DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 14-1667526)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-08-06
IRS object ID: 201202199349300845
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-08-06T13:47:41-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PATTISONKOSKEYHOWE&BUCCIPC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2880 ROUTE 9 SUITE 2	AddressLine1
City	VALATIE	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12184	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	141667526	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% REBECCA THORNTON	InCareOfName
Name Control	DUTC	NameControl
Phone	8456773002	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 138	AddressLine1
City	MILLBROOK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12545	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	REBECCA THORNTON	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	8456773002	Phone
Date Signed	2012-08-02	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MATTHEW H VANDERBECK	Name
Phone	5187586776	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	OAKLEIGH THORNE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	THORNEDALE FARM LLC PO BOX 258	AddressLine1
City	MILLBROOK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12545	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2670124	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	DUTCHESSLAND.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1985	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES OF DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	25	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	25	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	13	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	254	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1087014	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1128602	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	9524	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	23004	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	95795	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	82341	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1192333	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1233947	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	19000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	644830	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	694532	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	88775	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	326160	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	397711	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	989990	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1092243	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	202343	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	141704	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	5375933	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	5221712	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	360170	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	266979	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	5015763	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	4954733	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING FOR THE PUBLIC FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS THE SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES OF DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, INCLUDING OPEN SPACES, FORESTS, WATER RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE HABITATS. DLC CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION BY OBTAINING THROUGH DONATION OR PURCHASE, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PRIVATELY HELD LAND AND MONITORING THESE EASEMENTS IN PERPETUITY. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE LEGAL AGREEMENTS LIMITING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO PROTECT LAND FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. DLC ALSO HOLDS LAND OBTAINED THROUGH DONATION OR PURCHASE. IN ADDITION, DLC PROVIDES TECHNICAL LAND PLANNING ASSISTANCE, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS OF LAND CONSERVATION, AND WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND PLANNING. IN 2009 THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED ACCREDITATION STATUS BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, AN INDEPENDENT PR	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	427584	Expense
Description	LAND CONSERVATION: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS - IN 2011 THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH 44 LAND OWNERS ON CONSERVATION EASEMENTS COVERING MORE THAN 5,800 ACRES, 10 LAND OWNERS ON CONSERVATION PLANNING PROJECTS ON 3000 ACRES, 87 LAND OWNERS ON RESOURCE MAPPING AND RESPONDED TO 26 ADDITIONAL INQUIRIES ABOUT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. IN 2011, 17 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WERE FILED PROTECTING 1704 ACRES WHICH BROUGHT THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL LAND PROTECTED TO MORE THAN 34,874 ACRES. PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS - IN 2011, THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY WORKED ON 14 PDR PROJECTS IN 5 TOWNS (BOS HAVEN FARM, WASHINGTON/UNION VALE; SUNSET RIDGE FARM, NORTH EAST; SLEIGHT FARM, LAGRANGE; FISHKILL FARMS, EAST FISHKILL) AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCENIC HUDSON ON 10 RED HOOK FARMS AND SURROUNDING AREAS INVOLVING MORE THAN 736 ACRES AND SEVERAL OTHERS. MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION AREAS - THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S MUNICIPAL CONSERVATION AREA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, A PROGRAM TO HELP TOWNS ACQUIRE IMPORTANT RESOURCE LAND FOR PASSIVE PUBLIC USE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH DOVER TO ACQUIRE AND PROTECT AN ADDITIONAL 50 ACRES TO BE ADDED TO THE PRESERVE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO REVIEW AND TRACK SEVERAL MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WITH AN IMPACT TO SIGNIFICANT OPEN SPACE RESOURCES COVERING MORE THAN 3,800 ACRES IN FIVE TOWNS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	202573	Expense
Description	STEWARDSHIP: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOW PROTECTED 34,874 ACRES STEWARDING 349 EASEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION AERIAL MONITORS ALL PROPERTIES ANNUALLY AND GROUND MONITORS ITS EASEMENTS ON A THREE TO FOUR YEAR ROTATIONAL BASIS. IN 2011, THE ORGANIZATION AERIAL MONITORED ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND COMPLETED 100 ON A ROTATIONAL GROUND MONITORING SCHEDULE THROUGH STAFF AND LAND STEWARDS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED ON OVER 24 STEWARDSHIP MATTERS FROM PRIOR APPROVAL REQUESTS AND LAND MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS TO RESOLVING EASEMENT ISSUES. EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO UPDATE OLD BASELINE DOCUMENTATION FILES. STAFF COMPLETED UPDATES TO 3 OLDER BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORTS. STAFF STRIVES TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON INTERNET SERVICES SUCH AS MICROSOFT'S MAPSLIVE.COM WHICH PROVIDES A VERY USEFUL ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. THE ORGANIZATION'S STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUE TO INCREASE EACH YEAR AS MORE AND MORE EASEMENTS ARE ACCEPTED. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THE TRACKING OF EASEMENT PROTECTED PROPERTY SALES, COMMUNICATION WITH LAND OWNERS AND MAINTAINING A "WATCH LIST" OF EASEMENT PROTECTED LAND ON THE MARKET TO CHECK FOR NEW OWNERSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR STAFF FILES CRITICAL EASEMENT RELATED DOCUMENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ARCHIVAL STORAGE UNIT IN AN OFF-SITE FACILITY TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST VALUABLE DOCUMENTS. VOLUNTEERS: IN ORDER TO HELP WITH STEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING EASEMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION'S LAND STEWARDS VOLUNTEER TEAM WORKED TOGETHER WITH STAFF TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE GROUND MONITORING.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	156436	Expense
