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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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 669,339 | 650,986 | 1,102,622 | 1,889,977 | 1,462,016 | 5,774,940 |
| 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 | 669,339 | 650,986 | 1,102,622 | 1,889,977 | 1,462,016 | 5,774,940 |
| 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. | 5,774,940 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 669,339 | 650,986 | 1,102,622 | 1,889,977 | 1,462,016 | 5,774,940 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 75,506 | 84,272 | 58,667 | 40,353 | 57,984 | 316,782 |
| 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.).. | 28,656 | 43,978 | 17,462 | 28,303 | 25,970 | 144,369 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 6,236,091 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 | ||||
| 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 2022 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-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 921. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,271. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 17,462. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,210. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,026. SPECIAL EVENTS REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 27,735. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 39,707. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 24,093. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 24,944. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF LAND PROTECTION: | ON DECEMBER 5, 2022, CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF APPROXIMATELY 45 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED, FORESTED LAND IN BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN. THE PROPERTY IS KNOWN AS MYRON PERLMAN NATURE PRESERVE AND IS PRESERVED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR ECOLOGICAL, RECREATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. IN 2022 CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED GRANT FUNDING FROM THE USDA-NCRS AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM (ACEP-ALE) FOR THREE FARMLAND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2023, PROTECTING APPROXIMATELY 190 ACRES OF VALUABLE FARMLAND IN BERRIEN COUNTY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF LAND STEWARDSHIP: | CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS CONTINUED WORK ON SEVERAL HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS IN 2022. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE PRAIRIE RESTORATION, FOREST RESTORATION, AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL PROJECTS. THE ORGANIZATION APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE USDA-NRCS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP) TO COMPLETE INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL AND TO PLANT A NATIVE PRAIRIE BUFFER STRIP AROUND AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD AT EDWARD & ELIZABETH LEONARD WILDLIFE PRESERVE. WORK BEGAN IN 2022 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2023. CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS APPLIED FOR AND WAS AWARDED A SUSTAIN OUR GREAT LAKES (SOGL) GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) FOR INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL WITHIN SEVERAL PRESERVES IN THE GALIEN RIVER WATERSHED. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS ALSO AWARDED FOR CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS' PARTNERS, SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN LAND CONSERVANCY AND THE POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI, TO COMPLETE INVASIVE CONTROL ON THEIR PROPERTIES IN THE WATERSHED. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED AND OPENED NEW HIKING TRAILS IN ITS SUGARWOOD FOREST AND HARBERT DUNES PRESERVES AND NOW HAS HIKING TRAILS IN TWELVE PRESERVES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH SEVERAL PARTNERS IN A COOPERATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AREA (CISMA) WITH CONTINUED GRANT FUNDING FROM MDNR. THE FOCUS OF THE CISMA IS ADDRESS ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A THREE COUNTY AREA OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, AS WELL AS MONITOR, IDENTIFY, AND IMPLEMENT CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE AREA. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: | IN 2022, CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS HOSTED ITS POPULAR #10TRAIL CHALLENGE HIKING PROGRAM IN JULY, WITH MORE THAN 400 PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART. THE ORGANIZATION WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE POKAGON FUND TO PURCHASE A FLEET OF KAYAKS AND ACCESSORIES FOR USE IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON THE GALIEN RIVER. A VARIETY OF FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED FOR KAYAK OUTINGS IN 2023. THE MIGHTY ACORNS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WHILE CHIKAMING OPEN LANDS PARTICIPATED IN FORMING A PARTNERSHIP WITH SARETT NATURE CENTER AND FERNWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN TO HELP EXPAND THE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY. THE VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATURE HIKES, PRESENTATIONS, AND SEMINARS, WERE WELL-RECEIVED AND POPULAR, GENERALLY REACHING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | DAVID EBLEN & VICTORIA J. HERGET - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND REVISES DRAFTS OF THE FORM. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR EXAMINATION PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD ADDRESSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND WILL REVISE THE POLICY ON AN INTERIM BASIS IF NEEDED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | AS DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MINUTES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BASED ON MANY FACTORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION DATA FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE, HEART OF THE LAKES, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MICHIGAN, THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET AS DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION -37,387. |
| PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION | NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEARS. |
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