LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (EIN 52-6065505)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-07-30
IRS object ID: 201322119349300012
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-30T08:29:47-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	560747981	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 ROCKVILLE PIKE 6TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	ROCKVILLE	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20850	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	526065505	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	LAND	NameControl
Phone	2023317070	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1129 20TH STREET NW NO 202	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BARBARA DEUTSCH	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2023317070	Phone
Date Signed	2013-07-19	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROBIN SKINNER CPA	Name
PTIN	P00742964	PTIN
Phone	2404033700	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	BARBARA DEUTSCH	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1129 20TH STREET NW NO 202	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	13508345	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.LAFOUNDATION.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Other	X	TypeOfOrganizationOther
Year Formation	1966	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	26	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	26	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	13	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	413409	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	798581	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	400	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	500	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	181590	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	201676	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-32170	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-13060	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	563229	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	987697	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	65500	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	64500	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	298114	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	396839	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	115170	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	327587	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	273758	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	691201	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	735097	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-127972	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	252600	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	3769494	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	4065533	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	9149	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	13342	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	3760345	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	4052191	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	294514	Expense
Revenue	201	Revenue
Description	RESEARCH AND INFORMATION: RESEARCH IS A KEY PART OF LAFS STRATEGY TO INCREASE OUR COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. SINCE 1986, LAF HAS INVESTED $1.8 MILLION IN RESEARCH INITIATIVES. THE LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES (LPS) LAUNCHED IN 2009 IS LAFS STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE SET OF RESOURCES TO SHOW VALUE AND PROVIDE TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS, AGENCIES AND ADVOCATES TO QUANTIFY BENEFITS AND MAKE THE CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS. LAUNCHED IN 2011, THE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION (CSI) PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE RESEARCH COLLABORATION THAT MATCHES LAF-FUNDED STUDENT-FACULTY RESEARCH TEAMS WITH PRACTITIONERS TO DOCUMENT THE BENEFITS OF EXEMPLARY HIGH-PERFORMING LANDSCAPE PROJECTS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	52505	Expense
Revenue	500	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION AND RECRUITMENT: LAF IS THE LEADING SOURCE OF NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS. SINCE 1986, LAF HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $900,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO OVER 450 STUDENTS. LAFS LEADERSHIP IN LANDSCAPE AWARDS SUPPORT NEW GENERATIONS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS BY RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP, REWARDING SUPERIOR STUDENT PERFORMANCE, ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY, SUPPORTING ORIGINAL RESEARCH, AND ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH UNMET FINANCIAL NEED. LAFS OLMSTED SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS THE PREMIER NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL WHO ARE USING IDEAS, INFLUENCE, COMMUNICATION, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND FOSTER HUMAN AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	168080	Expense
Grants	64500	Grants
Description	COMMUNICATIONS: DEVELOPS RESOURCES FOR THE FOUNDATION TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, MEASURE PERFORMANCE, AND SHOW THE VALUE OF SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS AND AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PLANNING AND DESIGN. THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ADVANCES BOTH THE PROFESSION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND THE CAPACITY OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS WORKING IN OTHER PROFESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 2012, LAF CONTINUED TO ADD SIGNIFICANT CONTENT TO ITS WEBSITE TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND BUILD CONTENT FOR THE LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES. LAF ALSO DEVELOPED CONTENT FOR ITS GROWING COLLECTION OF VIDEO, AUDIO AND TEXT INTERVIEWS WITH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING LEADERS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THESE THOUGHT LEADERS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, INSPIRATION AND INSIGHTS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	515099	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	1	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	1	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	5	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	13	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	26	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	26	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BARBARA DEUTSCH	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2023317070	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1129 20TH ST NW 202	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (30 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
LUCINDA R SANDERS
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
BILL MAIN
PRESIDENT	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
MARK O DAWSON
VP OF FINANCE	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
GREGG SUTTON
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
JACINTA MCCANN
PRESIDENT-ELECT	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
KRISTINA HILL
VP OF EDUCATION	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
FORSTER NDUBISI
VP OF RESEARCH/INFORMATION	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
NATE CORMIER
VP OF COMMUNICATION	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
UWE BRANDES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
KINDER BAUMGARDNER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
CHIP CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
DEBRA GUENTHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JENNIFER GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
MIA LEHRER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
DOUGLAS L MANN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
DEB MITCHELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
GINGER MURPHY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
EMILY VOGLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
LYNDA WIGHTMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
PAUL BAMBAUER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
IGNACIO BUNSTER-OSSA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER FANNIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
ADAM GREENSPAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID MALDA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
ALLYSON MENDENHALL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
LAURA SOLANO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
SUSAN M HATCHELL
ASLA PAST PRESIDENT DESIGNATE	2.00	X		0	0	0
NANCY C SOMERVILLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
MING-HAN LI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
BARBARA DEUTSCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		X	112915	0	27958

