LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST (EIN 20-4233446)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-24
IRS object ID
202642369349300209
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-24T08:34:41-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN251644159PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROWN PLUSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1454 NEW HOLLAND AVE SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17602ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204233446EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLANCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7176878484PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 LANCASTER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTRASBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17579ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFERY E SWINEHARTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7176878484PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAUREN FENNER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02099751PTIN
Phone7175811040PhoneNum
Preparation2026-08-04PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFFERY E SWINEHARTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 LANCASTER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTRASBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17579ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,701,887GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LANCASTERFARMLANDTRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation1988FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY, LASWS AND ACTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee21TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers79TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$7,598,794PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,340,157CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$382,383PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$646,750CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$310,556PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$509,984CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$18,847PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$10,184CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,272,886PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,486,707CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,213,876PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,241,208CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$271,006CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,593,489PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,906,325CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,807,365PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,147,533CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$465,521PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$339,174CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$12,930,453TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,428,903TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,079,701TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$996,612TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,850,752NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,432,291NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO VIGOROUSLY ACCELERATE THE PERMANENT PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF FARMLAND.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,738,843ExpenseAmt
Revenue$646,750RevenueAmt
DescLANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PRESERVES AND PROTECTS PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND; PROMOTES GOOD CONSERVATION PRACTICES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; AND SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC POLICY AND ACTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FARMLAND PRESERVATION AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, LANCASTER FARMLAND TRUST PERMANENTLY PRESERVED 18 FARMS AND 1,002 ACRES OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE, NON-IRRIGATED LAND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE TRUST WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE 1,570 FARMERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO INSTRUCT FARMERS IN BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; EVENTS; AND INDIVIDUAL FARM VISITS TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICES AND ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE TRUST ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ABOUT POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PRESERVATION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$8,738,843TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document42IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee21EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFERY E SWINEHARTPersonNm
Phone7176878484PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 LANCASTER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTRASBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17579ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
JEFFERY E SWINEHART
PRESIDENT &40.00Yes (X)$216,419$0$15,924
JEBEDIAH MUSSER
VP LAND PROT40.00$108,692$0$12,822Yes (X)
EMILY BELL
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MELISSA FALK
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SETH GEHMAN
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NATE HOOVER
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LISA HORN
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFF KIRK
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIN LETAVIC
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RYAN MARTIN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LEEANN MASON
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DARIN MILLER
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MATT PARIDO
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JULIE PEACHEY
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARL DU PREEZ
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LARRY SHIRK
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK SMITH
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ABNER STOLTZFUS
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRIAN WASSELL
TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHANE ZIMMERMAN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$325,111TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,746TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
DML POURED WALLS LLC
3040 HARVEST DRRONKSPA17572CONSTRUCTION$198,982
WEAVER ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING
280 S WINDY MANSION RDDENVERPA17517CONSULTING$173,600
ELS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC
5302 AMISH RDGAPPA17527CONSTRUCTION$166,539
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$177,209FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,175,457GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,987,491AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$3,081,872NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,340,157TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FOR SERVICE REVENUE900099$586,750$586,750
LAND TRUST REIMB. PROGRAM900099$60,000$60,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$646,750TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$375,343TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$375,343ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$329,646SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$193,408SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,597OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$136,238SecuritiesAmt
Other-$1,597OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$134,641TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$134,641ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$9,776FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$177,209ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$20,175FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$10,399TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$10,399ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Total Revenue Column$215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$215ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$215OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,486,707TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$646,750RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$499,800ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,343TotalAmt
Program Services$116,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,086FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$830,721TotalAmt
Program Services$678,774ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129,529FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,365TotalAmt
Program Services$18,786ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,924FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,699TotalAmt
Program Services$61,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,319FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,080TotalAmt
Program Services$58,465ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,519FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,450TotalAmt
Program Services$24,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,071FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,500TotalAmt
Management And General$22,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,584,333TotalAmt
Program Services$1,583,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$888FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,606TotalAmt
Program Services$84,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,327FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,670TotalAmt
Program Services$20,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,837FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,955TotalAmt
Program Services$31,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,020FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,775TotalAmt
Program Services$11,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$146FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,441TotalAmt
Program Services$5,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,409FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,349TotalAmt
Program Services$37,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,654FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,447TotalAmt
Program Services$56,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,247FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EASEMENTS IN-KIND$3,081,872$3,081,872
EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS$2,764,785$2,764,785
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$37,117$27,896$1,463$7,758
EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP$22,270$22,270