Description	EDUCATION: EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT CONSERVATION TOOLS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF REGULARLY TALK WITH MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOL GROUPS, SERVICE AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND PRESERVATION, SOUND PLANNING, QUALITY GROWTH THAT PROTECTS IMPORTANT RESOURCES, AND WAYS TO KEEP FARMERS ON THE LAND. LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN EAGERLY ATTENDING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL TOWN BOARD BREAKFASTS WHICH SERVES TO BRING TOWNS AND THE ORGANIZATION TOGETHER ON COOPERATIVE ISSUES AND IDEAS. IN 2011, THE ORGANIZATION'S 8TH ANNUAL TOWN BOARD BREAKFAST WAS ATTENDED BY 30 TOWN REPRESENTATIVES. TEAMING UP WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED AND THE MILLBROOK SCHOOL, THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING ON A LONG-TERM PROJECT TO MANAGE PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE IN THE MILLBROOK MARSH BY RELEASING BEETLES THAT FEED EXCLUSIVELY ON THE LOOSESTRIFE. THE ORGANIZATION IS MONITORING THE EFFECTS OF THESE BEETLES ON THE PLANT DIVERSITY WITHIN THE MARSH TWICE A YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL CITIZENS AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS SUCH AS A HABITAT WALK, GEOLOGY WALK, SOIL WORKSHOP AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT LAND STEWARDSHIP AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THE ORGANIZATION'S HABITAT WALK WAS ATTENDED BY 9 PEOPLE. THE GEOLOGY WALK WAS ATTENDED BY 35 PEOPLE AND THE SOILS WORKSHOP WAS ATTENDED BY 25 PEOPLE, AND THE NORTH AMERICAN AMPHIBIAN MONITORING PROGRAM TRAINING HAD 15 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS DAY AT IBM IN WAPPINGERS, WATERSHED AWARENESS WEEK, EARTH DAY FAIR AT DOVER HIGH SCHOOL WITH OVER 275 STUDENTS ATTENDINGS. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN THE FINE HOME SHOW IN THE VILLAGE OF MILLBROOK, AND THE TRADE FAIR AT ORVIS SANDANONA. THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF SPOKE AT 19 DIFFERENT VENUES INCLUDING TOWN MEETINGS AND PRESS EVENTS, PRESENTED AT COUNTY LEGISLATURE MEETINGS, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN ALBANY, ON WAMC RADIO, AT LTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MILWALKEE, MET WITH 33 OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS TO STRATEGIZE ON COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, ATTENDED NUMEROUS SEMINARS AND CLASSES TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, PARTICIPATED ON 22 COMMITTEES (STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL) AND ATTENDED VARIOUS GATHERINGS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR FOR THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK ADVISORY BOARD.	Description

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Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	true	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
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More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
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Fundraising Activities	true	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
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
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Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	13	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	25	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	25	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	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	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	REBECCA THORNTON	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8456773002	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4289 ROUTE 82	AddressLine1
City	MILLBROOK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12545	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (26 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
TIMOTHY M BONTECOU
CHAIRMAN	0.5	X	X	0	0	0
MARTA E NOTTEBOHM
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
OAKLEIGH THORNE
SECRETARY/TREASURER	0.5	X	X	0	0	0
REBECCA M SEAMAN
VICE CHAIRMAN	0.5	X	X	0	0	0
BARRY CHASE
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN V AUGUSTINE
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
STEVEN BENARDETE
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
WOLCOTT B DUNHAM JR
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
THOMAS FLEXNER
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
DR PETER M GROFFMAN
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
NANCY N HATHAWAY
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
THOMAS KEESEE
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
FRED WHITRIDGE JR
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
ERIC D ROSENFELD
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
MOLLY SCHAEFER
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
DAVID R TETOR
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
OLIVIA VAN MELLE KAMP
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
RALPH WEINDLING
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
ROSS WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
BRAD KENDALL
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
LESLIE FARHANGI
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
CHUCK MEAD
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
GILBERT SCHAFER III
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
JACK BANNING
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
TIM MAYHEW
DIRECTOR	0.25	X		0	0	0
REBECCA THORNTON
PRESIDENT	40.0		X	150600	0	4526	X

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Total Reportable Comp From Org	150600	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	4526	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	30000	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	1098602	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	14492	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	1128602	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column	23575	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$23,575	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1378962	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1379533	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-571	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-571	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	30000	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
