MINNESOTA LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MINNESOTA LAND TRUST (EIN 41-1713652)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-01-21
IRS object ID
202630219349301173
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-01-21T13:22:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN920370318PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1REDPATH AND COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1400 ROBERT ST N SUITE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55101ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN411713652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6516479590PhoneNum

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CitySAINT PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonKRIS WILLIAM LARSONPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6516479590PhoneNum
Signature2026-01-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerKRIS WILLIAM LARSONPrincipalOfficerNm

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CitySAINT PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55114ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,333,257GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MNLAND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROTECT AND RESTORE MN'S MOST VITAL NATURAL LANDS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers110TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$513,901CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,600PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,005,435TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,613,786TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,145,449NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST PROTECTS AND RESTORES MINNESOTA'S MOST VITAL NATURAL LANDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN WATER, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES AND SCENIC BEAUTY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$19,130,694ExpenseAmt
Grant$24,930GrantAmt
Revenue$35,175RevenueAmt
DescTHE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST ENGAGES IN THREE PRIMARY STRATEGIES TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION. PROTECT: PROTECT IMPORTANT NATURAL HABITATS THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE TITLE TRANSACTIONS. RESTORE: PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ON RECOVERING THE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ST. LOUIS RIVER ESTUARY AND HELP LANDOWNERS RESTORE THEIR PROTECTED LANDS TO NATIVE HABITAT. ENGAGE: INVEST IN EFFORTS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MINNESOTANS IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN MINNESOTA'S GREAT CONSERVATION ETHIC. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.PROTECTION: THE LAND TRUST WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE MINNESOTA'S CHERISHED BUT INCREASINGLY THREATENED LANDS AND WATERS PRIMARILY THROUGH ESTABLISHING, CREATING, AND MONITORING PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. 760 LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE 1991, TOTALING 79,131 ACRES AND 3,000,000 FEET OF SHORELINE. RESTORATION: THE LAND TRUST HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND TRIBAL ENTITIES ON RESTORATION WORK IN THE ST. LOUIS RIVER ESTUARY, A UNIQUE, 12,000-ACRE WETLAND COMPLEX BETWEEN DULUTH, MN AND SUPERIOR, WI. THE RESTORATION PROGRAM ALSO HELPS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS RESTORE THEIR LAND TO ITS NATURAL STATE, HELPING TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT AS WELL AS OUR STATE'S SIGNATURE LAKES AND RIVERS. ENGAGEMENT: LAND TRUST FOSTERS A CONSERVATION ETHOS BY BUILDING CONNECTIONS TO NATURE AND INCREASING ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL NATURE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL MINNESOTANS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$19,130,694TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Phone6516479590PhoneNum

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CitySAINT PAULCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETE VORBRICH
CHAIR4.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIDGET LEVIN
VICE-CHAIR, EMERITUS4.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY MATSUOKA
VICE-CHAIR4.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE WYATT
TREASURER4.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA CHRISTU
SECRETARY4.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE RUPPERT
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN CAREY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DRAPER JAFFRAY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH WINTON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN JONES
BOARD MEMBER4.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN ANDERSON WENZ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE KINGSTON
BOARD MEMBER4.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIE ZUMBUSCH
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY STEINER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KNAPP
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN OBERHOLTZER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE ANDRUS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN GRIES
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ DILLON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHAN EBNET
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICKOLAS REINKE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORM GIERTZ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ODIA WOOD-KRUEGER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACEY RODNE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS WILLIAM LARSON
CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$198,523$0$4,642
CLAIRE COLLIANDER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OP40.000.00Yes (X)$145,627$0$12,187
AMY SCHWARZ
GENERAL COUNSEL40.000.00$148,337$0$11,972Yes (X)
WAYNE OSTLIE
DIRECTOR OF LAND PROTECTION40.000.00$132,458$0$3,295Yes (X)
DARYL PETERSON
DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION PROGRAMS40.000.00$124,720$0$11,617Yes (X)
ADAM BREININGER
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMS40.000.00$106,651$0$12,438Yes (X)
ANDREW MOE
DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP40.000.00$101,442$0$2,511Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$58,662TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$498,171FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$19,253,773GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Noncash Contributions$3,011,058NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$25,275,122TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEES FOR SERVICEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,175TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$487,001SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$406,466SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$80,535SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$80,535TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$80,535ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$102,593FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$498,171ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Total Revenue Column$1,055TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,055ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$514,956ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,930TotalAmt
Program Services$24,930ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,356TotalAmt
Program Services$51,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,345FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,027,564TotalAmt
Program Services$2,060,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$629,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$337,179FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,088TotalAmt
Program Services$37,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,642FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$377,829TotalAmt
Program Services$216,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,268ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,573FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$256,199TotalAmt
Program Services$160,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,752FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,525TotalAmt
Management And General$26,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,861TotalAmt
Program Services$154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,441TotalAmt
Fundraising$21,441FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,188TotalAmt
Management And General$31,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,093TotalAmt
Program Services$2,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126,847FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,244TotalAmt
Fundraising$27,244FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,735TotalAmt
Program Services$25,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,308FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,271TotalAmt
Program Services$63,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,499FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,759TotalAmt
Program Services$115,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,731FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,374TotalAmt
Program Services$97,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,244FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,557TotalAmt
Program Services$5,395ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,831FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,101TotalAmt
Management And General$18,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,917TotalAmt
Program Services$2,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$264FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,422TotalAmt
Program Services$58,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,142FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EASEMENT ACQ$11,158,650$11,158,650
PROJECT EXPENSES$5,049,044$5,049,044
MEMBERSHIPS, LICENSES$54,088$287$53,801
BANK FEES$16,999$9,070$7,929

