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SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 9 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS SINCE THE CONSERVANCY'S INCEPTION: LAND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE OR THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN CAPITALIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION OF LAND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR THE EASEMENT IS RECEIVED. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ENDOWMENT IS COMPOSED OF PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT WILL NOT BE USED; HOWEVER, THE EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON HOW UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, DISCLOSED AND PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS REQUIRES THE EVALUATION BY MANAGEMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN PREPARATION OF THE CONSERVANCY'S TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THE POSITIONS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED IF EXAMINED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. GENERALLY, THE CONSERVANCY'S TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE FILED. 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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A FIRST PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT LAND CONSERVATION: IN 2025, SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY COMPLETED EIGHT CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECTS, PERMANENTLY PROTECTING MORE THAN 6,000 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL AND ACTIVE GRAZING LANDS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATIONAL LANDSCAPES IN KAMAS VALLEY, PARK CITY AND THE AREAS SURROUNDING MORGAN, HUNTSVILLE, AND OAKLEY. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDED TREASURE HILL (104.8 ACRES), SAFEGUARDED FROM FUTURE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT; MAXO MEADOW (60.8 ACRES); WASATCH PEAKS (2,244 ACRES); BALLY WATTS (2,277 ACRES); MARCHANT MEADOWS (86 ACRES); URE NORTH FIELDS (185 ACRES); FLINT PLACE (1,017 ACRES); AND OAKLEY TRAIL PARK (80 ACRES OF PUBLIC BIKING AND HIKING TRAILS). THE CONSERVANCY ALSO ADVANCED FUTURE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WITH TWO AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENT (ALE) LETTERS OF INTENT SELECTED BY THE UTAH NRCS STATE OFFICE FOR NATIONAL RANKING, STRENGTHENING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED ADVANCING INTERCONNECTED TRAIL PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUMMIT COUNTY AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, RESPONDING TO NEW CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND HELPING SHAPE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE WEBER CONFLUENCE CONFERENCE AND THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE RALLY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B SECOND PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT STEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING: IN 2025, SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED IN-PERSON MONITORING ON 59 PROPERTIES, TOTALING OVER 23,000 ACRES. STEWARDSHIP STAFF VISITED EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON FOOT, BY BIKE, AND BY VEHICLE TO CONDUCT THOROUGH INSPECTIONS AND MEET WITH LANDOWNERS ABOUT THEIR LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. BEFORE EACH VISIT, STAFF REVIEWED BASELINE DOCUMENTATION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND PAST MONITORING REPORTS TO ENSURE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROPERTY'S CURRENT CONDITION AND ANY CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS VISIT. IN ADDITION TO ANNUAL MONITORING, STAFF CONDUCTED SITE VISITS IN RESPONSE TO RESERVED RIGHTS REQUESTS AND VIOLATIONS. SEVERAL RESERVED RIGHTS REQUESTS WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THIS YEAR, INCLUDING TREE-THINNING PROJECTS FOR FIRE MITIGATION AND TRAIL REROUTES. ONGOING UTILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS NEAR OR ON EASEMENTS REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT STAFF TIME TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH EASEMENT TERMS. OUR MARCHANT MEADOWS PROJECT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN NOVEMBER 2025, AND ONGOING WORK WILL ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS WELL-MAINTAINED. SEVERAL PARTNERS ARE INVOLVED IN ONGOING PROJECTS ON THE PROPERTY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C THIRD PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT OUTREACH: IN 2025, SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY STRENGTHENED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE LANDS AND WATERS WE PROTECT ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. FROM HOP HUNTERS HIKES AND OUR ANNUAL "HOPPY HOUR" CELEBRATION TO FOREST BATHING EXPERIENCES, SUMMER SOLSTICE AND WINTER STARGAZING EVENTS, WE CREATED MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS AND OUR CONSERVATION WORK. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS EXPANDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE WASATCH BACK. WE ALSO INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE UTAH HEADWATERS INITIATIVE BY PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS FROM WASATCH TO MORGAN COUNTY, HELPING MORE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING OUR WATERSHEDS. VOLUNTEERS REMAINED CENTRAL TO OUR WORK BY RESTORING HABITAT, REMOVING INVASIVE WEEDS, PLANTING WILLOWS, AND CARING FOR TRAILS ON PROTECTED LANDS. WE ALSO WELCOMED THE TITO'S HANDMADE VODKA TEAM FOR A VOLUNTEER DAY AT MARCHANT MEADOWS PRESERVE, SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THIS IMPORTANT LANDSCAPE. COMMUNITY ENTHUSIASM FUELED SUCCESSFUL EVENTS INCLUDING THE CONSERVATION BREAKFAST, BLUE SKY BASH BENEFIT FOR OPEN SPACE, AND LIVE PC GIVE PC, WHERE SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY PLACED SECOND OVERALL IN PARK CITY'S 24-HOUR GIVING DAY. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEW OF FORM 990 BY GOVERNING BODY A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS TO VERIFY THEY FOLLOW THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER FILLS OUT A FORM ASKING ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, WHICH IS KEPT ON FILE IN THE CONSERVANCY'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOOKS AT COMPARABLE SALARIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKES AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOOKS AT COMPARABLE SALARIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKES AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT ITS CORPORATE OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES BAD DEBT EXPENSE - -20000; TOTAL - -20000;