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Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	82341	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1233947	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$23,575	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	150600	Total
Program Services	131022	ProgramServices
Management And General	9036	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10542	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	437833	Total
Program Services	355357	ProgramServices
Management And General	45204	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	37272	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15664	Total
Program Services	12791	ProgramServices
Management And General	1644	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1229	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48305	Total
Program Services	41137	ProgramServices
Management And General	2508	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4660	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	42130	Total
Program Services	34526	ProgramServices
Management And General	4152	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3452	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19939	Total
Program Services	19939	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13919	Total
Management And General	13919	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	48287	Total
Program Services	36321	ProgramServices
Management And General	3400	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8566	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5783	Total
Fundraising	5783	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	30289	Total
Program Services	24182	ProgramServices
Management And General	1489	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4618	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1573	Total
Program Services	540	ProgramServices
Management And General	853	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	180	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15615	Total
Program Services	10947	ProgramServices
Management And General	3273	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1395	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9720	Total
Program Services	6250	ProgramServices
Management And General	3145	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	325	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4342	Total
Program Services	4342	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26794	Total
Program Services	18756	ProgramServices
Management And General	8038	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16678	Total
Program Services	10251	ProgramServices
Management And General	3010	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3417	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
PROJECT EXPENSES	6350	6350
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	21486	21486
EQUIPMENT RRM	24018	8133	13256	2629
HUDSONIA PROJECT	23500	23500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	129418	Total
Program Services	20763	ProgramServices
Management And General	103948	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4707	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1092243	Total
Program Services	786593	ProgramServices
Management And General	216875	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	88775	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	298843	BOY
EOY	587237	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	101622	BOY
EOY	23840	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

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

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

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

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

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

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9472	BOY
EOY	10598	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	543653	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	225009	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	339716	BOY
EOY	318644	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1413816	BOY
EOY	2154616	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2764046	BOY
EOY	1791437	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	448418	BOY
EOY	335340	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5375933	BOY
EOY	5221712	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	38243	BOY
EOY	54001	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10556	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

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

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	311371	BOY
EOY	212978	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	360170	BOY
EOY	266979	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2546766	BOY
EOY	2802460	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2012195	BOY
EOY	1673821	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	456802	BOY
EOY	478452	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5015763	BOY
EOY	4954733	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5375933	BOY
EOY	5221712	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	141704	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-202734	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1038772	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	809661	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	918706	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1087014	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1100158	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4954311	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	152386	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	133220	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	86096	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	155035	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	135985	CurrentTaxYear
Total	662722	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1191158	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	942881	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1004802	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1242049	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1236143	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5617033	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	306525	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	222800	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	161900	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	203205	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	128949	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1023379	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	306525	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	222800	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	161900	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	203205	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	128949	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1023379	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	4593654	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	249005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	151118	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	19707	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6650	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	23575	CurrentTaxYear
