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MAINE FARMLAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MAINE FARMLAND TRUST INC (EIN 01-0528014)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-07-10
IRS object ID
201431919349300193
Schema version
2013v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-07-10T12:45:00-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Loiselle Goodwin & HindsBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112 Stillwater Avenue Ste 5AddressLine1
CityBangorCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04402ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010528014EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAINE FARMLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2073386575PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line197 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBELFASTCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04915ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN PIOTTIPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2014-07-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER S HINDSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01070796PTIN
Phone2079904585PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTAYLOR MUDGEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line197 MAIN STAddressLine1
CityBELFASTCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04915ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,109,739GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MAINEFARMLAND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMAINE FARMLAND TRUST PROTECTS FARMLAND, SUPPORTS FARMERS, AND ADVANCES FARMING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee26TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers95TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$1,481TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$1,481NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,024,445PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,952,367CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$220,285PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$137,846CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$11,831PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$210,519CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$35,322PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,557CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,268,221PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,305,289CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$15,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$84,205CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$825,615PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,084,596CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$60,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$16,240CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$207,840CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,001,959PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,197,500CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,902,574PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,382,541CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,365,647PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,922,748CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$13,928,507TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,698,471TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,413,636TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,590,017NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,514,871NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMAINE FARMLAND TRUST PROTECTS FARMLAND, SUPPORTS FARMERS, AND ADVANCES FARMING.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,207,816ExpenseAmt
Grant$49,189GrantAmt
Revenue$84,869RevenueAmt
DescTHE FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM ASSISTED LANDOWNERS AND LAND TRUST PERSONNEL WITH BOTH STRUCTURING AND IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 290 LANDOWNERS AND 27 LAND TRUSTS WERE SERVED IN 2013.Desc

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Expense$392,292ExpenseAmt
Grant$35,016GrantAmt
Revenue$19,268RevenueAmt
DescTHE FARM VIABILITY PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTED FARMERS WITH BUSINESS PLANNING, SHARED USE EQUIPMENT, AND COMMUNITY SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITIES BY PROTECTING FARMLAND BY KEEPING IT AGRICULTURALLY PRODUCTIVE. APPROXIMATELY 68 FARMS WERE SERVED IN 2013.Desc

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Expense$262,821ExpenseAmt
Revenue$31,677RevenueAmt
DescTHE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDED WORKSHOPS, REGIONAL MEETINGS AND DISPLAYS AT AGRICULTURAL EVENTS TO PRESENT BOTH GENERAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT FARMLAND PROTECTION; MADE A VARIETY OF PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS ABOUT FARMING'S NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING FILM SHOWINGS; PROVIDED OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO MUNICIPALITIES TO HELP THEM SUPPORT FARMS AND FARMERS. APPROXIMATELY 940 FARMERS AND 6,270 OTHER (NON-FARMER) RURAL RESIDENTS WERE SERVED IN 2013.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$90,184TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,953,113TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (true)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (true)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041falseOrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKRISTIN VARNUMPersonNm
Phone2073386575PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line197 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBELFASTCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04915ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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FRANKLIN B MILES JR
Treasurer5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BELL
Secretary5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN PAGE
Director4.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL BIRDSALL
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER FLETCHER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEIL CRANE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR KINNEY
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MORRIS
VICE CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LAWRENCE
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CECILY PINGREE
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAYLOR MUDGE
CHAIR6.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY WHITTEMORE
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA DODGE
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PIOTTI
President40.000.00Yes (X)$109,367$0$33,956
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$89,491MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,862,876AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,924,882NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,952,367TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
COMMUNITY FARM SHARE$11,670$11,670
FARMLAND RENTAL$84,869$84,869
INTEREST ON PROGrAM LOANS$7,598$7,598
MAINEFARE$21,333$21,333
OTHER$12,376$12,376
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Total Program Service Revenue$137,846TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,412RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$14,484RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$2,072RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion-$591ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$751,748SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,248,200OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$758,005SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,031,961OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$6,257SecuritiesAmt
Other$216,239OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$209,982TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$6,257ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,629OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$318ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,464TotalAmt
Program Services$36,464ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,741TotalAmt
Program Services$47,741ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$149,624TotalAmt
Program Services$74,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,406FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$836,743TotalAmt
Program Services$614,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$95,011FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$11,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,181FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$82,156TotalAmt
Program Services$57,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,021FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,240TotalAmt
Fundraising$16,240FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,827TotalAmt
Program Services$75,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,857TotalAmt
Program Services$11,609ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,248FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,179TotalAmt
Program Services$38,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,368FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,619TotalAmt
Program Services$1,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,353FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,912TotalAmt
Program Services$28,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,530FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,478TotalAmt
Program Services$42,907ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$7,571FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,459TotalAmt
Program Services$237,459ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,982TotalAmt
Program Services$11,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,070FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,343TotalAmt
Program Services$9,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,168FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PURCHASED EASEMENTS$253,592$253,592
FARMLAND OWNERSHIP EXPS$214,322$214,322
PROGRAM EXPENSES$142,031$136,166$5,865
NEWSLETTER$16,102$14,492$1,610

