MAINE FARMLAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- MAINE FARMLAND TRUST INC (EIN 01-0528014)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-10-04
- IRS object ID
- 201212789349300106
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-10-04T06:34:38-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Loiselle Goodwin & Hinds | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1 Merchants Plaza Suite 703 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Bangor | City |
| State | ME | State |
| ZIP Code | 044020939 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 010528014 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MAINE FARMLAND TRUST | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | MAIN | NameControl |
| Phone | 2073386575 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 97 MAIN STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | BELFAST | City |
| State | ME | State |
| ZIP Code | 04915 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | JOHN PIOTTI | Name |
| Title | Executive Direc | Title |
| Date Signed | 2012-10-04 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | CHRISTOPHER S HINDS | Name |
| Phone | 2079904585 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | WILLIAM BELL | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 11 OSPREY AVENUE | AddressLine1 |
| City | SACO | City |
| State | ME | State |
| ZIP Code | 04072 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 3345211 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.MAINEFARMLAND.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1999 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | ME | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | TO PERMANENTLY PRESERVE AND PROTECT MAINE'S AGRICULTURAL LAND; TO ASSIST LAND OWNERS, LAND TRUSTS, AND MUNICIPAL AND STATE AGENCIES IN IDENTIFYING AND PROTECTING AGRICULTURAL LAND; AND TO MAKE THOSE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS IN THE FUTURE. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 13 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 13 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 12 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 50 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 32 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | -42 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 2566865 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 2357727 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 131007 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 62846 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 45460 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 13861 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 15988 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 3992 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 2759320 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2438426 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 8963 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 4400 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 391345 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 573035 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 75410 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 81030 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 169845 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 562653 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 966532 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 1038371 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 1624997 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1720949 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 813429 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 6066002 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 13418567 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 2657345 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 9195816 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 3408657 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 4222751 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | THE PURPOSE OF THE MAINE FARMLAND TRUST IS TO PERMANENTLY PRESERVE AND PROTECT MAINE'S AGRICULTURAL LAND; TO ASSIST LAND OWNERS, LAND TRUSTS, AND MUNICIPAL AND STATE AGENCIES IN IDENTIFYING AND PROTECTING AGRICULTURAL LAND; AND TO MAKE THOSE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS IN THE FUTURE. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | true | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 832837 | Expense |
| Revenue | 2491 | Revenue |
| Description | THE FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM ASSISTED LANDOWNERS AND LAND TRUST PERSONNEL WITH BOTH STRUCTURING AND IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 530 LANDOWNERS AND 45 LAND TRUSTS WERE SERVED IN 2011. THIS PROGRAM ALSO SERVED AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR FEDERAL FARM AND RANCH LAND PROTECTION FUNDS FOR PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON FARMLAND. THREE FARMS WERE PROTECTED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS IN 2011. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 201694 | Expense |
| Description | 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 45 FARMS WERE SERVED IN 2011. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 191890 | Expense |
| Description | THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDED WORKSHOPS, REGIONAL MEETINGS AND DISPLAYS AT AGRICULTURAL EVENTS TO PRESENT BOTH GENERAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT FARMLAND PRESERVATION. APPROXIMATELY 400 FARMERS AND 3,500 OTHER (NON-FARMER) RURAL RESIDENTS WERE SERVED IN 2011. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 96555 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Of Other Program Service Grnt | 4400 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt |
| Total Of Other Program Service Rev | 60355 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev |
| Total Program Service Expense | 1322976 | 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 | true | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | 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 | true | 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 |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| 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 | true | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 27 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | false | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 12 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | true | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | true | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Form8886 T Filed | false | Form8886TFiled |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Non Deductible Disclosure | false | NonDeductibleDisclosure |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Disclosure | false | QuidProQuoDisclosure |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 13 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 13 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | 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 |
| Policies Reference Chapters | false | PoliciesReferenceChapters |
| 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 | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | false | WrittenPolicyOrProcedure |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | ME | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | KRISTIN VARNUM | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 2073386575 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 97 MAIN STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | BELFAST | City |
| State | ME | State |
| ZIP Code | 04915 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY WHITTEMORE | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TAYLOR MUDGE | ||||||
| Secretary | 6.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| CECILY PINGREE | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JAMES LAWRENCE | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SUSAN MORRIS | ||||||
| Vice President | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| ELEANOR KINNEY | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NEIL CRANE | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WALTER FLETCHER | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAUL BIRDSALL | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 3.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RUSSELL LIBBY | ||||||
| Director | 4.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| STEVEN PAGE | ||||||
| Director | 4.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WILLIAM BELL | ||||||
| President | 6.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| FRANKLIN B MILES JR | ||||||
| Treasurer | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| JOHN PIOTTI | ||||||
| Executive Direc | 40.00 | 92203 | 0 | 33441 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 92203 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Other Compensation | 33441 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Membership Dues | 113912 | MembershipDues |
| All Other Contributions | 2243815 | AllOtherContributions |
| Noncash Contributions | 478984 | NoncashContributions |
| Total Contributions | 2357727 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|
| INTEREST ON PROGrAM LOANS | 2491 | 2491 |