Total	450055	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	249005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	151118	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	19707	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6650	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	23575	CurrentTaxYear
Total	450055	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	31	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Total	31	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1440194	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1093999	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1024509	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1248699	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1259718	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6067119	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.75714	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.74589	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.07418	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.07171	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	true	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	true	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Grants Other Organizations	$1,000	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmount
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	true	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	1000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LOBBYING ACTIVITIES	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART IIB, LINE 1I	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN LOBBYING THROUGH MAILINGS TO LEGISLATORS, ATTENDANCE AT LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST ORGANIZED LOBBY DAYS, MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS WORK, AND PARTICIPATION IN PRESS CONFERENCES CONCERNING STATE GRANTS. OTHER EXPENSES CONSISTS OF MILEAGE AND OTHER REIMBURSABLES TO THOSE WHO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation For Public Use	X	PreservationForPublicUse
Protection Of Natural Habitat	X	ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open Space	X	PreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements	350	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	34964.00	TotalAcreage
Nmbr Easements Modified	3	NmbrEasementsModified
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held	1	NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring	true	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement	4639.00	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement	202573	ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	true	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets In Part X	7700	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2614967	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	163612	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-180571	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	2598008	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2348583	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	176392	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	89992	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	2614967	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2153230	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	223300	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	8053	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	36000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2348583	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	3641293	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	97300	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-1567550	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	17814	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2153229	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.81500	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.18500	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
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	120000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	120000	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Buildings		Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	378096	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	199043	Depreciation
Book Value	179053	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	45557	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	25966	Depreciation
Book Value	19591	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	318644	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivatives
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterests

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
TIFF SHORT-TERM FUND	1515803	F
BERKSHIRE TACONIC	275634	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	1791437	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Assets OtherAssets (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
DONATED ARTWORK	7700
RESTRICTED CASH FOR ENDOWMENT	21650
LOANS AND EXCHANGES	25990
PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE	280000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	335340	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Total Revenue	1233947	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1092243	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	141704	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-202734	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-202734	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-61030	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1065368	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-202734	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	34155	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-168579	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1233947	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1233947	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1126398	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	34155	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	34155	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1092243	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	1092243	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
CONSERVATION EASEMENT FINANCIAL REPORTING	SCHEDULE D PART II LINE 9	EXPENSES RELATED TO PURCHASED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED AS PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. ANY OFFSETTING REVENUES ARE RECORDED AS PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS CONTRIBUTIONS OR LAND PROTECTION CONTRIBUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HOLD ANY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION HAVE NO MARKET VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS SUPPORT. DONATED EASEMENTS ARE CARRIED AT ZERO BOOK VALUE PRIMARILY BECAUSE A TYPICAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH NO AFFIRMATIVE RIGHTS EXCEPT TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE EASEMENT AND THIS CONSTITUTES A BURDEN. COSTS INCURRED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO PURCHASE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ARE EXPENSED IN THE PERIOD INCURRED.
