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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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Total |
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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.") .. | 3,843,215 | 2,231,158 | 3,298,349 | 1,303,562 | 969,418 | 11,645,702 |
| 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 | 3,843,215 | 2,231,158 | 3,298,349 | 1,303,562 | 969,418 | 11,645,702 |
| 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).. | 1,517,520 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 10,128,182 | |||||
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.. | 3,843,215 | 2,231,158 | 3,298,349 | 1,303,562 | 969,418 | 11,645,702 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 142,236 | 195,387 | 586,948 | 483,730 | 598,368 | 2,006,669 |
| 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.).. | 118,789 | 71,900 | 78,105 | 34,158 | 68,276 | 371,228 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 14,399,507 | |||||
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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SUPPORTING SCHEDULE | GIFT 1,000,000 |
| PART II, LINE 10 | SPECIAL EVENT INCOME 293,623 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 77,605 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | HERITAGE CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE REGION'S SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES. WE HOLD 237 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 7,974 ACRES OF FARMLAND, WOODLANDS, PARKLAND AND SCENIC LANDSCAPES THAT HELP ENHANCE OUR AREA'S WATER AND AIR QUALITY. HERITAGE ALSO SERVES AS LAND TRUST BENEFICIARY ON AN ADDITIONAL 46 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, WHICH PROTECT ANOTHER 2500 ACRES. STAFF MONITORS EASEMENTS ANNUALLY TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO DESIGNATED CONSERVATION PURPOSES. WE PARTNER WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH LOCAL PRESERVATION EFFORTS INCLUDING LANDOWNER OUTREACH, EASEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, SECURING FUNDING, AND PERFORMING ANNUAL MONITORING DUTIES ON MUNICIPALLY-HELD EASEMENTS. OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS INCLUDE SERVING AS THE HOLDER OF 16 FAADE EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE ALSO MONITORED BY STAFF EACH YEAR; DOCUMENTING IMPORTANT HISTORIC STRUCTURES VIA HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEYS IN BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. IN 2019, 2 PROPERTIES WERE ADDED TO HERITAGE CONSERVANCY'S REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES THAT FEATURES OVER 600 PROPERTIES OF SIGNIFICANCE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | HERITAGE CONSERVANCY OWNS 51 PROPERTIES TOTALING 1565 ACRES. IN 2019, THROUGH OUR EXPANDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES MORE THAN 5600 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VISITED OUR PROPERTIES AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN A HC SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MORE THAN 389 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 4,297 HOURS OF THEIR TIME ASSISTING STAFF IN STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TREE PLANTINGS, TRAIL CLEARING, TRASH CLEAN-UPS, AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS AT SEVERAL HERITAGE CONSERVANCY PROPERTIES. ALDIE MANSION CONTINUES TO SERVE AS HOME TO OUR PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AS WELL AS A DESTINATION TO MORE THAN 20,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. MID- YEAR WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM FOR TOURS OF HISTORIC ALDIE MANSION WHICH RESULTED IN 260 FIRST TIME TOUR PARTICIPANTS. WE CONTINUE TO SHOWCASE OUR PROPERTIES THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS THAT ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE NATURE AND HISTORY FIRSTHAND. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | MEMBERS HELP TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES OF THE AREA THROUGH THEIR MEMBERSHIP DUES. MEMBERS RECEIVE THE ENVIRONS NEWSLETTER, CAN ATTEND FREE SEMINARS, ATTEND AN ANNUAL MEMBER APPRECIATION PARTY, AND ARE INVITED TO MEMBER-ONLY EVENTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO HAVE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS OFFICIALLY FILED AND THEN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR NATIONAL LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION, EACH YEAR, ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION BEFORE THEY OCCUR. DURING THE BOARD MEETINGS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE BOARD MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT ABSTAINS FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE MATTER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD'S HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REGULARLY REVIEWS TOTAL COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR HERITAGE CONSERVANCY'S SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND OFFICERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SUCH COMPENSATION IS BOTH REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS COMPENSATION LEVELS IN THE MARKETPLACE. ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE HERITAGE TO ACHIEVE A REPUTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER IRS CODE SECTION 4958. COMMITTEE MEMBERS INVOLVED IN SENIOR EXECUTIVE AND OFFICER PAY DECISIONS ARE TRULY INDEPENDENT AND FREE FROM CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THEIR EFFORTS IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION LEVELS. MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT NEITHER EXERT UNDUE INFLUENCE NOR DRIVE THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMPENSATION ANALYSES, AND THEY ARE RECUSED DURING THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS ABOUT THEIR PAY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE ORGANIZATION USES THE SAME COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES THAT IS USED FOR TOP OFFICIAL EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII | WITH RESPECT TO LINE 8, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, LINE 11 SHOWS A TOTAL NET LOSS FROM THE EVENTS SIMPLY BECAUSE CONTRIBUTIONS RELATED TO THE EVENTS ARE REMOVED FROM THE CALCULATION AS PER THE FORM REQUIREMENTS. WHEN CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE NET INCOME SUMMARY, OUR FUNDRAISING EVENTS ARE PROVEN TO BE A CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS, RAISING NET REVENUES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF 170,010 TO BE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR PROGRAMS. |
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