ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY (EIN 95-3403273)
Tax period: 2012-08-01 to 2013-07-31
Filed: 2013-12-06
IRS object ID: 201333409349300313
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-12-06T12:21:03-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEBRA S SAUNDERS & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9201 MONTGOMERY BLVD NE BLDG VII	AddressLine1
City	ALBUQUERQUE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87111	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	953403273	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	ARCH	NameControl
Phone	5052661540	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 GIRARD BLVD NE	AddressLine1
City	ALBUQUERQUE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87106	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARK MICHEL	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	5052661540	Phone
Date Signed	2013-12-05	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEBRA S SAUNDERS	Name
Phone	5058843703	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-12-06	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MARK MICHEL	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 GIRARD BLVD NE	AddressLine1
City	ALBUQUERQUE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87106	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	6439307	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.ARCHAEOLOGICALCONSERVANCY.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1979	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PART III, LINE 1:TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THE CONSERVANCY IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT ENDANGERED SITES, ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY BY PURCHASE, GIFT, OR BARGAIN SALE FROM DONORS, SECURES THE PROPERTY AND STABILIZES THE CULTURAL RESOURCES AT THE SITE, MANAGES THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVE AS PART OF A LONG-TERM PLAN, AND EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HOW TO PRESERVE WHAT REMAINS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	21	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2985477	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2927303	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	516845	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	475746	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	241789	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	312291	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	199044	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	68950	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3943155	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3784290	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1324062	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1453093	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	234915	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1571385	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1466984	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	2895447	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2920077	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	1047708	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	864213	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	36170159	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	37185408	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	958731	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1103804	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	35211428	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	36081604	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	PART III, LINE 1:TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THE CONSERVANCY IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT ENDANGERED SITES, ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY BY PURCHASE, GIFT, OR BARGAIN SALE FROM DONORS, SECURES THE PROPERTY AND STABILIZES THE CULTURAL RESOURCES AT THE SITE, MANAGES THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVE AS PART OF A LONG-TERM PLAN, AND EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HOW TO PRESERVE WHAT REMAINS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1444586	Expense
Revenue	8270	Revenue
Description	ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2013, THE CONSERVANCY COMPLETED THE ACQUISITION OF 25 ENDANGERED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES WHICH ARE NOW MANAGED AS PERMANENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVES. 46 MORE SITES ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF ACQUISITION. IN ALL, THE CONSERVANCY HAS PRESERVED OVER 450 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MAINTAINING SECURITY AND PROVIDING STABILIZATION AND OTHER MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON MOST OF THE PRESERVES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1029658	Expense
Revenue	514700	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2013, THE CONSERVANCY PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF THE AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE, WHICH WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WITH A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 COPIES PER ISSUE. PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES WERE HELD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, SANTA FE, NM AND BOZEMAN, MT. SEVEN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRAVEL SEMINARS WERE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES AND MESOAMERICA.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	2474244	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	true	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	true	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	79	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	21	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY CO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	5052661540	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 GIRARD BLVD NE	AddressLine1
City	ALBUQUERQUE	City
State	NM	State
ZIP Code	87106	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
MARK T MICHEL
PRESIDENT	40.00	X	X	154667	0	12254
CECIL F ANTONE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CAROL CONDIE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JANET M CREIGHTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JERRY GOLDEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
W JAMES JUDGE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JAY T LAST
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DORINDA OLIVER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
RODDY STANTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
GORDON WILSON
CHAIRMAN	1.00	X		0	0	0
DONALD CRAIB
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LESLIE MASSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BILL LIPE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES B WALKER
VICE PRESIDE	40.00		X	115250	0	9100
PAUL GARDNER
VICE PRESIDE	40.00		X	91542	0	9572
TIONE JOSEPH
CHIEF FINANC	40.00		X	82042	0	6563

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	443501	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	37489	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	646739	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	2280564	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	1267183	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	2927303	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	EDUC TOURS & SEMINARS	Description
Total Revenue Column	475746	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	475746	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	475746	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	161528	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$161,528	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3895	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,895	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	17831	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	17831	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	17831	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$17,831	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	2805780	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	2655017	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	150763	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	150763	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$150,763	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
AMER ARCH MAGAZ SALES	38954	38954
MISCELLANEOUS	8270	8270

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	47224	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3784290	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	522970	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$334,017	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	478991	Total
Program Services	349452	ProgramServices
Management And General	94048	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	35491	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	761776	Total
Program Services	645062	ProgramServices
Management And General	54280	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	62434	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	120252	Total
Program Services	101828	ProgramServices
Management And General	8568	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9856	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	92074	Total
Program Services	77967	ProgramServices
Management And General	6561	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7546	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1534	Total
Program Services	1534	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19319	Total
Management And General	19319	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20519	Total
Program Services	16005	ProgramServices
Management And General	2462	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2052	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33418	Total
Program Services	26066	ProgramServices
Management And General	4010	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3342	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33491	Total
Program Services	26123	ProgramServices
Management And General	4019	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3349	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18507	Total
Program Services	18507	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3703	Total
Program Services	3074	ProgramServices
Management And General	629	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20257	Total
Program Services	8103	ProgramServices
Management And General	8103	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4051	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
EDUC COMMUNICATIONS	495563	403478	92085
SEMINARS AND TOURS	299855	299855
AMER ARCH MAGAZINE	196792	186952	9840
REGIONAL OFFICE EXP	113876	108837	1260	3779