SCHEDULE D PART V LINE 4 - ENDOWMENTS	SCHEDULE D PART V LINE 4	Permanently restricted net assets as of December 31, 2011 consist of funds contributed for the long-term administration of conservation easements. The earnings on these funds are solely for the purpose of covering the costs of stewarding each easement. Permanently restricted net assets totaled $478,452 at December 31, 2011. Unrestricted net assets as of December 31, 2011, consist of three Board Designated categories. The Board designated unrestricted amounts are for the following purposes: Land protection $ 1,713,548 Land easement acquisition 190,367 Reserve fund 130,000 Total Board Designated $ 2,033,915
SCHEDULE D PART II LINE 3 - AMENDED EASEMENTS	AMENDED EASEMENTS	EASEMENT: KIMBALL LANDOWNER: HOPETON KNEELAND KIMBALL AMENDMENT: RECORDED AT DUTCHESS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AT DOCUMENT NO. 02-2011-1662 ON APRIL 6, 2011. REASONS FOR AMENDMENT: TO ADVANCE THE SCENIC PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION PURPOSES OF THE ORIGINAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT (WHICH WAS RECORDED IN DECEMBER OF 1992) BY CLARIFYING AND UPDATING THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT TO CURRENT CONSERVANCY EASEMENT TERMS AND STANDARDS WHICH WILL BETTER FACILITATE THE INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT; BY IMPOSING ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY INCLUDING DESIGNATING A BUILDING ENVELOPE AROUND EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN WHICH TO CLUSTER PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT, ESTABLISHING SIZE LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, REDISTRIBUTING A SECOND BUILDING ENVELOPE RESULTING IN FURTHER PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS, DESIGNATING PRESERVATION AREAS AND SETTING LIMITATIONS ON ROOFED STRUCTURES RESULTING IN ENHANCED PRESERVATION AND NO INCREASE IN VALUE TO THE LANDOWNER. EASEMENT: BABCOCK/BANNING LANDOWNER: JOHN P. BANNING AND IRENE W. BANNING AMENDMENT: RECORDED AT DUTCHESS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AT DOCUMENT NO. 02-2011-6059 ON DECEMBER 22, 2011 REASON FOR AMENDMENT: TO ADVANCE THE SCENIC PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION PURPOSES OF THE ORIGINAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT (WHICH WAS RECORDED IN MARCH 1990) BY UPDATING THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT TO CURRENT CONSERVANCY EASEMENT TERMS AND STANDARDS WHICH WILL BETTER FACILITATE THE INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT; BY IMPOSING ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY INCLUDING AN AGGREGATE FOOTPRINT AREA LIMIT FOR ROOFED STRUCTURES, ESTABLISHING A BUILDING ENVELOPE IN WHICH TO CLUSTER PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT, AND ESTABLISHING SIZE LIMIATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES RESULTING IN ENHANCED PRESERVATION AND NO INCREASE IN VALUE TO THE LANDOWNER. EASEMENT: WINNAKEE/VAIL LANDOWNER: GARY G. VAIL AND JUNE C. VAIL AMENDMENT RECORDED AT DUTCHESS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AT DOCUMENT NO. 02-2011-1250 ON MARCH 15, 2011 REASON FOR AMENDMENT: TO ADVANCE THE SCENIC PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION PURPOSES OF THE ORIGINAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT (WHICH WAS RECORDED IN APRIL OF 1997) BY MODIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE ACCEPTABLE BUILDING AREA AND DESIGNATING A LIMITED BUILDING AREA THEREBY CLUSTERING PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT, RESULTING IN LESS HABITAT FRAGMENTATION WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE PRESERVATION OF THE PROPERTY AND PROVIDE NO INCREASE IN VALUE TO THE LANDOWNER. EASEMENT: WINNAKEE/VAIL LANDOWNER: GARY G. VAIL AND JUNE C. VAIL ASSIGNOR: DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVATORY, INC. ASSIGNEE: WINNAKEE LAND TRUST, INC. ASSIGNMENT: RECORDED AT DUTCHESS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AT DOCUMENT NO. 02-2011-1251 ON MARCH 15, 2011 REASON FOR ASSIGNMENT: WINNAKEE LAND TRUST, AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST, HAS AN ESTABLISHED CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR NORTHERN DUTCHESS COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES THE VAIL EASEMENT PROPERTY AND OTHER PROPERTIES IN ITS VICINITY. DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY DETERMINED THAT WINNAKEE LAND TRUST IS AN ORGANIZATION QUALIFIED TO ACCEPT A TRANSFER OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND HAS THE RESOURCES TO ENFORCE IT, AND IS A MORE APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATION TO HOLD THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT BECAUSE IT OWNS AND MANAGES THE 105-ACRE WINNAKEE NATURE PRESERVE, WHICH IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE VAIL PROPERTY. WINNAKEE LAND TRUST HAS DETERMINED THAT HOLDING THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE VAIL PROPERTY WILL FURTHER ITS PROGRAM AND IS CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION.