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,240TotalAmt
Program Services$397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,127FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,433,475TotalAmt
Program Services$19,130,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,446,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$856,098FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,940BOYAmt
EOY$670,577EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,628BOYAmt
EOY$585,444EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,380BOYAmt
EOY$2,928,532EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,198,416BOYAmt
EOY$2,441,793EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,643BOYAmt
EOY$47,927EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$216,021LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$79,299LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,997BOYAmt
EOY$136,722EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,677,193BOYAmt
EOY$18,155,110EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$244,584BOYAmt
EOY$1,793,130EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,180,781BOYAmt
EOY$26,759,235EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$742,616BOYAmt
EOY$848,935EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,809BOYAmt
EOY$13,900EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,010BOYAmt
EOY$1,750,951EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,005,435BOYAmt
EOY$2,613,786EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,166,124BOYAmt
EOY$13,615,576EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,009,222BOYAmt
EOY$10,529,873EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,175,346BOYAmt
EOY$24,145,449EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,180,781BOYAmt
EOY$26,759,235EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,391,778ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,578,325NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$17,615,158CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,028,214CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,638,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,847,235CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,275,122CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,403,955TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,615,158CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,028,214CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,638,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,847,235CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,275,122CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,403,955TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$925,057SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$92,478,898PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$210,949CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$249,463CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$283,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$399,379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$433,366CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,576,242TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,852CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,034CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,055CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,541TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$95,073,738TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$229,711GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97270PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98170PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$43,861FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$43,861FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,358,426FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,402,287FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$748,393CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,748,393TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,622,590LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$30,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$73,490CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$81,394CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$43,861CurrentYearAmt
Total$228,745TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$187,098CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$937,098TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,405,647GrassrootsCeilingAmt

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 Easements729TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage79131.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements1HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held2StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement9944.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$508,850ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,138,872BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$978,931ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,010,040InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$509,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,618,343EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,147,450BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,753,404ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,707,516InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$469,498OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,138,872EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,490,772BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,026,511ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,119,292InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$489,125OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,147,450EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,079,743BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$636,212ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,658,521InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$566,662OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,490,772EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,963,744BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,403,469ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,112,988InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$400,458OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,079,743EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.44400BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.01800PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.53800TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$134,000BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,021OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,299DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,722BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$136,722TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
LEASES$99,314
LAND - RESALE CONSERVATION$1,693,816
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,793,130TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE OBLIGATION$100,951
LAND HELD FOR CONVEYANCE$1,650,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,750,951TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,372,390TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,578,325NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,578,325RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,794,065RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$31,188InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$31,188RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,825,253TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,402,287TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,402,287ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$31,188InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$31,188ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,433,475TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST HAS EXTENSIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COVERING ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LAND TRUST'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS TO PRESERVE THE CONSERVATION VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PROPERTY. THEREFORE, THE LAND TRUST IS PREPARED TO LEGALLY DEFEND AND ENFORCE ITS EASEMENTS WHEN NECESSARY. LEGAL ENFORCEMENT, HOWEVER, IS A REMEDY OF LAST RESORT. THE GOALS OF THE LAND TRUST'S EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDE ENCOURAGING VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LANDOWNERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH OUR EASEMENTS ARE LOCATED, DOCUMENTING THE CONDITION OF LANDS PROTECTED BY EACH EASEMENT AT THE TIME THE EASEMENT IS COMPLETED AND MONITORING THAT CONDITION OVER TIME, MAINTAINING ACCURATE RECORDS AND BEING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WITH THE USE OF FUNDS IN SUPPORTING STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. COMPONENTS OF THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDE: CREATING AN APPROPRIATE BASELINE PROPERTY REPORT, EASEMENT ADMINISTRATION, MONITORING, LANDOWNER RELATIONS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT AND DEFENSE. THE LAND TRUST HAS SPECIFIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS. AS ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAND TRUSTS IN THE COUNTRY, THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION BY THE LAND TRUST HAVE PASSED LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION SCRUTINY. ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST GRANT TO THE LAND TRUST EXPANSIVE RIGHTS TO ENTER, MONITOR AND INSPECT THE PROPERTY. ALL EASEMENTS ALSO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS AND REMEDIES FOR THE LAND TRUST IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION AND DETAIL THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT COULD BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED.
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY THE LAND TRUST ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THE LAND TRUST DOES NOT HAVE FEE TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS. IF PURCHASED, THE COSTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED. MOST PURCHASES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE MADE WITH STATE OF MINNESOTA FUNDS THROUGH THE OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND (OHF) OR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND (ENRTF) AND ARE SHOWN AS REVENUE AND EXPENSES IN DESIGNATED GL [ACQUISITION] ACCOUNTS. ONLY THE PURCHASE PRICE OF AN EASEMENT IS RECORDED; PROJECT COSTS SUCH AS TITLE WORK, MAPPING AND THE LIKE ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE LAND TRUST'S CORE OPERATING PROGRAM EXPENSE.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST; THE JUDD LAKE ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE JUDD LAKE PROPERTY THE LAND TRUST OWNS NEAR ELY.
PART X, LINE 2:A TAX EXPENSE OR BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION (INCLUDING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS) MAY BE RECOGNIZED ONLY WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE LAND TRUST HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN ACCRUAL, EXPENSE OR BENEFIT UNDER THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT STANDARD.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, NOT USRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLAND CONSERVATIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$24,930RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$24,930SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$24,930TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, NOT USRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantLAND CONSERVATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$24,930CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstN/ADescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE LAND TRUST MONITORS THE EXPENSES GRANTED FROM ITS RAINY LAKE FUND VIA SEVERAL MECHANISMS, INCLUDING ANNUAL MEETINGS AND WRITTEN REPORTS FROM RECIPIENTS.
PART I, LINE 3:ACCRUAL

