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STOWE LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
STOWE LAND TRUST (EIN 03-0307155)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-03-26
IRS object ID
201940859349300634
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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DescSummer Naturalist 2018 brought a successful sixth year for SLTs Summer Naturalist Program. SLTs VHCB AmeriCorps member worked with 545 people and provided over 100 hours of programming for youth, families, and volunteers. We completed an art project creating hand-painted trailmarkers for Sunset Rock with fourth graders at Stowe Elementary School, guided nature walks for preschoolers and guests at Trapp Family Lodge, and hands-on stewardship experiences for local teens through the Stowe Parks & Rec Summer Camp program. Nichols Field Tree Planting This spring SLT partnered with the Friends of the Winooski River to plant 280 trees along the Little River on the conserved Nichols Field property as part of maintaining a riparian buffer along the waterway. $2000 from a Patagonia grant were used to help cover the cost of purchasing trees and staff time to complete the project.Mill Trail Property Improvements This spring, SLT contracted with Douglas Foregger to deconstruct and remove the blacksmith shop at the Mill Trail. Mr. Foregger dismantled the building at his own cost and plans to reconstruct it on his property in Waterbury. The site of the old shop was cleaned up and improved as a naturalized picnic area in September with an improved trail down to the river. A $1500 grant from the Outdoor Gear Exchange covered the costs of purchasing three picnic tables and of hiring Timber & Stone LLC. to complete the trail and site improvements with assistance from volunteers from Vail Resorts. SLT also hired Little Tree Builders LLC. to remove old insulating foam that was a fire hazard from the upper cabin at the Mill Trail in late September. Funds from a 2017 grant from Helen and Bowie Duncan for improvements to the Mill Trail were used to cover the costs. The remaining 4,586.50 of the grant will be used in FY19 for additional improvements at the property.Vail Epic Promise Volunteer Work DayFor the second time, SLT served as Vail Resorts non-profit partner and coordinator for their EpicPromise volunteer day. This year we worked with Stowe Trails Partnership and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation to provide projects for 80 volunteers at Smugglers Notch State Park, the Mill Trail, and Sterling Forest. Vail Resorts provided funds to SLT to cover materials, supplies, and staff time costs associated with the work day.Land Protection Projects The Strawberry Hill Farm easement transfer completed October 2017. An existing easement was amended to include public access.We have begun fundraising for Hunger Mountain Headwaters. Plan to close projects in 2019.Desc
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EOY$587,302EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,171,540BOYAmt
EOY$2,171,540EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,324,615BOYAmt
EOY$3,660,744EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,353,887BOYAmt
EOY$3,685,474EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$329,854ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$6,275NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
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$327,396CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$338,299CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$487,601CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$511,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$588,036CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,253,285TotalAmt

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$327,396CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$338,299CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$487,601CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$511,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$588,036CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,253,285TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,253,285PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,354CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,282CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,807CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,552CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$158,246TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,827CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,473CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,190CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,475CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,848TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,468,379TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.91290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95120PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements32TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage32TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement42StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$19,799ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,852BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$71,459ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,939InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$444,250EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$628,009BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$111,615ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$27,609InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$712,015EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$469,240BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$146,369ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,400InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$628,009EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.86320BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.07500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06180TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$8,415DepreciationAmt
Book Value$77,318BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$478DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,571BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,037OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,961DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,076BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,225,005TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Credit card payable$4,359
Payroll liabilities$2,173
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,532TotalLiabilityAmt
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, 2018.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Golf FundraiserEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$37,747GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$4,470CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$33,277GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,704OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$37,747GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,470CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$33,277GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,704OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$2,704DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$30,573NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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.