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,755TotalAmt
Program Services$55,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,272FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,147,533TotalAmt
Program Services$8,738,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$271,006FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200BOYAmt
EOY$175EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,699,494BOYAmt
EOY$2,582,279EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,811BOYAmt
EOY$282,964EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,742BOYAmt
EOY$73,229EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,128BOYAmt
EOY$6,267EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,119,307LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$554,863LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,495BOYAmt
EOY$564,444EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,251,583BOYAmt
EOY$10,919,545EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,930,453BOYAmt
EOY$14,428,903EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,640BOYAmt
EOY$555,839EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$702,061BOYAmt
EOY$440,773EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,079,701BOYAmt
EOY$996,612EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,645,083BOYAmt
EOY$12,906,308EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$205,669BOYAmt
EOY$525,983EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,850,752BOYAmt
EOY$13,432,291EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,930,453BOYAmt
EOY$14,428,903EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$339,174ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,242,365NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,326,101CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,112,530CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,683,216CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,598,794CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,340,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,060,798TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,326,101CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,112,530CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,683,216CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,598,794CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,340,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,060,798TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,500,529SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$43,560,269PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139,935CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$140,165CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$295,898CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$311,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$375,343CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,262,793TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$808CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$246CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$215CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,269TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$46,324,860TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,863,862GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92330PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME 1,054ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$375DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$1,493OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,868TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TRUST MET WITH LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO DISCUSS FUNDING FOR LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND PROSPECTIVE CHANGES TO AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION LEGISLATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements618TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage38309.48TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements6HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement6346.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$426,413ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$60,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$917,558OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$485,817DepreciationAmt
Book Value$431,741BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$141,749OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$69,046DepreciationAmt
Book Value$72,703BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$564,444TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,726,747TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,242,365NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$22,500OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,219,865RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,506,882RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$20,175OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$20,175RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,486,707TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,145,208TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$20,175OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$20,175ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,125,033ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$22,500OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,500ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,147,533TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9THE TRUST ACQUIRES CONSERVATION INTERESTS IN LAND BY DONATION AND PURCHASE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ASSET RECOGNITION UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO ASSET ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR PURCHASED OR DONATED EASEMENTS. DONATED EASEMENTS ARE REFLECTED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AT FAIR VALUE. PURCHASED EASEMENTS ARE REFLECTED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES TO THE EXTENT THEIR FAIR VALUES EXCEED THEIR COST.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DINVESMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -22,500
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BFUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -20,175
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DFUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 20,175
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 22,500

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$186,985GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$177,209CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$9,776GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,750RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$7,552FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10,873OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$186,985GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$177,209CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$9,776GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,750RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$7,552FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,873OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$20,175DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$10,399NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFERY E SWINEHARTPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$206,419BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$10,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,277DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,647NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$232,343TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDISCRETIONARY BONUSES MAY BE AWARDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution18ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,081,872NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV LESS RELATED COSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received8Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS THE NUMBER OF SEPARATE LAND PARCELS COVERED UNDER THE EASEMENTS, NOT THE TOTAL ACREAGE DONATED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BAN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, REVIWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED FULLY BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AINFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND SETTING OF ANNUAL SALARY OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BINFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND SETTING OF THEIR ANNUAL SALARIES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOUTSIDE SERVICES 1,583,221 224 888
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9INVESMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -22,500 FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 20,175 FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -20,175 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 22,500

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