2013-11-04T11:05:23-06:00 2013-06-30 FERRIS BUSSCHER & ZWIERS PC 675 EAST 16TH ST SUITE 100 HOLLAND MI 49423 990 2012-07-01 382363129 LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN LAND 6164519476 400 ANN STREET NW ROOM/SUITE 102 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504 VAUGHN D MAATMAN 6164519476 2013-10-27 true DOUGLAS W ROTMAN 6163928534 2013-11-04 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z VAUGHN D MAATMAN 400 ANN STREET NW STE 102 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504 1974815 false X WWW.NATURENEARBY.ORG X 1976 MI SEE SCHEDULE O. TO PRESERVE LANDS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN WEST MICHIGAN. THE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES LANDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR THEIR VALUE AS HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AS CENTERS FOR STUDY AND QUIET RECREATION, AND AS ELEMENTS OF SCENIC BEAUTY. 16 16 14 365 0 1548417 1773707 0 199256 127 1852 1548544 1974815 0 0 421330 437711 0 90455 5109760 281713 5531090 719424 -3982546 1255391 10063920 11316720 23041 20450 10040879 11296270 X SEE SCHEDULE O. TO PRESERVE LANDS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN WEST MICHIGAN. THE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES LANDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR THEIR VALUE AS HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AS CENTERS FOR STUDY AND QUIET RECREATION, AND AS ELEMENTS OF SCENIC BEAUTY. false false 268851 THE LAND CONSERVANCY IS "KEEPING NATURE NEARBY" BY PERMANENTLY PRESERVING LAND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO WEST MICHIGAN'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT. WE DO THIS BY ESTABLISHING CONSERVANCY-OWNED NATURE PRESERVES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO CREATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT PROTECT NATURAL HABITATS AND OPEN SPACES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITITES TO CREATE PARKS AND NATURAL AREAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND STUDY OF NATURE. 110595 PROVIDED OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS TO KEY AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. RAISED COMMUNITY AND MEMBER AWARENESS OF WEST MICHIGAN LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP ISSUES THROUGH EVENTS, NEWSLETTERS, PRESENTATIONS, MEDIA RELATIONS, DIRECT MAIL, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 162373 WORKED WITH CONTRACTORS, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS TO PERFORM STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDED FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF OUR DIVERSE NETWORK OF DUNE, GRASSLAND, WETLAND, AND FORESTED PRESERVED LANDS. COORDINATED WITH AREA SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, SERVICE LEARNING AND HANDS-ON FIELD OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR PRESERVES. ORGANIZED AND LED WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HOPES OF PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND INSPIRATION FOR ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. INCREASED OUR ORGANIZATION'S CONNECTIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH, RESTORATION WORKSHIPS, AND EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE. 541819 true true false false false false true false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MI X X X GRETCHEN R MOUSEL 6164519476 400 ANN STREET NW SUITE 102 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504 DWIGHT BAKER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTI O'BRIEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET IDEMA 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DORNBOS 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN HOLTROP 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SCHMIDT 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAY STAUFFER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VANSTRIGHT 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN MCDONALD 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEB STEKETEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF VANDENBERGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN DEUR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FOX 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HOEKEMA 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON JELLEMA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET LADD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VAUGHN MAATMAN 40.00 X 64012 0 1581 64012 1581 false false false 198076 1575631 545913 1773707 199256 199256 OTHER INCOME 1852 1852 1852 1974815 201108 377159 244744 70165 62250 28024 19311 2202 6511 32528 22172 5594 4762 9521 8558 700 263 7000 6292 515 193 10261 7785 1224 1252 10369 9318 763 288 34715 27065 776 6874 8940 6414 603 1923 20290 15827 2096 2367 9691 9543 42 106 3289 3119 55 115 6916 5247 825 844 11331 8597 1352 1382 PROJECT DIRECT EXPENSES 82233 82233 CONTRACT SERVICES 59986 59986 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 3464 2415 222 827 EVENTS 2557 2043 16 498 1150 1150 719424 541819 87150 90455 139238 88787 1228716 917394 49633 3819 9488 13871 8503081 57735 7342821 8445346 1293074 1842939 950 4564 10063920 11316720 23041 20450 23041 20450 X 275667 461346 2377533 1632844 7387679 9202080 10040879 11296270 10063920 11316720 1255391 X false true X true false X 1346808 8705169 1064985 1548416 1773707 14439085 1346808 8705169 1064985 1548416 1773707 14439085 1484181 12954904 42942 86285 153559 199256 482042 14921127 201108 0.86820 0.89000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 75 8361 1 1 true 604 16037 false 8429633 8429633 73448 57735 15713 8445346 2003219 28404 28404 1974815 1974815 747828 28404 28404 719424 719424 ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 THE CONSERVANCY ASSIGNS A VALUE OF 1 TO DONATED EASEMENTS AND INCLUDES THEM IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS. PURCHASED EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED AT THEIR COST. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII AT THEIR 11/14/12 MEETING, THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN'S (LCWM'S) BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO THE LEONARD ROAD CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT WAS TO MOVE THE PERMITTED LOCATION OF A FUTURE BOARDWALK AND DOCK THAT WAS INTENDED TO CONNECT THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE TO THE SHORELINE. WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO A DIFFERENT ADJACENT LANDOWNER, THE NEW OWNER REQUESTED THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT WAS REVIEWED THOROUGHLY TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONSERVATION VALUE, NO CHANGE IN CONSERVATION PURPOSES, AND NO NEW PRIVATE BENEFIT CREATED. THE LEONARD RD/CCC CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND SCENIC GRAND RIVER FRONTAGE AND IS JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM THE LCWM'S SKWAREK PRESERVE. THE EASEMENT WAS ACCEPTED IN PART BECAUSE IT HELPED SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP WORK TOWARD THEIR GOAL OF DEVELOPING A GREENWAY ALONG THE GRAND RIVER. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO DIRECTLY ACROSS THE ROAD FROM A VERY POPULAR BIKE PATH. INITIALLY, THE EASEMENT PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY THE COUPLE WHO ALSO OWNED THE RESIDENTIAL LOT IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD THEIR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND THE NEW OWNERS DID NOT PURCHASE THE ADJACENT EASEMENT PROPERTY. THE PERMITTED USES SECTION OF THE LEONARD RD. CE ALLOWED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BOARDWALK, DOCK, AND GAZEBO WITHIN THE EASTERNMOST 75 FEET OF THE PROPERTY. AT THE TIME THIS CE WAS WRITTEN, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE RESIDENTIAL LOT TO THE EAST. WITH THE SALE OF THE EASEMENT PROPERTY TO THE NEW OWNER IN MAY 2012, THIS WAS NO LONGER THE CASE. THE NEW OWNER REQUESTED THAT THE FUTURE LOCATION OF THE PERMITTED STRUCTURES BE MOVED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE WEST, ADJACENT TO HIS FAMILY'S RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. LAND PROTECTION STAFF ANALYZED THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND FOUND IT TO BE COMPLIANT WITH LCWM'S AMENDMENT POLICY. IT DID NOT DIMINISH THE PURPOSES OF THE EASEMENT AND HAD A NEUTRAL EFFECT ON THE CONSERVATION VALUES. WE BELIEVE IT DID NOT PUT LCWM AT RISK WITH DONORS OR THE PUBLIC AND DID NOT CREATE ANY PRIVATE BENEFIT ISSUES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, WE REQUIRED THE LANDOWNER TO PAY THE COST OF RECORDING THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND STAFF COSTS. X 1 541418 X 1 4495 false false false ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION SEE SCHEDULE O. TO PRESERVE LANDS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN WEST MICHIGAN. THE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES LANDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR THEIR VALUE AS HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AS CENTERS FOR STUDY AND QUIET RECREATION, AND AS ELEMENTS OF SCENIC BEAUTY. EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 A CLOSE COUNT IS KEPT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR STEWARDSHIP DAYS, PLUS BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AN ADDITIONAL SMALL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH OFFICE DUTIES. CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN IS COMPRISED OF 2,166 MEMBERS. ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ACCOUNTING FIRM PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 FORM. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD TO REVIEW THE FORM, MAKES ANY CORRECTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS AS NEEDED. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN REVISES THE FORM. THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD IS THEN PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM. THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM BEFORE THE ACCOUNTING FIRM ELECTRONICALLY FILES IT. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE IF ANY AGENDA ITEM REQUIRING BOARD ACTION POSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A COVERED PERSON. WHEN A TRANSACTION, CONTRACT OR PROJECT OF LCWM INVOLVES AN ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A COVERED PERSON AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL ACT AS FOLLOWS: 1. APPROVE SUCH TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR PROJECT ONLY AFTER MAKING SPECIFIC FINDINGS THAT A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE, THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND BENEFITS LCWM, THE BOARD HAS COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BENEFIT TO THE CONFLICTED MEMBER, AND THE CONFLICTED MEMBER DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING PROCESS. 2. INCLUDE SUCH DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. 3. WHEN WARRANTED, REQUEST THAT THE CONFLICTED MEMBER RESIGN. WHEN BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF START WITH THE ORGANIZATION, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH LOCAL COMPENSATION RATES, INDUSTRY RATES, AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. REPORT MADE AND COMPENSATION RATE RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION NOT COVERED UNDER THE POLICY EXPLAINED IN FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A. (ABOVE) GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.