2025-09-15T09:27:09-04:00 2024-12-31 371031116 CJ SCHLOSSER & COMPANY LLC 233 E CENTER DR ALTON IL 620025931 990 2024-01-01 371309728 GREAT RIVERS LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC GREA 6184672265 PO BOX 821 ALTON IL 62002 ALAN RINGHAUSEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6184672265 2025-09-10 true PATRICIA SHREWSBERRY P01061955 6184657717 2025-09-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALAN RINGHAUSEN PO BOX 267 JERSEYVILLE IL 62052 555944 false X WWW.GREATRIVERSLANDTRUST.COM X 1992 IL PROTECTION OF PROPERTY FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES THROUGH EASEMENTS AND ACQUISITION 10 10 4 0 360917 352104 107600 110886 93947 72084 3820 3544 566284 538618 0 0 226979 257806 0 39568 187715 201458 414694 459264 151590 79354 14985840 15117013 11499 53611 14974341 15063402 X PROTECTION OF PROPERTY FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES THROUGH EASEMENTS AND ACQUISITION false false 210755 110886 GREAT RIVERS LAND TRUST PRESERVES LAND AND WATERS THROUGH PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, EASEMENTS, AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. TO DATE, GREAT RIVERS PROTECTS OVER 4,000 ACRES OF LAND IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI THROUGH VARIOUS TOOLS USED BY LAND TRUSTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPERTIES OWNED, GREAT RIVERS PROVIDES STEWARDSHIP MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTIES INCLUDING MOWING, CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES AND UPKEEP OF BUILDINGS. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF GREAT RIVERS HAVE INCLUDED TREE PLANTING, STREAM BUFFERS, TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT AND PRAIRIE PLANTINGS. GREAT RIVERS HAS PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES. 26807 THE PIASA CREEK WATERSHED PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE, TWENTY-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH GREAT RIVERS AND ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, WHICH HAS MET AND EXCEEDED ALL OF ITS GOALS. THE PROJECT WAS FEATURED AS A LEADING INNOVATIVE MODEL AT THE NATIONAL "WATER QUALITY TRADING FORUM" IN WASHINGTON D.C. THE EFFORT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE NATIONAL ATTENTION AS A WATERSHED MODEL. THE PIASA CREEK WATERSHED PROJECT REDUCES SEDIMENTATION IN THE 78,000 ACRE WATERSHED LOCATED IN PORTIONS OF JERSEY, MADISON, AND MACOUPIN COUNTIES IN ILINOIS. POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE STORMWATER CONTROL, REDUCTION OF FLASH FLOODING, ENHANCED FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS. THE PROJECT HAS MET AND EXCEEDED ALL OF ITS GOALS TO DATE. INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN EMBRACED ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL SCALE. 237562 true true false false false false true false false false true false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false IL X SARAH RINGHAUSEN 6184672265 PO BOX 821 ALTON IL 62002 ALAN RINGHAUSEN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 118000 0 0 ANITA COOPER PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRI DARR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TOM FLEMING DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNIE HOAGLAND SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK KRATSCHMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LISA NIELSEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 AL PRANAITIS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAS SHEPPARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DICK SNYDER VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DWIGHT WERTS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 118000 1 false false false 20699 331405 352104 STEWARDSHIP INCOME 110886 110886 110886 72084 72084 14270 17326 -3056 -3056 -3056 OTHER INCOME 6600 6600 6600 538618 117486 69028 118000 56640 47200 14160 82186 40906 30960 10320 5088 2009 2345 734 36799 12405 18476 5918 15733 7729 6095 1909 35107 35107 354 354 961 961 64365 55075 9290 11013 11013 16822 14621 2201 45374 25794 13053 6527 PROJECT COSTS 10850 10850 LAND STEWARDSHIP 10633 10633 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4677 4677 PROPERTY ACQUISITION COST 900 900 402 402 459264 237562 182134 39568 494107 3038616 47047 47047 768256 362846 429848 405410 941041 989314 13073427 10632917 370 3709 14985840 15117013 11499 53611 11499 53611 X 14475812 14563680 498529 499722 14974341 15063402 14985840 15117013 X 79354 9707 X false true X true false X 394325 276858 1653683 360917 352104 3037887 394325 276858 1653683 360917 352104 3037887 1031516 2006371 19275 22080 27273 46784 86354 201766 50533 18500 1464 1895 72392 3312045 586734 0.60580 0.56730 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 36,202 PPP LOAN FORGIVNESS 36,190 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X X 31 2482.00 2 true 100.00 5000 true 398401 128682 269719 131707 125965 5742 238148 108199 129949 405410 LAND HELD FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES 10632917 C 10632917 X 565651 9707 17326 27033 538618 538618 476590 17326 17326 459264 459264 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 GREAT RIVERS LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION (GRLT) HOLDS A NUMBER OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. ALL GRLT EASEMENTS SHALL BE MONITORED AT LEAST ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR. MONITORING MAY BE CONDUCTED ON FOOT, BY VEHICLE, OR BY AERIAL DRONE. GRLT EASEMENTS SHALL BE MONITORED BY FOOT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS. PHOTOS WILL BE OBTAINED DURING MONITIORING AND A WRITTEN MONITORING REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE DATE THE MONTIORING OCCURED. MONITORING REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE: 1. INSPECTION DATE 2. PROPERTY INSPECTED 3. NAME OF INSPECTOR 4. OBSERVATIONS RELATED TO ANY POTENTIAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT VIOLATIONS 5. REPORT COMPLETION DATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE INCLUDED ON THE MONITORING FORM BY THE INDIVIDUAL COMPLETING THE MONTIORING IF NECESSARY. PHOTOS AND MONITORING FORMS WILL BE KEPT IN THE GRLT OFFICE AS WELL AS COPIES KEPT IN AN OFFSITE LOCATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 NO VALUE IS ASSIGNED TO THE EASEMENTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT HAVE OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO THE UNDERLYING PROPERTIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740-10-25 (FORMERLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES - AN INTERPRETATION OF FASB NO. 109) REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THERE HAS BEEN NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IN ADDITION, NO TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR WHICH IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE ASSOCIATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ON A CONTINUAL BASIS THROUGH REVIEW OF ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS. THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2020. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSE 17,326 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES 17,326 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE PIASA CREEK WATERSHED PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE, TWENTY-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH GREAT RIVERS AND ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, WHICH HAS MET AND EXCEEDED ALL OF ITS GOALS. THE PROJECT WAS FEATURED AS A LEADING INNOVATIVE MODEL AT THE NATIONAL "WATER QUALITY TRADING FORUM" IN WASHINGTON D.C. THE EFFORT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE NATIONAL ATTENTION AS A WATERSHED MODEL. THE PIASA CREEK WATERSHED PROJECT REDUCES SEDIMENTATION IN THE 78,000 ACRE WATERSHED LOCATED IN PORTIONS OF JERSEY, MADISON, AND MACOUPIN COUNTIES IN ILINOIS. POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE STORMWATER CONTROL, REDUCTION OF FLASH FLOODING, ENHANCED FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS. THE PROJECT HAS MET AND EXCEEDED ALL OF ITS GOALS TO DATE. INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN EMBRACED ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL SCALE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY EITHER IN PDF FORMAT VIA EMAIL OR PAPER COPY. THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RETAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S RECORDS. ANY MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY DETERMINED TO HAVE A CONFLICT ARE PROHIBITED FROM ANY ACTIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICTED ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL INFOMRATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RENTAL EXPENSE 17,326 RENTAL EXPENSES -17,326