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STOWE LAND TRUST: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
STOWE LAND TRUST (EIN 03-0307155)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-03-22
IRS object ID
201840819349300819
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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DescSummer Naturalist2017 brought a successful fifth year for SLTs Summer Naturalist Program. Our staff worked with nearly 600 people and provided over 100 hours of programming for youth, families, and volunteers. We completed 3 full days of stewardship projects with Stowe Mountain Adventure campers, a natural plant dye program with the new Market Garden School, and the Stowe Elementary Schools fourth grade field trip to the Mill Trail as part of their Stowe History unit. DuMont Meadow Ecological Restoration SLT received a grant from the Davis Conservation Fund for ecological restoration work at DuMont Meadow in FY16 and FY17 - addressing the non-native bush honeysuckle infestation, restoring the riparian zone, and brush hogging the meadow. The project demonstrates non-chemical invasive plant control methods, engages volunteers, and gets the word out about invasive plants. In May, volunteers planted 550 native trees and shrubs along the river, and an additional 400 invasive bush honeysuckle plants were removed by the end of June. We also installed a trailhead kiosk and informational signs along Alexs Trail. Funds from the Oakland Foundation and Patagonia were used to cover staff time to complete the work in FY17.Mill Trail Property Improvements Bowie and Helen Duncan donated $10,000 to be used for improvements to the Mill Trail property and/or cabin. These funds will be spent on projects in FY18.New Trail CountersSLT purchased two new trail counters and associated software to help us to better understand levels and patterns of trail use on our conserved lands. The trail counters were installed near the Wiessner and Kirchner Woods trailheads in the spring. Purchase of the units was made possible by a gift from SLT member and volunteer Land Steward, Phil Branton.Vail Epic Promise Volunteer Work DayApproximately 70 Stowe Mountain Resort employees and family members came together to help out with stewardship projects at Cady Hill Forest in September. This was the first annual company-wide volunteer day in Stowe, and we were happy to be the recipient of their volunteer efforts along with the Stowe Trails Partnership and Town of Stowe. We are looking forward to working with this group again next year. Vail Resorts provided funds to SLT to cover materials, supplies, and staff time costs associated with the work day.Land Protection Projects None completed in FY17. Strategic Organization Projects SLT completed a number of strategic projects in 2017 thanks to funding from the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) and Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB). With $1,800 remaining 2015 LTA Excellence funds, SLT launched a Legacy Society to coincide with our 30th anniversary and developed an informational brochure that was mailed to 350 of SLTs donors. SLT hired nationally recognized fundraising consultant, Andy Robinson, to lead three fundraising training sessions with board and staff thanks to $2,000 in 2016 LTA Leadership funds. These training sessions were crucial to bringing SLTs new fundraising plan to fruition. VHCB provided a $2,500 technical assistant grant to help cover the costs of QuickBooks consulting. This consulting provided training to SLTs Operations Manager so that restricted funds could be more efficiently tracked in QuickBooks.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$598,963BOYAmt
EOY$805,116EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,648BOYAmt
EOY$347,959EOYAmt

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$3,061,151BOYAmt
EOY$3,324,615EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,075,805BOYAmt
EOY$3,353,887EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$233,070ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$30,394NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,985,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$327,396CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$338,299CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$487,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$511,953CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,650,519TotalAmt

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$1,985,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$327,396CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$338,299CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$487,601CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$511,953CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,650,519TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,650,519PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,476CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,354CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,282CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,251CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,807CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$141,170TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,046CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,827CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,475CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,011TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,837,700TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86990PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Easements31TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage32TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement28StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$23,179ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$349,856BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$125,859ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,214InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,689OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$469,240EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.86460BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.08400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.05140TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$6,266DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,467BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$68DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,981BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,307OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,119DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,188BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,227,676TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Credit card payable$6,855
Payroll liabilities$3,416
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,271TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$597,273TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$30,394NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$7,567OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$37,961RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$559,312RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$559,312TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$333,809TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$7,567OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,567ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$326,242ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$326,242TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 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, 2017.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Direct event expense $4126 Cost of inventory sold $3441
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SDirect event expenses $4126 Cost of inventory sold $3441

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Golf FundraiserEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$15,492GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$15,492GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,126OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$15,492GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$15,492GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,126OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$4,126DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$11,366NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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.