| FARMLAND RENTAL | 60355 | 60355 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 62846 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 11504 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $11,504 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Gross Rents GrossRents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 5224 | Real |
Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 5192 | Real |
Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 32 | Real |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 32 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 32 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 338950 | Securities |
| Other | 565000 | Other |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 340732 | Securities |
| Other | 560861 | Other |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | -1782 | Securities |
| Other | 4139 | Other |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2357 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 4139 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Exclusion | -$1,782 | ExclusionAmount |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | MISCELLANEOUS | Description |
| Total Revenue Column | 3960 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $3,960 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 3960 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2438426 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 66985 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 32 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $13,682 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4400 | Total |
| Program Services | 4400 | ProgramServices |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 123386 | Total |
| Program Services | 44236 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 48774 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 30376 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 396329 | Total |
| Program Services | 339950 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 46655 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 9724 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10966 | Total |
| Program Services | 7996 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2091 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 879 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 42354 | Total |
| Program Services | 31394 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 7717 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3243 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 81030 | Total |
| Fundraising | 81030 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 201783 | Total |
| Program Services | 192458 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 9325 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6479 | Total |
| Program Services | 5831 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 648 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 59015 | Total |
| Program Services | 42602 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5089 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 11324 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1648 | Total |
| Program Services | 1648 | ProgramServices |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 44772 | Total |
| Program Services | 32431 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 9350 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2991 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 43203 | Total |
| Program Services | 41535 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 1668 | Fundraising |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 180888 | Total |
| Program Services | 180888 | ProgramServices |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9258 | Total |
| Program Services | 6750 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1766 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 742 | Fundraising |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5474 | Total |
| Program Services | 4914 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 280 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 280 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | FundraisingFundraising | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRAM EXPENSES | 24129 | 24129 | ||
| NEWSLETTER | 8879 | 7991 | 888 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 7842 | 2035 | 4678 | 1129 |
| MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT | 21095 | 21095 | ||
| FARMLAND OWNERSHIP EXPS | 334143 | 334143 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17924 | Total |
| Program Services | 17645 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 279 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1624997 | Total |
| Program Services | 1322976 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 132176 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 169845 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 844 | BOY |
| EOY | 4511 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1091009 | BOY |
| EOY | 1081714 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1945525 | BOY |
| EOY | 989015 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 33827 | BOY |
| EOY | 8484 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 150008 | BOY |
| EOY | 345421 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 48545 | BOY |
| EOY | 32313 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 355174 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 29531 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 15547 | BOY |
| EOY | 325643 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 32293 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2748404 | BOY |
| EOY | 10631466 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6066002 | BOY |
| EOY | 13418567 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 47805 | BOY |
| EOY | 119657 | EOY |
Grants Payable GrantsPayable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 13950 | BOY |
| EOY | 4400 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 4099 | BOY |
| EOY | 5782 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2591491 | BOY |
| EOY | 8925353 | EOY |
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 140624 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2657345 | BOY |
| EOY | 9195816 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1149795 | BOY |
| EOY | 2795781 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2258862 | BOY |
| EOY | 1426970 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3408657 | BOY |
| EOY | 4222751 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6066002 | BOY |
| EOY | 13418567 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 813429 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | 665 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | false | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | false | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
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 | 1029075 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1090871 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1811829 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 2566865 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 2357727 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 8856367 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1029075 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1090871 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1811829 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 2566865 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 2357727 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 8856367 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 1393832 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 7462535 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 2129 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 5212 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 13657 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 10942 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 11504 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 43444 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 64 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1118 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 2595 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 15988 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 3960 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 23725 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 8923536 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 322260 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.83630 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.79430 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Protection Of Natural Habitat | X | ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat |
| Preservation Of Open Space | X | PreservationOfOpenSpace |
| Total Number Of Easements | 58 | TotalNumberOfEasements |
| Total Acreage | 99 | TotalAcreage |
| Nmbr Easements Modified | 1 | NmbrEasementsModified |
| Nmbr States In Which Easements Held | 1 | NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld |
| Written Policy Monitoring | true | WrittenPolicyMonitoring |
| Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement | 28 | StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement |
| Sect170h Requirements Satisfied | false | Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied |
Current Year CurrentYear
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Of Year Balance | 13642 | BeginningOfYearBalance |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | -63 | InvestmentEarningsOrLosses |
