Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 6,222,010 | 7,846,182 | 7,106,428 | 5,535,308 | 8,347,717 | 35,057,645 |
| 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 | 6,222,010 | 7,846,182 | 7,106,428 | 5,535,308 | 8,347,717 | 35,057,645 |
| 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).. | 1,184,077 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 33,873,568 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 6,222,010 | 7,846,182 | 7,106,428 | 5,535,308 | 8,347,717 | 35,057,645 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 16,339 | 16,505 | 29,655 | 78,393 | 67,088 | 207,980 |
| 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.).. | 1,111 | 648 | 1,460 | 1,852 | 523 | 5,594 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 35,271,219 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 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 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Part II Section B Line 10 Other income 523 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 20011406 |
| Software Version: | 20.0.2.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 205,002, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 1,250 OUTREACH Outreach to educate the general public was especially challenged in 2020 due to the covid pandemic. SELT completed 66 outreach events, 41 of which were virtual, including our signature Wild Scenic Film Festival, Conservation Celebration, and TrailFest. In 2020, hundreds of volunteers helped SELT with office work, land stewardship, outreach events, and more. In addition, SELT continued its partnership with the White Pine Programs to host nature-based youth engagement programming at the Burley Farms in Epping. Additional outreach is completed through direct engagement on our lands and easements, digital and print newsletters and social media, an expanded volunteer program, and partnerships with other organizations. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Program Service Expenses 4,694, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 FOREVER FARMS LLC SELT established a single member limited liability company called Forever Farms LLC to own and manage working farms and associated residential buildings. No activity occurred during the year. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | LAND CONSERVATION CONTINUED Under our Living Landscapes initiative, SELT completed seven projects, with the highlight being the generous gift of 498 acres on Mount Molly, overlooking Merrymeeting Lake in in New Durham. SELT expanded the Piscassic Greenway with the addition of the 16 acre Tucker Tract in Newmarket and added another new reservation in Barrington, the Ann Tibbits Schulz Turtle Brook Preserve. SELT also assisted the US Natural Resources Conservation Service in their protection of 20 acres in Fremont, 69 acres in Nottingham, and 40 acres adjacent to Stonehouse Forest in Barrington, all of which contained significant wetlands and rare turtle habitat. Finally, SELT accepted a gifted easement from the Town of Kensington on Moulton Ridge Forest. Four projects advanced our efforts to conserve lands for Clean Drinking Water. These included assisting Portsmouth in a purchase of an easement on the Duffy Tract in Madbury along the Bellamy Reservoir, accepting the gift of Tucker Woods along the Oyster River in Lee, purchasing a conservation easement on the 212 acre Sanborn property in Auburn, and adding 135 acres to the existing Goodwill Conservation Easement owned by the Town of Barrington. Under our Farmland initiative, SELT conserved Brett Farm in Fremont and Scrutons Dairy in Farmington, one of the last remaining commercial dairy farms in Strafford County. Both were supported in part with funds from the Agricultural Land Easement program of the US Natural Resources Conservation Service. In addition to completing these projects, SELT had 15 more properties under contract to conserve 2,100 plus acres through 2022. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The By-laws of the Organization authorize the members to elect new members of the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. Should a vacancy exist between Annual Meetings, the Board may fill the opening by a majority vote at a duly organized meeting of the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | The only decision of the Board of Directors subject to approval by the members is changes to the By-laws of the Organization. Proposed changes may be brought before the Members at Annual Meeting or through a Special Meeting with prior notice of all current members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The Organizations draft Form 990 is prepared by an independent accountant and reviewed by the Finance Committee and Executive Director in detail prior to filing. Questions are addressed to the preparer and resolved. The Board of Directors receives and reviews the final Form 990 return and votes to authorize its filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Each year following the annual meeting of the Organization, each member of the Board of Directors receives a detailed Conflict of Interest Questionnaire. This questionnaire consists of questions designed to confirm the Board members knowledge of the Organizations Conflict of Interest Policy, the individual Board members compliance with the policies and the compliance of the Board as a body. The questionnaire is signed and submitted by the Board Member and reviewed by the Executive Director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b | Each year the Executive Committee, with input from the Board of Directors, evaluates the performance of the Executive Director and recommends any changes in salary or benefits. The Operations and Executive Assistant of SELT researched publicly available information from Form 990s about the current compensation for Executive Directors for similar non-profit organizations. In addition, she or the Executive Director contacted five organizations to collect salary, benefits, and other information. The collected information was shared with the Executive Committee of the Organization for consideration. The report and recommendations of the Executive Committee were distributed to the full Board. The Board of Directors makes final decisions regarding continued employment, salary and benefits, which are recorded in the minutes of the applicable meeting of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director is not present at the meetings of the Executive Committee or Board of Directors when performance, salary and benefits are discussed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial documents available to the public upon request by contacting the Organization via telephone, e-mail or our web site. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | Other Professional Fees consist of the following Surveying 171,923, Appraisals 50,595, Land Management Services 8,489, Hazardous Waste Assessment 21,700, Project Management 86,460, Payroll Services 1,101, Graphic Design 5,459, Other Services 31,600. |
| Software ID: | 20011406 |
| Software Version: | 20.0.2.0 |