SCHEDULE D PART II LINE 5 - EASEMENT POLICIES	EASEMENT POLICIES	The organization has the following policies/procedures in place and approved by the organization's Board: The organization's Conservation Easement Enforcement Procedure: This procedure discusses the importance of Conservation Easement enforcement, process guidelines, prevention strategies, steps to take in the event of a violation from remediation to litigation. Conservation Easement Acquisition Procedures and Checklist: This document outlines the procedure for easement acquisition from A-Z including the organization's obligation to monitor easement protected properties annually. The Easement Stewardship Fund Policy: This Policy notes the legal obligation the organization takes on to uphold the terms of the conservation easements and to monitor, oversee and enforce them. It spells out the organization's Stewardship Endowment request to land owners. The organization's Stewardship Records Management Procedure: This Procedure spells out annual monitoring procedures as well as baseline documentation and record keeping. These policies are not directly reflected in the organization's current conservation easements.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	LUNCHEON	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	123895	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	25000	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	98895	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	10079	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	16950	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	8803	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	HORSE SHOW	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	75090	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	5000	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	70090	GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	4718	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	4182	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	11912	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	0	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	198985	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	30000	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	168985	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	14797	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	21132	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	20715	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	56644	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	112341	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
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	REBECCA THORNTON	NamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org	144600	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org	0	BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs	0	BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org	6000	OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs	0	OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org	4526	DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs	0	DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs	0	NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org	155126	TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs	0	TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs	0	CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	OAKLEIGH B THORNE	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	FORMER DIRECTOR/RELATIVE	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	1	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	LEASES OFFICE SPACE FOR $1/YR	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArt
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterest
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual Property		IntellectualProperty
Securities Publicly Traded		SecuritiesPubliclyTraded
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStruct

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	17	NumberOfContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidential
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercial
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOther
Collectibles		Collectibles
Food Inventory		FoodInventory
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSupplies
Taxidermy		Taxidermy
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifacts
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimens
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifacts
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	NO REVENUE REPORTED FOR COLUMN C	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE M PART I LINE 33	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED 17 DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN 2011. THE VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION IS $0 SINCE IT FOLLOWS A ZERO VALUATION POLICY FOR EASEMENTS. NO VALUE IS ASSIGNED TO EASEMENTS BECAUSE A TYPICAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH NO AFFIRMATIVE RIGHTS EXCEPT TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE EASEMENTS, AND THUS CONSTITUTES A BURDEN. FURTHERMORE, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION HAVE NO MARKET VALUE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS SUPPORT.