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THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST INC (EIN 22-2983688)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-13
IRS object ID
202640449349300434
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-02-13T09:20:05-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271895149PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Heveron & Company CPAs PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1260 Plymonth Avenue SouthAddressLine1Txt
CityRochesterCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14608ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222983688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Finger Lakes Land Trust IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 East Court StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAndrew ZeppPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone6072759487PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDaniel O'DeaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01418512PTIN
Phone5852322956PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAndrew ZeppPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 East Court StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,889,240GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.fllt.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes RegionActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,324,970PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,570,037CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$562,256PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,472,069CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,151PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$7,205CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,892,377PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,034,901CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,701,320PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,715,180CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$386,775CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,522,266PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,445,431CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,223,586PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,160,611CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,668,791PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,874,290CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$39,339,777TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,104,991TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$404,118TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$287,263TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$38,935,659NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$45,817,728NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes region, ensuring scenic vistas, clean water, local foods, and wild places for everyone.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,448,955ExpenseAmt
DescOffering landowners voluntary, direct means to insure permanent protection of open space, agricultural land, forests, wetland, and animal and plant habitats. During the year, we obtained 16 new properties for conservation totaling 1,668 acres pushing the total acreage above 34,379 acres.The program is supported by contributions and government grants.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,448,955TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document34IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6072759487PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 East Court StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityIthacaCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14850ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Adam Boyko
Secretary0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Fernandez-Gaige
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Meriwether
Vice-chair0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lindsay Ruth
Director At Large0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed McGraw
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fred Van Sickle
Chairman0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Dann
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Fernandez
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean O'Keefe
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Parker
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marjory Rinaldo-Lee
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wade Sarkis
Treasurer0.40Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan Suwinski
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristin Swain
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Walsh
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Suan Hsi Yong
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn Eusden
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Driscoll
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Fisher
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Suzanne Hunt
Director0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Zepp
President40.00Yes (X)$178,372$0$28,316
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$178,372TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,316TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$242,949MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$1,666,939GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,660,149AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$491,197NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,570,037TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$529,932TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$529,932ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$34,210RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$41,785RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$7,575RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$7,575TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$7,575ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,404,339SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,350,352OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,952,582SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,859,972OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$451,757SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,490,380OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,942,137TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,942,137ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther Related IncomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$370TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$370RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$370OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,034,901TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$370RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,464,494ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$206,361TotalAmt
Program Services$154,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,954FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,163,466TotalAmt
Program Services$852,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$187,925FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,616TotalAmt
Program Services$36,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,290FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,369TotalAmt
Program Services$145,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,841FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,368TotalAmt
Program Services$75,210ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,379FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,005TotalAmt
Program Services$10,005ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,382TotalAmt
Management And General$41,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,100TotalAmt
Program Services$8,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,936FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,521TotalAmt
Management And General$22,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,513TotalAmt
Program Services$339,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,853FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,928TotalAmt
Program Services$13,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,028FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,742TotalAmt
Program Services$73,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,848FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,637TotalAmt
Program Services$94,510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,582FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,858TotalAmt
Program Services$98,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,980FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,668TotalAmt
Program Services$28,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,187FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,251TotalAmt
Program Services$25,359ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$32,892FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,148TotalAmt
Program Services$61,148ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,996TotalAmt
Program Services$19,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,319FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Conservation Easement V$1,376,999$1,376,999
Land Management$21,428$21,428
Bad Debt$20,000$20,000
Small Equipment$17,255$12,677$1,817$2,761

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,160,611TotalAmt
Program Services$3,448,955ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$386,775FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,754BOYAmt
EOY$817,236EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,586BOYAmt
EOY$5,923,306EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,466,543BOYAmt
EOY$1,551,417EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,019BOYAmt
EOY$19,047EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,564,585LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$741,603LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,026,335BOYAmt
EOY$22,822,982EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,576,360BOYAmt
EOY$14,970,820EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180BOYAmt
EOY$183EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,339,777BOYAmt
EOY$46,104,991EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$160,176BOYAmt
EOY$126,403EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,127BOYAmt
EOY$4,726EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,815BOYAmt
EOY$156,134EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$404,118BOYAmt
EOY$287,263EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,640,067BOYAmt
EOY$37,718,568EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,295,592BOYAmt
EOY$8,099,160EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,935,659BOYAmt
EOY$45,817,728EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,339,777BOYAmt
EOY$46,104,991EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,874,290ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,007,779NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,120,669CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,574,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,476,462CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,324,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,570,038CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,066,737TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,574,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,476,462CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,324,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,570,038CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,066,737TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,227,296SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$33,839,441PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$622,367CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,179CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$442,658CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$437,850CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$564,142CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,200,196TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,615CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,159CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,457CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,307,424TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92310PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Program Related IncomeExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$14,872OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$14,872TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDuring the year the Organization contracted with a lobbying consultant who lobbied on behalf of the Organization to keep land preservation an important issue.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements194TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage20352.95TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement4525.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$114,530ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,383,731BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,795,418InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$32,191OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,146,958EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,871,228BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$896,459ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,616,044InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$9,383,731EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,431,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$423,106ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,017,041InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,871,228EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,710,302BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,537,748ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,546,969InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$270,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,431,081EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,432,799BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$169,953ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$150,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$75,218AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,377,534EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,199,171OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$22,199,171BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,029,378OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$576,521DepreciationAmt
Book Value$452,857BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$336,036OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$165,082DepreciationAmt
Book Value$170,954BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,822,982TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable AdvanceDesc
Amt$156,134Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$156,134TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,065,104TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,007,779NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,160DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,010,939RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,054,165RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$22,521InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$41,785OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$19,264RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,034,901TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,183,035TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,160DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$41,785OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$44,945ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,138,090ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$22,521InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,521ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,160,611TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5:It is the policy of the Organization that all properties subject to a conservation easement or conservation-related deed restriction held and enforceable by the Organization will be monitored and inspected at least once per year. A written report shall be prepared for each monitoring/inspection visit, detailing any relevant changes in property condition observed or information obtained. This policy is reflected in the Organization's easement recording document.
Part II, Line 9:The Organization records donation income for conservation easements and purchase development rights based on the reduction in market value as determined by appraisal for the land before and after the easement has been obtained. The Organization has determined that the donated easements have a residual value of $1 to the Organization, and therefore record an offsetting expense to write down the easement value.
Part IV, Line 2b:The Organization holds amounts for security deposits.
Part V, Line 4:The purpose of the fund is to provide an endowment for Stewardship of our Nature Preserves, and for oversight and defense of our Conservation Easements and Nature Preserves.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses -41,785.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental Expenses 41,785.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAndrew ZeppPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$178,372BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,635DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,681NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$206,688TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$308,350NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$180,177NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,670NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is reporting the number of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Organization has voting members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Organization's members have the power to vote on the appointment of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no other committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Organization's annual filing of IRS Form 990, "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" requires its board of directors to be aware of and review the content of this form prior to filing. Presently, the Form is prepared on our behalf by our auditors. Upon completion, it is reviewed by the audit committee of the board, the president, and administrative staff. Prior to filing with the IRS, the full board of directors is informed that the Form 990 is made available for their review with the exception of Schedule A - Identification of Excess Contributions Included on Part II, Line 5 and Schedule B which is kept confidential.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAnnual disclosure of potential conflicts and signing of the conflict of interest form. At the board level, if a conflict is identified, the member is excluded the discussion and voting where they have a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe president's compensation is determined by a committee of the board and voted on by the entire board. There are no other compensated key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.