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	112915	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	27958	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	269097	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	25000	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	504484	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	798581	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SCHOLARSHIP ADMIN FEES	Description
Business Code	541900	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	500	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	500	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	500	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	95133	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$95,133	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	201	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	201	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	12589855	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	12483312	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	106543	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	106543	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$106,543	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	24075	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	269097	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	37336	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-13261	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$13,261	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	987697	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	701	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$188,415	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	64500	Total
Program Services	64500	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	142397	Total
Program Services	82897	ProgramServices
Management And General	40059	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	19441	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	199737	Total
Program Services	132206	ProgramServices
Management And General	19806	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	47725	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28484	Total
Program Services	17822	ProgramServices
Management And General	5027	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5635	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26221	Total
Program Services	16434	ProgramServices
Management And General	4615	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5172	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	63397	Total
Management And General	63397	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36310	Total
Management And General	36310	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7352	Total
Program Services	310	ProgramServices
Management And General	5152	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1890	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18882	Total
Program Services	1934	ProgramServices
Management And General	11609	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5339	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9564	Total
Program Services	4880	ProgramServices
Management And General	4684	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28813	Total
Management And General	28813	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19649	Total
Program Services	18592	ProgramServices
Management And General	410	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	647	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5204	Total
Management And General	5204	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
PROJECT MANAGEMENT	36855	36855
EXTERNAL FUNCTIONS	23698	15644	7754	300
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	6296	3898	2398
DATABASE	5511	758	4753

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12227	Total
Program Services	118369	ProgramServices
Management And General	-135163	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	29021	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	735097	Total
Program Services	515099	ProgramServices
Management And General	104828	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	115170	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55352	BOY
EOY	33959	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	56136	BOY
EOY	350049	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	39750	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	39750	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3656331	BOY
EOY	3679850	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1675	BOY
EOY	1675	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3769494	BOY
EOY	4065533	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9149	BOY
EOY	13342	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9149	BOY
EOY	13342	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	435312	BOY
EOY	718161	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1220737	BOY
EOY	1229734	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2104296	BOY
EOY	2104296	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3760345	BOY
EOY	4052191	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3769494	BOY
EOY	4065533	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	252600	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	39246	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	510030	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	524612	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	746148	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	413409	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	773581	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2967780	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	510030	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	524612	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	746148	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	413409	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	773581	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2967780	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	199475	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2768305	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	150499	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	51595	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	86676	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	106448	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	95334	CurrentTaxYear
Total	490552	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4900	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	500	CurrentTaxYear
Total	9600	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3467932	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	117790	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.79830	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.72540	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2035339	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	136991	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	80000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	20693	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2071637	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2110365	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	51323	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	105782	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	20567	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2035339	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2117659	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	91179	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	77486	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	20987	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2110365	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2118897	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	145002	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	126000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	20240	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2117659	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2615119	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-336959	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	140000	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	19263	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2118897	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	26198	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	26198	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	13552	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	13552	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	0	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SECURITIES	Description
Book Value	3679850	BookValue
Method Of Valuation	F	MethodOfValuation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	3679850	TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1227671	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	39246	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	163392	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	37336	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	239974	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	987697	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	987697	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	935825	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	163392	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	37336	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	200728	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	735097	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	735097	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:	PART V, LINE 4:	THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO GENERATE INCOME TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X, LINE 2:	THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASE FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENT
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENT

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	BENEFIT DINNER	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	293172	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	269097	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	24075	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	2940	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	28685	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	3984	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	1727	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	293172	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	269097	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	24075	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	2940	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	28685	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	3984	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1727	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	37336	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-13261	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (9 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant
WOOLSEY/HAWAII SCHOLARSHIP	2000
LANDSCAPE FORMS SCHOLARSHIP	3000
ASLA COUNCIL OF FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP	8000
RAIN BIRD SCHOLARSHIP	2500
EDSA SCHOLARSHIP	5000
PERIDIAN SCHOLARSHIP	5000
STEVEN G. KING ENVIRONMENTS SCHOLARSHIP	5000
COURTLAND PAUL SCHOLARSHIP	5000
OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP	29000

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	THE RECIPENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS MUST MEET CERTAIN ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS, VERIFICATION OF MATRICULATION IN AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATION OF FINANCIAL NEED AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EACH SCHOLARSHIP.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	NO COMMITTEES EXIST WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 9/18/09. IT CONTAINS A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM AS WELL AS A REQUIREMENT THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES SUMMARY PERFORMANCE REVIEWS PREPARED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHICH ARE FORWARDED TO AND COMPILED BY THE PRESIDENT. CONSOLIDATED REVIEWS ARE THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE WHICH SEEKS MARKET INFORMATION ON SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETS TO RECONCILE RATING DISCREPANCIES AND PROPOSE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. RATING AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THEN ON TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEET TO DISCUSS RESULTS AND PROPOSALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO PERFORM THE ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE COMMUNICATES WITH THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS AND REVIEWS WORK AND THE DRAFT AND FINAL AUDITED STATEMENTS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING TO BOTH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD ON THE FINAL AUDITED STATEMENTS.