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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MESA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,402,360
Total expenses
$11,697,881
Contributions and grants received
$11,668,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$266,949
Investment income
$463,346
Other revenue
$4,065
Total assets, end of year
$5,987,173
Total liabilities, end of year
$303,084
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,684,089
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,131,090
Management and general expenses
$341,516
Fundraising expenses
$225,275
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,131,090

Program services were 95.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $923,290

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,744,710

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,040,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $266,949 · related or exempt $266,949

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $220,288 · excluded $220,288

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,435,073 · other assets $3,400

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

    securities $2,189,754 · other assets $5,661

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $245,319 · other assets -$2,261

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $243,058 · related or exempt $243,058

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $4,065 · related or exempt $4,065

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,065

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $151,903 · program services $92,776 · management and general $33,600 · fundraising $25,527

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $699,227 · program services $427,058 · management and general $154,663 · fundraising $117,506

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,877 · program services $13,491 · management and general $4,660 · fundraising $3,726

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,311 · program services $48,909 · management and general $16,892 · fundraising $13,510

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,904 · program services $44,788 · management and general $15,759 · fundraising $12,357

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $135,500 · program services $118,991 · management and general $15,511 · fundraising $998

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,800 · program services $17,388 · management and general $2,266 · fundraising $146

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $241,114 · program services $211,738 · management and general $27,600 · fundraising $1,776

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,442 · management and general $5 · fundraising $4,437

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,321 · program services $26,472 · management and general $18,225 · fundraising $8,624

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $46,948 · program services $30,759 · management and general $10,683 · fundraising $5,506

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $78,958 · program services $55,284 · management and general $11,002 · fundraising $12,672

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,383 · program services $17,452 · management and general $2,160 · fundraising $2,771

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,006 · program services $4,952 · management and general $2,992 · fundraising $2,062

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,182 · management and general $1,182

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,919 · management and general $7,919

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,815 · program services $21,256 · management and general $14,634 · fundraising $6,925

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSERVATION EASEMENT A

    total $9,938,553 · program services $9,938,553

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROJECT COSTS

    total $33,689 · program services $33,689

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT COSTS

    total $26,709 · program services $19,932 · management and general $45 · fundraising $6,732

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROJECT SUPPLIES AND MA

    total $6,057 · program services $6,057

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,263 · program services $1,545 · management and general $1,718

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $246,012

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $155,675 · end of year $67,158

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $155,813 · end of year $53,009

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $89,666 · end of year $51,545

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $120,800 · end of year $21,277

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

    $176,141

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

    $40,891

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $121,211 · end of year $135,250

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,494,932 · end of year $5,276,409

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $315,436 · end of year $136,513

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $118,378 · end of year $166,053

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $187,942 · end of year $137,031

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $830,557 · end of year $4,882,691

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,316,656 · end of year $801,398

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE 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. BY CONSERVING MORE THAN 200 SQUARE MILES OF LAND ACROSS THE REGION, THE LAND TRUST PROTECTS WESTERN COLORADO'S ICONIC LANDSCAPES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

    Expenses $10,891,948 · Revenue $514,072

  • 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 $239,142

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laurian Unnevehr

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Larry Traubel

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gwen Cameron

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Hermundstad

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Brad Banulis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cj Brafford

    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

  • Mandy 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

  • Chuck McDaniel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lindsey Rider

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Norma West

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Bleiberg

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,011
    From this org
    $151,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,903
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,108
    Filer's total
    $177,011

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
4 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543389349300814

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