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	210150	Total
Program Services	201401	ProgramServices
Management And General	5140	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3609	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2920077	Total
Program Services	2474244	ProgramServices
Management And General	210918	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	234915	Fundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	X	JointCosts

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	418319	BOY
EOY	8897	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	124208	BOY
EOY	81082	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18643	BOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36391	BOY
EOY	29460	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	331708	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	21218	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7942	BOY
EOY	310490	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3347271	BOY
EOY	2618942	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	32217385	BOY
EOY	34136537	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36170159	BOY
EOY	37185408	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4600	BOY
EOY	5163	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	95857	BOY
EOY	60626	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	858274	BOY
EOY	1038015	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	958731	BOY
EOY	1103804	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	33853916	BOY
EOY	34416314	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	357512	BOY
EOY	665290	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1000000	BOY
EOY	1000000	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35211428	BOY
EOY	36081604	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36170159	BOY
EOY	37185408	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	864213	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	5963	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	2590611	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3746459	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	6196755	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2985477	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2927303	CurrentTaxYear
Total	18446605	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2590611	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3746459	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	6196755	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2985477	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2927303	CurrentTaxYear
Total	18446605	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	18446605	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-117509	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	192551	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	299565	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	310843	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	334017	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1019467	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	19466072	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	2076507	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.94760	PublicSupportPertcentage170
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Historic Land Area	X	HistoricLandArea
Total Number Of Easements	12	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	542	TotalAcreage
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held	7	NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement	85	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1230647	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	151925	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	365144	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1323678	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1241210	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	52437	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	63000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1230647	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1089952	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	204258	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	53000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1241210	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	969718	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	165234	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	45000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1089952	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1251415	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-216693	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	65004	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	969718	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.98300	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.01700	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	60000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	60000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	246250	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	246250	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	24958	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	20845	Depreciation
Book Value	4113	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	500	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	373	Depreciation
Book Value	127	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	310490	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
ARCH SITES HELD FOR CONSERVATION	34032106
ARCH SITES IN PROCESS OF ACQUISITION	104431

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	34136537	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
NOTES PAYABLE	$588,431
ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS	$294,479
ACCRUED PAYROLL & RELATED LIABILITY	$145,105
DEPOSIT HELD -SALE OF ARCH SITE	$10,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	1038015	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3790253	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	5963	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	5963	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3784290	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3784290	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2920077	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	2920077	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	2920077	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9	ReturnReference
Explanation	EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT COST IF PURCHASED OR AT FAIR VALUE AT THE DATE OF ACQUISITION IF ALL OR PART OF THE EASEMENT WAS RECEIVED AS A DONATION. FAIR VALUE IS DETERMIND BY APPRAISAL.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MARK T MICHEL	NamePerson
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Base Compensation Filing Org	154667	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Filing Org	12254	DeferredCompFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	166921	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	9	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	860255	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Real Estate Other RealEstateOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	9	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	406928	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	PART III, LINE 1:TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THE CONSERVANCY IDENTIFIES IMPORTANT ENDANGERED SITES, ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY BY PURCHASE, GIFT, OR BARGAIN SALE FROM DONORS, SECURES THE PROPERTY AND STABILIZES THE CULTURAL RESOURCES AT THE SITE, MANAGES THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVE AS PART OF A LONG-TERM PLAN, AND EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND HOW TO PRESERVE WHAT REMAINS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE CONSERVANCY'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. AT THE TIME IT IS FILED, A FINAL COPY IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE FORM 990 AND MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE TIME IT MAY OCCUR TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONSERVANCY. ALL PAYMENTS MADE DURING THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR ARE MONITORED BY THE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ALLEGATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE CONSERVANCY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS SET EACH YEAR BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FIRST ASSEMBLES A LIST OF COMPENSATION DATA FROM 14 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FELT TO BE CLOSELY SIMILAR TO THE CONSERVANCY. THE COMPENSATION DATA IS BASED ON IRS 990 REPORTS AVAILABLE AND THEN ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION. THE PRESIDENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS ARE THEN EVALUATED BY THE COMMITTEE AND A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE FOR APPROVAL BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. THE CONSIDERATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN DETAIL MINUTES FROM THE SESSION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS OR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO THE BOARD BASED ON INDIVIDUAL JOB PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE, AND PREVAILING WAGES IN THE AREA. THE SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE CONSERVANCY'S FORM 990, AUDIT SUMMARY, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.ARCHAEOLOGICALCONSERVANCY.ORG . FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR, CHARITY NAVIGATOR, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND OTHER PUBLIC SITES. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED ON REQUEST AT THE CONSERVANCY HEADQUARTERS, 1717 GIRARD BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87106.