2026-03-19T15:41:38-04:00 2025-12-31 830772076 LG&H 12 STILLWATER AVE STE 5 BANGOR ME 04401 990 2025-01-01 330997433 BANGOR LAND TRUST BANG 2079421010 P O BOX 288 BANGOR ME 044020288 JAMES W HINDS TREASURER 2026-03-19 true CHRISTOPHER S HINDS P01070796 2079904585 2026-03-19 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEPHANIE LINDSELL P O BOX 288 BANGOR ME 044020288 134591 false X WWW.BANGORLANDTRUST.ORG X 2001 ME PROTECT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT LAND AND WATER IN THE BANGOR REGION THAT HAVE SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL, NATURAL, SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL, OR RECREATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE; INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION. 10 10 2 25 0 168851 98439 11 0 8481 26053 200 0 177543 124492 0 0 72618 77506 0 4762 87948 87288 160566 164794 16977 -40302 1347201 1344217 937 899 1346264 1343318 X PROTECT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT LAND AND WATER IN THE BANGOR REGION THAT HAVE SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL, NATURAL, SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL, OR RECREATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE; INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION. false false 42149 STEWARDSHIP: MAINTAINED 1,022 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN BANGOR, INCLUDING MORE THAN 10 MILES OF TRAILS, PLUS 11 ACRES IN LEVANT. THESE LANDS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR NON-MOTORIZED RECREATION SUCH AS WALKING, NATURE STUDY, SKIING, AND BIKING. 95203 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: HELD 10 PROGRAMS ON BANGOR LAND TRUST PROPERTIES PLUS 5 INDOOR PROGRAMS ON A VARIETY OF NATURE-BASED TOPICS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL MEETING. A STORY WALK THAT TOLD A STORY FOR CHILDREN WAS IN PLACE ALL SUMMER ON ONE OF OUR TRAILS. PROGRAMS AT PRESERVES INCLUDED A HALLOWEEN-THEMED WALK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM THAT ATTRACTED A CROWD ESTIMATED AT 250 TO 300 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, BANGOR LAND TRUST STAFFED TABLES WHERE WE HANDED OUT MAPS AND BROCHURES AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS AT 3 VENUES. WE ALSO PUBLISHED TWO NEWSLETTERS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON THE BANGOR LAND TRUST WEBSITE. WE CONTINUED OUR OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS AROUND THE MARSH, AIMED AT PROVIDING THEM WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS AND OF BEAVERS THAT HELP TO MAINTAIN WETLANDS. 137352 true true false false false false true false false true true false false 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 false false false true 6 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false true false true true true true true false false false true true true true true true false false X STEPHANIE LINDSELL 2079421010 P O BOX 288 BANGOR ME 044020288 STEPHANIE LINDSELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 62222 0 4367 ROBERT OSTROWSKI EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 5400 0 162 KEVIN ALLCROFT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN AHERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CONTINO VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW CZWAKIEL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LUCIE ESTABROOK PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CODY HAYNES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM HUDSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES W HINDS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDON KEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN NORTON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY QUIMBY DIRECTOR (FM 1.00 X 0 0 0 67622 4529 false false false 4346 94093 98439 12097 12097 24055 10099 13956 13956 13956 124492 26053 72150 57721 10822 3607 348 279 52 17 5008 4007 751 250 4807 1046 3696 65 3906 3219 515 172 7200 5760 1080 360 235 235 2154 2104 50 3078 3078 EDUCATION/OUTREACH 46725 46725 STEWARDSHIP EXPENSES 10862 10862 ACCREDITATION EXPENSES 5280 5280 MEMBERSHIP FEES 2895 2316 434 145 146 146 164794 137352 22680 4762 6534 5500 91915 75194 790606 49606 743154 741000 367233 372126 138365 150397 1347201 1344217 937 899 937 899 X 637029 661224 709235 682094 1346264 1343318 1347201 1344217 X -40302 20184 17172 X false false false X 133114 354051 166477 168851 98439 920932 133114 354051 166477 168851 98439 920932 77892 843040 3012 3212 3878 8481 12097 30680 200 200 951812 11 0.88570 0.89510 X PART II, LINE 10 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 200 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 3 30.85 1 true 12.00 138365 17172 5140 150397 130283 13242 5160 138365 121809 13444 4970 130283 145254 -18755 4690 121809 126741 22913 4400 145254 0.67380 0.32620 true false 704485 704485 4129 3837 292 81992 45769 36223 741000 BENEF INTEREST IN ASSETS AT MCF 150397 150397 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 MONITORS USE A PRINTED AND FILLABLE FORM TO DOCUMENT THEIR MONITORING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REPORTED IN REVENUE OR EXPENSES, AND THEY ARE REPORTED AS ZERO ON THE BALANCE SHEET. THE FOLLOWING IS THE FOOTNOTE ON CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: "G. