2025-11-10T12:08:39-06:00 2024-12-31 581259406 AVALON FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC 133 LUCKIE STREET ATLANTA GA 30303 990 2024-01-01 851700153 TURNER INSTITUTE OF ECOAGRICULTURE INC C/O CHRISTINE HUNG TURN 4042908544 133 LUCKIE ST NW ATLANTA GA 30303 DAVID K WITHERS PRESIDENT 4045223141 2025-11-10 1 0 CHRISTINE S HUNG P00002737 4042908544 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RE TURNER 133 LUCKIE ST NW ATLANTA GA 30303 2855436 0 X HTTPS://TURNERECOAGRICULTURE.ORG/ X 2020 NE SEE SCHEDULE O 6 6 12 0 0 0 50000 1085000 2119749 1755946 35 9887 0 0 2169784 2850833 529223 100000 0 0 236328 231938 0 0 0 2084093 1830146 2849644 2162084 -679860 688749 75003748 75602000 402604 312107 74601144 75289893 X INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, PRACTICE, AND DISSEMINATE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. INSTITUTE WILL ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY USING ITS LIVESTOCK, LAND, SCALE, AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TO RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATE HOW RANCHING OPERATIONS CAN MEET ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION OBJECTIVES WHILE PROTECTING AND ENHANCING NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION VALUES OF LARGE LANDSCAPES. IN A BROAD SENSE THIS CONCEPT CAN BE REFERRED TO AS ECOAGRICULTURE, AN EMERGING AREA OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY REGARDING HOW SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING CAN BE CONDUCTED ACROSS DIVERSE LANDSCAPES WHILE MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND INTEGRITY, AND CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES (E.G., CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIVE SPECIES AND HABITAT LOSS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, WATER DEPLETION, FOOD PRODUCTION, AND RURAL ECONOMIES) RATHER THAN EXACERBATING THEM. 0 0 112063 1. EVALUATION OF COUGAR PREDATION AND BEAR KLEPTOPARASITISM ON VERMEJO, NEW MEXICO. OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, IN RESPONSE TO DROUGHT, DECLINING RANGE AND RIPARIAN CONDITIONS, AND PROJECTED DRY CONDITIONS IN THE FUTURE, VERMEJO HAS WORKED TO DETERMINE THE CARRYING CAPACITY FOR LARGE UNGULATES (E.G., ELK AND AMERICAN BISON) ON THE RANCH DURING AN AVERAGE DRY YEAR. WHILE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE WITH FORAGE RESOURCES IS THE DRIVING FACTOR IN SETTING ELK POPULATION OBJECTIVES AT VERMEJO, A SUSTAINABLE ELK HUNTING PROGRAM, WILDLIFE VIEWING OPPORTUNITIES, AND OVERALL ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION, INCLUDING HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF PREDATORS, ARE ALSO IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS. UNDERSTANDING LARGE PREDATOR POPULATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN REGULATING ELK (AND OTHER UNGULATE) POPULATIONS IS AN IMPORTANT, BUT RELATIVELY UNEXPLORED QUESTION AT VERMEJO. BLACK BEAR PREDATION CAN BE A MAJOR SOURCE OF MORTALITY ON ELK CALVES. SIMILARLY, COUGARS, ESPECIALLY MALES, SELECT FOR ELK CALVES DURING SUMMER MONTHS. BLACK BEARS MAY BENEFIT FROM COUGAR KILLS THROUGH KLEPTOPARASITISM, THEREBY NEGATIVELY AFFECTING COUGARS. THE INSTITUTE IS UNDERTAKING THIS STUDY TO DOCUMENT COUGAR PREY SELECTION ON VERMEJO AND THE INFLUENCE OF BEAR KLEPTOPARASITISM ON FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF COUGAR PREY. THIS INFORMATION WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON THE MAGNITUDE OF ELK AND MULE DEER KILLED BY COUGARS ANNUALLY AND INFORM FUTURE WILDLIFE AND RANGE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO DOCUMENT COUGAR PREY SELECTION ON VERMEJO AND THE INFLUENCE OF BEAR KELPTOPARASITISM ON FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF COUGAR PREY. WE ANTICIPATE THIS INFORMATION WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON THE MAGNITUDE OF ELK AND MULE DEER KILLED BY COUGARS ANNUALLY AND INFORM FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS OF PREDATOR MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF VERMEJO PARK RANCH. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO:A. USE CLUSTERING DATA FROM GPS-COLLARED COUGARS TO LOCATE COUGAR KILL SITES AND DESCRIBE COUGAR FOOD HABITATS.B. USE CAMERA TRAPS AT COUGAR KILL SITES TO ESTIMATE RATES AND PATTERN OF BLACK BEAR KLEPTOPARASITISM.C. ESTIMATE ANNUAL ELK MORTALITY DUE TO COUGAR PREDATION. 