7 LAKES ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: 7 LAKES ALLIANCE (EIN 04-3047156)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2012-08-15
IRS object ID: 201232289349303268
Schema version: 2010v3.4
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-08-15T10:50:11-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043047156	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BELGRADE REGIONAL CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BELG	NameControl
Phone	2074956039	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	171 Main St 2nd floor	AddressLine1
Address Line2	PO Box 250	AddressLine2
City	Belgrade Lakes	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	049180250	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Richard Greenan	Name
Title	Treasurer	Title
Phone	2074581334	Phone
Date Signed	2011-08-15	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amended Return	X	AmendedReturn
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Mel Croft	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	171 Main St	AddressLine1
Address Line2	PO Box 250	AddressLine2
City	Belgrade Lakes	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	049180250	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	510933	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.belgradelakes.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1988	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	ME	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	The Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance (BRCA) conserves the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We are a land trust for the Belgrade Lakes Watershed and an umbrella organization for the five, individual lake associations of the Begrade chain of lakes. Our activities include land preservation, watershed protection, and a youth conservation corps.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	13	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	13	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	44	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	98	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	419360	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	378869	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Program Service Revenue CY	110838	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
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Investment Income Current Year	-12027	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	3605	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	3289	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	447538	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	480969	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Salaries Etc Current Year	203943	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	1320	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	20767	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Other Expenses Current Year	159210	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year	364473	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities BOY	58209	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	18271	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1470828	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1587324	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	The Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance (BRCA) conserves the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. To promote for the benefit of the general public the preservation of natural resources, to engage in and promote the scientific study of, and education regarding natural resources, and to use all property held by the corp, and the net earnings thereon, for the benefit of the general public and for charitable, educational, recreational, conservation, or scientific purposes.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	65324	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	35528	Revenue
Description	Lakes Trust division: BRCA's Lake Trust program is a collaborative between BRCA and the five lake associations in the Belgrade Lakes Watershed that was formed to: (1) Improve and maintain water quality in our lakes; (2) Build the capacity and strengthen the branding of lake associations; (3) Create public support and increase funding for water quality restoration. Through the Lake Trust, BRCA provides technical expertise and capacity-building assistance to the lake associations and facilitates watershed-wide discussion of water quality issues. Specific services provided by the Lake Trust include: providing staff support for water quality programs of the Belgrade Lakes Association, primarily for data collection & analysis; facilitating monthly collaborative meetings between BRCA and the five member lake associations; and providing direction for the Courtesy Boat Inspection Program and Youth Conservation Corps.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	74973	Expense
Grants	1000	Grants
Revenue	95494	Revenue
Description	The primary goal of BRCA's Youth Conservation Corps (CC) is to protect the water quality of the Belgrade Lakes chain from degradation due to the impact of developed areas within the watershed. To accomplish this, the CC employs local students to complete erosion control projects in the Belgrade Lakes Watershed, reducing the input of sediment, phosphorus, and other pollutants into the lakes. Typical projects include shoreline riprap, bare soil stabilization, buffer plantings, infiltration structures, rain gardens, and runoff diversion. Projects are completed primarily on privately-owned property around the lakes, and homeowners pay only for the cost of materials used; the cost of planning and labor is covered by donations to BRCA from area lake associations, municipalities, and individuals. Accomplishments: In 2010, the Conservation Corps completed 66 projects in the Belgrade Lakes Watershed and also provided seasonal employment for 12 local students. In its 15 years of operation, the CC has completed over 681 projects to prevent erosion, control excess surface runoff, and reduce phosphorus input into surface waters.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	72610	Expense
Grants	36229	Grants
Revenue	87011	Revenue
Description	BRCA's Milfoil Program seeks to protect aquatic ecosystems & public enjoyment of the lakes by preventing the spread of milfoil & other invasive aquatic plants. To achieve this, BRCA stations both paid & volunteer boat inspectors at public boat launches to check for plant fragments on boats entering & leaving the lakes & to educate boaters about the threat posed by invasive aquatic plants. BRCA also organizes Invasive Plant Patrols to search for invasive plants that may have become established in at-risk areas. In 2010, BRCA employed 26 part-time workers and worked with 7 volunteers to provide 5,237 hours of coverage & inspected over 10,000 boats on 7 public boat ramps. In 2010, Variable Watermilfoil was found growing in the Great Meadow Stream that runs between North Pond and Great Pond. BRCA worked with the Maine Dept of Environmental Protection (ME DEP) & the Belgrade Lakes Association (BLA) to respond to this invasive threat. BRCA, in cooperation with the lake associations, organized efforts to survey for invasive plants areas of the lakes. Twenty-nine volunteers devoted over 400 volunteer hours on these surveys.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (4 entries)

ExpenseExpense	GrantsGrants	RevenueRevenue	DescriptionDescription
15594	12717	9714	Watershed Program: The BRCA Watershed Program performs projects oriented towards improving water quality throughout the watershed. These projects are normally funded through Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) grants from the 319 (h) Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program. The program both administers projects and participates in projects administered by others, such as the Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation district (KCSWCD). Projects include performing watershed surveys, presenting education and outreach programs on water quality, preparing watershed based plans, & designing and implementing drainage Best Management Practices (BMPs) for gravel roads or other polluting properties.
24263	111200	167723	Land Trust division: BRCA's Land Trust Program develops plans and strategies for conserving land either through fee purchase or conservation easements. Potential properties are evaluated using our long-term conservation plan and the Land Trust Committee negotiates purchases or donations with landowners and works to raise funds with a capital campaign. Many of our major acquisitions, including the Kennebec Highlands, are in partnership with the Maine Department of Conservation, at least partially funded by matching grants from Land for Maine's Future (LMF) program administered by the State Planning Office. Our priorities are to expand high value wildlife habitat and protect water quality while expanding low-impact recreational opportunities in the watershed. The following is from BRCA's strategic plan: Responsibilities are to develop and apply criteria for selecting land or conservation easements for BRCA acquisition; select target properties for BRCA ownership or conservation easements; negotiate purchases and donations of land or easements with landowners; coordinate with Stewardship Committee to identify long-term goals and costs of ownership or easement of properties prior to acquisition decisions; document all steps of the land acquisition process in accordance with LTA Standards and Practices; and in cooperation with the Development Committee, apply for grants and conduct capital campaigns to fund land and easement acquisition. Goals are to add to the conserved land area in the Belgrade Lakes region in accordance with a longrange conservation plan; to protect areas that provide high-value habitat and/or are important to the water quality of the Belgrade Lakes; to expand existing conservation lands and establish wildlife and trail corridors to connect natural areas; and to expand recreational opportunities by linking existing trails and properties, creating canoe/kayak trail, etc.
8835	1000	1627	Education and Outreach Program: The education and outreach programming is responsible for developing and directing BRCA's educational & outreach programs. Also with the development committee, raise funds to support education center and programs. Goals are to establish a strong environmental education program that provides services to schools and summer camps in the Belgrade Lakes region as well as to the general public to increase public awareness of conservation issues & encourage members of the public to make environmentally responsible choices. Specific activities in the summer of 2010 included weekly programs, guided hikes, and canoe trips by BRCA volunteers for the general public and one summer camp, and a six-lecture series held every 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the summer months.
15648	1954	16	Stewardship Program: BRCA operates an active stewardship program to monitor conservation easements and ensure that the conservation values of fee properties are adequately protected. In 2010, each fee property and conservation easement was visited at least once to monitor conditions on the property. BRCA staff also completed mapping and documentation work related to property held by BRCA. BRCA staff and volunteers completed work projects on several trails owned by BRCA in 2010. In all, 35 volunteers contributed 150 hours to help with the stewardship program. BRCA also contracted to provide stewardship services for the US Wildlife Land Trust (WLT), a national land trust with holdings in Maine. Under this contract, BRCA staff conducted monitoring visits to eight WLT properties and easements in Maine.

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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Richard Greenan	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2074953740	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	171 Main St	AddressLine1
Address Line2	PO Box 250	AddressLine2
City	Belgrade Lakes	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04918	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
Mel Croft
President	5	X	X	0	0	0
Don Mairs
Secretary	5	X	X	0	0	0
Richard Greenan
Treasurer	6	X	X	0	0	0
Charles Baeder
Member at Large	4.00	X		0	0	0
Margaret Shannon
Member at Large	4	X		0	0	0
John Schultz
Member at Large	3	X		0	0	0
William Swan
Member at Large	1	X		0	0	0
Jane Eberle
Member at Large	1	X		0	0	0
Patrick Donahue
Member at Large	3	X		0	0	0
Warren Balgooyen
Member at Large	4	X		0	0	0
David Axelman
Member at Large	3	X		0	0	0
Christine Cook
Member at Large	1	X		0	0	0
Bruce Hazard
Member at Large	1	X		0	0	0

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Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
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Fundraising Events	37353	FundraisingEvents
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Government Grants	59200	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	225378	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	0	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	378869	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	ExclusionExclusionAmount
Milfoil Program	900099	51551	51551	$0
Lakes Trust Division	900099	30369	30369	$0
Conservation Corps Program	900099	26784	26784	$0
Stewardship Program	900099	1273	1273	$0
Land Trust Program	900099	861	861	$0

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	110838	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column	17937	TotalRevenueColumn
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Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

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Real	0	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

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Real	0	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

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Real	0	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

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Securities	0	Securities
Other	0	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	0	Securities
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

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Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

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Total	0	Total
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Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

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Management And General	38007	ManagementAndGeneral
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2851	Total
Program Services	2740	ProgramServices
Management And General	111	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	8595	ProgramServices
Management And General	1877	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	73	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

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Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

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Program Services	0	ProgramServices
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Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	1320	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

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Fundraising	0	Fundraising

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Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9973	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
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Fundraising	5663	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Management And General	1603	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5040	Total
Program Services	3973	ProgramServices
Management And General	962	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	105	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1922	Total
Program Services	1832	ProgramServices
Management And General	90	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1014	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	1014	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4563	Total
Program Services	3947	ProgramServices
Management And General	616	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising
Milfoil Program Service Costs, DASH Boat rental	4800	4800	0
Conservation Corps Program Service Cost, supplies	23290	23290	0
Lake Trust Division AQUAFEST Fundraiser	10712	0	10712
Lake Trust Division, EPSCOR Grant Assistance	5256	5256	0
Stewardship Program Real Estate Taxes, unoccupied	2794	2794	0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17005	Total
Program Services	15227	ProgramServices
Management And General	1778	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	364473	Total
Program Services	277247	ProgramServices
Management And General	66459	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20767	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8021	BOY
EOY	-745	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	136359	BOY
EOY	209911	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2266	BOY
EOY	1569	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	10675	BOY
EOY	19844	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1158329	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	0	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1188293	BOY
EOY	1158329	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	183423	BOY
EOY	216687	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1529037	BOY
EOY	1605595	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6973	BOY
EOY	15905	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	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	50000	BOY
EOY	0	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	1236	BOY
EOY	2366	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58209	BOY
EOY	18271	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41063	BOY
EOY	19395	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1429765	BOY
EOY	1567929	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1470828	BOY
EOY	1587324	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1529037	BOY
EOY	1605595	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	116496	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	1	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	236613	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	461415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	168871	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	351149	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	269642	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1487690	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	236613	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	461415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	168871	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	351149	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	269642	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1487690	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	478115	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	1009575	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11443	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	16333	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	-40678	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	32100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	17937	CurrentTaxYear
Total	37135	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	15715	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	15715	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	52966	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	115914	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	103236	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	134410	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	148191	CurrentTaxYear
Total	554717	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	2095257	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	73284	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.48184	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.56734	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General Explanation	General Explanation - Explanation Part II, Line 10: Fundraising events (Aquafest Lake Celebrations and 5K Race) and Program Service Fee revenue (Milfoil program's courtesy boat inspections; Youth Conservation Corps erosion control projects; Land Trust, general and as related to the Kennebec Highlands); Stewardship duties for Humane Society for the United States, Wildlife Land Trust; and the Lakes Trust division performing water quality projects and tasks for the Colby EPSCOR Sustainability grant.	GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Of Natural Habitat	X	ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open Space	X	PreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements	9	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	545	TotalAcreage
Nmbr Hist Struct Easements	0	NmbrHistStructEasements
Nmbr Hist Struct Easements After	0	NmbrHistStructEasementsAfter
Nmbr Easements Modified	0	NmbrEasementsModified
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held	1	NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring	1	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement	50	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement	650	ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	1	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	188241	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	12325	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	16121	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	0	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	216687	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	159368	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	0	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	28873	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	0	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	188241	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	203699	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	0	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-44331	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	0	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	0	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	0	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	159368	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.58	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.42	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1158329	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	1158329	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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

Equipment Equipment

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

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1158329	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	168	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Accrued payroll	Description
Amount	$2,198	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	2366	TotalOfAmounts