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. CONTRIBUTED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT RECORDED BECAUSE EASEMENTS DO NOT REPRESENT ECONOMIC ASSETS OR RESOURCES." SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PROTECT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT LAND AND WATER IN THE BANGOR REGION THAT HAVE SPECIAL ECOLOGICAL, NATURAL, SCENIC, AGRICULTURAL, OR RECREATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE; INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: HELD 10 PROGRAMS ON BANGOR LAND TRUST PROPERTIES PLUS 5 INDOOR PROGRAMS ON A VARIETY OF NATURE-BASED TOPICS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL MEETING. A STORY WALK THAT TOLD A STORY FOR CHILDREN WAS IN PLACE ALL SUMMER ON ONE OF OUR TRAILS. PROGRAMS AT PRESERVES INCLUDED A HALLOWEEN-THEMED WALK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM THAT ATTRACTED A CROWD ESTIMATED AT 250 TO 300 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, BANGOR LAND TRUST STAFFED TABLES WHERE WE HANDED OUT MAPS AND BROCHURES AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS AT 3 VENUES. WE ALSO PUBLISHED TWO NEWSLETTERS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON THE BANGOR LAND TRUST WEBSITE. WE CONTINUED OUR OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS AROUND THE MARSH, AIMED AT PROVIDING THEM WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS AND OF BEAVERS THAT HELP TO MAINTAIN WETLANDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 IN MARCH 2025, THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING: --REDUCED THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS THAT CONSTITUTES A QUORUM FROM 10% TO 5%. --ADDED A PROVISION ALLOWING NON-VOTING EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERS ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE (1) PAID THEIR MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR THE YEAR; (2) ARE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OLD; AND (3) SUPPORT THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS NORMALLY MEET ANNUALLY AND ELECT BOARD DIRECTORS TO A THREE YEAR TERM. FOR ANY GIVEN YEAR THERE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE BOARD DIRECTORS ELECTED. SPECIAL MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED AT ANY TIME BY THE PRESIDENT, BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR BY NOT FEWER THAN TWENTY (20) MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION ENTITLED TO VOTE AND SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B NO DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS UNLESS EXPRESSLY SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVNUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. THESE ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL FILLED OUT APPROPRIATELY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BANGOR LAND TRUST HIRED AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEAR THE BEGINNING OF 2024. THE SALARY AND OTHER COMPENSATION OF THIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DECIDED BY RESEARCHING SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN NONPROFITS OF MAINE OF DIFFERENT SIZES USING DATA GATHERED BY THE MAINE ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS. THIS SALARY AND BENEFITS WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD OF BANGOR LAND TRUST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS THE ONLY PAID POSITION AT BANGOR LAND TRUST AT THE PRESENT TIME. A SIMILAR PROCEDURE TO THAT DESCRIBED ABOVE WILL BE FOLLOWED WHENEVER WE HIRE A NEW EMPLOYEE OR WHEN WE REVIEW THE EXISTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY, USUALLY ONCE A YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NORMALLY GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; IF A REQUEST WAS MADE FOR SUCH DISCLOSURE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD MAKE THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE THE DISCLOSURE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN MCF 17,172