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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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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,164,428 | 689,986 | 894,377 | 497,268 | 897,880 | 4,143,939 |
| 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 | 1,164,428 | 689,986 | 894,377 | 497,268 | 897,880 | 4,143,939 |
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,143,939 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,164,428 | 689,986 | 894,377 | 497,268 | 897,880 | 4,143,939 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 13,848 | 26,479 | 23,744 | 22,202 | 31,412 | 117,685 |
| 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 | 4,261,624 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 | ||||
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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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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 | 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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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 2021 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-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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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Remaining underdistributions for 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT)WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND HAVE DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000 ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATE-WIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVE LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, COMMITTED TO TAKING CARE OF THE LANDS WE CONSERVE. KLT COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION IN 2018 AND WILL APPLY FOR RE-ACCREDITATION IN 2023. WE RECEIVED A SOURCE AWARD FROM THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD TO HONOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS, A KLT INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON KEEPING FORESTS AS FORESTS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL-RESOURCE BASED ECONOMIES. PERMANENT LAND CONSERVATION AND PROMOTING LAND STEWARDSHIP CONTINUES TO BE THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF KLT'S WORK. SINCE 1988, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LANDOWNERS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT MORE THAN 7,260 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, FEE PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND HAVE CONSTRUCTED 56 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LANDS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT WE OWN AND HAVE WRITTEN BASELINE DOCUMENTS FOR EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT. ALL OF OUR CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY. OUR LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS INFORMED BY A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THIS SCIENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT, WHICH WAS UPDATED IN 2022, GUIDES THE TRUST'S CONSERVATION PLANNING WORK AND PROVIDES VALUABLE PLANNING DATA TO THE TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. OVER ONE HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING SIXTY-NINE LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED OVER 2,310 HOURS OF TIME THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. KLT HAS HOSTED THIRTY-EIGHT VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM TWENTY-FIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2005, HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS. KLT IS A FOUNDING PARTNER, ALONG WITH THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE (MFS), OF THE KENNEBEC WOODLAND PARTNERSHIP (KWP), A REGIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WOODLAND CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP. SINCE 2013, KLT AND SIX OTHER STATEWIDE ENTITIES (MFS, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, CEI, MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST, GROWSMART MAINE, AND THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER)HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AS THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS (LWW)PARTNERSHIP. THE LWW PARTNERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING GREATER USE OF LOCALLY SOURCED WOOD AND LUMBER AS AN EFFICIENT HEATING ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS, A LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVE TO ENERGY- INTENSIVE CONCRETE AND STEEL, AND A MEANS TO SUSTAIN A DIVERSE AND ECOLOGICALLY-RICH FORESTED LANDSCAPE. TWO LWW PAPERS HAVE BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED: -BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION. -AND, A LONG TERM APPROACH TO FOREST MANAGEMENT: A POSITION PAPER FOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS BY THE KLT AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, MAINE. WITH A FOCUS ON INITIATIVES WITH BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS, LWW CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES DEVELOPED IN 2020-21: -THE LWW PARTNERSHIP WITH WOOD PRODUCERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS. -A MASTER SPEC LIST FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. -A WEB-BASED DIRECTORY OF THE AREA'S WOOD PRODUCERS. IN APRIL 2023, OVER FIFTY PARTICIPANTS ACROSS MANY FOREST BASED SECTORS WILL JOIN LWW FOR A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AIMED AT STRENGTHENING REGIONAL FOREST SUPPLY CHAINS THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND RURAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING. |
| FORM 990 | KLT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 38,200 OF DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE REPORTED IN OUR REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: LEGAL SERVICES FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS (30,000);GENERAL ACCOUNTING AND TAX/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES (7,750); AND OTHER (450). |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | ONE TEN HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING INTERNS AND 69 LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED 2,310 HOURS OF TIME THIS FISCAL YEAR TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE, BUT ARE RECORDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES REQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS FOR PRINTING, PROFESSIONAL DESIGN WORK, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING, LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES HAD AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 38,200. THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS FROM PERSONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR WHICH A DONATED VALUE CANNOT BE CALCULATED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | EDUCATION - PUBLIC PROGRAMS: AFTER TWO YEARS WITH LIMITED PUBLIC PROGRAMS DUE TO COVID, KLT WAS ABLE TO HOST PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS. THIS INCLUDED A LYCEUM LECTURE PROGRAM ON MAINE MEDICINAL PLANTS, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SNOWSHOE HIKE, FULL MOON HIKE, BIRDING PRESENTATIONS AND OUTINGS, COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP OF COBBOSSEE WATERSHED, AND PROPERTY DEDICATIONS. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; 2021 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: (1)PARKER POND HEADLAND SURVEY FINDINGS, (2)BEST PRACTICES- MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES FOR SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, (3) TOWARD LAND JUSTICE: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION WITH THE WABANAKI; TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020 WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES; SAVE HOWARD HILL-SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014 - TEXT, MAPS, HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL, THE 164 ACRE SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE; YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2012; BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010, ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | STEWARDSHIP - KLT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF KLT'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WORK WITH 69 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEERED OVER 877 HOURS FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECTS. CONSERVATION PARCELS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY LARGE IN ACREAGE, OR HAVE UNIQUE OR COMPLEX MANAGEMENT NEEDS, HAVE MORE THAN ONE VOLUNTEER STEWARD. KLT RECENTLY COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN INCORPORATES THIRTEEN ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITY CONSERVATION VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. KLT'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH GIS BASE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND WITH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. OUR PLAN HELPS TO IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | LAND PROTECTION - SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS. KLT HAS CONSERVED 7,260 ACRES IN A SERVICE AREA THAT COVERS 413,000 ACRES AND 21 TOWNS PRIMARILY IN KENNEBEC COUNTY, BUT ALSO ANDROSCOGGIN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR ROUND OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. IN 2021-22, KLT PERMANENTLY PROTECTED 314 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY: 134-ACRE OAK HILL CONSERVATION AREA IN FAYETTE PROTECTS CONIFER AND HARDWOOD WOODLANDS, WETLANDS ALONG HALES BROOK, AND A FOUR ACRE FIELD. LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OAK HILL, BETWEEN KLT'S SURRY HILL AND BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION LANDS, THIS PROPERTY OVERLOOKS ECHO LAKE TO THE EAST AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE TO THE WEST. 132-ACRE NORTH ACRES CONSERVATION AREA IN MANCHESTER IS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE WITH COLD WATER BROOKS, EXTENSIVE RIPARIAN AREAS, PRODUCTIVE HAYFIELDS, AND CONIFER AND HARDWOOD WOODLANDS. A CONTIGUOUS CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTY IS PROTECTED BY THE MAINE FARMLAND TRUST. COMBINED, THE TWO TRACTS CREATE A 200-ACRE CONSERVATION PROPERTY THAT WILL FOREVER BENEFIT MAINE'S WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO THESE NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES, KLT EXPANDED THE FOLLOWING CONSERVATION PROPERTIES: TYLER CONSERVATION AREA IN READFIELD- ADDITIONAL 5 ACRES, TOTALLING 50 ACRES CONSERVED. MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA IN WINTHROP- ADDITIONAL 7 ACRES ADJACENT TO NANCY'S BOG WHICH PROVIDES A KEY CONNECTION FOR FUTURE TRAILS AND PROTECTS WETLANDS AND UPLAND FOREST, TOTALLING 1,076 ACRES CONSERVED ON MT. PISGAH. VASSALBORO WILDLIFE HABITAT IN VASSALBORO- ADDITIONAL 36 ACRES, TOTALLING 366 ACRES CONSERVED WHICH PROTECTS A LARGE, CONTIGUOUS AREA OF IMPORTANT PLANT AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, INCLUDING OVER A MILE ON BOTH SIDES OF A STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO SEVEN MILE STREAM AND THE KENNEBEC RIVER. BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA: AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY,2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A FIVE MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C)(13). THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A .25 MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING THE ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATORS AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE BURIAL GROUND PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, KLT WILL MANAGE THE BURIAL GROUNDS AND COORDINATE PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL AND THE CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ALLIANCE. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, 104 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. ONE BURIAL TOOK PLACE IN 2021-22. THE MOST RECENT PROJECT WAS ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE POLLINATOR FIELD HABITAT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | LAKE AND DENISON LAKE AND DENISON PARTNER PARTNER BOARD MEMBERS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | KLT IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | MEMBERS ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS SUBMISSION. AT DONOR REQUEST, DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REDACTED FROM THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD. CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN MATTERS ARISE IN THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR WHICH A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THAT PERSON/S WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSION AND, IF A BOARD MEMBER, WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUST SOURCES AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | USING NATIONAL STANDARDS SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL STAFF ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII | LINE 7A, B AND C - PUBLIC SECURITIES SOLD |
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