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchD_P02_S00_L05	Schedule D, Part II, Line 5	Schedule D, Part II, Line 5 - Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance's (BRCA) Conservation Easement Monitoring Policy: Every parcel on which the BRCA holds an easement will be monitored at least once a year. Monitoring will be done by BRCA staff or trained volunteers. The monitor will follow established procedures and will thoroughly document the results of the monitoring visit. Monitoring report forms will be kept on file at the BRCA office. Whenever a new conservation easement is acquired, the Stewardship Committee will, within six months of the easement signing, consider the monitoring requirements of the easement, establish an appropriate monitoring schedule , and appoint a monitor for the property. When a landowner exercises reserved rights requiring notification of BRCA, one or more additional monitoring visits will be made to ensure that the activities are carried out in accordance with the easement.The landowner will be informed in advance of all monitoring visits and invited to attend. Following the visit, the owner will be informed in writing of the results of the visit, whether they were present or not. The person conducting an official monitoring visit on an easement may not be the owner of that property. Whenever possible, the same person will monitor an easement year-to-year.
SchD_P02_S00_L09	Schedule D, Part II, Line 9	BRCA Conservation Easements are valued using the zero valuation method.
SchD_P05_S00_L04	Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	The goals of the BRCA endowment funds and its accounts are to maintain the integrity of BRCA lands and easements and to fund improvements and public services related to their maintenance. Stewardship endowment funds may be used to pay for operating costs of BRCA conservation lands. One of the funds is intended to provide a portion of the annual operating funds of the Youth Conservation Corps.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	AQUAFEST	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	37353	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	5000	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	32353	GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event1	0	CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	0	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	1841	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	7646	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	850	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	4500	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Food And Beverage Other Events	0	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events	0	EntertainmentOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	37353	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	5000	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	32353	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Cash Prizes Total Events	0	CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	0	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	1841	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	7646	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	850	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	4500	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	14837	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	17516	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
F990_P00_S00_L0B	Form 990, Header, Line B	After an audit done for 2011, we found some changes needed to balance the books for 2010.
F990_P03_S00_L04d	Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	1) BRCA's Land Trust Program develops plans and strategies for conserving land either through fee purchase or conservation easements. Potential properties are evaluated through our long-term conservation plan and the Land Trust Committee negotiates purchases or donations with landowners and works to raise funds with a capital campaign. Many of our major acquisitions, including the Kennebec Highlands, are in partnership with the Maine Department of Conservation, at least partially funded by matching grants from Land for Maine's Future (LMF) program administered by the State Planning Office. Our priorities are to expand high value wildlife habitat and protect water quality while expanding low-impact recreational opportunities in the watershed. The following is from BRCA's strategic plan: Responsibilities are to develop and apply criteria for selcting land or conservation easements; select target properties; negotiate purchases; coordinate with Stewardship Committee to id long-term goals & costs prior to acquisition; document all steps of process in accordance with LTA Standards & Practices; and in coordination with the Development Committee, apply for grants, conduct capital campaign to fund land acquisitions. 2) Stewardship Program: BRCA operates an active stewardship program to monitor conservation easements and ensure that the conservation values of fee properties are adequately protected. In 2010, each fee property and conservation easement was visited at least once to monitor conditions on the property. BRCA staff also completed mapping and documentation work related to property held by BRCA. BRCA staff and volunteers completed work projects on several trails owned by BRCA in 2010. In all, 35 volunteers contributed 150 hours to help with stewardship program. BRCA also contracted to provide stewardship services for the Wildlife Land Trust, a national land trust with holdings in Maine. Under this contract, BRCA staff conducted monitoring visits to eight WLT properties and easements in Maine. 3) Watershed Program: The BRCA Watershed Program performs projects oriented towards improving water quality throughout the watershed. These projects are normally funded through Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) grants from the 319 (h) Nonpoint Source (NPS) Program. The program both administers projects and participates in projects administered by others, such as the Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation district (KCSWCD). Projects include performing watershed surveys presenting education and outreach programs on water quality, preparing watershed based plans, & designing and implementing drainage Best Management Practices(BMPs) for gravel roads or other polluting properties. 4) Education and Outreach Program: The education and outreach programming is responsible for developing and directing BRCA's educational & outreach programs. Also with the development committee, raise funds to support education center and programs. Goals are to establish a strong environmental education program that provides services to schools and summer camps in the Belgrade Lakes region as well as to the general public to increase public awareness of conservation issues & encourage members of the public to make environmentally responsible choices. Specific activities in the summer of 2010 included weekly programs, guided hikes, canoe trips, and two hiking groups by BRCA volunteers for the general public and one summer camp, and a six-lecture series held every 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the summer months.
F990_P06_S0A_L06	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	BRCA is supported in part from our membership.
F990_P06_S0A_L07a	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	BRCA members may attend the annual meeting where they may elect one or more members of the governing body.
F990_P06_S0A_L07b	Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b	Only by-law changes.
F990_P06_S0B_L11b	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The 990 review process includes review by the independent accountant, the president, the treasurer, the office manager, the executive director, and then review by the board of directors.
F990_P06_S0B_L12c	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The BRCA conflict of interest policy is semi-annually reviewed at the April and October board meetings. Also, when issues arise during monthly board meetings where voting is needed on issues that may entail issues of conflict of interest, board members abstain.
F990_P06_S0B_L15	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The process for determining the executive director's compensation included a review and approval by the board using comparability data from the Maine Association of Nonprofits.
F990_P06_S0C_L19	Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	BRCA makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public. The by-laws are made available to members upon request and distributed prior to any proposed amendments. The conflict of interest policy is written in the BRCA organizational manual and available upon request. The BRCA financial statements and 990 are available to the public through the Guidestar website and to members at the annual meeting.