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,797TotalAmt
Program Services$35,367ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,198FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,382,541TotalAmt
Program Services$1,953,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$221,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$207,840FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,045BOYAmt
EOY$7,732EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,014BOYAmt
EOY$1,472,383EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,695,437BOYAmt
EOY$1,534,491EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,675BOYAmt
EOY$83,262EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,196BOYAmt
EOY$176,011EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,519BOYAmt
EOY$16,785EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$682,198LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$60,525LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,272BOYAmt
EOY$621,673EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

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$58,335EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,457,330BOYAmt
EOY$9,957,835EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,288,488BOYAmt
EOY$13,928,507EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,533BOYAmt
EOY$268,510EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,000BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,386BOYAmt
EOY$1,386EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,256,510BOYAmt
EOY$5,308,420EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,792BOYAmt
EOY$796,570EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,250BOYAmt
EOY$18,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,698,471BOYAmt
EOY$6,413,636EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,394,874BOYAmt
EOY$5,729,931EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,195,143BOYAmt
EOY$1,784,940EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,590,017BOYAmt
EOY$7,514,871EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,288,488BOYAmt
EOY$13,928,507EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,922,748ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,106NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$1,811,829CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,566,865CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,357,727CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,114,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,061,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,912,456TotalAmt

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$1,811,829CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,566,865CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,357,727CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,114,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,061,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,912,456TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,863,685SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,048,771PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,657CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,942CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,504CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,287CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,949CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$103,339TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,595CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,988CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,960CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,593CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,629CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,765TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,065,560TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$624,125GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71440PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74520PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$314DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$314TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912TaxInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements79TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage14TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements2ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (true)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement69StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Section170h Rqr StsfdfalseSection170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,893BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,259InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$200AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$16,952EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,379BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,714InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$200AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$14,893EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,642BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$63InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$200AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,379EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,380BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,462InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$200AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,642EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,236BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,344InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$200AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$12,380EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,942OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$63,942BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$540,761OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,939DepreciationAmt
Book Value$520,822BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,371OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,107DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,264BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,124OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,479DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,645BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$621,673TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
ARTWORK HELD FOR SALE OR DONATION$1,568,500
BENE. INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS$16,952
FARMS AND FARMLAND (NET OF DEPN)$8,249,549
REAL ESTATE NOT IN SERVICE$122,834
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,957,835TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEARNEST MONEY DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$18,750Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$18,750TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,326,943TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,106NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$5,064DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$14,484OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$21,654RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,305,289RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,305,289TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,402,089TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$5,064DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$14,484OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$19,548ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,382,541ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,382,541TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 3 - Explanation of Each Easement Change1. NEIL'S POINT LLC. THE ORIGINAL NEILS POINT EASEMENT WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE SURVEY. THE MODIFICATION SIMPLY PROVIDES A SURVEYOR'S LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING AREAS THAT ARE PERMITTED UNDER THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL EASEMENT.2. FREEMAN RIDGE. THE MODIFICATION WAS THE RESULT OF AN AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE WITH AN ABUTTING LANDOWNER AS TO THE LOCATION OF THE BOUNDARY. THE TOTAL EASEMENT AREA OF 307 ACRES WAS AFFECTED INSUBSTANTIALLY BY THIS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT WHICH RESULTED IN A NET LOSS OF 0.13 ACRE OF EASEMENT AREA ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE IN A GENERALLY WOODED, NON-AGRICULTURUAL PORTION OF THE LAND.
Part II, Line 5 - Summarized PolicyMaine Farmland Trust inspects easement properties at least once each year to be sure no violations of the conservation restrictions have occurred. Unfortunately, violations do occur, and their likelihood increases as time passes and properties change hands. If a violation is discovered, Maine Farmland Trust is prepared to take follow up action with the landowner to seek voluntary correction of the problem, and to defend the terms of the easement in court when necessary.
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON ITS BALANCE SHEET AND DONATIONS OF EASEMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED AS INCOME. MONITORING AND STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES ARE EXPENSED AS INCURRED.TEXT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE:"CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE DEEMED TO BE WITHOUT ECONOMIC VALUE TO MAINE FARMLAND TRUST AND THEREFORE ARE VALUED AT ZERO FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES."
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUND EARNINGS ARE INTENDED TO BENEFIT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED ON 990 $14484
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SRENTAL EXPENSES NETTED ON 990 $14484

