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← SAGEBRUSH STEPPE LAND TRUST INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SAGEBRUSH STEPPE LAND TRUST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,011,986
Total expenses
$2,242,439
Contributions and grants received
$2,807,565
Grants paid
$13,000
Program service revenue
$104,735
Investment income
$83,203
Other revenue
$16,483
Total assets, end of year
$7,597,025
Total liabilities, end of year
$890,335
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,706,690
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,978,802
Management and general expenses
$206,607
Fundraising expenses
$57,030
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,978,802

Program services were 88.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,445

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,148,619

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,657,501

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,945

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE

    total $104,735 · related or exempt $104,735

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $53,760 · excluded $53,760

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $295,316

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $265,873

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $29,443

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $29,443 · excluded $29,443

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $12,493

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,379

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,114 · excluded $9,114

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $7,369

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $7,369 · excluded $7,369

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $13,000 · program services $13,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,185 · program services $28,415 · management and general $41,404 · fundraising $11,366

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $184,207 · program services $64,472 · management and general $93,946 · fundraising $25,789

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,266 · program services $1,143 · management and general $1,666 · fundraising $457

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,643 · program services $3,025 · management and general $4,408 · fundraising $1,210

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,893 · program services $8,012 · management and general $11,675 · fundraising $3,206

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,915 · program services $3,289 · management and general $313 · fundraising $313

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,060 · program services $17,690 · management and general $1,685 · fundraising $1,685

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $20,881 · management and general $20,881

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,824 · program services $4,052 · management and general $386 · fundraising $386

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,200 · program services $4,620 · management and general $6,732 · fundraising $1,848

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,331 · program services $3,266 · management and general $4,759 · fundraising $1,306

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,664 · program services $3,332 · fundraising $3,332

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,750 · program services $6,510 · management and general $620 · fundraising $620

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,697 · program services $2,478 · management and general $4,219

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND PROTECTION

    total $1,653,771 · program services $1,653,771

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $140,106 · program services $140,106

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEE TITLE MANAGEMENT

    total $14,646 · program services $14,646

  • 24d · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $6,120 · program services $6,120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,280 · program services $855 · management and general $13,913 · fundraising $5,512

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $725,251 · end of year $938,056

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $41,076 · end of year $41,160

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $325,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,424

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,216 · end of year $10,636

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,353,869

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $17,218

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,340,401 · end of year $3,336,651

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,990,931 · end of year $2,911,012

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $41,478 · end of year $34,510

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,201 · end of year $15,201

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $147,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $280,180 · end of year $875,134

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $127,635 · end of year $248,341

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,529,761 · end of year $6,458,349

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT, CONNECT, AND ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING LANDS, AND COMMUNITY SPACES IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO, NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE TITLE LANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

  • ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE TITLE LANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

    Expenses $1,978,377 · Grants $13,000 · Revenue $104,735

  • CONTINUED TO RECRUIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN HABITAT HAVEN, ENCOURAGING THEM TO PLANT NATIVE AND POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PLANTS IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD AND GARDENS.

    Expenses $425

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Gamblin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Cornell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karla Drewsen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shawna Engen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Armstrong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dave Pacioretty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Ellis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John O'Connell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richie Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Austin Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Terrell Blanchard

    DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Lucia

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $81,185
    From this org
    $78,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,365
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • IDAHO FISH & GAME

    $13,000

    FUNDS THAT SSLT CONTRACTS TO MANAGE ON BEHALF OF THE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT TEAM (HIT) BY FACILITATING THE RFPS AND DISTRIBUTING AWARDED FUNDS. PASS THROUGH MITIGATION FUNDS.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520159349300172

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