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STOWE LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
STOWE LAND TRUST (EIN 03-0307155)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-06-12
IRS object ID
202331639349300733
Schema version
2021v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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DescStewardship ProgramIn FY19, the Canadian Friends of Stowe Land Trust granted $20,000 to Stowe Land Trust to support public access and recreation improvements at Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest. In FY22, SLT paid $3,014 to Stowe Trails Partnership out of this grant for trail improvements, including bridge replacement and the construction of a new connector trail on the conserved property. The remaining balance of $14,660 will be spent on upcoming recreation projects at Brownsville Forest in partnership with the State of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation. In FY22, Stowe Land Trust recruited volunteers to deconstruct the old Howard Carroll Memorial bridge at Wiessner Woods. SLT contracted with Timber and Stone, LLC to rebuild the bridge and used general operating funds to pay for the project which totaled $6,912.Other non-routine stewardship tasks undertaken by Stowe Land Trust during FY22 and paid for using general operating funds included ten hours of volunteer group labor removing invasive barberry plants from Cady Hill Forest and 16 volunteer group hours pruning ski trails at Kirchner Woods. SLT installed trail counters at two Ambassador Properties, Wiessner Woods and Kirchner Woods, at a total cost of $500. The land trust also spent $1,737 on providing trail maps and guides produced by a local printer for Ambassador Properties DuMont Meadow, Wiessner Woods, Kirchner Woods, and the Mill Trail Property. Education & Outreach ProgramAfter two years of reduced and modified programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stowe Land Trust returned to a regular season of public programing in FY22, hosting 29 outreach, education, and volunteer programs for the community. These programs connected nearly 700 participants with the benefits of conserved land and conservation practices, and were undertaken with a variety of community partners, including the Stowe Conservation Commission, Stowe Trails Partnership, the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife, the Current Center for Contemporary Art, Stowe Elementary School, Mountain River School, and many more local schools, businesses, and organizations. In addition to public educational and recreational programs, SLT worked with its dedicated corps of volunteers on the ongoing care and stewardship of its protected properties. These efforts included hosting volunteer workdays with groups like the Laraway School, Stowe Rotary, and Stowe Community Church.SLT also expanded its longstanding partnership with the Vermont Housing and Conservation Boards AmeriCorps Program in FY22 to host a full term (11-month) service member for fiscal year 2023. This growth reflects a significant evolution from SLTs previous AmeriCorps partnerships, which were centered on direct field naturalist programs. The 2022-2023 service member will focus on building deep programmatic partnerships with local public schools and started in early FY23. In FY22, Stowe Land Trust completed updating our visual and verbal brand identity, which included an evolution of our logo, to help further our goal of engaging a broader and more diverse audience. SLT worked with Place Creative, a Burlington-based branding firm, on this multi-year project. The remaining balance of $5,056 from a grant awarded to SLT in FY17 from the Land Trust Alliance assisted in completing the project. Land Protection Projects Over the span of FY21 and FY22, Stowe Land Trust partnered with farmer, Ken Ricketson, and the Vermont Land Trust to conserve one of Stowes few remaining farms: the 217-acre Ricketson Farm. In FY22 Stowe Land Trust raised the remaining $680,185 needed to cover the $2.5 million acquisition, project, and stewardship endowment costs. $1,150,000 was disbursed to Vermont Land Trust for the acquisition of a conservation easement on March 17, 2022. $22,500 was allocated to Stowe Land Trusts Temporarily Restricted Easement Stewardship Fund for Stewardship Endowment purposes. $23,209 is to be spent in FY23 on FY22 financial audit costs and strategic planning work. The remaining project balance of $20,026 was allocated to the Temporarily Restricted Land Acquisition Fund to be used for future land protection projects. Stowe Land Trust continued to work on strategic planning and landowner outreach with the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor initiative in FY22. The Nature Conservancy released $2,000 to Stowe Land Trust from their funds received through a High Meadows Fund Grant for Stowe Land Trust staff time spent coordinating conservation efforts within the internationally important wildlife corridor.GeneralStowe Land Trust received $1,600 from the Land Trust Alliance for fundraising and communication consulting and leadership coaching work with Judy Anderson Consulting, $1,181 of which was spent in FY22, with the remaining balance of $418 spent in early FY23Desc
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Frank Foti
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Doren Dolan
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,215,582BOYAmt
EOY$2,220,777EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,072,030BOYAmt
EOY$2,205,120EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,402,281BOYAmt
EOY$4,787,827EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,152BOYAmt
EOY$57,597EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,152BOYAmt
EOY$57,597EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,612,636BOYAmt
EOY$1,507,834EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,745,493BOYAmt
EOY$3,222,396EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,358,129BOYAmt
EOY$4,730,230EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,402,281BOYAmt
EOY$4,787,827EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$243,925ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$383,974NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$588,036CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,705,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$403,440CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,048,631CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,253,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,999,225TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$588,036CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,705,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$403,440CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,048,631CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,253,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,999,225TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,999,225PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,552CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,747CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,271CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,788CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$365,882TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,883CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,392CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$823CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,571CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,584CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,253TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,421,360TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96040PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements34TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage42TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement44StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$28,672ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,169,380BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$391,494ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$250,853InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,310,021EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$943,555BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$171,944ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$53,881InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,169,380EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$721,803BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$229,838ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,086InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$943,555EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$620,353BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$83,826ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,624InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$721,803EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$553,676BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$57,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,677InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$620,353EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.60100BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.02430PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.37470TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,125,040OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,125,040BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$85,733OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,011DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,722BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,049DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$39,463OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,448DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,015BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,220,777TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,009,878TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$383,974NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$383,974RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,393,852RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$19,745OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$19,745RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,374,107TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,637,777TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$19,745OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$19,745ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,618,032ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,618,032TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5: Summarized PolicyMonitoring is the regular and systematic gathering of information about a conserved property to detect changes and to ensure the property is being used in accordance with the legal restrictions placed on it. SLT monitors land that it owns in fee as well as those on which it holds legal rights through a conservation easement or other legal covenant. All SLT conserved properties are monitored at least once annually in person on the ground.Stowe Land Trust is responsible for enforcing all of its conservation easements through identification and rectification of violations. Regular communication with landowners and diligent annual monitoring can result in minimizing violations and help to resolve enforcement issues in a timely manner.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.The Stowe Land Trust acquires easements and development rights on property through purchase and donation. Within the conservancy movement, a divergence of practice exists as to the values at which easements and development rights are appropriately recorded. The smaller, locally based conservancy organizations tend toward not capitalizing such acquisitions. The Stowe Land Trust has adopted this policy of not capitalizing as assets the acquisition of easements and development rights, but rather discloses them in the footnotes to the financial statements.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.The endowment funds are held for long-term growth with the intent to generate on-going income or reserves. The goals of the investment policy are to have sufficient cash resources to meet current spending needs and maintain a positive return on assets held for longer term goals.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Land Trust is a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation. The Land Trust is subject to a tax on income from any unrelated business income.The Land Trust has analyzed tax positions taken on its tax returns and believes that all tax positions will be sustained upon examination and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material adverse affect on the Land Trust's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Accordingly, the Land Trust has not recorded any reserves, or related accruals for interest and penalties for uncertain income tax positions at September 30, 2022.
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SDirect event expenses $13456 Merchandise cost $6289

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Golf FundraiserEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$46,399GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$9,314CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$37,085GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$13,454OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$46,399GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$9,314CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$37,085GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$13,454OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$13,454DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$23,631NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderAny person, family or business organization shall be entitled to membership in the corporation upon the payment of annual dues. There shall be, at a minimum, three classes of membership: (I) Individual; (II) Family, which shall consist of individuals who are related by blood or marriage and who are living in the same household and at the time of payment of dues are identified in writing to the corporation as being members of a contributor's family; (III) Business, which shall consist of a business entity, whether a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association or other entity organized for either a profit or a non-profit purpose. The corporation shall keep a record of the names and addresses of all the member of the corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessForm 990 is reviewed by executive director and all board members prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsTo ensure that the SLT operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and that it does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax, periodic reviews of compliance with this policy and disclosure requirements shall be reviewed by the executive committee and approved by the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Stowe Land Trust's process for determining compensation for the executive director includes a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesStowe Land Trust's process for determining compensation for key employees includes a review and approval by independent persons and comparability data.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe Stowe Land Trust makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.