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCESS PHILANTHROPYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12100 STEVENS AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANTWRITINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$45,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$21,441RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$23,559NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$45,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$21,441TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$23,559TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1MINNESOTA MADEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$600,764GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$498,171CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$102,593GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$12,950NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$17,347RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$52,240FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,501OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$600,764GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$498,171CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$102,593GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$12,950NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$17,347RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$52,240FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,501OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$101,538DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$1,055NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KRIS WILLIAM LARSON
CEO$198,523$0$0$0$0$0$4,642$0$0$0$203,165$0$0$0
AMY SCHWARZ
GENERAL COUNSEL$148,337$0$0$0$0$0$3,422$0$8,550$0$160,309$0$0$0
CLAIRE COLLIANDER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OP$145,627$0$0$0$0$0$3,637$0$8,550$0$157,814$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution15ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$162,526NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVG VALUE DAY OF TRADEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,376,369NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesVALUE AT 6/30/2025MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFOMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,450,163NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesEST PROPERTY VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAUCTION ITEMSDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$11,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received7Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IS REPORTED IN PART I, COLUMN B.
PART I, LINE 32B:WE USE REALTORS TO SELL PROPERTIES THAT WE HOLD IN FEE.
PART I, LINE 33:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED BY THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST ARE NOT RECORDED AS ASSETS BECAUSE THE LAND TRUST DOES NOT HAVE TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES AND THRE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE THE ORGANIZATION. THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENTS EASEMENTS THAT WERE FULLY DONATED TO THE LAND TRUST AS WELL AS BARGAIN PURCHASES WHERE THE AMOUNT PAID WAS LESS THAN THE APPRAISED VALUE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHEDULE M, THE NUMBER OF EASEMENTS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SCHEDULE M AT COLUMN B.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT AT ALL TIMES TO THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CEO REVIEW THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE. THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. IF NO CHANGES ARE REQUESTED, THE BOARD VOTES TO ACCEPT THE FORM 990 AND RELATED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN ADDITION TO ANNUALLY ASKING ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN WRITING, ALL MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSACTIONS ARE EVALUATED WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND/OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD ARE INVOLVED IN EVALUATING PROSPECTIVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND DOCUMENTING DECISIONS. RECORDS ARE KEPT OF ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND RELATED DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO SERVES AS THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WITH SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO AND SET COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AVAILABLE DATA REGARDING COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND SETS COMPENSATION ACCORDINGLY. ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT. DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES AND/OR IN THE PERSONNEL FILE OF THE CEO AS APPROPRIATE. DECISIONS REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ARE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST WEBSITE AND ARE ON FILE WITH THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE LAND TRUST UPON REQUEST. AN ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING AUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION IS ALSO PREPARED. IT IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TO DONORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST WEBSITE. COPIES OF OTHER GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AND LAND TRUST POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS REQUESTED. IN PRACTICE, REQUESTS HAVE BEEN VERY RARE.
PART I, LINE 5 & PART V, LINE 2ATHE MINNESOTA LAND TRUST USES THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES INCLUDING PAYROLL PROCESSING AND BENEFITS MANAGEMENT. ALL MINNESOTA LAND TRUST EMPLOYEES ARE CO-EMPLOYED BY THE PEO. THE PEO IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH ALL INCOME AND SOCIAL SECURITY TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND COMPLETES THE REQUIRED TAX FILINGS.

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