THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (EIN 01-0440729)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-09
IRS object ID
202620409349300147
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT) WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KLT HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVING LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT HActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT) WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KLT HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVING LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT HMissionDesc
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DescSTEWARDSHIP KLT'S STEWARDSHIP STAFF OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND WORK WITH 59 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS COMMIT MORE THAN 1418 HOURS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA, KLT'S MOST POPULAR PROPERTY WAS A STEWARDSHIP FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR. KLT STAFF, INTERNS, AND MAINE CONSERVATION CORPS CREW MOVED 50+ YARDS OF GRAVEL FOR TRAIL REPAIRS WITH TRACKED HAULERS. THE GRAVEL, ALONG WITH GEOTEXTILE FABRIC AND CRUSHED DRAIN STONE, WAS PLACED ALONG A SECTION OF THE MOUNT PISGAH TOWER TRAIL TO REPLACE ~600 FEET OF WORN BOG BRIDGING. IN ADDITION TO ADDING GRAVEL ALONG THE TOWER TRAIL, A MCC CREW BEGAN INSTALLING STEPPING-STONES ALONG THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BLUEBERRY TRAIL TO REPLACE ANOTHER SECTION OF OLD BOG-BRIDGING. THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONTINUED IN 2025. A MAINE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM GRANT FUNDED THESE PROJECTS, WITH MATCHING FUNDS PROVIDED BY KLT'S MEMBERSHIP. ON MANY OTHER PROPERTIES, KLT VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO STOCK SIGN-IN BOXES WITH BROCHURES, CLEAR TRAILS OF BLOWDOWNS, HELP WITH CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, REPLACE WORN SIGNAGE, CLEAR BUSH, CUT NEW TRAIL ALONGSIDE KLT STAFF, AND PROVIDE BOAT TRANSPORT TO LAKE ISLANDS. THE SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP ASSISTANT'S TIME WAS INCREASED AND A PRIORITY TASK WAS ANNUAL PROPERTY MONITORING, WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE CABIN PROJECTS AND RELOCATING AN OVERFLOWING LATRINE ON NORRIS ISLAND.Desc

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DescEDUCATION PUBLIC PROGRAMS KLT HOSTED PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL LYCEUM LECTURE SERIES ON MAINE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NATURE WALKS, A MAINE ENTOMOLOGICAL FIELD DAY, STAR GAZING EVENTS, FULL MOON HIKES, PROPERTY DEDICATIONS, AND MORE. PUBLICATIONS "KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS "2024 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: CONSERVATION LAND TRUST AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PARTNERSHIPS: WORKFORCE HOUSING WITH COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3BE59B 018667711287FEF/1724104284844/WORKFORCE+HOUSING+RESEARCH+FINAL.PDF ALTERNATIVE LAWN COVERS & THEIR BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3C0A3B F15C17E74F7F7C5/1724104872433/2024ELENA+8.13++FINAL.PDF "2023 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: HOWARD HILL UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL INITIATIVE HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/S/KLT-RESEARCH-PAPER-2023-FINAL.PDF "TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION, PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020, WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES. "SAVE HOWARD HILL: SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014. TEXT, MAPS, AND HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED ON AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL. "YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY, 2012. "BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010. ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS "WRITING THE LAND: MAINE AND WRITING THE LAND: ARE ANTHOLOGIES OF LAND TRUSTS, INCLUDING KLT, AND THE WORK OF BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH POETS WHO WROTE POEMS INSPIRED BY THEIR ADOPTED LANDS THROUGHOUT MAINE.Desc

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Desc1. LAND CONSERVATION SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL RESOURCES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. KLT HAS ACCOMPLISHED MANY NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLANNING IN 2022 WE COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. OUR PLAN INCORPORATES 13 ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN HELPS US IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. NEW LAND PROJECTS IN 2024 - 2025 KLT PROTECTED 261 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY. THE 39-ACRE JIMMY STREAM CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN LITCHFIELD, CONSERVED IN JULY 2024, PROTECTS HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD FORESTS AS WELL AS WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN AREAS WITH VALUABLE WILDLIFE HABITATS. THE PROPERTY FEATURES A HISTORIC NINETEENTH CENTURY CARRIAGE ROAD AND STONE WALLS, RECREATIONAL TRAILS MAINTAINED BY THE WHITE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND GLIMPSES OF OAK HILL TO THE WEST. THE 7-ACRE FERGUSON PARCEL, FAYETTE IS ADJACENT TO KLT'S 72-ACRE HALES POND PRESERVE. THE PARCEL WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM KLT DONORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE TRUST'S PARTNERSHIP WORK TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING, FOREST BASED LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES, PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONSERVATION LAND, AND FORESTLAND CONSERVATION. THE PROPERTY HAS AN EXISTING WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM AND EXTENSIVE FRONTAGE ON RICHMOND MILLS ROAD. KLT IS CURRENTLY PAYING FULL TAXES ON THE PROPERTY WHILE EXPLORING WHETHER A SMALL NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY IF THE LAND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. THE 97-ACRE HOPKINS SINCLAIR CONSERVATION AREA IN MANCHESTER WAS DONATED TO KLT IN FEBRUARY, 2025. THIS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PROPERTY PROTECTS VALUABLE WOODLAND AND WETLAND HABITATS IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED LANDSCAPE. THESE FORESTS AND WETLANDS AND OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS ARE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MANY OF MAINE'S WILDLIFE SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK BEAR AND MOOSE - WILDLIFE SPECIES WITH EXTENSIVE HOME RANGES. THIS CONSERVATION LAND IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE'S 1,140-ACRE JAMIE'S POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, KLT'S 68- ACRE WAGNER WOODS CONSERVATION AREA, AND THE 228-ACRE TOWN OF MANCHESTER CONSERVATION LANDS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 1,533 ACRES COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE. THE 8- ACRE PATTERSON ADDITION TO THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTS A PRODUCTIVE AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT HAYFIELD IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED AND RURAL LANDSCAPE. THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA, NOW EIGHTY- EIGHT ACRES, IS CLOSE TO THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY, STURTEVANT FARM SCENIC AREA, MEADOW BROOK FARM CONSERVATION AREA, BAMFORD POND CONSERVATION AREA, AND HALES POND WOODLAND PRESERVE. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 585 ACRES SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST-BASED ECONOMIES AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC, RECREATIONAL, AND WATER QUALITY VALUES. THE 54-ACRE EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA IN VIENNA FEATURES THE SCENIC UNDEVELOPED RIDGE OF EATON MOUNTAIN AND AN ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PERENNIAL STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO FLYING POND. THE PROPERTY IS CLOSE TO KLT'S PETER MILLER WOODLAND AND THE 6,800 + ACRE KENNEBEC HIGHLANDS, THE LARGEST CONSERVATION PROPERTY IN CENTRAL MAINE. EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA ADDS ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION VALUE TO THE HIGHLANDS, AND DUE TO ITS VARIED AND DIVERSE TERRAIN, PROTECTS A LANDSCAPE THAT COULD PROVIDE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY. THE 56-ACRE PARKER POND CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION AREA IN MOUNT VERNON IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SHORE OF PARKER POND. THIS SCENIC AND ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PROPERTY PROTECTS WATER QUALITY, 1,470 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORE LAND AND AN ASSOCIATED CORRIDOR OF MATURE CONIFER-HARDWOOD FOREST, AND AN UPLAND HARDWOOD FOREST. WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS, THIS PROPERTY PROVIDES IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON BOTH UNDEVELOPED LAKE AND WOODLAND HABITATS. KLT PLANS TO DEVELOP A SHORT TRAIL AND A HAND-CARRY BOAT ACCESS POINT OVER THE COMING YEARS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESS. BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY 2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C) (13). BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF LEAD FREQUENT TOURS OF THE CEMETERY AND ARE PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INITIATING A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND PLANNING PROCESS IN MAINE OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, AND SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A 0.25-MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATOR AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE CEMETERY PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, THE KLT OFFICE MANAGES THE BURIAL GROUND AND COORDINATES PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED, AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION CEMETERY ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL AND THE CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ALLIANCE. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, 212 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. NINE BURIALS TOOK PLACE IN 2024 - 2025. THE MOST RECENT STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS HAVE BEEN MARKING EXISTING GRAVES SITES WITH GRANITE CORNER STONES AND MAINTAINING THE POLLINATOR FIELD HABITAT. BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF HAVE ALSO PRESENTED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ABOUT CONSERVATION BURIAL AND THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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MARY DENISON
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TOM FERRERO
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PAUL KUEHNERT
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HOWARD LAKE
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DIRECTOR0.60$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY SHERIDAN
DIRECTOR0.60$0$0$0Yes (X)
LINDSAY THEIS
DIRECTOR0.60$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMY TRUNNELL
TREASURER1.80Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KIM VANDERMEULEN
DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$80,788TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,611TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues$265,973MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$4,822GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,323,971AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$486,880NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,594,766TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND$11,522$11,522
ANNUAL MEETING$2,206$2,206
OTHER PROGRAMS$339$339
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,067TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$37,710TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$37,710ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$11,320RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$10,833RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$487RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$487TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$487ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$271,450SecuritiesAmt
Other$31,514OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$268,916SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,534SecuritiesAmt
Other$31,514OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,048TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$34,048ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,833GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,032CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$801TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$801ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTIMBER SALESDesc
Total Revenue Column$11,631TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,631RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,631OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,693,510TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,698RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$73,046ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,146TotalAmt
Program Services$46,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,107FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$206,993TotalAmt
Program Services$172,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,510FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,140TotalAmt
Program Services$3,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,352TotalAmt
Program Services$19,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$811FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,155TotalAmt
Management And General$6,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,966TotalAmt
Management And General$7,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,142TotalAmt
Program Services$10,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476TotalAmt
Management And General$476ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,912TotalAmt
Program Services$20,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$863FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,920TotalAmt
Program Services$9,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$397FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,987TotalAmt
Program Services$7,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$332FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,371TotalAmt
Management And General$5,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,616TotalAmt
Program Services$4,499ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,543TotalAmt
Program Services$13,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$584FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS$89,569$89,569
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH$24,120$24,120
DUES$5,762$5,762
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$2,367$1,859$429$79

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563,537TotalAmt
Program Services$422,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,733FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,630BOYAmt
EOY$6,668EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700,295BOYAmt
EOY$1,229,285EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$58,060EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$36,993EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,872,969LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$168,286LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,167,088BOYAmt
EOY$7,704,683EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,083,314BOYAmt
EOY$1,228,688EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,108BOYAmt
EOY$112EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,056,435BOYAmt
EOY$10,264,489EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,398BOYAmt
EOY$9,440EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,398BOYAmt
EOY$9,440EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,320,603BOYAmt
EOY$9,299,174EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$729,434BOYAmt
EOY$955,875EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,050,037BOYAmt
EOY$10,255,049EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,056,435BOYAmt
EOY$10,264,489EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,129,973ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$56,672NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$18,367PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$497,268CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$897,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$936,048CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$799,089CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,594,766CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,725,051TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$497,268CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$897,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$936,048CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$799,089CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,594,766CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,725,051TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$580,483SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,144,568PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,202CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,412CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,516CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,030CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$182,337TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,833CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,833TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,909,221TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$222,064GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84420PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96240PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements37TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage2671.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement106.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$1,830ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$936,024BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$155,665ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$96,569InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$29,155OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,159,103EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$887,012BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$68,614InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$22,602OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$936,024EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$858,989BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,565ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$62,780InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$44,322OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$887,012EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,041,386BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$16,283ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$162,725InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,955OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$858,989EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$740,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$42,141ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$302,158InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$43,906OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,041,386EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.75880BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17170PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06950TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,376,811OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,376,811BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$351,454OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,730DepreciationAmt
Book Value$269,724BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$144,704OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$86,556DepreciationAmt
Book Value$58,148BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,704,683TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,787,059TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$56,672NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$32,981DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$89,653RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,697,406RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$7,966InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$11,862OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,896RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,693,510TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$600,419TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$32,981DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$11,865OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$44,846ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$555,573ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$7,966InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$2OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,964ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$563,537TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5KLT HAS A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING MONITORING, INSPECTION, HANDLING VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PURCHASED OR DONATED ARE RECORDED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT THE VALUE OF 1 EACH IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF EASEMENTS HELD BY KLT. ALL EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE ARE EXPENSED AS EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, COSTS INCURRED IN OBTAINING THE EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED. A NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DUE TO THE LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS BOARD RESTRICTED FUNDS INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP FUNDS. STEWARDSHIP FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPERTIES. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD IN PERPETUITY. EARNINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE LIMITED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S SPENDING POLICY OF 4%.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ALSO BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT STATUS, IF ANY. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BRENTAL EXPENSES -10,833 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD -1,032 ROUNDING 3
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DRENTAL EXPENSES 10,833 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD 1,032
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BROUNDING -2

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,355NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesPUBLICLY LISTED QUOTESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$456,972NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISAL VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescTRACTOR & EQUIPDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,553NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSALE OF COMPARABLE ITEMSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32BGIFTS OF MARKETABLE SECURITIES, IF ANY, ARE SOLD BY OUR INVESTMENT AGENTS, KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK OR EP WEALTH ADVISORS, UPON RECEIPT AND PROCEEDS OF THE SALE ARE DEPOSITED TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT.
SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART IIGIFTS OF LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAND ACQUISITION POLICY, WHICH IS GENERALLY IN PERPETUITY. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE VALUED AT A NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 DUE TO A LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. THERE WERE FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DONATED IN THE CURRENT YEAR. LAND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VALUED AT THE TOWN TAX ASSESSED VALUE OR APPRAISAL VALUE.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT) WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KLT HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVING LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, COMMITTED TO TAKING CARE OF THE LANDS WE CONSERVE. KLT COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION IN 2018 AND REACCREDITATION IN 2024. WE RECEIVED A SOURCE AWARD FROM THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD TO HONOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS, A KLT-INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON KEEPING FORESTS AS FORESTS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL-RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMIES. PERMANENT LAND CONSERVATION AND PROMOTING LAND STEWARDSHIP CONTINUE TO BE THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF KLT'S WORK. SINCE 1988 WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LANDOWNERS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT 8,047 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, FEE PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND CONSTRUCTED 61 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LANDS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT WE OWN AND WRITTEN BASELINE DOCUMENTS FOR EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT. ALL OF OUR CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY. OUR LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS INFORMED BY A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. UPDATED IN 2022, THIS SCIENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT GUIDES THE TRUST'S CONSERVATION PLANNING WORK AND PROVIDES VALUABLE PLANNING DATA TO THE TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING FIFTY NINE LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED MORE THAN 2618 HOURS TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE HOSTED FORTY-FOUR VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM THIRTY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2005, HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS. SINCE 2013, KLT AND SEVEN OTHER STATEWIDE ENTITIES (THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, COASTAL ENTERPRISES, INC, THE MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST, GROWSMART MAINE, THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER AND THE MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AS THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS (LWW) PARTNERSHIP. THE LWW PARTNERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING GREATER USE OF LOCALLY SOURCED WOOD AND LUMBER AS AN EFFICIENT HEATING ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS, A LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVE TO ENERGY- INTENSIVE CONCRETE AND STEEL, AND A MEANS OF SUSTAINING A DIVERSE AND ECOLOGICALLY RICH FORESTED LANDSCAPE. THE FOLLOWING LWW PAPERS HIGHLIGHT PARTNERSHIP GOALS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION (HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/LOCAL-WOOD-WORKS-2017-WHITE-PAPER/) AND A LONG TERM APPROACH TO FOREST MANAGEMENT: A POSITION PAPER FOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS, BY KLT AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, MAINE, DECEMBER 2018 (HTTPS://WWW.LOCALWOODWORKS.ORG/NEWS/A-LONG-TERM-APPROACH-TO-FOREST- MANAGEMENT) HAVE BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, LWW DRAFTED THE FOLLOWING DRAFT PAPER: FORESTLAND CONSERVATION AND HOUSING: A CLIMATE, ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITY TRIPLE WIN FOR RURAL NEW ENGLAND, HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/5A7B8C37A9DB0960B0395937/T/6896631C0 AD38177C85F0231/1754686236456/REVIEW+DRAFT+TRIPLE+WIN+PAPER.PDF LWW ALSO CONTINUED TO UPDATE THE LWW WEB-BASED DIRECTORY OF THE AREA'S WOOD PRODUCERS: HTTPS://WWW.LOCALWOODWORKS.ORG/? FBCLID=IWAR0QXPUM0QN_IBG5RKLIHYXUHXZB_H_7O_HJPFZFQNV6DGT9-Q_TE7WX9VI