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt
CATE CRONIN
P O BOX 1198ROCKPORTME04856ADVISORYfalse$14,500
(no name)
false
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$14,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UPPER SACO VALLEY LAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12686 WHITE MOUNTAIN HWYAddressLine1
CityNORTH CONWAYCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03860ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN020521030RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantLAND PROTECTIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOOD EFFORTS5$12,725
FRESH FOOD (COMM. FARM SHARE)350$35,016RETAIL VALUEFARM FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT FUNDS ARE NOT MONITORED, PER SE.FOR THE LAND PROTECTION GRANT, MAINE FARMLAND TRUST CURRENTLY REQUIRES A FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT PRIOR TO RELEASE OF GRANT MONIES, THEREFORE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE AT THAT POINT AND NO FURTHER MONITORING IS GENERALLY REQUIRED.FOR THE COMMUNITY FOOD GRANTS, AN ANNUAL REPORT IS ONLY REQUIRED IF FURTHER FUNDING IS REQUESTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,323,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISALMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$534,367NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesACTIVE MARKETMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNO VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SOFTWARE1$33,425RETAIL VALUE
Yes (X)A+E SERVICES1$34,090RETAIL VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: THE FARM VIABILITY PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTED FARMERS WITH BUSINESS PLANNING, SHARED USE EQUIPMENT, AND COMMUNITY SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITIES BY PROTECTING FARMLAND BY KEEPING IT AGRICULTURALLY PRODUCTIVE. APPROXIMATELY 68 FARMS WERE SERVED IN 2013. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: maine farms realty (operating as a single member llc owned by maine farmland trust) Provided professional Real Estate services to maine farmland trust and Maine's Farm Community, through traditional and a la carte Real Estate services. Maine Farms Realty also educates Real Estate Agencies about farmland protection and engages those Agencies to work in partnership with Maine Farmland Trust.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational DocumentsBYLAWS WERE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:1. ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE WAS RESTATED TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH MISSION STATEMENT.2. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHARTER WAS INTEGRATED INTO THE BY-LAWS.3. THE TITLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, AND VICE PRESIDENT WERE CHANGED TO PRESIDENT, CHAIR, AND VICE CHAIR, RESPECTIVELY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderINDIVIDUALS PAYING THE MINIMUM ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessForm 990 is provided to the Treasurer by the paid preparer. The Treasurer reviews and makes a recommendation and passes the 990 with his recommendation to all the Directors. The Directors are to respond within 4 days. If any response not to file is presented, the paid preparer will be asked to file an extension if necessary, otherwise the 990 will be filed as presented.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsAnnually, each director, employee, intern, regular volunteer, and committee member shall sign an acknowledgement of the Conflict of Interest Policy, affirming that such person:A. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy,B. Has read and understands the policy,C. Has agreed to comply with the policy, andD. Understands that MFT is a charitable tax exempt organization and that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes, and avoid private inurement, impermissible private benefit.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementWhen a new president is hired, compensation shall be set by the Board of Directors following a review of compensation levels at other Maine non-profit organizations with comparable budgets and programs. This review shall serve as guidance to the Board, but not the only determinant of compensation level. Future adjustments in compensation may be made by the Board as it sees fit. Normally, this will occur through the annual budget process. The Board may consider increases in compensation as cost of living adjustments, as the result of organizational growth, and/or to reward exceptional job performance. The Board may also consider decreases in compensation, depending on the fiscal health of the organization and/or job performance. Before making any compensation adjustment in excess of 5% (up or down), the Board shall once again review compensation levels at other Maine non-profit organizations to guide its decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesAll other staff are hired by the president. When a new employee is hired, compensation is set by the president based on several factors, including (but not necessarily limited to): the new employee's skills and experience; equity with other MFT staff doing similar work; and a review of compensation levels for similar jobs at other Maine non-profit organizations.Future adjustments in compensation may be made by president, normally following an annual performance review as part of the annual budget process. The president may consider increases in compensation as cost of living adjustments, as the result of changes in job description, and/or to reward exceptional job performance. In extraordinary circumstances, the president may also consider decreases in compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableMaine Farmland Trust's books and records are available for inspection by the public upon written notice at least 5 business days before the date of inspection.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAINE FARMS REALTY LLCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line197 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBELFASTCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04915ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452772209EIN
Primary ActivitiesFARM RELATED REAL ESTATE BROKERAGEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$122,310TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$31,588EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAINE FARMLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd