CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY (EIN 36-3989864)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-07-22
IRS object ID: 201132039349300208
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-07-22T11:01:25-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WARADY & DAVIS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S	AddressLine1
City	DEERFIELD	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60015	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363989864	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	LIBE	NameControl
Phone	8475485989	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	32400 N HARRIS RD	AddressLine1
City	GRAYSLAKE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60030	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JEFF SUNDBERG	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	8475485989	Phone
Date Signed	2011-07-21	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SUSAN GREGGO	Name
Phone	8472679600	Phone

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)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JEFF SUNDBERG	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	32400 N HARRIS RD	AddressLine1
City	GRAYSLAKE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60030	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	895558	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.LIBERTYPRAIRIE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1994	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PRESERVE OPEN LAND, RESTORE NATURAL AREAS, AND INSPIRE A COMMITMENT TO LAND CONSERVATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	120	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	438025	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	405747	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	47424	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	84057	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	27856	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	24913	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-10535	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-1957	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	502770	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	512760	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	407629	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	427615	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	83155	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	139134	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	166212	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	546763	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	593827	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-43993	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-81067	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	3402583	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3446456	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	68680	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	135371	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	3333903	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3311085	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING NATURAL LANDS AND FARMLAND THROUGHOUT LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE PRESERVED OVER 260 ACRES OF OPEN LAND IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATIONS, LAND DONATIONS, AND LAND PURCHASES. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO FOSTERS LAND STEWARDSHIP ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THAT INSPIRE AND TEACH PEOPLE TO CARE FOR THE COUNTY'S OPEN LAND. THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS IS VITAL TO OUR SUCCESS.OUR WORK BENEFITS THE PEOPLE OF LAKE COUNTY BY SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK ALSO BENEFITS OUR COUNTY'S RICH DIVERSITY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS. LAKE COUNTY IS, IN FACT, OF SPECIAL STATE-WIDE SIGNIFICANCE. IT PROVIDES SANCTUARY TO MORE THAN 130 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, THE MOST OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	213790	Expense
Revenue	11194	Revenue
Description	LAND PRESERVATION: THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES NATURAL AREAS AND FARMLAND IN SEVERAL STRATEGIC CONSERVATION AREAS IN LAKE COUNTY, THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, DONATIONS OF LAND, AND OCCASIONALLY THROUGH DIRECT ACQUISITION.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	104434	Expense
Revenue	105888	Revenue
Description	LAND STEWARDSHIP: THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY RESTORES LAND TO GOOD HEALTH ON PROPERTY IT OWNS AND HAS INTEREST IN. IT HELPS INTERESTED PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND PUBLIC PARTNERS ESTABLISH BEST CONSERVATION PRACTICES ON THEIR LANDS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY SOILS, BIODIVERSITY AND CLEAN WATER.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	104912	Expense
Revenue	725	Revenue
Description	OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY BRINGS PEOPLE OUT ON THE LAND TO CELEBRATE AND LEARN ABOUT ITS WONDERS AND VALUES TO PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	14201	Expense
Description	ADVOCACY: THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY WORKS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LAKE COUNTY THROUGH PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND ADVOCACY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	14201	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	437337	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	1	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	9	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	8475485989	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	32400 N HARRIS ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GRAYSLAKE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60030	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
JEFF SUNDBERG
PRESIDENT	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
WALLACE WINTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
CHARLES O'CONNELL
VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
KENT LAWSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
DAVID WHITMORE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
PATRICIA WERNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
NANCY WALLACE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CAROL CALEBRESA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CAROLE WHITCOMB
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JEFF WERFEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
AL WESTERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KEN KLICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KLAUS WISIOL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DENNIS NYREN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KELLY CARTWRIGHT
SECRETARY	1.50	X		0	0	0
KEITH GRAY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
SARAH SIMPSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
STEVE BARG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		X	87400	0	2500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	87400	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	2500	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	31109	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	79248	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	295390	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	405747	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
CONTRACTUAL FEES FOR S	811000	83332	83332
PROGRAM SERVICE FEES	611600	725	725

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	84057	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	17879	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$17,879	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	33750	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	20578	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	13172	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	13172	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	13172	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	320656	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	313622	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	7034	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7034	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$7,034	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	32355	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	79248	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	48416	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-16061	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$16,061	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming	969	GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses	182	GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	787	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$787	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	145	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	145	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	145	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	512760	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	97374	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$9,639	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	109688	Total
Program Services	82266	ProgramServices
Management And General	16453	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10969	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	234283	Total
Program Services	173213	ProgramServices
Management And General	15848	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	45222	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59679	Total
Program Services	49882	ProgramServices
Management And General	756	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9041	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23965	Total
Program Services	17752	ProgramServices
Management And General	2219	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3994	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	694	Total
Program Services	694	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18811	Total
Management And General	18811	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17470	Total
Program Services	5304	ProgramServices
Management And General	5740	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6426	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7113	Total
Program Services	5827	ProgramServices
Management And General	508	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	778	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2087	Total
Program Services	2014	ProgramServices
Fundraising	73	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7090	Total
Program Services	3899	ProgramServices
Management And General	811	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2380	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1397	Total
Management And General	1397	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15496	Total
Program Services	10951	ProgramServices
Management And General	4545	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8569	Total
Program Services	6091	ProgramServices
Management And General	2478	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
TRAINING AND EDUCATION	68416	67628	788
SUBCONTRACTOR EXPENSE	10130	7890	460	1780
BROCHURES AND PUBLICATI	3792	1435	2357
MISCELLANEOUS	2476	1322	525	629
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	1606	1050	142	414

