BLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: BLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST INC (EIN 22-2655830)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-07-11
IRS object ID: 201311929349300126
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-11T11:43:26-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BHA LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	344 ELLSWORTH RD PO BOX 697	AddressLine1
City	BLUE HILL	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04614	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	222655830	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BLUE	NameControl
Phone	2073745118	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 222	AddressLine1
City	BLUE HILL	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04614	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES DOW	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2073745118	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-20	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ANDREW K LASLIE CPA	Name
Phone	2073749985	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-07-09	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JAMES DOW	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 222	AddressLine1
City	BLUE HILL	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04614	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	564034	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.BLUEHILLHERITAGETRUST.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1985	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	ME	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO CONSERVE LAND AND WATER OF SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCENIC, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN BLUE HILL, BROOKLIN, BROOKSVILLE, PENOBSCOT, SEDGWICK, AND SURRY, AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	4	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	70	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	483412	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	524816	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	24525	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	25135	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	14283	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	14083	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	522220	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	564034	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	141844	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	151823	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	6170	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	149057	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	100571	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	290901	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	252394	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	231319	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	311640	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	5268397	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	5641654	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	79111	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	74081	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	5189286	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	5567573	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO CONSERVE LAND AND WATER OF SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCENIC, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN BLUE HILL, BROOKLIN, BROOKSVILLE, PENOBSCOT, SEDGWICK, AND SURRY, AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	204917	Expense
Description	THE ORGANIZATION (1) WORKED WITH LANDOWNERS IN ITS SERVICE AREA TO CONSERVE LANDS WITH OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION VALUES THROUGH FEE ACQUISITION OR WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, COMPLETING FIVE SUCH PROJECTS DURING 2012 (THREE FEE ACQUISITIONS, ONE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, AND ONE TRAIL EASEMENT) AND ADVANCING SEVERALOTHERS TOWARDS COMPLETION; (2) MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OWNERS OFITS 54 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IT HOLDS ON THOSE 3,369 ACRES; (3) MANAGEDTHE 2,598 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IT OWNS IN FEE, ENSURING THAT THEIRCONSERVATION VALUES WERE PROTECTED; (4) MAINTAINED FOR PUBLIC USE OVER 14MILES OF WALKING TRAILS ON THE PROPERTIES IT OWNS OR MONITORS; (5) PROVIDEDPUBLIC NATURAL HISTORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON ITS LANDS THAT WERE ENJOYED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	204917	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	true	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	true	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	5	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	4	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	true	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JAMES DOW	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2073745118	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	258 MOUNTAIN ROAD	AddressLine1
City	BLUE HILL	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04605	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
MARY BARNES
PRESIDENT	10.00	X	X	0	0	0
PAM JOHNSON
CO-VICE PRES	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
NORMAN ALT
CO-VICE PRES	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
PHYLLIS TAYLOR
SECRETARY	3.00	X	X	0	0	0
TERRY MOULTON
TREASURER	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
MITCHELL BAUM
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
PETER CLAPP
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
BONNIE COPPER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JON HOPKINS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JIM KANNRY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN MERRIFIELD
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
NORMAN MROZICKI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID PORTER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JOY RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES DOW
EXEC. DIRECT	40.00		X	68900	0	13067

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	68900	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	13067	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	524816	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	271000	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	524816	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	25135	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$25,135	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	13568	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	13568	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	13568	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$13,568	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	311	GrossSalesOfInventory

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	311	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	311	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Total Revenue Column	204	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$204	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	204	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	564034	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	311	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$38,907	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	151823	Total
Program Services	118680	ProgramServices
Management And General	28983	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4160	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	320	Total
Program Services	320	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7488	Total
Management And General	7488	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3515	Total
Program Services	3291	ProgramServices
Management And General	193	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	31	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88	Total
Program Services	88	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4242	Total
Program Services	3669	ProgramServices
Management And General	504	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	69	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1902	Total
Program Services	1483	ProgramServices
Management And General	362	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	57	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6726	Total
Program Services	5246	ProgramServices
Management And General	1278	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	202	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2841	Total
Program Services	2841	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4971	Total
Program Services	4971	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4285	Total
Program Services	3889	ProgramServices
Management And General	342	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	54	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
NAWCA PROJECTS	15000	15000
LAND PROJECTS	11337	11337
NEWSLETTER	7835	7835
SPECIAL PROJECTS	5675	5675

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24346	Total
Program Services	20592	ProgramServices
Management And General	2157	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1597	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	252394	Total
Program Services	204917	ProgramServices
Management And General	41307	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6170	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14	BOY
EOY	57	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	579091	BOY
EOY	516610	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	190991	BOY
EOY	483	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1925	BOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2797	BOY
EOY	3003	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	4311501	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	43517	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3828218	BOY
EOY	4267984	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	655361	BOY
EOY	853517	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10000	BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5268397	BOY
EOY	5641654	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6688	BOY
EOY	4615	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72423	BOY
EOY	69466	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	79111	BOY
EOY	74081	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3045640	BOY
EOY	3312065	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	348725	BOY
EOY	189587	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1794921	BOY
EOY	2065921	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5189286	BOY
EOY	5567573	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5268397	BOY
EOY	5641654	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	311640	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	66647	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	352216	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	283341	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	412355	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	483412	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	524816	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2056140	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	352216	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	283341	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	412355	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	483412	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	524816	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2056140	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	384782	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	1671358	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	31887	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	25248	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	36253	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24525	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	25135	CurrentTaxYear
Total	143048	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	16193	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	13185	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	13568	CurrentTaxYear
Total	42946	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5987	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3745	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2744	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	350	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	204	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13030	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	2255164	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	311	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.74110	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.52350	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation For Public Use	X	PreservationForPublicUse
Protection Of Natural Habitat	X	ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open Space	X	PreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements	54	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	3369	TotalAcreage
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held	1	NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring	true	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement	236	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement	5258	ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	797445	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	88072	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	32000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	853517	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	887658	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	30215	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-45428	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	75000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	797445	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	757615	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	70349	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	89694	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	30000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	887658	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	596922	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	10000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	180693	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	30000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	757615	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	880853	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-283931	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	596922	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.91980	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.02930	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.05090	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4195270	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	4195270	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	83107	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	35760	Depreciation
Book Value	47347	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	30004	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4637	Depreciation
Book Value	25367	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3120	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3120	Depreciation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	4267984	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9	BLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST DOES NOT INCLUDE DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN REVENUES, EXPENSES, ON THE BALANCE SHEET. PURCHASED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED. TEXT IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: "CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE DEEMED TO BE WITHOUT ECONOMIC VALUE TO THE BLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST, INC. AND THEREFORE ARE VALUED AT ZERO FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES."
INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	THE ENDOWMENT AND QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUNDS SERVE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS, WITH A PORTION SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS THAT IT OWNS AND THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT IT HOLDS.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	2	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	271000	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received	1	NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO CONSERVE LAND AND WATER OF SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL NATURAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCENIC, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN BLUE HILL, BROOKLIN, BROOKSVILLE, PENOBSCOT, SEDGWICK, AND SURRY, AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION.
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4	THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED ON 10/9/12 TO ESTABLISH THE LENGTH OF OFFICERS TERMS (1 YR), AND TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS TO HAPPEN IF A VACANCY OCCURS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF AN OFFICERS TERM (SUCCESSOR TO BE ELECTED BY THE BOARD AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING).
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A DRAFT COPY OF IRS FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMEBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND THE BOARD FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS PART OF THEIR APPROVAL PROCESS, PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES THE MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND THE STATE-LEVEL MAINE ASSOCIATION OF NON- PROFITS, AS WELL AS DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, TO GUIDE ITS COMPENSATION DECISIONS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES (INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY), ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND IRS FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTIONS AT ITS OFFICE AT 258 MOUNTAIN ROAD, BLUE HILL. THE FOLLOWING ARE CURRENTLY ALSO AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE: MISSION, STATEMENT OF VALUES, BY-LAWS, BOARD AND STAFF INFORMATION AND RECENT IRS FORM 990'S.