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (14 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORING	PART VI GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, DISCLOSURE	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. PERSONS COVERED UNDER CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: COVERED PERSONS INCLUDE ANY INSIDER OF THE ORGANIZATION WHO IS ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE, OR ANY TRUSTEE OF THE LAND OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR, PARTY RELATED TO THE ABOVE, VOLUNTEER WITH AN INVOLVEMENT IN POLICY OR STEWARDSHIP OF EASEMENTS, ANYONE WITH AN ABILITY TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS OF ORGANIZATION OR A PERSON WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE LEVEL AT WHICH DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS ARE MADE: ANY CONFLICT OR POSSIBLE APPEARANCE THEREOF IS FULLY DISCLOSED A) TO THE BOARD (IF ACTION THEREON IS TO BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD); B)TO A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (IF ACTION THEREON IS TO BE TAKEN BY SUCH COMMITTEE), OR C) TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR THE PRESIDENT (IF NO ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD). THE LEVEL AT WHICH ACTUAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED: THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THIS POLICY AND INTERPRET THE PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY. IN THE CASE OF AN EMPLOYEE, AFTER DISCLOSURE TO THE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT MAY CHOOSE TO SUBMIT THE QUESTION TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR A DECISION OR TO PROCEED WITH THE DECISION OR ACTION AT ISSUE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PROCEEDING DOES NOT VIOLATE THE LAW, INCLUDING APPLICABLE SELF-DEALING PROVISIONS AND PROHIBITIONS AS TO PRIVATE INUREMENT AND PRIVATE BENEFIT. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT: IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTS INVOLVING A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER, THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAVING SUCH CONFLICT LEAVES THE ROOM IN WHICH DISCUSSION IS CARRIED ON AND REFRAINS FROM VOTING OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION THEREON. VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MAY BE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL AS AN EMPLOYEE OR SEVERANCE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR AS A VOLUNTEER. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR ALL BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS THE FOLLOWING: "1) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA." THIS SERVES AS A REMINDER TO BOARD MEMBERS (OR STAFF) TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THIS TIME. CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEETING MINUTES.
COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS	PART VI GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, DISCLOSURE	REVIEW BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT 1) REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF COMPENSATION PACKAGES, 2) ENSURES THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION PACKAGES ARE IN LINE WITH CURRENT MARKET BY RESEARCHING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGES THROUGH A COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS & COMPENSATION & BENEFITS STUDY, 3) REVIEWS INFORMATION GATHERED BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF AND/OR OUTSIDE SPECIALISTS, AND 4) MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE MEETS IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR TO DETERMINE STAFF COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY INFORMATION BY THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE, STAFF BENEFIT SURVEYS OF SIMILAR CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK; COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FROM AVAILABLE FORM 990'S AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, GUIDESTAR, AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. THEY REVIEW ALL INFORMATION AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ON STAFF COMPENSATION PACKAGES. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS ARE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN DISCUSSION OF ALL STAFF EXCEPT HERSELF AT WHICH TIME SHE LEAVES THE ROOM. THE PRESIDENT IS IN CHARGE OF KEEPING THE RECORDS OF STAFF COMPENSATION AND DECISIONS BY BOTH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE MINUTES OF THESE MEETINGS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
990 REVIEW PROCESS	990 PART VI LINE 10 - 990 REVIEW	THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITORS PREPARE THE FORM 990 BASED ON THEIR AUDIT AND IT IS PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER IN DRAFT FORM, WHO THEN ENSURE THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT. FOLLOWING THEIR COMMENTS AND ANY APPROPRIATE REVISIONS AGREED TO AND MADE BY THE AUDITORS IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE BOARD TREASURER SIGNS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ONCE FORM 990 IS FILED, IT IS INCLUDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE VIA A DIRECT GUIDESTAR CONNECTION AS WELL AS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MANUAL WHICH THE BOARD CAN REVIEW ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE BY SPECIAL PASSWORD. ALTERNATIVELY ALL BOARD MEMBERS MAY RECEIVE A PAPER COPY UPON REQUEST.
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF 990 AND OTHER INFORMATION	990 PART VI LINE 19 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY	The organization makes its Form 990 available to the public through its website link to Guide Star. It is also available to the public upon request as are the organization's By Laws, Certificate of Incorporation, conflict of interest policy and financial statements.
