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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,074,582 | 4,286,344 | 3,703,589 | 3,976,903 | 1,996,297 | 15,037,715 |
| 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 | 1,074,582 | 4,286,344 | 3,703,589 | 3,976,903 | 1,996,297 | 15,037,715 |
| 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).. | 2,726,498 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 12,311,217 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,074,582 | 4,286,344 | 3,703,589 | 3,976,903 | 1,996,297 | 15,037,715 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 106,253 | 166,347 | 115,640 | 188,952 | 577,192 | |
| 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 | 15,614,907 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | A CLOSE COUNT IS KEPT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR STEWARDSHIP DAYS, PLUS BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AN ADDITIONAL SMALL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH OFFICE DUTIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | CARL ERICKSON MYRON ERICKSON BROTHERS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE ACCOUNTING FIRM PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 FORM. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD TO REVIEW THE FORM, MAKES ANY CORRECTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS AS NEEDED. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN REVISES THE FORM. THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD IS THEN PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM. THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM BEFORE THE ACCOUNTING FIRM ELECTRONICALLY FILES IT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE IF ANY AGENDA ITEM REQUIRING BOARD ACTION POSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A COVERED PERSON. WHEN A TRANSACTION, CONTRACT OR PROJECT OF LCWM INVOLVES AN ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A COVERED PERSON AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL ACT AS FOLLOWS: 1. APPROVE SUCH TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR PROJECT ONLY AFTER MAKING SPECIFIC FINDINGS THAT A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE, THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND BENEFITS LCWM, THE BOARD HAS COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BENEFIT TO THE CONFLICTED MEMBER, AND THE CONFLICTED MEMBER DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING PROCESS. 2. INCLUDE SUCH DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. 3. WHEN WARRANTED, REQUEST THAT THE CONFLICTED MEMBER RESIGN. WHEN BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF START WITH THE ORGANIZATION, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE, WHICH IS UPDATED ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH LOCAL COMPENSATION RATES, INDUSTRY RATES, AND CONSULTATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. REPORT MADE AND COMPENSATION RATE RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION NOT COVERED UNDER THE POLICY EXPLAINED IN FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A. (ABOVE) |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII | THE HIGHLANDS IN JUNE 2016, THE CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER IN GRAND RAPIDS (KENT COUNTY) TO PURCHASE, PROTECT, EXPAND AND RESTORE THE HIGHLANDS, A 121-ACRE FORMER GOLF COURSE. THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGED STAFF MEMBERS IN CAMPAIGN PLANNING, LAND PROTECTION, COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPMENT, AND STEWARDSHIP. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2017, AND THE FINAL FUNDRAISING GOAL OF 5.1 MILLION, INCLUDING MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES, WAS MET IN JUNE 2019. THE PURCHASE OF THE HIGHLANDS WAS IN BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER'S NAME, AS WAS THE MORTGAGE SECURING THE PURCHASE, AND THE CONSERVANCY HAD NO LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE PROPERTY UNTIL JUNE 22, 2020, WHEN IT EXERCISED AN OPTION TO ACQUIRE 37 ACRES OF THE PROPERTY. THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN CONTINUES TO PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP SERVICES FOR THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO A LAND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT EXECUTED WITH BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER ON JUNE 18, 2020. OTTAWA SANDS THE CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH OTTAWA COUNTY PARKS TO PROTECT OTTAWA SANDS, A 345-ACRE PROPERTY PRIVATELY HELD FOR MANY DECADES AND FORMERLY A SAND MINING FACILITY. ON JULY 31, 2018, THE CONSERVANCY PURCHASED HALF OF THE PROPERTY (158 ACRES) FOR 4 MILLION BY SECURING A LOAN FROM THE CONSERVATION FUND AND THEN LEASED THE PROPERTY TO OTTAWA COUNTY PARKS FOR MANAGEMENT. A SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION TO THE MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND (MNRTF), PREPARED BY OTTAWA COUNTY PARKS, WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING FUNDS FOR THEIR PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY HELD BY THE LAND CONSERVANCY AND THAT SALE CLOSED ON JULY 25, 2019. AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGED STAFF MEMBERS IN CAMPAIGN PLANNING, LAND PROTECTION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS FOR PROPERTY CARRYING COSTS AND ITS ULTIMATE TRANSFER TO OTTAWA COUNTY. THE CAMPAIGN TO COVER THOSE COSTS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019. OTTAWA COUNTY NOW OWNS AND OPERATES THE FULL 345-ACRE PROPERTY KNOWN AS OTTAWA SANDS. PAPROCKI IN MAY OF 2020, THE LAND CONSERVANCY SIGNED A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH DOUG PAPROCKI, THE OWNER OF A 43-ACRE PARCEL OF NATURAL LAND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO ITS FLOWER CREEK DUNES PRESERVE NORTH OF MONTAGUE, MICHIGAN. THE AGREEMENT CONFIRMED A 121,100 PURCHASE PRICE, WITH A COMMITMENT TO CLOSING ON OR BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER 2020. IN JUNE OF 2020, THE CONSERVANCY KICKED OFF A 200,000 FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN TO COVER THE PURCHASE COSTS, A STEWARDSHIP FUND, AND EXPENSES OF THE CAMPAIGN. WITH AN INITIAL COMMITMENT OF 80,000 BY ANONYMOUS SUPPORTERS, THE CAMPAIGN HAD RAISED OVER 50% OF THE GOAL BY JUNE 30, 2020. A CELEBRATION AND DEDICATION OF THE NEW PROPERTY IS ANTICIPATED IN MAY 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | INVESTMENT EXPENSE -16,297 INVESTMENT EXPENSE 16,297 |
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