Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 556,323 | 609,166 | 532,018 | 777,779 | 770,669 | 3,245,955 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 556,323 | 609,166 | 532,018 | 777,779 | 770,669 | 3,245,955 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 199,637 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,046,318 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 556,323 | 609,166 | 532,018 | 777,779 | 770,669 | 3,245,955 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 9 | 37 | 46 | |||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,340 | 152,590 | 153,930 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 3,399,931 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 1,340 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE KIAWAH CONSERVANCY PROVIDES THE VISION, LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE KIAWAH ISLAND'S UNIQUE BALANCE OF NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, RESEARCH DRIVEN, NON-POLITICAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS ARE MOST SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ITS VOTING AND NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | NATIVE WILDLIFE. THE ORGANIZATION, WORKING IN CONCERT WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON KIAWAH ISLAND, PROVIDES RESOURCES, LANDSCAPING TIPS, ACCESS OF PROFESSIONALS AND ASSESSMENT FORMS TO ASSIST OWNERS WITH THIS PLAN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | COMPILED, THE CONSERVANCY IS ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW BOBCATS MOVE AROUND THE ISLAND AND THE TYPES OF HABITAT THEY PREFER. BY PINPOINTING SPECIFIC AREAS OR HABITAT TYPES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO BOBCATS (ESPECIALLY FOR DENNING AND DAYTIME RESTING), THE CONSERVANCY HAS THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE ITS LAND PRESERVATION PLANNING ON KIAWAH ISLAND. THE TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND USES GPS DATA TO UPGRADE ITS BOBCAT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR THE ISLAND. BIRD BANDING AND UNDERSTORY PRESERVATION THE KIAWAH ISLAND BANDING STATION (KIBS) IS SUPPORTED BY THE KIAWAH CONSERVANCY AND OPERATED BY THE TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND. ANNUAL BANDING AND MONITORING EFFORTS INCLUDE: FALL MIGRATION MONITORING FALL MIGRATION MONITORING BEGAN IN 2009 AT THE WEST END OF KIAWAH ISLAND AT THE KIBS. THE STATION IS LOCATED WITHIN SCRUB-SHRUB AND HIGH MARSH HABITAT AND BORDERED BY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE KIAWAH RIVER, CREATING A FUNNEL FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS. CURRENTLY, 20 MIST NETS ARE OPPERATED BY THE TOWN WILDIFE BIOLOGIST AND FOUR INTERNS HIRED SEASONALLY BY THE KIAWAH CONSERVANCY. THE NETS ARE OPPERATED DAILY FROM MID-AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER. THEY ARE OPENED 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE AND CLOSED APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS LATER. WINTER BANDING WINTER BANDING BEGAN IN 2010. DURING THIS BANDING SEASON, UP TO 15 NETS ARE OPERATED EVERY 10 DAYS FROM DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH. THE NETS ARE OPENED 30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE AND CLOSED APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS LATER. SEA ISLAND CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT (CBC) IS A VOLUNTEER-BASED BIRD CENSUS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY EACH WINTER. THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY HAS SPONSORED THE EVENT SINCE 1900 WHEN THE FIRST CBCS WERE HELD. CURRENTLY THERE ARE OVER 2,000 CBCS CONDUCTED INTERNATIONALLY EVERY YEAR BETWEEN DECEMBER 14 AND JANUARY 5. EACH COUNT TAKES PLACE AROUND THE SAME DATE EACH YEAR AND ALL BIRDS SEEN OR HEARD ARE COUNTED WITHIN A DESIGNATED 15-MILE DIAMETER CIRCLE. THE DATA FROM EACH COUNT ARE COMPILED BY THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AND THE RESULTS ARE PROVIDED IN AN ANNUAL JOURNAL CALLED AMERICAN BIRDS. THE SEA ISLANDS CBC WAS FIRST CONDUCTED DURING THE 2011-2012 CBC SEASON AS A TEST RUN. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND HAS BEEN AN OFFICIAL CBC SINCE 2013. THE 2016 COUNT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 4. THE COUNT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF KIAWAH ISLAND, SEABROOK ISLAND, WADMALAW ISLAND, MOST OF JOHN'S ISLAND, AND DEVEAUX BANK. PARTICIPANTS ARE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF 15 TERRITORIES AND SPEND THE DAY COVERING THE AREA BY CAR, FOOT, OR BOAT STARTING AT OR BEFORE SUNRISE AND GOING THROUGH DUSK OR LATER. PARTICIPANTS TYPICALLY MEET BACK AT THE KIAWAH ISLAND TOWN HALL FOR A "COUNT-DOWN" DINNER AND REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED BY THE KIAWAH CONSERVANCY. PERSONS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE SEA ISLAND CBC SHOULD CONTACT, AARON GIVEN AT AGIVEN@KIAWAHISLAND.ORG OR 843-478-4264. WINTER MARSH SPARROW BANDING MARSH SPARROW BANDING BEGAN DURING THE WINTER OF 2011-12 WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DETERMINING HABITAT REQUIREMENTS, SITE FIDELITY, RELATIVE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPECIES. THE BIRDS ARE FLUSHED INTO MIST NETS AT HIGH TIDE ROOSTS IN THE SALT MARSH. THE TARGET SPECIES ARE SEASIDE SPARROWS, NELSON'S SPARROWS AND SALTMARSH SPARROWS. PAINTED BUNTING BANDING PAINTED BUNTING BANDING BEGAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2011 WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO STUDY THEIR MOVEMENTS, DISTRIBUTION AND SITE FIDELITY. PAINTED BUNTINGS READILY COME TO FEEDERS OFFERING WHITE MILLET AND THE BIRDS ARE EASILY CAPTURED IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CAGE WITH A FEEDER PLACED INSIDE. BANDING OCCURS FROM MAY THORUGH SEPTEMBER AT KIAWAH ISLAND'S RESIDENT'S HOMES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | "LANDSCAPING FOR LEGACY" IS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE PUBLICATIONS. THE PUBLICATION IS INTENDED TO HELP RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ISLAND AND HOW TO BEST MAINTAIN ITS EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER. REOURCES ON LANDSCAPING, UNDERSTORY MAINTENANCE, LAGOON MAINTENANCE, BEACH AND DUNE PRESERVATION, NATIVE PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND INVASIVE SPECIES EDUCATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. ONCE THIS COMMENT PERIOD IS OVER, THE TREASURER HAS REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED FOR ISSUANCE, IT IS THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD AND DURING THE INTERIM PRIOR TO ENTERING TRANSACTION NEGOTIATIONS FOR CONSERVATION PROPERTY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDES OBTAINING COMPARATIVE DATA AND HAVING IT APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | CONSERVED PROPERTY VALUATION ADJUSTMENT -384,000 TOTAL -384,000 DURING THE YEAR ENDED 2015, THE CONSERVANCY IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC PROPERTIES THAT WERE RECORDED AT APPRAISED VALUE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CONSERVANCY NOTED THAT THESE SELECT PROPERTIES APPRAISSALS EXCLUDED THE VALUATION ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PLACED ON THESE PROPERTIES. ALL THOUGH THE VALUE TO THE CONSERVANCY'S OPERATIONS WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RECOGNITION, THE FINANICAL VALUE OF THESE PROPERTIES WERE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. |
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