PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. CELEBRATING OPEN SPACES FEATURED OVER 40 GUIDED, EDUCATIONAL OUTINGS ON LAND TRUST-PROTECTED PROPERTIES THAT HAD OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING MANY CHILDREN. THE LAND TRUST ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT IN 2014 FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2015 THAT WILL HELP TO BROADEN THE REACH AND INCREASE THE IMPACT THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST HAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. 681430 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X DANIEL BURKE 9207461359 23 N 5TH AVE STURGEON BAY WI 542351713 TIM STONE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHY WOLFF PRESIDENT ELECT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY FIORATO SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDY COULSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN BARRETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM BLACKWOOD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE BRODD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE CALLSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH COLEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA DENARDO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF OTTUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY PERKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB WATSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON DONEGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK FINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA HAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON HOLLINGSHEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN YANCEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 84658 0 4328 84658 0 4328 0 0 0 0 0 9433 1169514 2378486 760372 3557433 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 900099 7570 7570 7570 23663 23663 1800000 1586735 213265 213265 213265 65964 9433 28939 37025 37025 2119 2920 -801 -801 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 2966 2966 2966 3841121 7570 0 276118 88986 48942 22247 17797 311694 256316 27024 28354 11753 8954 1445 1354 48523 36967 5967 5589 32456 24727 3991 3738 8623 8623 13412 13412 5471 5471 6176 6176 10496 9446 1050 76495 63119 6813 6563 29550 28524 529 497 13193 10051 1622 1520 2199 2199 8436 6427 1037 972 23734 18082 2919 2733 LAND STEWARDSHIP 92492 92492 LAND ACQUISITION 61303 61303 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4402 4402 11746 856 10890 861140 681430 109543 70167 200640 588951 408070 946116 19000 161986 658 11910 11510 20994 161735 23248780 88344 22538852 23160436 971576 2136305 24171700 27167039 62300 51605 62300 51605 X 5022226 7349798 1195861 701615 17891313 19064021 24109400 27115434 24171700 27167039 2979981 26053 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1811247 1828773 4541119 785894 3557433 12524466 1811247 1828773 4541119 785894 3557433 12524466 530648 11993818 21675 26693 32795 23133 23663 127959 34027 27155 12763 35828 36224 145997 1021 28 682 689 2966 5386 12803808 7660 0.93670 0.94860 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 68 2923.00 0 0 0 1 1 565.00 21724 971576 1143862 43724 22857 2136305 825512 57883 115348 27167 971576 715111 31138 100285 21022 825512 535853 206794 -9378 18158 715111 490366 61041 12432 3122 535853 0.67360 0.28720 0.03920 0 0 22938119 22938119 230679 33203 197476 79982 55141 24841 23160436 3893562 26053 26053 3867509 5471 -31859 -26388 3841121 887528 31859 31859 855669 5471 5471 861140 PART II, LINE 9: THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST DOES NOT TRACK ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WITHIN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS REPRESENT MORE OF A LIABILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT CANNOT BE MEASURED BY DOLLARS THAN AN ASSET (WE CANNOT SELL EASEMENTS OR CASH THEM IN FOR MONETARY GAIN). THEREFORE, THE FULL TRACKING OF OUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IS DONE OUTSIDE OF THE FINANCIAL ARENA AND INSTEAD IN SEPARATE SPREADSHEETS AND IN LAND FILES. IT IS IN THESE SPREADSHEETS AND FILES WHERE INFORMATION ON EVERY ONE OF OUR CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES ARE KEPT INCLUDING MONITORING RECORDS, APPRAISED VALUE (IF APPLICABLE), THE DATE ACCEPTED, PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS, LANDOWNER CONTACT INFORMATION, ETC. PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND MONITORING OF LANDS OWNED BY DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST, AND FOR THE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST. BY CREATING THE STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT, DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST WILL LESSEN ITS RELIANCE ON FLUCTUATIONS IN ANNUAL SUPPORT AS A MEANS OF FUNDING ITS LAND STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -28,939. COST OF GOODS SOLD INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -2,920. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 28,939. COST OF GOODS SOLD INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 2,920. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 7B 5,471. DINING FOR OPEN SPACES 38270 2713 35557 1963 1050 3560 MIDWINTER GATHERING 21005 6430 14575 1000 2914 100 2165 1 16122 290 15832 5410 8189 2588 75397 9433 65964 8373 12153 100 8313 28939 37025 X 20 178572 QUOTED MARKET PRICES X 3 581800 APPRAISED VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER ITEMS CONTRIBUTED IN COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE LAND TRUST'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND TREASURER AND IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY, EACH DIRECTOR AND STAFF MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AND SIGN THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THAT FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WHICH THEN SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS AND REPORTS BACK TO THE GOVERNING BODY. ALSO, THE LAND TRUST HAS A FORMAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION CLAUSE. DURING NEW MEMBER ORIENTATIONS, MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COMPLETE BINDER OF ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AT MEETINGS, IF PROJECTS OR TRANSACTIONS ARE DISCUSSED THAT COULD HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE PRESIDENT, WHO CHAIRS THE MEETINGS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO PREPARES THE DETAILS OF THE MEETINGS, ARE THE FIRST TWO WHO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THESE POTENTIAL SITUATIONS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATION IS ON THE HORIZON OR ARISES, IT IS DULY NOTED WITHIN THE MINUTES AND DISCUSSED AT THE APPROPRIATE MEETING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS DURING THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS BY THE DIRECTORS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES. THE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON AN ANNUAL SALARY CENSUS PERFORMED BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE (LTA), A NATIONAL UMBRELLA GROUP OF ALL 1,700 LOCAL LAND TRUSTS OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. LENGTH OF SERVICE AND PERFORMANCE ARE ALSO FIGURED INTO COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROVIDES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LAND TRUST MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. A YEAR END FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE LAND TRUST'S PUBLICATION, LANDINGS, WHICH IS MAILED TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.