DAVIS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
DAVIS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (EIN 22-2976811)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-08-09
IRS object ID
201112219349301556
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-08-09T13:59:52-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1

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ZIP Code041041100ZIPCode
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Filer Filer

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Business Name Line1Davis Conservation FoundationBusinessNameLine1
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Phone2078469132Phone

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Address Line130 Forest Falls Drive No 5AddressLine1
CityYarmouthCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04096ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameAnne VaillancourtName
TitleExecutive DirectorTitle
Phone2078469132Phone
Date Signed2011-08-09DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameBarbara J McGuan CPAName
Phone2077752387Phone
Date Prepared2011-08-09DatePrepared
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

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Thomas M Armstrong Jr
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David J Bucci
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Thomas S Deans
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Anne C J Hayden
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Horace A Hildreth Jr
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Alden H Sawyer Jr
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Appalachian Mtn Club
0460016777111$0
Falmouth Conserv Trust
0103724299111$0
Island Institute
2227867317111$15,000
ME Audubon Society
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Soc for Prot of NH Forests
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Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
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Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
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Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

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IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants Outside the U.S.:Identifier
ExplanationSchedule F, Part I, Line 2: The Organization requires a completion report after one year.Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (48 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantAddress Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
Androscoggin Brunswick-Topsham Riverwalk
2 Main Street Suite 708TopshamME04086010526767501(c)(3)25000To create a 1.25 mile walking/biking trail that links Topsham and Brunswick.
Androscoggin Land Trust
PO Box 3145AuburnME04212010452701501(c)(3)10000Funding to provide professional facilitation for this collaboration of government, communities, and NPOs as they seek to connect urban areas with open spaces.
BioDiversity Research Institute
19 Flaggy Meadow RoadGorhamME04038010515381501(c)(3)10000A project to track the migration of raptors in relation to proposed wind power projects in the Gulf of Maine.
Chewonki Foundation
485 Chewonki Neck RoadWiscassetME045784822010269460501(c)(3)10000To begin a complimentary education program for the Montsweag Brook Restoration Project that includes online curriculums, restoration fieldwork and monitoring.
Cobscook Bay Resource Center
4 Favor StreetEastportME04631010529806501(c)(3)10000A campaign to develop a central facility that houses the Center's offices, community kitchen, and training facility.
Conservation Law Foundation
62 Summer StreetBostonMA021101016046149986501(c)(3)15000Support to continue advocacy for sustainable fisheries practices.
Damariscotta River Association
PO Box 333DamariscottaME04543237303162501(c)(3)6000Funding to continue the water monitoring in Great Salt Bay.
Dan Hole Pond Watershed
PO Box 8Center OssippeeNH03814026121751501(c)(3)10000To purchase a 97 acre parcel adjacent to the Trust's Thurley Mountain property.
Down East Family YMCA
238 State StreetEllsworthME04605010412269501(c)(3)10000A campaign to purchase and renovate an outdoor summer camp. DCF funding would be applied to renovations and furnishings for the environmental education center.
Downeast Lakes Land Trust
PO Box 75Great Lake StreamME04637010541131501(c)(3)15000A capital campaign to purchase and preserve 21,700 acres in the Grand Lake Stream area.
Francis Small Heritage Trust
PO Box 414LimerickME04048223055540501(c)(3)10000Funding to cover the legal fees associated with a conservation easement, the Sisson parcel in Cornish.
Greater Lovell Land Trust
PO Box 181Center LovellME04016222724055501(c)(3)6250To construct an accessible hiking trail on Amos Mountain for hikers with disabilities. Funding would underwrite costs for Phase I, which include improvements to the parking lot and 7 miles of trail.
Green Mountain Horse Association
PO Box 8South WoodstockVT05071036011708501(c)(3)10000Operating support to retain a land consultant.
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
16 Buck RoadHanoverNH03755020474938501(c)(3)10000To create a market for watershed services that assists private landowners with watershed protection and restoration.
International Fund for Animal Welfare
290 Summer StreetYarmouth PortMA026751734311594197501(c)(3)10500To expand the transmitter pilot program to include large cargo vessels, particularly the largest ten vessels.
Island Institute
386 Main Street PO Box 648RocklandME048410648222786731501(c)(3)15000A pilot to test the conversion of excess wind energy into electricity compatible with electric heating units.
The Lobster Consercancy
PO Box 235FriendshipME04547010507500501(c)(3)10400Ongoing support for the juvenile lobster census.
Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc
PO Box 283AugustaME04332526047992501(c)(3)10968Support to build 40 rock steps on the Gulf Hagus trail and to underwrite the ridgerunner positions.
Maine Audubon Society
20 Gilsland Farm RoadFalmouthME04105010248780501(c)(3)15000Funding to assist nine municipalities with conservation plans that protect vernal pools and address economic concerns.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
1 Bowdoin Mill Island Suite 201TopshamME04086237099105501(c)(3)15000Educational programs using Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields preserve to promote the value of sustainable agriculture, conserved farmland, and local produce.
Maine Island Trail Association
58 Fore Street Building 30 3rdPortlandME04101010478709501(c)(3)10000Support to decentralize volunteer stewards into regional groups that have some autonomy.Floor
Maine Milfoil Initiative
278 Whites Bridge RoadStandishME0408401021254210000A collaborative effort to analyze the efficacy of variable-leaf milfoil removal and mitigation efforts in seven 'test' lakes.
Maine Natural History Observatory
317 Guzzle RoadGouldsboroME04607200718450501(c)(3)10000A project to create and publish a field guide for botanists on the sedge family of flora. Bulrushes are a part of this species.
Maine Rivers
PO Box 782YarmouthME04096020556861501(c)(3)10000An initiative to restore and map the Mousam and Kennebunk rivers. The project will also seek to complete a watershed history.
Merrimack River Watershed Council
60 Island Street Suite 211 ELawrenceMA01840042633281501(c)(3)10000Support for the Safe Beaches project which measures water quality at river beaches and issues public safety alerts based on their findings.
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
PO Box 35Salsbury CoveME04672010202467501(c)(3)10000Support for the ongoing restoration of eelgrass at Hadley Point as well as Berry Cove and Thomas Island.
Natural Resources Council of Maine
3 Wade StreetAugustaME043306351010270690501(c)(3)10000An initiative to restore the alewife population in the St. Croix Rver and improve stream culverts for fish passage.
Nature Conservancy Vermont Chapter
27 State StreetMontpelierVT05602530242652501(c)(3)10000To conclude fundraising for the purchase of the Flagg Pond parcel.
New England Forestry Foundation
32 Foster StreetLittletonMA014604346042024022501(c)(3)10000To create an online series of modules aimed at new woodlot owners to educate them about sustainable woodland care.
Northeast Wilderness Trust
14 Beacon Street Suite 506BostonMA02108010729039501(c)(3)10000Additional funding for the preservation of over 1200 acres in Atkinson, ME.
Northern Forest Canoe Trail Inc
PO Box 565WaitsfieldVT05673030363813501(c)(3)10000To underwrite intern stipends and materials associated with the Stewardship Intern Program.
Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance
PO Box 360WindhamME04062010516646501(c)(3)20000Support to continue and expand NAMA's CSF program.
NorthWoods Stewarship Center
PO Box 220East CharlestonVT05833030346759501(c)(3)8000Ongoing support for the youth conservation corps.
Opacum Land Trust
PO Box 233SturbridgeMA01566043501184501(c)(3)10000A collaborative effort to purchase Flynt Quarry Lands for communal use.
Penobscot Marine Museum
PO Box 498SearsportME04974016045647501(c)(3)8700To purchase a second touch tank to loan to schools.
Plymouth State University
17 High Street MSC 1PlymouthNH03264026000937501(c)(3)7882To create a network of volunteers and community groups that will increase the extent of water monitoring the North Country.
Presumpscot Regional Land Trust
PO Box 33GorhamME04038010426268501(c)(3)10000Funding to cover transaction costs associated with the conservation of Randall Orchards.
Trout Unlimited Georges River Chapter
23 Limerock StreetCamdenME04843381612715501(c)(3)20000To replace two improperly installed culverts in an effort to increase salmon spawning.
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
Wildlife Medicine Building 200North GraftonMA01536042103634501(c)(3)15000General support for continued beached bird monitoring on Maine beaches.Westboro Road
University of Maine at Orono
101 College AveunueOronoME04469016000769501(c)(3)10000Support for Phase II of the Trap Density Study.
University of New Hampshire
Service Building 51 College RoadDurhamNH038243585026000937501(c)(3)15000An expansion of a volunteer initiative to educate the public about wildlife, public behavior in relation to wildlife, and action that citizens can take to help wildlife.
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
PO Box 424North ConwayNH03860020521030501(c)(3)10000To purchase 99 acres of ridgeline property in the town of Eaton, NH.
Vermont Center for Eco Studies
PO Box 420NorwichVT05055510639429501(c)(3)7000Third and final year of project to map vernal pools in Vermont. Grant would be used for salary and indirect expenses.
Vermont Natural Resources Council
9 Bailey AvenueMotpelierVT05602030223721501(c)(3)10000A program to provide technical assistance to municipalities and communities that want to identify and protect areas of connectivity for wildlife.
Vinalhaven Land Trust
PO Box 268VinalhavenME04863010416936501(c)(3)10000To purchase land adjacent to Otter Pond, one of the primary sources of freshwater for Vinalhaven.
The Whale Center of New England
24 Harbor LoopGloucesterMA01930043047776501(c)(3)10000Support to conduct the center's eighth year of Right Whale surveys at Jeffreys Ledge.
The York Land Trust
PO Box 1241York HarborME03911222793161501(c)(3)12500Funding to begin implementing the management plan for Highland Farm. The plan includes trail creation, cottontail rabbit habitat restoration and other enhancements.
York County Soil and Water Conservation District
21 Bradeen Street Suite 104SpringvaleME04083010351432501(c)(3)10020To continue public education efforts in the Musam River Watershed (York County) about invasive aquatic plants.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants47TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations1TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: The Organization requires a completion report after one year.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

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IdentifierSupplemental InformationIdentifier
Return ReferencePart IIIReturnReference
ExplanationAnne Vaillancourt, executive director for the Organization, receives compensation from Davis Educational Foundation, an unrelated organization, for services rendered to the filing organization. Anne's unrelated organization compensation was as follows: Salary: $17,461 Benefits: $2,548Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Rebekah Bucci and David Bucci have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4The trustees have voted to change the definition of Supported Organization to include any governmental unit (including Indian tribal governments) or their integral parts to the extent contributions would be deductible under Section 170 of the Code--(i.e., used exclusively for public purposes).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Executive Director and the chairman of the board review Form 990 prior to the document's filing, and the executive director signs the return.
Possible conflicts of interest are discussed by the trustees and staff at each regularly scheduled meeting. Where a potential conflict does exist, the trustees will disclose to the board and the disclosure will be noted in the minutes. If a real conflict exists, the trustee will abstain from voting and this action will be disclosed in the minutes.Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c
The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. The Organization publishes its financial statements in its annual report which is available to the public on its website.Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19
Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:Net unrealized gains on investments: 869,280.Form 990, Part XI, line 5:
Oversight of AuditThe audit process has not changed from the prior year.Form 990, Part XI, Line 2c:
Per the declaration of the trust, a majority of the trustees shall be appointed by the representative supported organizations. The trustees determine the recipients of the Davis Conservation Foundation grants each year.Schedule A, Part I, Line 11

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAControlled OrgControlledOrg
Falmouth Conservation Trust
PO Box 6172FalmouthME04105010372429Land ConservationME501(c)(3)Line 9N/A0
Island Institute
386 Main Street PO Box 648RocklandME04841222786731Land ConservationME501(c)(3)Line 7N/A0
Maine Audubon Society
20 Gilsland Farm RoadFalmouthME04105010248780Wildlife ConversationME501(c)(3)Line 9N/A0
Appalachian Mountain Club
5 Joy StreetBostonMA02108046001677Land ConservationMA501(c)(3)Line 7N/A0
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
54 Portsmouth StreetConcordNH03301020222237Land ConservationNH501(c)(3)Line 7N/A0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

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