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ASTEWARDSHIP KLT'S STEWARDSHIP STAFF OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND WORK WITH 59 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS COMMIT MORE THAN 1418 HOURS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA, KLT'S MOST POPULAR PROPERTY WAS A STEWARDSHIP FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR. KLT STAFF, INTERNS, AND MAINE CONSERVATION CORPS CREW MOVED 50+ YARDS OF GRAVEL FOR TRAIL REPAIRS WITH TRACKED HAULERS. THE GRAVEL, ALONG WITH GEOTEXTILE FABRIC AND CRUSHED DRAIN STONE, WAS PLACED ALONG A SECTION OF THE MOUNT PISGAH TOWER TRAIL TO REPLACE ~600 FEET OF WORN BOG BRIDGING. IN ADDITION TO ADDING GRAVEL ALONG THE TOWER TRAIL, A MCC CREW BEGAN INSTALLING STEPPING-STONES ALONG THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BLUEBERRY TRAIL TO REPLACE ANOTHER SECTION OF OLD BOG-BRIDGING. THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONTINUED IN 2025. A MAINE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM GRANT FUNDED THESE PROJECTS, WITH MATCHING FUNDS PROVIDED BY KLT'S MEMBERSHIP. ON MANY OTHER PROPERTIES, KLT VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO STOCK SIGN-IN BOXES WITH BROCHURES, CLEAR TRAILS OF BLOWDOWNS, HELP WITH CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, REPLACE WORN SIGNAGE, CLEAR BUSH, CUT NEW TRAIL ALONGSIDE KLT STAFF, AND PROVIDE BOAT TRANSPORT TO LAKE ISLANDS. THE SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP ASSISTANT'S TIME WAS INCREASED AND A PRIORITY TASK WAS ANNUAL PROPERTY MONITORING, WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE CABIN PROJECTS AND RELOCATING AN OVERFLOWING LATRINE ON NORRIS ISLAND.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BEDUCATION PUBLIC PROGRAMS KLT HOSTED PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL LYCEUM LECTURE SERIES ON MAINE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NATURE WALKS, A MAINE ENTOMOLOGICAL FIELD DAY, STAR GAZING EVENTS, FULL MOON HIKES, PROPERTY DEDICATIONS, AND MORE. PUBLICATIONS "KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS "2024 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: CONSERVATION LAND TRUST AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PARTNERSHIPS: WORKFORCE HOUSING WITH COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3BE59B 018667711287FEF/1724104284844/WORKFORCE+HOUSING+RESEARCH+FINAL.PDF ALTERNATIVE LAWN COVERS & THEIR BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3C0A3B F15C17E74F7F7C5/1724104872433/2024ELENA+8.13++FINAL.PDF "2023 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: HOWARD HILL UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL INITIATIVE HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/S/KLT-RESEARCH-PAPER-2023-FINAL.PDF "TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION, PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020, WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES. "SAVE HOWARD HILL: SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014. TEXT, MAPS, AND HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED ON AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL. "YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY, 2012. "BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010. ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS "WRITING THE LAND: MAINE AND WRITING THE LAND: ARE ANTHOLOGIES OF LAND TRUSTS, INCLUDING KLT, AND THE WORK OF BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH POETS WHO WROTE POEMS INSPIRED BY THEIR ADOPTED LANDS THROUGHOUT MAINE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C1. LAND CONSERVATION SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL RESOURCES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. KLT HAS ACCOMPLISHED MANY NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLANNING IN 2022 WE COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. OUR PLAN INCORPORATES 13 ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN HELPS US IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. NEW LAND PROJECTS IN 2024 - 2025 KLT PROTECTED 261 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY. THE 39-ACRE JIMMY STREAM CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN LITCHFIELD, CONSERVED IN JULY 2024, PROTECTS HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD FORESTS AS WELL AS WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN AREAS WITH VALUABLE WILDLIFE HABITATS. THE PROPERTY FEATURES A HISTORIC NINETEENTH CENTURY CARRIAGE ROAD AND STONE WALLS, RECREATIONAL TRAILS MAINTAINED BY THE WHITE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND GLIMPSES OF OAK HILL TO THE WEST. THE 7-ACRE FERGUSON PARCEL, FAYETTE IS ADJACENT TO KLT'S 72-ACRE HALES POND PRESERVE. THE PARCEL WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM KLT DONORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE TRUST'S PARTNERSHIP WORK TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING, FOREST BASED LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES, PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONSERVATION LAND, AND FORESTLAND CONSERVATION. THE PROPERTY HAS AN EXISTING WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM AND EXTENSIVE FRONTAGE ON RICHMOND MILLS ROAD. KLT IS CURRENTLY PAYING FULL TAXES ON THE PROPERTY WHILE EXPLORING WHETHER A SMALL NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY IF THE LAND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. THE 97-ACRE HOPKINS SINCLAIR CONSERVATION AREA IN MANCHESTER WAS DONATED TO KLT IN FEBRUARY, 2025. THIS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PROPERTY PROTECTS VALUABLE WOODLAND AND WETLAND HABITATS IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED LANDSCAPE. THESE FORESTS AND WETLANDS AND OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS ARE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MANY OF MAINE'S WILDLIFE SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK BEAR AND MOOSE - WILDLIFE SPECIES WITH EXTENSIVE HOME RANGES. THIS CONSERVATION LAND IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE'S 1,140-ACRE JAMIE'S POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, KLT'S 68- ACRE WAGNER WOODS CONSERVATION AREA, AND THE 228-ACRE TOWN OF MANCHESTER CONSERVATION LANDS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 1,533 ACRES COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE. THE 8- ACRE PATTERSON ADDITION TO THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTS A PRODUCTIVE AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT HAYFIELD IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED AND RURAL LANDSCAPE. THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA, NOW EIGHTY- EIGHT ACRES, IS CLOSE TO THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY, STURTEVANT FARM SCENIC AREA, MEADOW BROOK FARM CONSERVATION AREA, BAMFORD POND CONSERVATION AREA, AND HALES POND WOODLAND PRESERVE. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 585 ACRES SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST-BASED ECONOMIES AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC, RECREATIONAL, AND WATER QUALITY VALUES. THE 54-ACRE EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA IN VIENNA FEATURES THE SCENIC UNDEVELOPED RIDGE OF EATON MOUNTAIN AND AN ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PERENNIAL STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO FLYING POND. THE PROPERTY IS CLOSE TO KLT'S PETER MILLER WOODLAND AND THE 6,800 + ACRE KENNEBEC HIGHLANDS, THE LARGEST CONSERVATION PROPERTY IN CENTRAL MAINE. EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA ADDS ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION VALUE TO THE HIGHLANDS, AND DUE TO ITS VARIED AND DIVERSE TERRAIN, PROTECTS A LANDSCAPE THAT COULD PROVIDE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY. THE 56-ACRE PARKER POND CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION AREA IN MOUNT VERNON IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SHORE OF PARKER POND. THIS SCENIC AND ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PROPERTY PROTECTS WATER QUALITY, 1,470 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORE LAND AND AN ASSOCIATED CORRIDOR OF MATURE CONIFER-HARDWOOD FOREST, AND AN UPLAND HARDWOOD FOREST. WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS, THIS PROPERTY PROVIDES IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON BOTH UNDEVELOPED LAKE AND WOODLAND HABITATS. KLT PLANS TO DEVELOP A SHORT TRAIL AND A HAND-CARRY BOAT ACCESS POINT OVER THE COMING YEARS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESS. BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY 2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C) (13). BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF LEAD FREQUENT TOURS OF THE CEMETERY AND ARE PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INITIATING A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND PLANNING PROCESS IN MAINE OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, AND SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A 0.25-MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATOR AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE CEMETERY PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, THE KLT OFFICE MANAGES THE BURIAL GROUND AND COORDINATES PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED, AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION CEMETERY ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL AND THE CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ALLIANCE. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, 212 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. NINE BURIALS TOOK PLACE IN 2024 - 2025. THE MOST RECENT STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS HAVE BEEN MARKING EXISTING GRAVES SITES WITH GRANITE CORNER STONES AND MAINTAINING THE POLLINATOR FIELD HABITAT. BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF HAVE ALSO PRESENTED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ABOUT CONSERVATION BURIAL AND THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2HOWARD LAKE MARY DENISON DIRECTOR DIRECTOR PARTNERS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BMEMBERS ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS SUBMISSION. AT DONOR REQUEST, DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REDACTED FROM THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD. CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUALLY, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN MATTERS ARISE IN THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR WHICH A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THAT PERSON/S WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSION AND, IF A BOARD MEMBER, WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUST SOURCES AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BUSING NATIONAL STANDARDS, SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL STAFF ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1KLT CHANGED FROM THE INCOME TAX METHOD-MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AS OF 7/01/2024 TO PRESENT A FULLER PICTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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