Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue: $19,206,122
Total expenses: $17,068,809
Contributions and grants received: $12,333,045
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $4,347,180
Investment income: $384,924
Other revenue: $2,140,973
Total assets, end of year: $32,158,622
Total liabilities, end of year: $9,267,083
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $22,891,539
Program services expenses (Part IX): $15,893,015
Management and general expenses: $446,792
Fundraising expenses: $729,002
Program service expenses (Part III): $15,893,015

Program services were 93.1% 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

$203,700
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$4,916,614
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$7,212,731
2a · Program service revenue: LAND SALES

total $4,347,180 · related or exempt $4,347,180
3 · Investment income

total $384,924 · excluded $384,924
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$873,484
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$203,700
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$760,837
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $112,647 · excluded $112,647
11a · Other revenue: TRANSACTION FEES

total $2,028,326 · related or exempt $2,028,326
11e · Other revenue, total

$2,028,326

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

7 · Other salaries and wages

total $4,716,374 · program services $3,760,533 · management and general $377,815 · fundraising $578,026
11g · Fees: other

total $309,421 · program services $277,424 · management and general $29,497 · fundraising $2,500
13 · Office expenses

total $221,432 · program services $153,243 · management and general $23,045 · fundraising $45,144
16 · Occupancy

total $70,812 · program services $70,812
20 · Interest

total $188,692 · program services $188,692
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $230,372 · program services $230,372
23 · Insurance

total $100,896 · program services $100,896
24a · Other expenses: COST OF LAND SOLD

total $8,243,682 · program services $8,243,682
24b · Other expenses: PROJECT RELATED EXPENSES

total $1,848,746 · program services $1,848,746
24c · Other expenses: OTHER STEWARDSHIP EXPENSE

total $277,426 · program services $277,426
24d · Other expenses: EDUCATION & OUTREACH

total $274,128 · program services $264,884 · fundraising $9,244
24e · All other expenses

total $586,828 · program services $476,305 · management and general $16,435 · fundraising $94,088

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $12,650,359 · end of year $12,007,189
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $567,976 · end of year $794,959
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $4,088,645 · end of year $4,311,518
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $122,902 · end of year $117,723
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $83,159 · end of year $47,808
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $47,680 · end of year $16,428
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$16,988,560
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,125,563
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $17,154,042 · end of year $14,862,997
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $192,367 · end of year $198,374
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $12,325,000 · end of year $8,800,000
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $536,052 · end of year $268,709
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $15,187,893 · end of year $16,562,994
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $6,473,451 · end of year $6,328,545

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LAND CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

Activities or mission (Part I)

WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY PROVIDES THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION WITH ESSENTIAL NATURAL ASSETS - MATURE FORESTS, CLEAN WATER, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING FARMLAND AND PUBLIC PARKS THROUGH LAND CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION. WE ENVISION A REGION FILLED WITH THRIVING, PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES NOURISHED BY VIBRANT NATURAL AREAS, WORKING FARMS AND HEALTHY CITIES.

NATURAL ASSETS CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND STEWARDSHIP: WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS, AS WELL AS MUNICIPALITIES AND PARK DISTRICTS, TO CONSERVE VIBRANT NATURAL AREAS AND WORKING FARMS. THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS PERMANENTLY CONSERVED MORE THAN 770 PROPERTIES TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 61,000 ACRES ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO. THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS CREATED 170 PUBLIC PARKS AND PUBLICLY-OWNED PRESERVES TOTALING 10,700+ ACRES. STAFF AND EXPERT VOLUNTEERS MONITOR AND STEWARD EACH CONSERVED PROPERTY EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN PROTECTED.

Expenses $14,155,879 · Revenue $4,347,180
URBAN REVITALIZATION, REFORESTATION, AND GREENING: WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY'S THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM HELPS REMOVE VACANT AND DILAPIDATED HOMES, PLANT TREES, AND CREATE PARKS AND NEW GREEN SPACES IN URBAN AREAS, TRANSFORMING NEIGHBORHOODS INTO SAFER, MORE ATTRACTIVE, AND MORE VIBRANT PLACES. PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDE: ESTABLISH LAND BANKS - THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS HELPED ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT 55+ COUNTY LAND BANKS THROUGHOUT OHIO. LAND BANKS PROVIDE MUCH- NEEDED ABILITY TO QUICKLY ACQUIRE FORECLOSED AND VACANT PROPERTIES AND RETURN THEM TO PRODUCTIVE USE. URBAN REFORESTATION AND GREENING - THE LAND CONSERVANCY LEADS EFFORTS TO RESTORE URBAN TREE CANOPY BY OFFERING EXPERT ASSISTANCE TO CITIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS; CONDUCTING TREE INVENTORIES; AND PROVIDING HANDS-ON PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS PLANTED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 13,500 TREES. PROPERTY INVENTORIES AND VACANCY RESEARCH - THE LAND CONSERVANCY CONDUCTS ON-THE-GROUND PROPERTY INVENTORIES TO PROVIDE CITIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF PARCELS AND THEIR STRUCTURES IN ORDER TO MOST EFFECTIVELY TARGET LIMITED DEMOLITION AND REHABILITATION RESOURCES. HOUSING TRENDS AND VACANCY RESEARCH HELPS INFORM THIS EFFORT. THE LAND CONSERVANCY HAS HELPED RAISE FUNDS FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS OHIO TO DEMOLISH 35,000+ DILAPIDATED AND VACANT HOMES, MAKING NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER AND MORE VIBRANT.

Expenses $1,737,136

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Bettcher LarryBETTCHER LARRY

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0
Briggs VikkiBRIGGS VIKKI

TRUSTEE

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$0
Connor KevinCONNOR KEVIN

TRUSTEE

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$0
Durden KeymahDURDEN KEYMAH

SECRETARY

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$0
Eppig Ruth SEPPIG RUTH S

VICE CHAIR

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$0
Frederick BrianFREDERICK BRIAN

TRUSTEE

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$0
Ganske Lyle GGANSKE LYLE G

TRUSTEE

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$0
Goenig David JGOENIG DAVID J

TRUSTEE

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$0
Guren ZacharyGUREN ZACHARY

TRUSTEE

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$0
Hartwell SamHARTWELL SAM

TRES. PRO TE

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$0
Hill Christy GrimmHILL CHRISTY GRIMM

TRUSTEE

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$0
Holland JeffreyHOLLAND JEFFREY

TRUSTEE

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$0
Holloway RubenHOLLOWAY RUBEN

TRUSTEE

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$0
Hyde C RichardHYDE C RICHARD

TRUSTEE

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$0
Jeschelnig RichardJESCHELNIG RICHARD

TRUSTEE

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$0
Juliano ElizabethJULIANO ELIZABETH

TRUSTEE

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$0
Leavenworth KathyLEAVENWORTH KATHY

TRUSTEE

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$0
Leech JohnLEECH JOHN

TRUSTEE

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$0
Leon RichardLEON RICHARD

TRUSTEE

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$0
Liebhardt TomLIEBHARDT TOM

TRUSTEE

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$0
Mayo DavidMAYO DAVID

SECRETARY

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$0
Menesse TaniaMENESSE TANIA

TRUSTEE

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$0
Mulligan William CMULLIGAN WILLIAM C

TRUSTEE

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$0
Neubaurer JaneNEUBAURER JANE

TRUSTEE

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$0
Nordell Ellen Winifred JonesNORDELL ELLEN WINIFRED JONES

TRUSTEE

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$0
Reddy RadhikaREDDY RADHIKA

TRUSTEE

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$0
Rubin Nancy GRUBIN NANCY G

TREASURER

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$0
Ryan TimRYAN TIM

TRUSTEE

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$0
Schneider MitchellSCHNEIDER MITCHELL

TRUSTEE

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$0
Spira JamesSPIRA JAMES

VICE CHAIR

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$0
Strein StefanSTREIN STEFAN

TRUSTEE

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$0
Visconsi JulieVISCONSI JULIE

TRUSTEE

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$0
White Craig OwenWHITE CRAIG OWEN

CHAIR

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$0
Wilson Loyal WWILSON LOYAL W

TRUSTEE

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$0
Richard CochranRICHARD COCHRAN

PRESIDENT &

Total calculated

$0
Alex CzaykaALEX CZAYKA

CHIEF CONSER

Total calculated

$0
Stella DilikSTELLA DILIK

CHIEF DEV OF

Total calculated

$0
Robert OwenROBERT OWEN

GENERAL COUN

Total calculated

$0
Lisa OwensLISA OWENS

CFO

Total calculated

$0
Matthew ZoneMATTHEW ZONE

SENIOR VICE

Total calculated

$0

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

ASHP LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
B&L PROPERTY TRANSFER LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
BMO LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
CVG LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
DPTA LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
EASTERN OHIO HOLDINGS LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
EBMHC LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
ERIE LAND RESOURCES LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
EVP LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
FRQ LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
GEH LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
HEMLOCK GORGE LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
HERITAGE ACRES REALTY LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
HYD LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
LANE ROAD LAND COMPANY LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
LCRW LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
MAS LANDHOLDINGS LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
OHIO LAKE RESOURCES LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
REGREM LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
RESERVE VALLEY HOLDINGS LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
RESERVE VALLEY RESOURCES LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
SIJ LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
UDV LLC

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA
WRLC PROPERTIES LTD

LAND PURCH · OH

Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 13 May 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202441349349305319

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