182369 100000 1751343 2. INFLUENCE OF FINISHING SYSTEM AND FINISHING LOCATION ON THE CARCASS TRAITS, SENSORY ATTRIBUTES, AND PHYTOCHEMICAL RICHNESS OF BISON MEAT. RECENT WORK BY THE INSTITUTE DEMONSTRATED THAT PASTURE-FINISHED BISON CONCENTRATED HIGHER LEVELS OF COMPOUNDS CONSIDERED FAVORABLE FOR HUMAN HEALTH IN THEIR MEAT WHEN COMPARED TO PEN-FINISHED ANIMALS. PASTURE-FINISHED BISON ALSO APPEARED TO HAVE BETTER METABOLIC HEALTH THAN PEN-FINISHED BISON. ADAPTIVE GRAZING OF BISON ON RANGELANDS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE REGENERATIVE AND PRODUCE POSITIVE ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS. THIS OUTCOME, COUPLED WITH GROWING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLY RAISED, HEALTHIER MEAT PRODUCTS HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS IMPLEMENTING AGRO-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ROTATIONAL GRAZING AND PASTURE-FINISHING OF ANIMALS, TO IMPROVE ECOLOGICAL, ANIMAL, AND HUMAN HEALTH. THIS STUDY AIMS TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF FORAGE DIVERSITY (ON PASTURE), FINISHING SYSTEM (PASTURE VERSUS PEN), FINISHING LOCATION (GEOGRAPHIC), AND FEED TYPE (FREE CHOICE VERSUS TOTAL MIXED RATION) ON ANIMAL METABOLIC HEALTH AND MEAT NUTRIENT DENSITY. ANALYSIS WILL BE COMPLETED ON THE FOLLOWING: CRUDE FAT, METABOLOMICS, FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND CHOLESTEROL CONTENT, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS, MEASURES OF MEAT QUALITY, SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS, AND PHYTOCHEMICAL RICHNESS OF MEAT. 55000 3. MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE OF REINTRODUCED BOLSON TORTOISES IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE BOLSON TORTOISE IS THE LARGEST AND RAREST OF THE SIX GOPHERUS SPECIES NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA. TODAY, HOWEVER, FEWER THAN 2,500 INDIVIDUALS REMAIN IN THE WILD, ALL OF WHICH ARE RESTRICTED TO DISCONTINUOUS BASINS IN THE MAPIM SUB-PROVINCE OF NORTH-CENTRAL MEXICO, REPRESENTING >90% EXTIRPATION FROM THEIR PLEISTOCENE RANGE. THE TURNER CONSERVATION TRUST OPERATES THE ONLY LARGE-SCALE EX SITU BREEDING PROGRAM AIMED AT CONSERVING BOLSON TORTOISES AND ESTABLISHING ASSURANCE POPULATIONS WITHIN THEIR PLEISTOCENE RANGE IN THE UNITED STATES. B THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF OUR RESEARCH INCLUDES:A. COMPARE VITAL RATES AND SURVIVORSHIP BETWEEN RELEASED AND CAPTIVE JUVENILE TORTOISES AS A FUNCTION OF SIZE, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICSB. EVALUATE HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS AS A FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND HABITAT FEATURESC. PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOLSON TORTOISE RECOVERY PROJECT AND THE USFWS FOR FUTURE TORTOISE REINTRODUCTIONS.4. POPULATION DYNAMICS AND LIFE HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT (RGCT) IN THE UPPER RIO COSTILLA WATERSHED, NEW MEXICO. RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT CURRENTLY OCCUPY ABOUT 12% OF THEIR HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTION. TO RESTORE RGCT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAVE INSTITUTED VARIOUS CONSERVATION EFFORTS INCLUDING HABITAT RESTORATIONS, SPECIES REINTRODUCTIONS, AND REMOVAL OF NONNATIVE FISH. UNFORTUNATELY, BASELINE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS AND DYNAMICS DATA FOR LENTIC POPULATIONS ARE LARGELY LACKING. THESE DATA ARE NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW LENTIC POPULATIONS FUNCTION AND FOR GUIDING MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. FURTHERMORE, POPULATION-LEVEL DATA CAN HELP TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL THREATS (E.G., UNSUITABLE HABITAT, OVEREXPLOITATION) TO THE PERSISTENCE OF THESE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF OUR RESEARCH IS TO AID THE CONSERVATION OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT THROUGH AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECOLOGY OF LENTIC POPULATIONS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF OUR RESEARCH ARE TO:A. EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION STRUCTURE AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS IN LAKES AND STREAMS OF THE UPPER RIO COSTILLA WATERSHED.B. EVALUATE THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS ON THE TIMING AND EXTENT OF ADFLUVIAL BEHAVIOR OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT IN COSTILLA RESEVOIR.C. EVALUATE POTENTIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING POPULATION PERSISTENCE OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT USING A STAGE-STRUCTURED POPULATION MODEL.D. PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TURNER INSTITUTE OF ECOAGRICULTURE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT IN LAKE OF THE RIO COSTILLA WATERSHED.5. MAMMALIAN AND HERPTOFAUNA INVENTORY OF THE Z BAR RANCH. THE GYPSUM HILLS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS REPRESENT A RUGGED LANDSCAPE OF MESAS AND BLUFFS, WITH ERODED CANYONS AND RED SOILS. THIS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE CONTAINS A NUMBER OF SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT TRANSECT THE REGION PROMOTING ADDITIONAL HABITATS, INCLUDING WETLANDS, FORESTED PATCHES, AND AREAS OF SANDY ALLUVIAL SOILS. THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF OUR RESEARCH IS TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF MAMMALS AND HERPETOFAUNA ON THE RANCH. THIS WILL PROVIDE A BENCHMARK FOR UNDERSTANDING WHICH SPECIES RESIDE ON THE RANCH, SEASONALITY IN WHICH THEY OCCUR AND REPRODUCE, AND HABITATS USED BY THEM. OUR OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:A. DETECT PRESENCE OF AND DESCRIBE HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF RARE, IMPERILED, OR UNKNOWN MAMMALIAN, AMPHIBIAN, AND REPTILIAN SPECIES TO INFORM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS AT THE RANCH.B. INVENTORY AND PROVIDE RELATIVE ABUNDANCES AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF SMALL MAMMALS AND HERPETOFAUNA COMMUNITIES AT THE RANCH.C. PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY AND EXPERIENCE CONCERNING NATURAL HISTORY AND HABITAT USE PATTERNS OF SMALL MAMMAL AND HERPETOFAUNA OCCURRENCES AT THE RANCH.6. NUCLEAR SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (SNP) ANALYSIS OF YELLOWSTONE NP SATELLITE HERD. IN ADDITION TO HER INVOLVEMENT IN BISON MTDNA STUDIES, ELISE STARTED A SECOND PROJECT IN THE FALL OF 2023 THAT ALSO PERTAINS TO BISON CONSERVATION GENETICS. THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BISON HERD IS GENETICALLY VALUABLE TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BISON DUE TO ITS SIGNIFICANT GENETIC DIVERSITY AND A CONTINUAL HISTORY OF BISON PRESENCE IN ITS RANGE SINCE PREHISTORIC TIMES. HOWEVER, A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER EXISTS THAT PREVENTS THESE GENETICALLY VALUABLE INDIVIDUALS FROM BEING USED IN STARTING ADDITIONAL BISON CONSERVATION HERDS AND SUPPLEMENTING GENETIC DIVERSITY IN OTHER BISON POPULATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS BISON SNP RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO IS TO DETERMINE GENETIC INDICES IN THIS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-DERIVED SATELLITE HERD MANAGED BY TEI AND COMPARE THE HERD'S GENETIC DIVERSITY TO THAT OF THE ORIGINAL POPULATION. THIS WILL DETERMINE HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS DERIVED HERD IS IN CAPTURING THE DIVERSITY OF THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK HERD AND THE DERIVED HERD'S GENETIC IMPLICATIONS FOR WIDER BISON SPECIES' CONSERVATION. THIS WILL BE DONE BY UTILIZING A NOVEL SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (SNP) PANEL DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN BISON AND INTENDED FOR USE IN THE POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF BISON (STROUPE AND DERR, 2024). THIS PROJECT WILL HOPEFULLY FURTHER VALIDATE THE NOVEL SNP PANEL AS A VALUABLE TOOL TO DETERMINE BISON POPULATION GENETIC HEALTH AND DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE HERD MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. 1301898 1301898 1651330 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NE X MEG BEAR 4042735843 133 LUCKIE ST NW ATLANTA GA 30303 ANNA E GARLINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLORENCE VASSER SEYDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RUTHERFORD SEYDEL III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA ELIZABETH SEYDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA TURNER SEYDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RE TURNER III BOARD CHAIR/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REED BEAUREGARD TURNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHETT LEE TURNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT EDWARD TURNER IV DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA J TURNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARTER KRUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 X 99373 0 30500 CHRISTINE S HUNG TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID K WITHERS PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 J RUTHERFORD SEYDEL II SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY BUCHANAN VP & ASST SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY GINGERICH VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 99373 0 30500 1 0 0 0 DAVIS PICKREN SEYDEL & SNEAD LLLP 285 PEACHTREE CENTER AVE NE 2300 ATLANTA GA 30303 LEGAL 131127 1 1085000 1085000 BISON SALES 112900 1227229 1227229 PASTURE INSURANCE INCO 112900 523636 523636 CROP SALES 112900 5081 5081 1755946 14490 14490 4603 -4603 -4603 -4603 2850833 1751343 0 14490 100000 100000 129873 129873 102065 102065 246454 246454 73196 73196 17195 17195 15233 15233 257243 257243 153663 153663 COST OF ANIMALS 609902 609902 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 320903 320903 LOSS ON DISPOSAL 77304 77304 FREIGHT EXPENSE 32525 32525 26528 21515 5013 2162084 1651330 510754 0 826091 962914 55158 261558 2315733 2898742 53572 47481 72176275 744970 71753194 71431305 75003748 75602000 402604 312107 402604 312107 X 0 0 0 0 74601144 75289893 74601144 75289893 75003748 75602000 688749 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY BROOKINGS SD OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER OK NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES NM UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY KEARNEY NE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION TX SCHEDULE A, PART I, LINE 9 THE INSTITUTE IS AN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE ACTIVE CONDUCT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LAND GRANT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. THE INSTITUTE HAS SATISFIED AN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION'S MATHEMATICAL TEST BY DEVOTING MORE THAN HALF OF ITS ASSETS TO THE CONTINUOUS ACTIVE CONDUCT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. THE INSTITUTE USES 100% OF ITS ASSETS FOR THE CONTINUOUS ACTIVE CONDUCT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68235000 68235000 472732 472732 408358 408358 940367 744970 195397 2119818 2119818 71431305 X 2850833 0 2850833 0 2850833 2162084 0 2162084 0 2162084 PART X, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE'S MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE INSTITUTE AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE INSTITUTE HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE INSTITUTE IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE 2021 THROUGH 2024 TAX YEARS OF THE INSTITUTE REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 815 MEDARY AVE BROOKINGS SD 57006 460273801 GOV 100000 0 FMV TO FURTHER THE CONTINUOUS ACTIVE CONDUCT OF SCIENTIFIC & AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE'S GRANT TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ("SDSU") REPORTED IN PART II, LINE 1, OF THIS SCHEDULE REFLECTS THE INSTITUTE'S ONGOING SUPPORT OF DR. PHILIP URSO'S ENDOWED CHAIR POSITION AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BISON STUDIES AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY. AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE A, PART I, LINE 9, OF THIS RETURN, THE INSTITUTE DIRECTLY CONDUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(IX)) IN CONJUNCTION WITH SDSU AND ITS BISON CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. THE PROFESSOR HOLDING THE ENDOWED CHAIR IS INVOLVED DIRECTLY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE INSTITUTE'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. THIS CLOSE, ONGOING RELATIONSHIP PROVIDES THE INSTITUTE WITH FREQUENT TOUCHPOINTS THAT ALLOW IT TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANTED FUNDS. SRP - DEER CREEK LLC SINGLE MEMBER LLC OWNED BY DISQUALIFIED PERSON 368452 CUSTOM FEEDING TO BISON 0 SCHEDULE L, PART IV, COLUMN (D) SANDHILLS RANCH PROPERTIES - DEER CREEK, LLC IS A WHOLLY-OWNED ENTITY BY BOARD CHAIR AND DISQUALIFIED PERSON, R.E. TURNER. THE INSTITUTE HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THIS ENTITY TO CUSTOM FEED BISON, WHERE THE INSTITUTE RETAINS OWNERSHIP OF THE ANIMALS BUT PAYS A FEEDLOT FOR CARE AND FEEDING OF THE BISON FOR BOTH FEEDSTOCK AND YARDAGE FEES. THE EXPENSES ARE CHARGED AT A FAIR MARKET PRICE EQUAL TO WHAT COMMERCIAL FEEDLOTS CHARGE. PRICING OF ALL FEED PRODUCTS ARE ALL PRICED AT COMPARABLE TO LOCAL MARKET VALUES WITH MARKET PRICING BEING ADJUSTED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FEEDING PERIOD. SUCH COMMODITY PRICING IS SYNTHESIZED INTO A