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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MESA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,274,240
Total expenses
$6,886,904
Contributions and grants received
$7,098,576
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$169,373
Other revenue
$6,291
Total assets, end of year
$5,453,533
Total liabilities, end of year
$306,320
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,147,213
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,365,315
Management and general expenses
$278,582
Fundraising expenses
$243,007
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,365,315

Program services were 92.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $405,499

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,693,077

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,246,816

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $169,373 · excluded $169,373

  • 11a · Other revenue: ALL OTHER

    total $6,291 · related or exempt $6,291

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,291

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $158,838 · program services $95,679 · management and general $32,497 · fundraising $30,662

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $593,346 · program services $358,649 · management and general $120,659 · fundraising $114,038

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,056 · program services $8,773 · management and general $3,254 · fundraising $3,029

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $68,932 · program services $40,159 · management and general $14,900 · fundraising $13,873

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,012 · program services $38,426 · management and general $12,690 · fundraising $11,896

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $326,565 · program services $301,061 · management and general $24,524 · fundraising $980

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,232 · fundraising $5,232

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,582 · program services $1,975 · management and general $15,948 · fundraising $2,659

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $86,887 · program services $57,254 · management and general $15,490 · fundraising $14,143

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,761 · program services $8,153 · management and general $278 · fundraising $330

  • 20 · Interest

    total $108 · management and general $108

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,547 · management and general $3,547

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,461 · program services $32,395 · management and general $3,739 · fundraising $1,327

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND/EASEMENT ACQUISITION

    total $5,210,000 · program services $5,210,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: EASEMENT EXPENSES

    total $152,992 · program services $152,992

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $85,983 · program services $45,614 · management and general $20,799 · fundraising $19,570

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $26,947 · program services $1,814 · management and general $1,698 · fundraising $23,435

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,655 · program services $12,371 · management and general $8,451 · fundraising $1,833

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $256,052 · end of year $155,675

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $510,968 · end of year $155,813

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $89,666

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $179,494 · end of year $120,800

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

    $180,273

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

    $59,062

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $116,653 · end of year $121,211

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,738,292 · end of year $4,494,932

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $55,000 · end of year $315,436

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $261,140 · end of year $118,378

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $55,000 · end of year $187,942

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $748,986 · end of year $830,557

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,791,333 · end of year $4,316,656

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROTECT AND ENHACE AGRICULTURAL LAND, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND SCENIC LANDS IN WESTERN COLORADO TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ENRICH LIVES, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

  • CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP: THE LAND TRUST CONSERVES WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AND LAND FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION BY WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO ACQUIRE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY. THE ORGANIZATION RESTORES AND ENHANCES HABITAT BY WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE LAND TRUST ALSO MONITORS AND DEFENDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

    Expenses $6,228,984

  • OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: THE LAND TRUST ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FOSTER A STEWARDSHIP ETHIC, AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY TO NATURE.

    Expenses $136,331

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Bleiberg

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $157,657
    From this org
    $143,097
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,560
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,097
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,293
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,267
    Filer's total
    $157,657

  • Laurian Unnevehr

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Zachary Eyler

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Traubel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Hermundstad

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brad Banulis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cj Brafford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gwen Cameron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stacia Cannon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Findlay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Harter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hannah Holm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Helen Love

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles McDaniel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Garrett Portra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lindsey Rider

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Robert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423409349301407

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