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STOWE LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
STOWE LAND TRUST (EIN 03-0307155)
Tax period
2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed
2021-03-23
IRS object ID
202110829349300511
Schema version
2019v5.0
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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DescStewardshipIn 2020, Stowe Land Trust (SLT) continued efforts with partners at Cady Hill Forest to control non-native, invasive Japanese barberry. A $5,000 grant paid for a professional crew to continue pulling plants and SLT staff time to coordinate the project. At Joes Pond, $1,500 donation paid for a dock that was installed in order to improve public access to the water.The Stowe Land Trust also completed several land management projects on SLT-owned properties. At the Mill Trail, the 2019 Halloween storm caused enough damage to require replacement of a culvert under the parking lot. This project, including resurfacing the parking lot and improving the access gate, was completed in 2020.The remainder of the Spruce Peak Realty sponsorship was used to cover stewardship program staff time. SLT updated and replaced interpretive signs and created a trail map and guide for DuMont Meadow. In 2019, the Canadian Friends of Stowe Land Trust granted $20,000 to SLT to support public access and recreation improvements at Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest. Over the past year, $2,325.00 was spent on having the meadow mowed and purchasing property signs and two trail counters. The balance of $17,675 will be spent on upcoming recreation projects in partnership with the State of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and the Stowe Trails Partnership. Outreach and EducationSLT ramped up its social media outreach in March in response to the pandemic and stay-at-home order, and we have seen an increase in interaction and comments on our posts over the summer and fall. When schools closed in March, our Summer Naturalist, a VHCB AmeriCorps Member, chose to end her service early at the end of April and summer in-person programming and events were cancelled due to the pandemic. $1,616.39 of a $6,000 grant from Vails EpicPromise Program was spent in direct support of the Summer Natural Program and the balance helped to cover general SLT outreach and education efforts this summer.In 2020, we completed a year-long Community Conservation Assessment in partnership with the Land Trust Alliance which provided $3,000 in funding to support the project. We also spent $396 of a 2017 grant provided by the Land Trust Alliance to distribute community survey to better understand how Stowe Land Trust is currently perceived.Land Protection Projects On of our partners in the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor (SHWC), Vermont Land Trust, successfully closed on the Blauvelt Forest conservation easement bargain sale in 2020. SLT released $100,000 to Vermont Land Trust for the project from funds donated to SLT through the SHWC catalyst campaign a joint fundraising effort between Stowe Land Trust, Vermont Land Trust, and The Nature Conservancy. With the completion of this new conservation project, the partnership has protected more than 500 acres in the corridor since 2018. The Nature Conservancy released $3,810 to Stowe Land Trust from their funds received through the catalyst campaign for SLT staff time spent coordinating conservation efforts within the wildlife corridor.The Hunger Mountain Headwaters Project, a multi-year collaboration between Stowe Land Trust and the Trust for Public Land, was completed in March 2020 when the +/- 1800-acre Patterson Brook parcel in Middlesex and Worcester was transferred from the Trust for Public Land to the State of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. SLT released $137,125 to the Trust for Public Land for project costs and $109,479 to the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation for a stewardship endowment for the long-term care of the parcel and a 109-acre parcel in Stowe included in the project that was purchased by the Trust for Public Land and transferred to the State of Vermont in December 2019.In 2020, Stowe Land Trust raised $11,380 to help the Vermont Land Trust purchase a conservation easement on the Valcour-Hursh Farm in Morristown and to make the property affordable for the next generation of farmers. Vermont Land Trust anticipates closing on the project in early 2021.GeneralStowe Land Trust received and spent a $23,800 Payroll Protection Program Loan and $3000 EIDL grant in 2020 for payroll costs.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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Catherine Drake
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Amy Stewart
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Jesse Goldfine
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Darsey Moon
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EOY$115,240EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,062BOYAmt
EOY$23,800EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,192BOYAmt
EOY$58,947EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,131,740BOYAmt
EOY$1,248,572EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,455,200BOYAmt
EOY$3,179,529EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,586,940BOYAmt
EOY$4,428,101EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,621,132BOYAmt
EOY$4,487,048EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$141,198ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$17,641NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$487,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$511,953CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$588,036CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,705,201CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$403,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,696,231TotalAmt

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$487,601CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$511,953CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$588,036CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,705,201CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$403,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,696,231TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,696,231PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,807CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,552CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,747CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,271CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$311,628TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,190CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,475CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,883CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,392CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$823CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,763TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,058,622TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.96250PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Easements33TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage40TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement55StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$11,612ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$553,676BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$57,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,677InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$620,353EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$444,250BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$74,521ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,905InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$553,676EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,852BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$71,459ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,939InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$444,250EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.10500BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.04900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.84600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$12,713DepreciationAmt
Book Value$73,020BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,298DepreciationAmt
Book Value$751BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,950DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,587BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,220,398TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP LoanDesc
Amt$23,800Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$23,800TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2020.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Golf FundraiserEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$28,615GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,475CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$26,140GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$763OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$28,615GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,475CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$26,140GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$763OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$763DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$25,377NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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.