| Administrative Expenses | 200 | AdministrativeExpenses |
| End Of Year Balance | 13379 | EndOfYearBalance |
Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Of Year Balance | 12380 | BeginningOfYearBalance |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | 1462 | InvestmentEarningsOrLosses |
| Administrative Expenses | 200 | AdministrativeExpenses |
| End Of Year Balance | 13642 | EndOfYearBalance |
Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Of Year Balance | 10236 | BeginningOfYearBalance |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | 2344 | InvestmentEarningsOrLosses |
| Administrative Expenses | 200 | AdministrativeExpenses |
| End Of Year Balance | 12380 | EndOfYearBalance |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Board Designated EOY Balance | 1.00000 | BoardDesignatedEOYBalance |
| Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs | true | EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs |
| Endowments Held By Related Orgs | false | EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs |
| Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R | false | AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR |
Land Land
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 63942 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Book Value | 63942 | BookValue |
Buildings Buildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 238957 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 6976 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 231981 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 40777 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 15600 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 25177 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 11498 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 6955 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 4543 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 325643 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Assets OtherAssets (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Book ValueBookValue |
|---|---|
| REAL ESTATE NOT IN SERVICE | 57000 |
| CONSERVATION FARMLAND | 10271588 |
| BENE. INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS | 13378 |
| ARTWORK HELD FOR SALE | 289500 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Other Assets | 10631466 | TotalBookValueOtherAssets |
| Total Revenue | 2438426 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 1624997 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 813429 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Unrealized GL On Investments | 665 | NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments |
| Total Adjustments | 665 | TotalAdjustments |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | 814094 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2446783 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Investments | 665 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 2500 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Other Revenues | 5192 | OtherRevenues |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 8357 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 2438426 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 2438426 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 1632689 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 2500 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Other Expenses Included | 5192 | OtherExpensesIncluded |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 7692 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 1624997 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 1624997 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Part II, Line 5 | Part II, Line 5 - Summarized Policy | Maine 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 3 | Part II, Line 3 - Explanation of Each Easement Change | ADDITIONAL LAND WAS ADDED TO ONE EASEMENT. |
| Part XIII, Line 2d | Part XIII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S | RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED ON 990 $5192 |
| Part XII, Line 2d | Part XII, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 | RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED ON 990 $5192 |
| Part V, Line 4 | 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 II, Line 9 | 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." |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Solicitations | X | MailSolicitations |
| Email Solicitations | X | EmailSolicitations |
| Phone Solicitations | X | PhoneSolicitations |
| In Person Solicitations | X | InPersonSolicitations |
| Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants | X | SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants |
| Solicitation Of Govt Grants | X | SolicitationOfGovtGrants |
| Special Fundraising Events | X | SpecialFundraisingEvents |
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | false | AgreementRefFundraising |
Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (2 entries)
| Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds | ActivityActivity | Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor |
|---|---|---|
| (no name) | ||
| false | ||
| C CRONIN CNSLT | ||
| false | ADVISORY | 81030 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Retained By Contractors | 81030 | TotalRetainedByContractors |
| Licensed States | ME | LicensedStates |
Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM
Works Of Art WorksOfArt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Non Cash Checkbox | X | NonCashCheckbox |
| Number Of Contributions | 1 | NumberOfContributions |
| Noncash Contribs Rptd F990 | 289500 | NoncashContribsRptdF990 |
| Method Of Determining Revenues | CURATOR EST. | MethodOfDeterminingRevenues |
Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Non Cash Checkbox | X | NonCashCheckbox |
| Number Of Contributions | 7 | NumberOfContributions |
| Noncash Contribs Rptd F990 | 142484 | NoncashContribsRptdF990 |
| Method Of Determining Revenues | ACTIVE MKT | MethodOfDeterminingRevenues |
Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Non Cash Checkbox | X | NonCashCheckbox |
| Number Of Contributions | 7 | NumberOfContributions |
| Noncash Contribs Rptd F990 | 47000 | NoncashContribsRptdF990 |
| Method Of Determining Revenues | APPRAISAL | MethodOfDeterminingRevenues |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Any Property That Must Be Held | false | AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld |
| Review Process Unusual NC Gifts | true | ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts |
| Third Parties Used | false | ThirdPartiesUsed |
Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Part I, Line 33, Revenues Not Reported | Identifier |
| Explanation | 6 OF THE ITEMS LISTED ON LINE 14 WERE CONTRIBUTIONS OF EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE DEEMED TO BE WITHOUT ECONOMIC VALUE UNDER GAAP. | Explanation |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Maine 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. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | All other staff are hired by the executive director. When a new employee is hired, compensation is set by the executive director 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 executive director, normally following an annual performance review as part of the annual budget process. The executive director 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 executive director may also consider decreases in compensation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Annually, 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 11 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process | Form 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 III, Line 4d | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description | OTHER 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 45 FARMS WERE SERVED IN 2011. 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 III, Line 2 | Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services | MAINE FARMS REALTY WAS BEGUN DURING 2011. PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES AT PART III, LINE 4D. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI
Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MAINE FARMS REALTY LLC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 97 MAIN STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | BELFAST | City |
| State | ME | State |
| ZIP Code | 04915 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 452772209 | EIN |
| Primary Activities | FARM RELATED REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE | PrimaryActivities |
| Legal Domicile State | ME | LegalDomicileState |
| EOY Assets | 3819 | EOYAssets |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MAINE FARMLAND TRUST | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | false | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | false | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | false | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | false | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | false | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | false | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | false | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | false | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | false | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | false | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | false | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | false | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |