LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC (EIN 62-1770549)
Tax period
2013-04-01 to 2014-03-31
Filed
2014-11-05
IRS object ID
201403099349301285
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-11-05T13:33:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1KRAFTCPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1555 GREAT CIRCLE ROADAddressLine1
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37228ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN621770549EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INCBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlLANDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6152445263PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH NO 327AddressLine1
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37203ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJEAN C NELSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6152445263PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonFRANCES E LEAHYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00713593PTIN
Phone6152427351PhoneNum
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Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerJEAN C NELSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH NO 327AddressLine1
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37203ZIPCode
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Gross Receipts$8,636,645GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LANDTRUSTTN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PRESERVE THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF TENNESSEE'S NATURAL AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPES AND SITES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers150TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$41,535PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$73,266CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$60,830PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$66,626CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,339,705PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,632,255CYTotalRevenueAmt
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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CY Total Expenses$2,052,804CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$141,017PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$17,931,664TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,042,763TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$53,992TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,173,449NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,877,672NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PRESERVE THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF TENNESSEE'S NATURAL AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPES AND SITES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,624,572ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescDURING FY14, IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR MISSION, THE LAND TRUST PROTECTED 4,596 ACRES OF LAND THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE THROUGH 27 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN 20 COUNTIES. PROTECTED LANDS INCLUDED WORKING FARMS AND FORESTS, RECREATIONAL LANDS- BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, SCENIC VIEWSHEDS, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND LANDS WITH ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE, LANDS CONTAINING SIGNIFICANT WATER RESOURCES. PROPERTIES WERE PROTECTED THROUGH DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PURCHASES OR FACILITATION OF PURCHASES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, METRO NASHVILLE DAVIDSON COUNTY, FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE, THE MOUNTAIN GOAT TRAIL ALLIANCE AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE LAND TRUST ALSO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED, MONITORED AND ENFORCED ALL PREVIOUSLY EXISTING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PROPERTIES. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS COMPLETED BY THE LAND TRUST TO 279, PROTECTING OVER 88,000 ACRES OF LAND THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE, INCLUDING 252 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OF 68,264 ACRES. - IN FY14, THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE PROTECTED 4,596 ACRES THROUGH 27 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN 20 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- ONE FARM IN LEIPERS FORK WAS PROTECTED CLOSE TO WHERE OUR WORK BEGAN IN 1999. - FIVE PROPERTIES WERE PROTECTED THAT BUFFER OR CREATE IMPORTANT PUBLIC LANDS: *16 ACRES IN FENTRESS COUNTY THAT CONNECT POGUE CREEK STATE NATURAL AREA TO PICKETT STATE PARK; *120 ACRES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY THAT CONNECT THE CUMBERLAND TRAIL FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN TO OZONE FALLS STATE NATURAL AREA; *25 ACRES IN GRUNDY COUNTY THAT ADD OVER 4 MILES TO THE MOUNTAIN GOAT TRAIL; *23 CRITICAL ACRES IN A SECOND PHASE OF LINKING RADNOR LAKE STATE NATURAL AREA IN DAVIDSON COUNTY; *93 ACRES IN RHEA COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE CUMBERLAND TRAIL SYSTEM.-OVER 900 ACRES OF WORKING FARMLAND WERE PROTECTED IN ROBERTSON COUNTY, HOME TO SOME OF THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGES OF PRIME AGRICULTURAL SOILS IN THE STATE.-MORE THAN 737 ACRES OF FORESTLAND WERE PROTECTED RANGING FROM THE DUCK RIVER TO EAST TENNESSEE.-THREE PROPERTIES IN THE SCENIC SEQUATCHIE VALLEY THAT CONTAIN OVER 2.5 MILES OF THE SEQUATCHIE RIVER AND OVER 800 ACRES OF SOME OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE SOILS IN THE STATE. -587 ACRES OF FOREST AND WETLANDS WEST IN TENNESSEE IN THE HATCHIE RIVER WATERSHED.-PROTECTED WORKING FARMS IN SUMNER, ROBERTSON, BLEDSOE, SEQUATCHIE, WILLIAMSON, MONTGOMERY AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.-OUR FIRST PROJECT IN COFFEE COUNTY PROTECTING 275 ACRES OF FARMLAND THAT CREATE THE HEADWATERS TO NORMANDY LAKE.-90 ACRES IN MEIGS COUNTY ADJOINING TWRAS HIWASSEE REFUGE WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SANDHILL CRANES CONVERGE FOR THEIR WINTER MIGRATION PERIOD.-AT OUR GLEN LEVEN FARM, YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION WERE REALIZED WHEN WE COMPLETED THE STABILIZATION OF THE HISTORIC HOME, ENSURING ITS LASTING CONSERVATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: *WORKING WITH EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, OUR STAFF CREATED LESSON PLANS (BASED ON TENNESSEE STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS) FOR TEACHERS TO CONNECT THEIR STUDENTS TO ALL THERE IS TO LEARN AND EXPERIENCE AT GLEN LEVEN FARM. WITH THIS CAME THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUCCESSFUL KINDERGARTEN-4TH GRADE FIELD TRIP PROGRAM IN THE FALL. *VISITORS YOUNG AND OLD CAN NOW EXPERIENCE OUR EDUCATION GARDEN FILLED WITH NATIVE TENNESSEE PLANTS AND CROPS THAT SERVES AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND LEARNING LABORATORY; -WE CONTINUED OUR LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE FARMLAND LEGACY PARTNERSHIP, MADE UP OF 13 AGENCIES, THAT SERVES AS AN AUTHORITATIVE RESOURCE FOR BOTH FARM LEVEL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING THAT PROMOTES THE PRESERVATION AND VIABILITY OF WORKING FARMS IN TENNESSEE. -WE CONTINUED WORKING WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING USDA-NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF FRANKLIN AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY, CUMBERLAND REGION TOMORROW, TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION, TENNESSEE PRESERVATION TRUST, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, UT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATES CENTER FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, COMMUNITY FOOD ADVOCATES, THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, THE MOUNTAIN GOAT TRAIL ALLIANCE, THE FRIENDS OF WARNER PARKS, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, THE FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE, THE FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH CUMBERLAND STATE PARK, GILES COUNTY FARMLAND TRUST, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AT FORT CAMPBELL, TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, METRO-NASHVILLE DAVIDSON COUNTY, NUMEROUS LOCAL WATERSHED ORGANIZATIONS, AND MANY MORE.-OUR STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORKING GROUPS: USDA-NRCS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, TENNESSEE WATER GROUP, FARMLAND LEGACY PARTNERSHIP, FOREST LEGACY COMMITTEE, NASHVILLE NEXT AND NUMEROUS LOCAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE COMMITTEES. -SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND OUTREACH *WE PARTICIPATED IN OVER 40 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND EVENTS AROUND THE STATE, REACHING OVER 5,000 PEOPLE. OUR SPEAKING EVENTS EDUCATED LANDOWNERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROFESSIONALS AND OFFICIALS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND CONSERVATION METHODS AND OPPORTUNITIES. *WE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL LAND CONSERVATION EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 300 LANDOWNERS INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THEIR LANDS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND/OR INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE MEETINGS AND CONSULTATIONS. -OUR ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY PROMOTED, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES IN TENNESSEE.Desc
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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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document41IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee31EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1JEAN C NELSONBusinessNameLine1
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Phone6152445263PhoneNum

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Address Line1209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH 327AddressLine1
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37203ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

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BRAD SOUTHERN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BYRON TRAUGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS CIGARRAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE FRANK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD TAYLOR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG CAMERON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOYLE RIPPEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN MOORE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY MCALISTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG VITAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN LASSITER KENDRICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY BROCKMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN BROWN JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD BOVENDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RIDLEY WILLS II
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN MASON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARNER BASS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAPHNE BUTLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM COBLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY KAEGI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW P MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OPHELIA PAINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY S SIMMONS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY HUSTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ELLEN RODGERS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ESLICK DANIEL
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELLE HAYNES
VICE CHAIR OF LAND PROTECT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SAM BELK
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUG CRUICKSHANKS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT S BRANDT
CHAIR OF LAND PROTECTION C2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNIE RENWICK
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARA FINLEY
BOARD CHAIR8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEAN C NELSON
PRESIDENT/CEO60.00Yes (X)$108,557$0$12,294Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$12,294TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Fundraising$71,916FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,420,447AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$165,816NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,492,363TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$640,734SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$18,590ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$66,626TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$66,626ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$139,892ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,294TotalAmt
Program Services$85,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,459FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$774,702TotalAmt
Program Services$589,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,733FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,491TotalAmt
Program Services$11,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,198FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,077TotalAmt
Program Services$38,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,545FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,636TotalAmt
Program Services$51,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,170FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,492TotalAmt
Program Services$62,492ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,418TotalAmt
Program Services$14,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,028FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,520TotalAmt
Program Services$8,938ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,729FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,334TotalAmt
Program Services$41,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,798FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,027TotalAmt
Program Services$67,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,194FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,592TotalAmt
Program Services$17,114ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$549ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$929FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,181TotalAmt
Program Services$43,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,850FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRANSACTION ASSISTANCE$282,566$282,566$0$0
EASEMENT & LAND ACQUISI$136,243$136,243$0$0
CONTRACT LABOR$71,983$0$0$71,983
COMPUTER EXPENSE$38,603$31,767$2,534$4,302

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,645TotalAmt
Program Services$142,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,304FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,052,804TotalAmt
Program Services$1,624,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$354,222FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,725,254BOYAmt
EOY$4,638,029EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$411,810BOYAmt
EOY$442,928EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,371BOYAmt
EOY$140,865EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,378BOYAmt
EOY$22,412EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,779,931LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$106,303LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,895,979BOYAmt
EOY$9,673,628EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,009,382EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,420BOYAmt
EOY$4,420EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,216,212BOYAmt
EOY$17,931,664EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,443BOYAmt
EOY$49,572EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,868,900BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,420BOYAmt
EOY$4,420EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,042,763BOYAmt
EOY$53,992EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,962,816BOYAmt
EOY$9,641,740EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,210,633BOYAmt
EOY$8,235,932EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,173,449BOYAmt
EOY$17,877,672EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,216,212BOYAmt
EOY$17,931,664EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,579,451ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$124,772NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,690,433CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,654,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,596,229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,237,340CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,492,363CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,670,879TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,690,433CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,654,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,596,229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,237,340CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,492,363CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,670,879TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,186,191SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,484,688PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,628CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,686CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,755CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$54,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$122,280TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,793,159TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,911,467GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90510PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88110PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$1,467DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,467TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTO PROMOTE THE ENHANCED TAX INCENTIVES AND OTHER FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR CONSERVATION INITIATIVES RELATED TO OUR MISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements252TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage68264.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements2ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1637.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$71,769ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,997,181BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$175,835ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$73,564InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$78,323OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,168,257EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,493,954BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$482,647ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,580InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,997,181EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,984,910BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,503,450ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,594InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,493,954EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$871,824BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,101,530ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,556InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,984,910EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$705,024BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$164,370ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,430InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$871,824EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,628,370OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,628,370BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,561OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$106,303DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,258BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,673,628TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENTS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS$960,969C
INVESTMENTS WITH BOARD DESIGNATIONS$2,048,413C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,009,382TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHERSDesc
Amt$4,420Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,420TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,889,461TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$124,772NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$79,756DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$121,408OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$325,936RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,563,525RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$68,730OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$68,730RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,632,255TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,185,238TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$79,756DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$121,408OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$201,164ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,984,074ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$68,730OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$68,730ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,052,804TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:EASEMENT MONITORING: THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE IS AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST. ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES AN ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND CONTINUAL LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT. MONITORING IS THE REGULAR AND SYSTEMATIC GATHERING OF INFORMATION ABOUT A CONSERVED PROPERTY TO DETECT CHANGES AND TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS BEING USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON IT AND/OR MANAGEMENT PLAN. EACH PROPERTY, WHETHER PROTECTED BY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR OWNED BY LTTN (THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE), WILL BE MONITORED AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE TO THE SIZE AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE PROPERTY. MONITORS MAY INCLUDE LTTN STAFF, BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND RELEVANT PROFESSIONALS. THE MONITOR FOLLOWS THE FOLLOWING BASIC STEPS FOR THE MONITORING VISIT: 1.CONTACT THE LANDOWNER TO INFORM HIM/HER OF THE VISIT AND TO INVITE THEM TO ACCOMPANY THE MONITOR. 2.PRIOR TO THE VISIT, REVIEW THE BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT, PAST MONITORING REPORTS AND THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, VIA CONSERVATION TRACK DATABASE. 3.BRING CONSERVATION EASEMENT SUMMARY ON THE SITE VISIT TO USE AS A REFERENCE. 4.IF MONITOR IS A VOLUNTEER, COMPLETE THE STEWARDSHIP MONITOR RELEASE FORM IF NOT COMPLETED AT VOLUNTEER TRAINING. 5.INSPECT THE CONSERVED PROPERTY, EITHER FROM THE AIR OR ON THE GROUND. WHILE INSPECTING, TAKE NOTES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. 6.FILL OUT A STEWARDSHIP SITE VISIT MONITORING FORM PROVIDING A WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT WAS SEEN AND SUBMIT IN CONSERVATION TRACK'S LIBRARY. IF THERE IS A SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, THEN THE FOLLOWING ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENTS PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENTS: LTTN IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONSERVATION VALUES AND PURPOSES EMBODIED IN ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. AS A GENERAL RULE,THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LTTN WILL ENFORCE THE TERMS OF ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND, CONSISTENT WITH SUCH TERMS, SEEK TO REMEDY VIOLATIONS THEREOF IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROTECT THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE LAND, MAINTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN LTTN'S MISSION, SUPPORT LTTN'S LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE TERMS OF OTHER CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND MAINTAIN LTTN'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. IN CONNECTION WITH A STEWARD'S MONITORING OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, ANY SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE TO BE RECORDED ON THE FORM AND IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER. VIOLATIONS MAY ALSO BE REPORTED BY A STAFF OBSERVATION OUTSIDE THE ANNUAL MONITORING VISITS OR BY AN UNRELATED THIRD PARTY, SUCH AS A NEIGHBOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY, OR OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. 1.SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING A DETAILED DESCRIPTION THEREOF, ARE RECORDED BY THE MONITORING STEWARD OR LTTN STAFF MEMBER RECEIVING NOTICE THEREOF. THE STEWARD OR STAFF MEMBER ARE, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, TO DISCERN AND DOCUMENT WHETHER THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE LANDOWNER OR SOME OTHER PERSON. THE MONITORING STEWARD WILL REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION WITH THE LANDOWNER. 2.THE MONITORING STEWARD OR STAFF PERSON WILL IMMEDIATELY REPORT THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION TO THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER, WHO, IN TURN, SHOULD IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF LTTN STAFF. 3.THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER OR DESIGNATED STAFF MEMBER THEN CONSULTS THE ORIGINAL TERMS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND EVALUATES THE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION. IN THE CASE OF A NON-STEWARD OBSERVER, THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER WILL SCHEDULE A MONITORING VISIT WITH THE LANDOWNER TO INSPECT THE SITE OF THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION AND TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS PHYSICAL INSPECTION SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER, LAND PROTECTION DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A BOARD MEMBER, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF. 4.ALL DOCUMENTATION OF THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION (INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, IF ANY) WILL BE RECORDED IN LTTN'S STEWARDSHIP FILES RELATING TO THE AFFECTED CONSERVATION EASEMENT. 5.UNLESS IT IS CLEAR THAT NO VIOLATION OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT HAS OCCURRED, THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER WILL THEN DISCUSS POTENTIAL RESOLUTIONS WITH OTHER STAFF MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE LAND PROTECTION STAFF MAY DISCUSS POTENTIAL RESOLUTIONS WITH THE STEWARDSHIP OR LAND PROTECTION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN APPROPRIATE. 6.THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER WILL CONTACT THE LANDOWNER BY TELEPHONE TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND REQUEST A CORRECTION, REPLACEMENT AND/OR CESSATION OF ACTIVITY. THE LANDOWNER WILL BE GIVEN AN APPROPRIATE DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE AND NOTIFIED THAT A LETTER SUMMARIZING THE CONVERSATION WILL BE SENT IMMEDIATELY. 7.A FOLLOW-UP LETTER IS SENT TO THE LANDOWNER REITERATING ORAL EXPLANATIONS, REQUESTS AND THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE. ALL CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO A SUSPECTED VIOLATION SHOULD BE SENT CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED WITH A COPY SENT TO LTTN'S ATTORNEY. 8.ON THE DAY OF THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE, THE SITE OF THE VIOLATION WILL BE INSPECTED FOR COMPLIANCE BY THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DELEGEE. IF THE VIOLATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED, THEN LTTN SENDS AN OFFICIAL LETTER TO THE LANDOWNER STATING THAT THE COMPLIANCE IS RECOGNIZED AND THANKING THEM FOR THEIR COOPERATION. IF THE VIOLATION HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED, THEN A SECOND LETTER IS SENT TO THE LANDOWNER RESTATING THE REQUIRED CORRECTION AND ESTABLISHING A NEW COMPLIANCE DEADLINE DATE. LTTN'S ATTORNEY SHOULD BE COPIED ON THIS LETTER AS WELL. 9.ON THE SECOND DEADLINE DATE, THE STEWARDSHIP MANAGER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DELEGEE WILL RE-INSPECT THE SITE OF THE VIOLATION. IF COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED THEN LTTN WILL SEND THE OFFICIAL LETTER TO THE LANDOWNER STATING THAT THE COMPLIANCE IS RECOGNIZED AND THANKING THEM FOR THEIR COOPERATION. IF ON THE SECOND DEADLINE, THE LANDOWNER REMAINS NON-COMPLIANT, THEN LTTN'S LEGAL COUNSEL, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE STEWARDSHIP OR LAND PROTECTION COMMITTEE ARE CONTACTED TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL LEGAL ACTION. 10.WITH THE ADVICE OF LTTN'S LEGAL COUNSEL, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL BY THE STEWARDSHIP OR LAND PROTECTION COMMITTEE, LTTN MAY CONSIDER ENFORCEMENT OF THE EASEMENT THROUGH MEDIATION, ARBITRATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER MEANS CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. 11.UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LTTN'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL ACT AS SPOKESPERSON WITH RESPECT TO THE VIOLATION WHEN AND IF THE MEDIA IS INVOLVED. THE FOREGOING NOTWITHSTANDING, ANY DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER AND HOW TO ENFORCE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF LTTN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH DISCRETION MAY BE EXERCISED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
PART II, LINE 9:THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE VALUES EASEMENTS AT ZERO. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROVIDES THE LAND TRUST WITH NO AFFIRMATIVE RIGHTS EXCEPT TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE EASEMENT. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ASSETS ARE DEFINED AS PROBABLE FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OBTAINED OR CONTROLLED BY AN ENTITY; THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE EASEMENTS MEET THE DEFINITION CRITERIA. THE COST OF OBTAINING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IS EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENT IS ACQUIRED.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED USES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR SEVERAL PURPOSES. THE STEWARDSHIP FUND ENSURES THE COMPLIANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS. THE REMAINING FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO BE USED AS AN OPERATING RESERVE, A WORKING CAPITAL FUND, REVOLVING FUND TO ASSIST WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND OVER SHORT PERIODS AND BOARD RESERVE FUND TO GENERATE REVENUE AND CAPITAL GROWTH. PART II, LINE 3: TRANSFER OF EASEMENT: THE LAND TRUST TRANSFERRED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE 3,282 ACRE FIERY GIZZARD EASEMENT PROTECTED PROPERTY. THIS TRANSFER WAS PART OF THE NATIONAL FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT FORESTS THAT ARE THREATENED BY CONVERSION TO NON-FOREST USES. THE STATE OF TENNESSEE OWNS THE ADJACENT GRUNDY COUNTY FOREST SMA AND MANAGES THE FIERY GIZZARD HIKING TRAIL WHICH OVERLOOKS THIS EASEMENT PROPERTY. THE AMENDMENT ON HARLINSDALE FARM, WHICH WAS EXECUTED ON 03/06/2014, WAS A JOINT DECISION BETWEEN THE GRANTOR (THE CITY OF FRANKLIN) AND THE GRANTEE (THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE) IN ORDER TO CLARIFY WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, SPECIFICALLY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, WERE PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY (A PUBLIC PARK). THE AMENDEMENT STRENGTHENS THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT BY RESTRICTING CERTAIN HIGH-IMPACT ACTIVITIES THAT COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE PROPERTY AND THE USES OF THE PROPERTY AS A PASSIVE PUBLIC PARK. CONSERVATION VALUES OF THIS PROPERTY INCLUDE AGRICULTURAL, SCENIC, HISTORIC, ECOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL, AND BY AMENDING THE EASEMENT AND CLARIFYING THE USES, THESE CONSERVATION VALUES WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE LAND TRUST'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 121,408.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT DONOR BENEFITS 68,730.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 121,408.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT DONOR BENEFITS 68,730.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1ONCE IN A BLUE MOONNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$228,945GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$61,916CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$167,029GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$51,228FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,750EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$49,115OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2SOUTHEAST SUMMERTIME SOCIALNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$31,005GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$10,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$21,005GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$7,220FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$200EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$10,895OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$259,950GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$71,916CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$188,034GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$58,448FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,950EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$60,010OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$121,408DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$66,626NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$154,900NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescALCOHOLIC BEVDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,916NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST OF ITEMMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TWO OF OUR DIRECTORS WORK FOR THE SAME LAW FIRM, ONE OF WHICH IS A PARTNER IN THE FIRM AND THE OTHER DIRECTOR IS "OF COUNSEL".
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11UPON RECEIPT OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM OUR TAX PREPARER, THE FORM 990 IS UPLOADED TO OUR WEBSITE ON A PASSWORD ENCRYPTED WEBPAGE AND CORRESPONDENCE IS SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD ABOUT ITS AVAILABILITY FOR THEIR REVIEW. TEN DAYS AFTER FORM 990'S AVAILABILITY FOR BOARD MEMBER REVIEW, THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CSTAFF, BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS FILL OUT A FORM DISCLOSING ANY OF THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THAT THEY HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH STAFF MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE EITHER TO THE BOARD CHAIRMAN OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANY EXISTENCE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, TO ABSTAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY OF THE LAND TRUST'S DISCUSSIONS, TO ABSTAIN FROM WORKING ON THE TRANSACTION AND FROM VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION OR PROJECT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, OUR PROCESS IS FOR EMPLOYEES TO BE FORMALLY REVIEWED AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR BY THEIR SUPERVISOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S (ED) COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW USES THE LATEST SALARY AND BENEFIT INFORMATION SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE INDUSTRY, THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS REQUESTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENT IS REFERRED TO AS OUR STANDARDS AND PRACTICES WHICH CONTAINS ALL OF OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS DOCUMENT ALONG WITH OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE'S GIVING MATTERS WHERE OUR ONLINE PROFILE IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE. IT INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION INCLUDING A LIST OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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