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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GREAT LAND TRUST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,449,285
Total expenses
$3,621,913
Contributions and grants received
$3,770,297
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$181,930
Investment income
$505,229
Other revenue
-$8,171
Total assets, end of year
$19,949,592
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,836,339
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,113,253
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,456,526
Management and general expenses
$126,518
Fundraising expenses
$38,869
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,456,526

Program services were 95.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $62,871

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,799,546

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $907,880

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $365,453

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LAND CONSERVATION FEES

    total $181,930 · related or exempt $181,930

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $464,539 · excluded $464,539

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $451,187

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

    securities $410,497

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $40,690

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $40,690 · excluded $40,690

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $62,871

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $8,171

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,171 · excluded -$8,171

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $176,824 · program services $144,944 · management and general $26,394 · fundraising $5,486

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $380,524 · program services $313,011 · management and general $55,930 · fundraising $11,583

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,945 · program services $12,300 · management and general $2,217 · fundraising $428

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,908 · program services $35,437 · management and general $7,777 · fundraising $1,694

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,232 · program services $37,308 · management and general $6,562 · fundraising $1,362

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,042 · program services $12,042

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,086 · program services $60,536 · management and general $8,321 · fundraising $3,229

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $25,144 · program services $23,591 · management and general $1,553

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,592 · program services $4,277 · management and general $623 · fundraising $692

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,690 · program services $4,686 · management and general $831 · fundraising $173

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,930 · program services $37,823 · management and general $6,713 · fundraising $1,394

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,637 · program services $28,441 · management and general $2,646 · fundraising $550

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,873 · program services $1,547 · management and general $56 · fundraising $270

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,548 · program services $15,274 · management and general $2,711 · fundraising $563

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,672 · program services $7,586 · management and general $899 · fundraising $187

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND ACQUISITION/DEV

    total $2,650,550 · program services $2,650,550

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAND MANAGEMENT

    total $28,708 · program services $28,708

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $21,766 · program services $15,665 · management and general $169 · fundraising $5,932

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $7,345 · program services $7,055 · management and general $220 · fundraising $70

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,897 · program services $15,745 · management and general $2,896 · fundraising $5,256

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $143,077 · end of year $12,150

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,331,243 · end of year $5,704,033

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $129,384 · end of year $40,724

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $41,422 · end of year $4,180

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

    $273,824

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

    $42,818

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $215,740 · end of year $231,006

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,535,305 · end of year $13,888,653

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $116,791 · end of year $68,846

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,481 · end of year $57,680

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,749,081 · end of year $5,775,594

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $41,669 · end of year $3,065

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,631,393 · end of year $4,961,569

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,042,338 · end of year $9,151,684

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GREAT LAND TRUST'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE AND STEWARD LANDS AND WATERS ESSENTIAL TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF ALASKANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GREAT LAND'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE AND STEWARD LANDS AND WATERS ESSENTIAL TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF ALASKANS.

  • ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WETLAND PROPERTY. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES PURCHASING PROPERTIES WITH FUNDING FROM DEVELOPERS PAID TO THE TRUST VIA THE IN-LIEU FEE AGREEMENT WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

    Expenses $2,641,250

  • CONSERVATION OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA'S HABITAT AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS. GLT HAS COMPLETED 74 PROJECTS AND CONSERVED OVER 57,784 ACRES OF LAND SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1995. CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ALL MAPPING AND PRIORITIZATION WORK, LANDOWNER OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, SITE SELECTION, SITE VISITS, DUE DILIGENCE ACTIVITIES, REPORT PREPARATION, AND LANDOWNER NEGOTIATIONS.

    Expenses $706,523 · Revenue $181,930

  • STEWARDSHIP AND ANNUAL MONITORING OF ALL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CURRENTLY HELD BY THE GREAT LAND TRUST INCLUDING MEETING WITH LANDOWNERS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY GLT HOLDS IN FEE.

    Expenses $108,753

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Jansen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jon Goltz

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Traci Schacht

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ethan Tyler

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Baker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Deidre Berberich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Dalton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Hartig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leah Levingston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca Pilipchuk

    DIRECTOR (LEFT 3/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gretchen Specht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lindsay Hammer

    DIRECTOR (3/25 TO PRESENT)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kirstin Bruner

    DIRECTOR (3/25 TO PRESENT)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ellen Kazary

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $178,323
    From this org
    $163,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,884
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,439
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,633
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,251
    Filer's total
    $178,323
  • David Mitchell

    CONSERVATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,671
    From this org
    $131,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,064
    Hours/week
    40
  • Amanda Hults

    LANDS MANAGER & STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,873
    From this org
    $106,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,386
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
29 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640359349300249

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