OFFICER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS	990 PART VI LINE 2	TIMOTHY M. BONTECOU, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND BOARD MEMBER STEVEN BENARDETE SERVE ON THE BOARD OF CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEMS STUDIES. NEW BOARD MEMBER, JACK BANNING IS MARRIED TO IRENE WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF CARY INSTITUE OF ECOSYSTEMS STUDIES. BOARD MEMBERS PETER M GROFFMAN AND OLIVIA VAN MELLE KAMP ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEMS STUDIES. BOARD MEMBERS RICHARD KIMBALL AND JACK BANNING ARE THE LANDOWNERS OF TWO EASEMENTS THAT WERE AMENDED DURING 2011.
990 PART VI 1A	DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Composition of the Executive Committee: The Executive Committee is composed of eleven members of the Organization's Board of Directors (can be anywhere from 4 to 12 members and members must be Board members per the Organization's By Laws). This committee meets monthly and oversees the day to day operations of the Organization and manages Board issues between Board meetings as appropriate. Not less than four members constitute a quorum. Scope of Executive Committee Authority: Under the Organization's updated By Laws adopted in July 2006, the Organization's Board delegated authority to the Executive Committee by resolution adopted by the Board in July 2008, as amended by resolution and Delegation of Transaction Approval Policy adopted by the Board in December 2008. The Executive Committee has all of the authority of the Board, except authority as to: (a) the filling of vacancies in the Board or in any committee thereof; (b) the fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving on the Board or any committee thereof; (c) the amendment or repeal of the By-Laws or the adoption of new By-Laws; or (d) the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable. This authority is limited so that, with respect to any land or easement transaction, the Executive Committee is only authorized to: a) review and approve conservation easements between regular meetings of the Board; b) act on land deals as delegated to it by the Board of Directors; c) act on minor items between regular meetings of the Board; and d) meet in situations where the Executive Committee concludes that it is necessary or desirable to take prompt action where it is impossible or impractical to call a special meeting of the Board, and take whatever action it deems necessary. All major items, items that are controversial in nature, and all conservation easement amendments are decided by the full Board. Information pertaining to conservation easements and all other items to be considered by the Executive Committee are sent to the full Board prior to each Executive Committee meeting. Specific notice is given to the full Board whenever possible when the Executive Committee is considering making a final decision on behalf of the full Board. Executive Committee minutes reflecting its discussion and decisions are circulated to all board members prior to the following full Board meeting. A report of any actions specifically taken by the Executive Committee on behalf of the Board are given at each full meeting of the Board. All decisions made by the Executive Committee on behalf of the Board are presented to the full Board for ratification at the next subsequent meeting. In cases where time is of the essence and items up for a decision by the Executive Committee are controversial, a special meeting of the Board is called to deliberate such issues. The Organization's Conflict of Interest Policy applies in all cases pertaining to the Organization's Delegation of Transaction Approval Policy. The Board reviews and assesses the Delegation of Transaction Approval Policy and its implementation annually and makes modifications as voted upon by the full Board.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	PART XI, QUESTION 5	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OF FUND BALANCES CONSISTS OF: UNREALIZED (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS (202,734) TOTAL $(202,734)
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:CONTRACT LABOR
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:DUES AND PUBLICATIONS TOTAL EXPENSES:11770 PROGRAM SERVICES:10762 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:444 FUNDRAISING:564
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:LOBBYING EFFORTS TOTAL EXPENSES:1000 PROGRAM SERVICES:1000
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES:4186 PROGRAM SERVICES:4186
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:MAPS TOTAL EXPENSES:1473 PROGRAM SERVICES:1376 FUNDRAISING:97
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL EXPENSES:15989 PROGRAM SERVICES:3439 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:8504 FUNDRAISING:4046
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990 PART IX	DESCRIPTION:WRITE DOWN -PROP HELD FOR SALE TOTAL EXPENSES:95000 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:95000