COST PER HEAD PER DAY. MONTH TO MONTH ADJUSTMENTS OF FEED COSTS/COST PER HEAD PER DAY ARE DEPENDENT ON CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS. THE INSTITUTE HAS SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN TO USE THE FEEDLOT AT SANDHILLS RANCH PROPERTIES-MCGINLEY, LLC AS THIS FACILITY HAS SIGNFICANTLY REDUCED DEATH LOSS OF ANIMALS TO LESS THAN 1%. COMMERCIAL FEEDLOTS COMMONLY HAVE DEATH LOSS OF ANIMALS IN EXCESS OF 10%. THESE ADVANCEMENTS IN BISON FEEDING PROTOCOLS VIA RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE HAVE LED TO POSITIVE CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY. TOTAL COSTS PAID TO SANDHILLS RANCH PROPERTIES - DEER CREEK, LLC IN 2024 WERE $368,452. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, PRACTICE, AND DISSEMINATE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE WILL ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY USING ITS LIVESTOCK, LAND, SCALE, AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TO RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATE HOW RANCHING OPERATIONS CAN MEET ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION OBJECTIVES WHILE PROTECTING AND ENHANCING NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION VALUES OF LARGE LANDSCAPES. IN A BROAD SENSE THIS CONCEPT CAN BE REFERRED TO AS ECOAGRICULTURE, AN EMERGING AREA OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY REGARDING HOW SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING CAN BE CONDUCTED ACROSS DIVERSE LANDSCAPES WHILE MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND INTEGRITY, AND CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES (E.G., CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIVE SPECIES AND HABITAT LOSS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, WATER DEPLETION, FOOD PRODUCTION, AND RURAL ECONOMIES) RATHER THAN EXACERBATING THEM. THE INSTITUTE IS CLASSIFIED AS AN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AND, AS SUCH, IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE CONTINUOUS ACTIVE CONDUCT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAND GRANT COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES OR NON-LAND GRANT COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(IX) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE, AS STATED IN ITS FORM 1023, IS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, PRACTICE AND DISSEMINATE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE'S CURRENT AND PLANNED CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SERVING AS A MODEL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ADVANCING THE PRACTICE OF ECOAGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER USE; AND USING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF RANGELANDS FOR WILDLIFE DIVERSITY, WATER CONSERVATION, AND LIVESTOCK HEALTH AND PRODUCTION. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE MISSION AND ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITY OF SERVING AS A MODEL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ADVANCING THE PRACTICE OF ECOAGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT, THE INSTITUTE HAS ADOPTED CERTAIN RULES IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE LAND OWNED BY THE INSTITUTE IS MANAGED IN AN ECOLOGICALLY-SENSITIVE MANNER (COLLECTIVELY THE "LAND MANAGEMENT RULES"). THROUGHOUT 2024, THE INSTITUTE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, AN ORGANIZATION WITH EXTENSIVE CONSERVATION EXPERTISE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY, TO SERVE AS A "CONSERVATION GUARDIAN." THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN OVERSEES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AND ADHERENCE TO THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES AND PROVIDES ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE INSTITUTE ON ITS CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES REQUIRE THE INSTITUTE TO SATISFY CERTAIN CRITERIA, ADHERE TO CERTAIN PARAMETERS, AND/OR SEEK THE CONSENT OR APPROVAL OF THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN BEFORE TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING TO LAND OWNED BY THE INSTITUTE. FOR EXAMPLE, ALTERING NATURAL SURFACE WATER FLOWS OR CLEAR CUTTING A FOREST MAY REQUIRES THE CONSENT OF THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN IF SUCH ACTIONS ARE REASONABLY ANTICIPATED TO HAVE CERTAIN ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A IN 2024, THE TEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WERE R.E. TURNER, III, HIS FIVE CHILDREN, AND FOUR OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN. WHILE R.E. TURNER, III IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THERE ARE SIX VOTES ELIGIBLE TO BE CAST BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. R.E. TURNER, III IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. THE FAMILY LINE OF EACH CHILD OF R.E. TURNER, III (EACH A "FAMILY LINE") IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. THE VOTE OF EACH FAMILY LINE MAY BE CAST BY A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF SUCH FAMILY LINE. R.E. TURNER, III'S GRANDCHILDREN WHO WERE DIRECTORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY LINE. ACCORDINGLY, THE VOTE OF ONE FAMILY LINE WAS EXERCISABLE BY MAJORITY VOTE AND THE VOTE OF THE OTHER FOUR FAMILY LINES WERE EXERCISABLE BY EACH CHILD OF R.E. TURNER, III. WHEN R.E. TURNER, III IS NO LONGER A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THERE WILL BE FIVE VOTES ELIGIBLE TO BE CAST BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ONE BY EACH FAMILY LINE. A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF EACH FAMILY LINE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE SUCH FAMILY LINE'S VOTE. R.E. TURNER, III'S SON, REED BEAUREGARD TURNER, HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTITUTE. IN RECOGNITION OF THAT EXPERIENCE AND FOR REASONS OF EFFICIENCY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE, REED BEAUREGARD TURNER HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. ADDITIONALLY, THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN DAY-TO-DAY DECISIONS HAS BEEN VESTED IN THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROVIDED THAT THE MANAGING DIRECTOR RECEIVES THE CONSENT OF EITHER R.E. TURNER, III, IF HE IS THEN SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AT LEAST ONE FAMILY LINE OF WHICH THE MANAGING DIRECTOR IS NOT A MEMBER. THESE DECISIONS INCLUDE (1) THE USE, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE INSTITUTE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, BUDGET AND PERSONNEL DECISIONS, AND (2) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES (DISCUSSED IN THE BACKGROUND EXPLANATION ABOVE). ONLY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS MANAGING DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LAURA SEYDEL AND J. RUTHERFORD SEYDEL II ARE SPOUSES AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE JOHN R. SEYDEL, III, L.E. SEYDEL AND FLORENCE VASSER SEYDEL. R.E. TURNER III'S CHILDREN ARE REED B. TURNER, RHETT L. TURNER, LAURA T. SEYDEL, SARA JEAN GARLINGTON & ROBERT E. TURNER IV. ANNA E. GARLINGTON IS SARA JEAN GARLINGTON'S DAUGHTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B AS NOTED ABOVE, THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN OVERSEES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AND ADHERENCE TO THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES AND PROVIDES ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE INSTITUTE ON ITS CONSERVATION EFFORTS. CONSISTENT WITH THAT ROLE, THE CONSENT OF THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN IS REQUIRED WHEN THE INSTITUTE TAKES CERTAIN ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES. IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE WHICH MAY REQUIRE CONSENT, SUCH AS ALTERING NATURAL SURFACE WATER FLOWS AND CLEAR CUTTING A FOREST, CERTAIN GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO REQUIRE THE CONSENT OF THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN. REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF SUCH GOVERNANCE DECISIONS INCLUDE (1) MERGING THE INSTITUTE INTO ANOTHER ENTITY, (2) AMENDING THE INSTITUTE'S BYLAWS AND/OR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (BUT ONLY IF R.E. TURNER, III IS NOT THEN SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS), AND (3) TRANSFERRING A PROPERTY TO A THIRD PARTY (UNLESS THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CONDUCTED A FULL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY RECEIVED A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 VIA EMAIL AND WERE GIVEN A TWO WEEK PERIOD TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE INSTITUTE'S BYLAWS REQUIRE THAT A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD, BE FURNISHED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE. THE INSTITUTE PROHIBITS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM PARTICIPATING OR ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY FOR WHICH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS ARE RECUSED FROM DECISIONS OF THE BOARD IN WHICH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. BOARD MEMBERS ALSO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO PERCEIVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO THE INSTITUTE ANY RELATED PARTY AND ANY REPORTABLE AFFILIATES THAT MAY APPLY FOR, OR OTHERWISE BE CONSIDERED BY THE INSTITUTE, FOR A GRANT OR OTHER FINANCIAL TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE INSTITUTE DID NOT PAY COMPENSATION TO ANY OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2024. HOWEVER, THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY RECEIVE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS SUCH AS DETERMINED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDED THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO HIS OR HER OWN COMPENSATION AS DIRECTOR. ANY COMPENSATION PAID TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR SERVICES AS SUCH SHALL BE BASED UPON ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES MAY RECEIVE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS SUCH AS DETERMINED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDED THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO HIS OR HER OWN COMPENSATION AS AN OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE INSTITUTE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PHONE OR EMAIL REQUEST. THE INSTITUTE'S WEBSITE IS HTTPS://TURNERECOAGRICULTURE.ORG/. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES REQUIRE THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN TO CONSENT TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL OR MAY HAVE CERTAIN ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS. ACTIVITIES THAT MAY REQUIRE CONSENT INCLUDE ALTERING NATURAL SURFACE WATER FLOWS AND CLEAR CUTTING A FOREST. FURTHER, IF THE INSTITUTE VIOLATES THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES AND SUCH VIOLATION RESULTS IN CERTAIN ECOLOGICAL HARMS, THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN CAN REQUIRE THE INSTITUTE TO MITIGATE THE HARM AND/OR RESTORE THE AFFECTED AREA. R.E. TURNER, III, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO (I) ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES AND/OR MODIFYING THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES APPLICABLE TO ANY PARTICULAR PARCEL OF LAND, (II) IDENTIFY CERTAIN ANCILLARY PARCELS OF LAND THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES BECAUSE, WHILE THEY SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THEY DO NOT REQUIRE CONSERVATION OVERSIGHT (FOR EXAMPLE, AN OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED IN AN URBAN SETTING), (III) REMOVE AND REPLACE THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN, (IV) APPOINT A SUCCESSOR CONSERVATION GUARDIAN IN THE EVENT THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN RESIGNS, AND (V) AMEND THE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS PRE-APPROVED TO SERVE AS CONSERVATION GUARDIAN (CURRENTLY ALL ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(H)(3)). WITH RESPECT TO THE AUTHORITY DESCRIBED IN (I), IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ANY SUCH AGREEMENTS BETWEEN R.E. TURNER, III AND THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN WILL BE ENTERED BEFORE THE PARCELS OF LAND THAT ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH AGREEMENTS ARE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTITUTE. SIMILARLY, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ANY PARCELS THAT SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE LAND MANAGEMENT RULES WILL BE SO IDENTIFIED BY R.E. TURNER, III PRIOR TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF SUCH PARCELS TO THE INSTITUTE. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT R.E. TURNER, III WILL EXERCISE THE AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED IN (I) AND (II) WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROPERTY ONCE IT IS OWNED BY THE INSTITUTE. BASED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990, NEITHER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONSERVATION GUARDIAN NOR THE AUTHORITY OF R.E. TURNER, III HELD IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY APPEARS TO CONSTITUTE MANAGEMENT DUTIES CUSTOMARILY PERFORMED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, OR KEY EMPLOYEES. 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