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.) .... | 2,078,015 | 53,149 | 456,779 | 80,105 | 79,408 | 2,747,456 |
| 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 | 2,078,015 | 53,149 | 456,779 | 80,105 | 79,408 | 2,747,456 |
| 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).. | 2,256,950 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 490,506 | |||||
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.. | 2,078,015 | 53,149 | 456,779 | 80,105 | 79,408 | 2,747,456 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 325 | 1,832 | 5,576 | 5,510 | 70 | 13,313 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 2,883,227 | |||||
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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| Part II Section C Line 17A Facts and Circumstances Test - 2015 - 2016. Commonweal Conservancy normally receives a substantial part of its support from governmental units or the general public under sections 509A1 and 170B1AIV and under the Facts and Circumstances test of Treasury Regulations Section 1.170A-9F3. |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Part II Section C Line 17A | 1. Regulation section 1.170A-9F3I. 10 support limitation. Commonweal Conservancys public support percentage for the five-year period ending June 30, 2016, is 17.07. This is over the 10 minimum amount of public support required in this regulation. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 2. Regulation Section1.170A-9F3II. Attraction of public support. Commonweal Conservancy attracts public support through carefully planned and professionally executed outreach one that solicits a broad mix of philanthropic institutions, individual donors, corporate supporters and public agency partners for operational and programmatic funding. Its public support includes outreach to foundation and corporate grant-makers, individual fundraising appeals and website solicitations. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | Since its founding in 2003, the Conservancy has attracted increasing support from individuals, organizations and agencies. Grants and gifts have been secured for a wide range of open space acquisitions, habitat restoration projects, conservation easement stewardship initiatives, as well as from a broad array of affordable housing, planning and public recreation-related purposes. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | During the economic downturn of the past several years, a significant portion of the organizations funding has come from the sale of program-related conservation properties. A constrained philanthropic environment has made it difficult to achieve the public support standards of section 509A2. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 3. Regulation Section 1.170A-9f3IIIA. Percentage of public support. The conservancy will continue to build support across a broad range of sources, increasing its percentage of public support. The Organization will take the following steps to broaden its donor base 1 By utilizing a variety of professional, technological skills and resources, the Organization anticipates securing substantially higher rates of support from small donors from the region and around the country. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 2 Through its Board and professional relationships, the Conservancy is actively pursuing grants from philanthropic institutions, foundations and mission focused corporations. 3 Drawing from a growing community of Friends of the Preserve, the conservancy anticipates an increase in meaningful annual gifts and bequests from the public who appreciate the open space protection and recreational trails the Organization has facilitated during the past thirteen years. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | Through its support of public agencies and related conservation organizations, the Conservancy has positioned itself as a sophisticated and accomplished facilitator of complex public benefit land transactions. In the years ahead, the Conservancy anticipates securing grant funding from federal, state and local public agencies in the acquisition and stewardship of critical wildlife habitat, recreational and cultural land resources in northern New Mexico as well as other areas of the Southwest. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 4. Regulation Section 1.170A-9F3IIIB Sources of support. A variety of sources fund Commonweal Conservancy including nonprofit organizations, government agencies, corporations and private individuals. In its fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, contributions to the Conservancy from public sources exceeded 45,000. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | The Conservancys donor base draws from a relatively small geography and number of passionately enthusiastic supporters. Although the giving capacity of most donors in the region is limited, a handful of contributors have endowed the Organization with large gifts of land value. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | These donors have a special interest in supporting the scenic and ecological values of the region and in past years their large donations have overwhelmed the total support represented by smaller donations. As the Conservancys public benefit mission develops and matures, the diversity of public support is anticipated to increase along with its overall scale. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 5. Regulation Section 1.170A-9 F3IIIC Representative governing body. The Conservancys Board of Directors represents a cross section of community interests and concerns. The members bring outstanding educational and professional knowledge and deep experience in matters of open space protection, habitat conservation, conservation easement stewardship, public finance and charitable giving among other mission-serving areas of practice. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | The Boards political orientation includes diverse viewpoints. The Board also shares a deep concern and commitment to land and water resource protection, restoration, public education economic development and affordable housing. Board members are selected for their knowledge and expertise in fundraising for initiatives related to large scale public land protection initiatives, nonprofit finance and management, conservation land transaction design, conservation tax law and capital |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | campaign fundraising. The Board includes professionals who serve as staff and Board members of other philanthropic institutions i.e., foundations, national conservation organizations and other social service organizations. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 6. Regulation Section 1.170A-9F3IIID. Availability of public facilities or services public participation in program or policies. Commonweal Conservancy has three primary strategic initiatives to accomplish its mission conservation transactions, land stewardship and conservation and recreation planning. Since its founding in 2003, the Conservancy has directed its skills and resources to the task of acquiring and protecting a 13,000-acre property known as |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | the Galisteo Basin Preserve. As of June 30, 2016, the Conservancy has purchased 9,793 acres within the preserve. In collaboration with local land trusts, state and county resource agencies, the Organization has permanently protected more than 10,074 acres of significant cultural, scenic and wildlife property. The Organization has also designed and developed more than 27 miles of publicly accessible trails that attract more than 30,000 users per year to the preserve. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | In other areas of New Mexico, the Conservancy has facilitated the permanent protection of more than 3,200 acres of critical wildlife habitat, watershed and open space land. In addition to its land protection work, the Conservancy organizes and promotes public education programs at the preserve that increase community awareness about the need for water and energy conservation, grassland regeneration, carbon sequestration, restorative grazing, wildlife corridor preservation, cultural resource |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | protection and night sky protection among other topics. Community engagement in the Conservancys work has included more than 45 public meetings to plan and design an integrative program of land conservation, community stewardship and community development. Staff and Board have participated in hundreds of hours of community meetings to help advise a sustainable land use plan for Santa Fe County, for which the Galisteo Basin Preserve is a model of sustainable land use and community stewardship. |
| Part II Section C Line 17A | 7. Regulation Section 1.170A-9F3IIIE. Additional factors pertinent to membership organizations. Commonweal Conservancy is not a membership organization and does not collect dues. |
| Software ID: | 15000290 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 24,847, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Land Stewardship. To improve the wildlife habitat and agricultural values of the Galisteo Basin, Commonweal enhanced the irrigation infrastructure and soils of its 110-tree orchard. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B | The Board ensures that the Form 990 is reviewed by a member of the Board or a designee of the Board with appropriate qualifications. That person communicates his or her findings to the Board. A draft of Form 990 is made available to all members of the Board for review and comment. The final copy is provided to all Board member prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C | The conflict of interest policy covers each member of the Board of Directors, officers, each employee, such persons family members, affiliated entities, any other person the Board determines to have substantial influence over the Organization and any person who met one of the above definitions at any time during five years before any proposed transaction that may involve a conflict of interest. The policy requires each new employee and Board member to read the policy and complete a compliance and disclosure statement. In addtiion, every executive employee, officer and Board member completes the statement annually. The Board determines whether a conflict of interest exists and reviews actual conflicts. The Board of Directors authorizes and oversees an annual review of the administration of the policy. If a conflict of interest arises, the Board member shall not be present during the discussion and shall not vote on the matter. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A | The governing Board approved an executive compensation policiy designed to conform to the Treasury Regulations creating a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness that includes independent review and approval by the Board, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Compensation has not been reviewed in several years as there have been only minor changes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B | Same as Line 15A. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | The Organizations governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public. The Organization provides copies upon request and offers inspection of these documents. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 10 | Capitalized allocable costs. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b | All governing decisions are made by the full board of directors. The board has no committees. |
| Software ID: | 15000290 |
| Software Version: | 15.3.0.0 |