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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 11,977,933 | 13,706,410 | 13,164,253 | 13,680,258 | 12,474,370 | 65,003,224 |
| 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 | 11,977,933 | 13,706,410 | 13,164,253 | 13,680,258 | 12,474,370 | 65,003,224 |
| 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).. | 13,191,231 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 51,811,993 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 11,977,933 | 13,706,410 | 13,164,253 | 13,680,258 | 12,474,370 | 65,003,224 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 142,994 | 145,821 | 152,555 | 167,200 | 226,283 | 834,853 |
| 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 | 65,838,077 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: | THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE UNITES AND CHAMPIONS ORGANIZATIONS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORKING TO SAVE NATURAL AREAS. BECAUSE OF OUR INNOVATIVE WORK MORE LANDOWNERS CHOOSE TO PROTECT THEIR LAND, CONSERVATION LEADERS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AT SAVING LAND, STRONG NONPROFITS AND LEGAL SYSTEMS ARE MAINTAINED TO PROTECT LAND IN PERPETUITY, AND THE PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION IS DEEPENED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND OUTREACH: THE ALLIANCE FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF LAND TRUSTS ACROSS AMERICA BY ADVOCATING FOR SOUND TAX AND FUNDING POLICIES FOR CONSERVATION. THE ALLIANCE LEVERAGED ITS NETWORK OF OVER 300 ADVOCACY AMBASSADORS TO PASS THE 2018 FARM BILL WITH INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM AND PROVISIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO THIS IMPORTANT EASEMENT PROGRAM, PERMANENTLY REAUTHORIZE THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND AND TO TRAIN AND ENGAGE LAND TRUST STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS IN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE POLICY PROCESS. AMBASSADORS TOOK CENTER STAGE AT ADVOCACY DAYS, A SPRING EVENT THAT PROVIDES LAND TRUST LEADERS WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING AS WELL AS TIME WITH KEY LEGISLATORS TO DISCUSS ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE LAND TRUST COMMUNITY. THE ALLIANCE LED THE COMMUNITY IN URGING CONGRESS AND TREASURY OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF ABUSIVE TAX SHELTER TRANSACTIONS THAT THREATEN THE ENHANCED CONSERVATION EASEMENT TAX INCENTIVE AND COULD DAMAGE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: | EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING: THE ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, EMPOWER AND MAGNIFY THE IMPACT OF ITS MORE THAN 1,000 MEMBER LAND TRUSTS AND AFFILIATES. THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES LAND TRUSTS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO GROW IN STRENGTH AND IMPACT. OUR NATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE: RALLY, ONLINE LEARNING CENTER, CONSERVATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM, 100+ WEBINARS AND 300+ WORKSHOPS SERVED MORE THAN 7,000 REGISTRANTS IN 2018. OUR TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND LAND TRUST EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN HIGH-POTENTIAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ADDED EMPHASIS ON STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, CONSERVATION PLANNING WITH CLIMATE IN MIND, COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. 411 LAND TRUSTS HAVE NOW ACHIEVED ACCREDITATION, REPRESENTING MORE THEN 75% OF THE ACRES OF FARMLAND, FORESTS. WILDLIFE HABITAT AND IMPORTANT WATER SUPPLIES STEWARDED BY LAND TRUSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE COMPLETED GUIDANCE DOCUMENTATION AND DEVELOPED ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2017 EDITION OF LAND TRUST STANDARDS AND PRACTICES, THE ETHICAL AND TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR OPERATING A LAND TRUST. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: | CONSERVATION PERMANENCE: THE ALLIANCE REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO PRODUCE ROBUST TOOLS, PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THAT HELP LAND TRUSTS MAKE THEIR WORK MORE RELEVANT TO MORE PEOPLE. WE CREATED A SERIES OF FIVE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION SPOTLIGHT PUBLICATIONS WITH INFORMATIVE AND INSPIRING SHORT STORIES THAT SHOWCASE THE IMPACT OF INNOVATIVE LAND TRUSTS THAT ARE AUTHENTICALLY ENGAGING WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE TO ENABLE US TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THIS WORK IN THE FUTURE. COMMON GROUND: CREATING A SHARED VISION FOR CONSERVATION IS A LISTENING AND LEARNING INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS TO CREATE A DYNAMIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS WITH LAND TRUSTS, CONSERVATION ADVOCATES AND INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANZATIONS WHO ARE NEW TO CONSERVATION. THIS IS A CRITICAL FIRST STEP IN CONTINUING THE MOMENTUM IN MAKING CONSERVATION EFFORTS MORE RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE ALLIANCE SEEKS TO FURTHER PREPARE ITS MEMBERS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING CONSERVATION WHILE ENSURING ALL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES SHARE IN ITS BENEFITS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO LEAD THE LAND TRUST COMMUNITY IN ENSURING THE LEGAL PERMANANCE OF CONSERVATION. THROUGH ITS CONSERVATION DEFENSE INITIATIVE, LAND TRUSTS ARE MORE PREPARED THAN EVER TO OVERCOME THREATS ENDANGERING PROTECTED LAND. TERRAFIRMA, THE CHARITABLE RISK POOL LAUNCHED BY THE ALLIANCE AND OWNED BY LAND TRUSTS, INSURED OVER 31,000 PROPERTIES AND ALMOST NINE MILLION ACRES IN 2018. THAT MEANS THAT 95 PERCENT OF THE LAND CONSERVED BY LAND TRUSTS IS NOW SAFELY INSURED BY TERRAFIRMA OR HELD BY ORGANIZATIONS CAPABLE OF SELF-INSURANCE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE DRAFT 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL DIRECTORS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR REVISIONS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RETURN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FIRM PREPARING THE RETURN AND AFTER IT COMPLETES ITS REVIEW AND ADDRESSES ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, DIRECTS THE CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER TO SIGN AND FILE THE RETURNS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS THE OBLIGATION OF THE BOARD MEMBER TO BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WHO WILL REFER THE MATTER TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO REVIEW, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCLOSE ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. STAFF WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WILL DISCLOSE THEM IN WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT WHO WILL REVIEW THEM, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AND REPORT SUBSTANTIVE CONFLICT ISSUES TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, JUSTIFICATION FOR PROCEEDING WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND THE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO MITIGATE THE ALLIANCE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFLICT WILL BE DOCUMENTED. AT A MINIMUM THE MITIGATION ACTIONS SHOULD INCLUDE ASKING THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO RECUSE AND ABSENT HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY INVOLVEMENT IN DISCUSSIONS OR DECISIONS PERTAINING TO THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN 2017, THE BOARD ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH CONTRACTED FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCIAL OFFICER. THIS REVIEW INCLUDED A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. A COPY OF THE CONSULTANT'S WRITTEN REPORT WAS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ALLIANCE WEBSITE: WWW.LANDTRUSTALLIANCE.ORG. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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