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← LA PLATA OPEN SPACE CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LA PLATA OPEN SPACE CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$458,132
Total expenses
$302,167
Contributions and grants received
$289,920
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$86,860
Investment income
$61,954
Other revenue
$19,398
Total assets, end of year
$1,615,237
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,115
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,612,122
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$207,101
Management and general expenses
$28,040
Fundraising expenses
$67,026
Program service expenses (Part III)
$207,101

Program services were 68.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $7,200

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $40,145

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $242,575

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,200

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Stewardship

    total $62,797 · related or exempt $62,797

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Conservation Easements

    total $24,063 · related or exempt $24,063

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $61,954 · excluded $61,954

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $35,283

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $7,200

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,792

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $14,491 · excluded $14,491

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $4,907 · related or exempt $4,907

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,907

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $100,300 · program services $45,135 · management and general $15,045 · fundraising $40,120

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $72,686 · program services $72,686

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,215 · program services $6,847 · management and general $2,282 · fundraising $6,086

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,655 · program services $6,145 · management and general $2,048 · fundraising $5,462

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,610 · program services $11,244 · management and general $3,066 · fundraising $2,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21,720 · program services $21,720

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,971 · fundraising $8,971

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,993 · program services $3,219 · management and general $1,887 · fundraising $1,887

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,855 · program services $6,406 · management and general $1,971 · fundraising $1,478

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,480 · program services $2,480

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,675 · program services $13,212 · management and general $1,741 · fundraising $722

  • 24a · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $1,482 · program services $1,482

  • 24b · Other expenses: Land Trust Accreditation

    total $4,980 · program services $4,980

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues

    total $6,231 · program services $6,231

  • 24d · Other expenses: Training

    total $2,016 · program services $2,016

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,298 · program services $3,298

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $123,630 · end of year $142,163

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $97,343

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,881 · end of year $33,437

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $25,312

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,082 · end of year $13,802

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

    $9,455

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

    $9,455

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,211,886 · end of year $1,303,180

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,656 · end of year $3,115

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,303,548 · end of year $1,572,638

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $31,275 · end of year $39,484

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The organizations primary exempt purpose is to permanently protect, for the benefit of the community and the general public, lands in southwest Colorado that have significant agricultural, wildlife, open space, recreational, and/or historical/archeological resources.

  • Land protection and stewardship: Since incorporating in 1992, LPOSC has accepted donations of conservation easements permanently protecting in excess of 24,435 acres of land with superior conservation values across six counties in southwestern Colorado. LPOSC accepted three new conservation easement donations in 2023, resulting in the protection of nearly 248 acres of farmland, forestland, and areas with significant cultural resources. After transferring certain conservation easements to geographically better-positioned organizations over the years, LPSOC now holds, by one counting method, 175 easements comprising in excess of 21,075 acres. As a certified conservation easement holder, LPOSC is legally obligated to monitor land use and ecological conditions on each property on which it holds a conservation easement to ensure that the conserved land and natural resources are being used in compliance with the terms of the conservation easement. Monitoring helps LPOSC to establish and/or maintain valuable relationships with owners of conserved land, and further helps to foster LPOSCs image in the community as a trusted land steward. This is in addition to work the organization does with numerous private landowners to secure protection of other valuable open spaces, wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and agricultural land in the region. Community engagement and education: LPOSCs community-centric conservation programming is key to connecting people to the lands we protect. In 2022, LPOSC provided educational presentations to community members and professionals working in real-estate or related sectors to communicate the important role our organization plays preserving the high quality of life in our region and now and in the future. In addition, LPOSC continued involving Fort Lewis College interns and community volunteers in the monitoring program and in stewardship programs involving habitat restoration, further connecting our community to the landscapes LPOSC protects. LPOSC also partnered with mission-aligned nonprofits to provide youth education programming on privately conserved lands to increase access to nature for youth in our community. In addition, LPOSC launched a land access project focused on new and young farmers with partners in the region. LPOSC counts as strong, close supporters, 1,000 community members and businesses, and has a social media following of over 1,000 individuals. These supporters are routinely comprised of the work LPOSC undertakes, and the perceived benefit such work provides. In turn, generous support from these individuals and businesses enables LPOSC to achieve its mission to protect valuable lands for generations to come.

    Expenses $207,101 · Revenue $86,860

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Adrienne Dorsey

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $104,589
    From this org
    $104,589
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Debra May

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Long

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberley Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Warren Rider

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Zink

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Magee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Borkowski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ted Compton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandy Friedley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Reeves

    Vice PresidentSecretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Jenn Clayton

    Vice President Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Chase LaCroix

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349325637

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