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1065	Total
Program Services	119	ProgramServices
Management And General	946	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	593827	Total
Program Services	437337	ProgramServices
Management And General	73335	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	83155	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	172807	BOY
EOY	3146	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43423	BOY
EOY	166804	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	32875	BOY
EOY	21326	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8955	BOY
EOY	11284	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2588616	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	74190	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2475791	BOY
EOY	2514426	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	668732	BOY
EOY	729470	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3402583	BOY
EOY	3446456	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24898	BOY
EOY	54421	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42832	BOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	80000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	950	BOY
EOY	950	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	68680	BOY
EOY	135371	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2642231	BOY
EOY	2660432	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	691672	BOY
EOY	650653	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3333903	BOY
EOY	3311085	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3402583	BOY
EOY	3446456	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-81067	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	58249	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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	1377331	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2777196	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	550114	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	438025	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	405747	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5548413	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1377331	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2777196	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	550114	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	438025	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	405747	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5548413	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	2729490	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2818923	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	13065	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	23305	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	50295	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	51898	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	51629	CurrentTaxYear
Total	190192	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	973	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	770	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	145	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1888	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	5740493	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	332574	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.49110	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.51040	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General Explanation	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS	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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	115513	CurrentYearMinus2
Total	115513	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$173,270	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	33164	CurrentYearMinus2
Total	33164	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	28878	CurrentYearMinus2
Total	28878	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$43,317	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Of Natural Habitat	X	ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open Space	X	PreservationOfOpenSpace
Historic Land Area	X	HistoricLandArea
Total Number Of Easements	4	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	214.00	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	37.00	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement	2240	ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	1	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2013190	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	2013190	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	400000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	50457	Depreciation
Book Value	349543	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	22639	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	21636	Depreciation
Book Value	1003	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	152787	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2097	Depreciation
Book Value	150690	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2514426	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SECURITY DEPOSIT	Description
Amount	$950	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	950	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	512760	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	593827	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-81067	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	58249	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	58249	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-22818	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	591587	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	58249	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	20578	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	78827	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	512760	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	512760	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	614405	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	20578	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	20578	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	593827	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	593827	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X:	EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009, THE CONSERVANCY ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE CONSERVANCY HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE CONSERVANCY MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ADOPTION OF THE GUIDANCE HAD NO EFFECT ON THE CONSERVANCY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009 AND RESULTED IN NO ADJUSTMENT FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2010. THE CONSERVANCY BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSES 20,578.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSES 20,578.
		SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 9: THE CONSERVANCY ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING AND MAINTAINING EASEMENTS DONATED BY LANDOWNERS TO PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ACCEPTED TO FUND THESE PROJECT ACTIVITIES. NO VALUE IS ASSIGNED TO THE EASEMENTS AS TRANSFERENCE OF PROPERTY TITLE HAS NOT OCCURRED. THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 214 ACRES IN LAKE COUNTY.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	PRAIRIE PEDAL	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	32141	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	22411	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	9730	GrossRevenueEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	100	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	994	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	5072	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	200	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	4550	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	PRAIRIE HARVEST	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	79462	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	56837	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	22625	GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	5205	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	23795	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2	1588	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	6912	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total	111603	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	79248	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	32355	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	100	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	6199	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	28867	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	1788	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	11462	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	48416	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-16061	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ARTICLE II SECTION 1 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS STATES: "THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. MEMBERS SHALL BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ANNUALLY PAY THE DUES ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS, PER ITS BYLAWS, ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY DIRECTORS AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	ARTICLE II SECTION 5 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS STATES: "THE ONLY MATTER ON WHICH MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IS THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER VOTING RIGHTS IN THIS CORPORATION."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ELECTRONICALLY DISSEMINATED VIA EMAIL TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING.
	EACH BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. ANY IDENTIFIED CONFLICT IS REVIEWED AND MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (COMPRISED OF OFFICERS) REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EVALUATED BASED ON THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE ANNUAL WORKPLAN, WRITTEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS A COMPENSATION STUDY IS ENACTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO COMPARE SALARIES OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE REGION. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVING COMPENSATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE SUCH A REVIEW.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A
	LIBERTY PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY WILL PROVIDE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 58,249.	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:
	THE PROCESS REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR PROCESS.	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: