2026-02-09T15:23:05-05:00 2025-06-30 ONE RIVER CPAS 46 FIRSTPARK DRIVE OAKLAND ME 049635362 990 2024-07-01 010440729 THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST KENN 2073772848 PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 2073772848 2026-02-06 true true BRETT R JENSEN CPA P01888543 2078731603 2026-02-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATT MULLEN PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 1974291 false X WWW.TKLT.ORG X 1988 ME THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT) WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KLT HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVING LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT H 18 18 7 140 0 799089 1594766 22308 14067 -4122 71758 32323 12919 849598 1693510 0 0 293300 317631 0 15733 242371 245906 535671 563537 313927 1129973 9056435 10264489 6398 9440 9050037 10255049 X THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT) WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KLT HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVING LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT H false false 266345 11522 STEWARDSHIP KLT'S STEWARDSHIP STAFF OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND WORK WITH 59 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS COMMIT MORE THAN 1418 HOURS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA, KLT'S MOST POPULAR PROPERTY WAS A STEWARDSHIP FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR. KLT STAFF, INTERNS, AND MAINE CONSERVATION CORPS CREW MOVED 50+ YARDS OF GRAVEL FOR TRAIL REPAIRS WITH TRACKED HAULERS. THE GRAVEL, ALONG WITH GEOTEXTILE FABRIC AND CRUSHED DRAIN STONE, WAS PLACED ALONG A SECTION OF THE MOUNT PISGAH TOWER TRAIL TO REPLACE ~600 FEET OF WORN BOG BRIDGING. IN ADDITION TO ADDING GRAVEL ALONG THE TOWER TRAIL, A MCC CREW BEGAN INSTALLING STEPPING-STONES ALONG THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BLUEBERRY TRAIL TO REPLACE ANOTHER SECTION OF OLD BOG-BRIDGING. THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONTINUED IN 2025. A MAINE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM GRANT FUNDED THESE PROJECTS, WITH MATCHING FUNDS PROVIDED BY KLT'S MEMBERSHIP. ON MANY OTHER PROPERTIES, KLT VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO STOCK SIGN-IN BOXES WITH BROCHURES, CLEAR TRAILS OF BLOWDOWNS, HELP WITH CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, REPLACE WORN SIGNAGE, CLEAR BUSH, CUT NEW TRAIL ALONGSIDE KLT STAFF, AND PROVIDE BOAT TRANSPORT TO LAKE ISLANDS. THE SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP ASSISTANT'S TIME WAS INCREASED AND A PRIORITY TASK WAS ANNUAL PROPERTY MONITORING, WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE CABIN PROJECTS AND RELOCATING AN OVERFLOWING LATRINE ON NORRIS ISLAND. 119148 2545 EDUCATION PUBLIC PROGRAMS KLT HOSTED PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL LYCEUM LECTURE SERIES ON MAINE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NATURE WALKS, A MAINE ENTOMOLOGICAL FIELD DAY, STAR GAZING EVENTS, FULL MOON HIKES, PROPERTY DEDICATIONS, AND MORE. PUBLICATIONS "KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS "2024 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: CONSERVATION LAND TRUST AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PARTNERSHIPS: WORKFORCE HOUSING WITH COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3BE59B 018667711287FEF/1724104284844/WORKFORCE+HOUSING+RESEARCH+FINAL.PDF ALTERNATIVE LAWN COVERS & THEIR BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3C0A3B F15C17E74F7F7C5/1724104872433/2024ELENA+8.13++FINAL.PDF "2023 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: HOWARD HILL UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL INITIATIVE HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/S/KLT-RESEARCH-PAPER-2023-FINAL.PDF "TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION, PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020, WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES. "SAVE HOWARD HILL: SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014. TEXT, MAPS, AND HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED ON AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL. "YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY, 2012. "BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010. ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS "WRITING THE LAND: MAINE AND WRITING THE LAND: ARE ANTHOLOGIES OF LAND TRUSTS, INCLUDING KLT, AND THE WORK OF BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH POETS WHO WROTE POEMS INSPIRED BY THEIR ADOPTED LANDS THROUGHOUT MAINE. 37422 1. LAND CONSERVATION SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL RESOURCES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. KLT HAS ACCOMPLISHED MANY NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLANNING IN 2022 WE COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. OUR PLAN INCORPORATES 13 ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN HELPS US IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. NEW LAND PROJECTS IN 2024 - 2025 KLT PROTECTED 261 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY. THE 39-ACRE JIMMY STREAM CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN LITCHFIELD, CONSERVED IN JULY 2024, PROTECTS HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD FORESTS AS WELL AS WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN AREAS WITH VALUABLE WILDLIFE HABITATS. THE PROPERTY FEATURES A HISTORIC NINETEENTH CENTURY CARRIAGE ROAD AND STONE WALLS, RECREATIONAL TRAILS MAINTAINED BY THE WHITE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND GLIMPSES OF OAK HILL TO THE WEST. THE 7-ACRE FERGUSON PARCEL, FAYETTE IS ADJACENT TO KLT'S 72-ACRE HALES POND PRESERVE. THE PARCEL WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM KLT DONORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE TRUST'S PARTNERSHIP WORK TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING, FOREST BASED LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES, PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONSERVATION LAND, AND FORESTLAND CONSERVATION. THE PROPERTY HAS AN EXISTING WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM AND EXTENSIVE FRONTAGE ON RICHMOND MILLS ROAD. KLT IS CURRENTLY PAYING FULL TAXES ON THE PROPERTY WHILE EXPLORING WHETHER A SMALL NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY IF THE LAND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. THE 97-ACRE HOPKINS SINCLAIR CONSERVATION AREA IN MANCHESTER WAS DONATED TO KLT IN FEBRUARY, 2025. THIS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PROPERTY PROTECTS VALUABLE WOODLAND AND WETLAND HABITATS IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED LANDSCAPE. THESE FORESTS AND WETLANDS AND OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS ARE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MANY OF MAINE'S WILDLIFE SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK BEAR AND MOOSE - WILDLIFE SPECIES WITH EXTENSIVE HOME RANGES. THIS CONSERVATION LAND IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE'S 1,140-ACRE JAMIE'S POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, KLT'S 68- ACRE WAGNER WOODS CONSERVATION AREA, AND THE 228-ACRE TOWN OF MANCHESTER CONSERVATION LANDS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 1,533 ACRES COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE. THE 8- ACRE PATTERSON ADDITION TO THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTS A PRODUCTIVE AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT HAYFIELD IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED AND RURAL LANDSCAPE. THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA, NOW EIGHTY- EIGHT ACRES, IS CLOSE TO THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY, STURTEVANT FARM SCENIC AREA, MEADOW BROOK FARM CONSERVATION AREA, BAMFORD POND CONSERVATION AREA, AND HALES POND WOODLAND PRESERVE. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 585 ACRES SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST-BASED ECONOMIES AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC, RECREATIONAL, AND WATER QUALITY VALUES. THE 54-ACRE EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA IN VIENNA FEATURES THE SCENIC UNDEVELOPED RIDGE OF EATON MOUNTAIN AND AN ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PERENNIAL STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO FLYING POND. THE PROPERTY IS CLOSE TO KLT'S PETER MILLER WOODLAND AND THE 6,800 + ACRE KENNEBEC HIGHLANDS, THE LARGEST CONSERVATION PROPERTY IN CENTRAL MAINE. EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA ADDS ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION VALUE TO THE HIGHLANDS, AND DUE TO ITS VARIED AND DIVERSE TERRAIN, PROTECTS A LANDSCAPE THAT COULD PROVIDE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY. THE 56-ACRE PARKER POND CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION AREA IN MOUNT VERNON IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SHORE OF PARKER POND. THIS SCENIC AND ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PROPERTY PROTECTS WATER QUALITY, 1,470 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORE LAND AND AN ASSOCIATED CORRIDOR OF MATURE CONIFER-HARDWOOD FOREST, AND AN UPLAND HARDWOOD FOREST. WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS, THIS PROPERTY PROVIDES IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON BOTH UNDEVELOPED LAKE AND WOODLAND HABITATS. KLT PLANS TO DEVELOP A SHORT TRAIL AND A HAND-CARRY BOAT ACCESS POINT OVER THE COMING YEARS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESS. BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY 2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C) (13). BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF LEAD FREQUENT TOURS OF THE CEMETERY AND ARE PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INITIATING A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND PLANNING PROCESS IN MAINE OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, AND SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A 0.25-MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATOR AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE CEMETERY PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, THE KLT OFFICE MANAGES THE BURIAL GROUND AND COORDINATES PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED, AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION CEMETERY ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL AND THE CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ALLIANCE. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, 212 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. NINE BURIALS TOOK PLACE IN 2024 - 2025. THE MOST RECENT STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS HAVE BEEN MARKING EXISTING GRAVES SITES WITH GRANITE CORNER STONES AND MAINTAINING THE POLLINATOR FIELD HABITAT. BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF HAVE ALSO PRESENTED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ABOUT CONSERVATION BURIAL AND THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY. 422915 true true false false false false true false false true true false false 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 true true false false false true false false false true 15 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 true false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X AMY TRUNNELL 2073772848 PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 THERESA KERCHNER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 80788 0 1611 JORDAN BEALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE BELL DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CALDWELL DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 MARY DENISON DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 TOM FERRERO DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 PAUL KUEHNERT 1ST VICE PRE 2.30 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD LAKE DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 BOB MARVINNEY SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 CORINNE MICHAUD-LEBLANC DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MOUCKA 2ND VICE PRE 0.80 X X 0 0 0 MATT MULLEN PRESIDENT 1.40 X X 0 0 0 JANET SAWYER PAST PRESIDE 1.10 X 0 0 0 JEAN SCUDDER DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 DEB SEWALL DIRECTOR 0.60 X 0 0 0 MARY SHERIDAN DIRECTOR 0.60 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY THEIS DIRECTOR 0.60 X 0 0 0 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 1.80 X X 0 0 0 KIM VANDERMEULEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 80788 1611 false false false 265973 4822 1323971 486880 1594766 CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND 11522 11522 ANNUAL MEETING 2206 2206 OTHER PROGRAMS 339 339 14067 37710 37710 11320 10833 487 487 487 271450 31514 268916 2534 31514 34048 34048 1833 1032 801 801 TIMBER SALES 11631 11631 11631 1693510 25698 73046 82146 46071 25968 10107 206993 172995 31488 2510 4140 3460 630 50 24352 19091 4450 811 6155 6155 7966 7966 14142 10013 4129 476 476 25912 20313 4736 863 11920 9344 2179 397 9987 7829 1826 332 5371 5371 24616 4499 20117 17543 13752 3207 584 STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS 89569 89569 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 24120 24120 DUES 5762 5762 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 2367 1859 429 79 563537 422915 124889 15733 37630 6668 700295 1229285 58060 36993 7872969 168286 7167088 7704683 1083314 1228688 68108 112 9056435 10264489 6398 9440 6398 9440 X 8320603 9299174 729434 955875 9050037 10255049 9056435 10264489 X 1129973 56672 18367 X X false true X true false X 497268 897880 936048 799089 1594766 4725051 497268 897880 936048 799089 1594766 4725051 580483 4144568 22202 31412 36516 43177 49030 182337 1833 1833 4909221 222064 0.84420 0.96240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 37 2671.00 1 true 106.00 1830 false 936024 155665 96569 29155 1159103 887012 3000 68614 22602 936024 858989 9565 62780 44322 887012 1041386 16283 -162725 35955 858989 740993 42141 302158 43906 1041386 0.75880 0.17170 0.06950 false false 7376811 7376811 351454 81730 269724 144704 86556 58148 7704683 X 1787059 56672 32981 89653 1697406 7966 -11862 -3896 1693510 600419 32981 11865 44846 555573 7966 -2 7964 563537 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 KLT HAS A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING MONITORING, INSPECTION, HANDLING VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PURCHASED OR DONATED ARE RECORDED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT THE VALUE OF 1 EACH IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF EASEMENTS HELD BY KLT. ALL EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE ARE EXPENSED AS EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, COSTS INCURRED IN OBTAINING THE EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED. A NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DUE TO THE LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS BOARD RESTRICTED FUNDS INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP FUNDS. STEWARDSHIP FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPERTIES. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD IN PERPETUITY. EARNINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE LIMITED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S SPENDING POLICY OF 4%. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ALSO BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT STATUS, IF ANY. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B RENTAL EXPENSES -10,833 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD -1,032 ROUNDING 3 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES 10,833 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD 1,032 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B ROUNDING -2 X 2 3355 PUBLICLY LISTED QUOTES X 4 456972 APPRAISAL VALUE X TRACTOR & EQUIP 1 26553 SALE OF COMPARABLE ITEMS 1 false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B GIFTS OF MARKETABLE SECURITIES, IF ANY, ARE SOLD BY OUR INVESTMENT AGENTS, KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK OR EP WEALTH ADVISORS, UPON RECEIPT AND PROCEEDS OF THE SALE ARE DEPOSITED TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT. SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II GIFTS OF LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAND ACQUISITION POLICY, WHICH IS GENERALLY IN PERPETUITY. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE VALUED AT A NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 DUE TO A LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. THERE WERE FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS DONATED IN THE CURRENT YEAR. LAND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VALUED AT THE TOWN TAX ASSESSED VALUE OR APPRAISAL VALUE. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT) WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, LAKES, STREAMS, WETLANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT HELP DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS AND STEWARDS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS ACCESS TO CONSERVED PROPERTIES, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KLT HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVING LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, COMMITTED TO TAKING CARE OF THE LANDS WE CONSERVE. KLT COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION IN 2018 AND REACCREDITATION IN 2024. WE RECEIVED A SOURCE AWARD FROM THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD TO HONOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS, A KLT-INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON KEEPING FORESTS AS FORESTS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL-RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMIES. PERMANENT LAND CONSERVATION AND PROMOTING LAND STEWARDSHIP CONTINUE TO BE THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF KLT'S WORK. SINCE 1988 WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LANDOWNERS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT 8,047 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, FEE PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND CONSTRUCTED 61 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LANDS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT WE OWN AND WRITTEN BASELINE DOCUMENTS FOR EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT. ALL OF OUR CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY. OUR LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS INFORMED BY A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. UPDATED IN 2022, THIS SCIENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT GUIDES THE TRUST'S CONSERVATION PLANNING WORK AND PROVIDES VALUABLE PLANNING DATA TO THE TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING FIFTY NINE LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED MORE THAN 2618 HOURS TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE HOSTED FORTY-FOUR VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM THIRTY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2005, HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS. SINCE 2013, KLT AND SEVEN OTHER STATEWIDE ENTITIES (THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, COASTAL ENTERPRISES, INC, THE MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST, GROWSMART MAINE, THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER AND THE MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AS THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS (LWW) PARTNERSHIP. THE LWW PARTNERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING GREATER USE OF LOCALLY SOURCED WOOD AND LUMBER AS AN EFFICIENT HEATING ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS, A LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVE TO ENERGY- INTENSIVE CONCRETE AND STEEL, AND A MEANS OF SUSTAINING A DIVERSE AND ECOLOGICALLY RICH FORESTED LANDSCAPE. THE FOLLOWING LWW PAPERS HIGHLIGHT PARTNERSHIP GOALS AND PROGRAMS: BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION (HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/LOCAL-WOOD-WORKS-2017-WHITE-PAPER/) AND A LONG TERM APPROACH TO FOREST MANAGEMENT: A POSITION PAPER FOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS, BY KLT AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, MAINE, DECEMBER 2018 (HTTPS://WWW.LOCALWOODWORKS.ORG/NEWS/A-LONG-TERM-APPROACH-TO-FOREST- MANAGEMENT) HAVE BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, LWW DRAFTED THE FOLLOWING DRAFT PAPER: FORESTLAND CONSERVATION AND HOUSING: A CLIMATE, ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITY TRIPLE WIN FOR RURAL NEW ENGLAND, HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/5A7B8C37A9DB0960B0395937/T/6896631C0 AD38177C85F0231/1754686236456/REVIEW+DRAFT+TRIPLE+WIN+PAPER.PDF LWW ALSO CONTINUED TO UPDATE THE LWW WEB-BASED DIRECTORY OF THE AREA'S WOOD PRODUCERS: HTTPS://WWW.LOCALWOODWORKS.ORG/? FBCLID=IWAR0QXPUM0QN_IBG5RKLIHYXUHXZB_H_7O_HJPFZFQNV6DGT9-Q_TE7WX9VI FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A STEWARDSHIP KLT'S STEWARDSHIP STAFF OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND WORK WITH 59 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS COMMIT MORE THAN 1418 HOURS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. THE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA, KLT'S MOST POPULAR PROPERTY WAS A STEWARDSHIP FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR. KLT STAFF, INTERNS, AND MAINE CONSERVATION CORPS CREW MOVED 50+ YARDS OF GRAVEL FOR TRAIL REPAIRS WITH TRACKED HAULERS. THE GRAVEL, ALONG WITH GEOTEXTILE FABRIC AND CRUSHED DRAIN STONE, WAS PLACED ALONG A SECTION OF THE MOUNT PISGAH TOWER TRAIL TO REPLACE ~600 FEET OF WORN BOG BRIDGING. IN ADDITION TO ADDING GRAVEL ALONG THE TOWER TRAIL, A MCC CREW BEGAN INSTALLING STEPPING-STONES ALONG THE LOWER PORTION OF THE BLUEBERRY TRAIL TO REPLACE ANOTHER SECTION OF OLD BOG-BRIDGING. THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONTINUED IN 2025. A MAINE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM GRANT FUNDED THESE PROJECTS, WITH MATCHING FUNDS PROVIDED BY KLT'S MEMBERSHIP. ON MANY OTHER PROPERTIES, KLT VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO STOCK SIGN-IN BOXES WITH BROCHURES, CLEAR TRAILS OF BLOWDOWNS, HELP WITH CONTROL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, REPLACE WORN SIGNAGE, CLEAR BUSH, CUT NEW TRAIL ALONGSIDE KLT STAFF, AND PROVIDE BOAT TRANSPORT TO LAKE ISLANDS. THE SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP ASSISTANT'S TIME WAS INCREASED AND A PRIORITY TASK WAS ANNUAL PROPERTY MONITORING, WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE CABIN PROJECTS AND RELOCATING AN OVERFLOWING LATRINE ON NORRIS ISLAND. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION PUBLIC PROGRAMS KLT HOSTED PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL LYCEUM LECTURE SERIES ON MAINE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, HIGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NATURE WALKS, A MAINE ENTOMOLOGICAL FIELD DAY, STAR GAZING EVENTS, FULL MOON HIKES, PROPERTY DEDICATIONS, AND MORE. PUBLICATIONS "KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS "2024 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: CONSERVATION LAND TRUST AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST PARTNERSHIPS: WORKFORCE HOUSING WITH COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3BE59B 018667711287FEF/1724104284844/WORKFORCE+HOUSING+RESEARCH+FINAL.PDF ALTERNATIVE LAWN COVERS & THEIR BENEFITS HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/52F117DAE4B0C08037396A20/T/66C3C0A3B F15C17E74F7F7C5/1724104872433/2024ELENA+8.13++FINAL.PDF "2023 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: HOWARD HILL UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL INITIATIVE HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/S/KLT-RESEARCH-PAPER-2023-FINAL.PDF "TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION, PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020, WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES. "SAVE HOWARD HILL: SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014. TEXT, MAPS, AND HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED ON AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL. "YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY, 2012. "BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010. ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS "WRITING THE LAND: MAINE AND WRITING THE LAND: ARE ANTHOLOGIES OF LAND TRUSTS, INCLUDING KLT, AND THE WORK OF BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH POETS WHO WROTE POEMS INSPIRED BY THEIR ADOPTED LANDS THROUGHOUT MAINE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 1. LAND CONSERVATION SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL RESOURCES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. KLT HAS ACCOMPLISHED MANY NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLANNING IN 2022 WE COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. OUR PLAN INCORPORATES 13 ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN HELPS US IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 413,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. NEW LAND PROJECTS IN 2024 - 2025 KLT PROTECTED 261 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY. THE 39-ACRE JIMMY STREAM CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN LITCHFIELD, CONSERVED IN JULY 2024, PROTECTS HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD FORESTS AS WELL AS WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN AREAS WITH VALUABLE WILDLIFE HABITATS. THE PROPERTY FEATURES A HISTORIC NINETEENTH CENTURY CARRIAGE ROAD AND STONE WALLS, RECREATIONAL TRAILS MAINTAINED BY THE WHITE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND GLIMPSES OF OAK HILL TO THE WEST. THE 7-ACRE FERGUSON PARCEL, FAYETTE IS ADJACENT TO KLT'S 72-ACRE HALES POND PRESERVE. THE PARCEL WAS PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM KLT DONORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE TRUST'S PARTNERSHIP WORK TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING, FOREST BASED LOCAL WOOD ECONOMIES, PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONSERVATION LAND, AND FORESTLAND CONSERVATION. THE PROPERTY HAS AN EXISTING WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM AND EXTENSIVE FRONTAGE ON RICHMOND MILLS ROAD. KLT IS CURRENTLY PAYING FULL TAXES ON THE PROPERTY WHILE EXPLORING WHETHER A SMALL NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY IF THE LAND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. THE 97-ACRE HOPKINS SINCLAIR CONSERVATION AREA IN MANCHESTER WAS DONATED TO KLT IN FEBRUARY, 2025. THIS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PROPERTY PROTECTS VALUABLE WOODLAND AND WETLAND HABITATS IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED LANDSCAPE. THESE FORESTS AND WETLANDS AND OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS ARE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR MANY OF MAINE'S WILDLIFE SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK BEAR AND MOOSE - WILDLIFE SPECIES WITH EXTENSIVE HOME RANGES. THIS CONSERVATION LAND IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE'S 1,140-ACRE JAMIE'S POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, KLT'S 68- ACRE WAGNER WOODS CONSERVATION AREA, AND THE 228-ACRE TOWN OF MANCHESTER CONSERVATION LANDS. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 1,533 ACRES COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE. THE 8- ACRE PATTERSON ADDITION TO THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA PROTECTS A PRODUCTIVE AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT HAYFIELD IN A LARGELY UNDEVELOPED AND RURAL LANDSCAPE. THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA, NOW EIGHTY- EIGHT ACRES, IS CLOSE TO THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY, STURTEVANT FARM SCENIC AREA, MEADOW BROOK FARM CONSERVATION AREA, BAMFORD POND CONSERVATION AREA, AND HALES POND WOODLAND PRESERVE. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE 585 ACRES SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST-BASED ECONOMIES AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, SCENIC, RECREATIONAL, AND WATER QUALITY VALUES. THE 54-ACRE EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA IN VIENNA FEATURES THE SCENIC UNDEVELOPED RIDGE OF EATON MOUNTAIN AND AN ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PERENNIAL STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO FLYING POND. THE PROPERTY IS CLOSE TO KLT'S PETER MILLER WOODLAND AND THE 6,800 + ACRE KENNEBEC HIGHLANDS, THE LARGEST CONSERVATION PROPERTY IN CENTRAL MAINE. EATON MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA ADDS ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION VALUE TO THE HIGHLANDS, AND DUE TO ITS VARIED AND DIVERSE TERRAIN, PROTECTS A LANDSCAPE THAT COULD PROVIDE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY. THE 56-ACRE PARKER POND CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION AREA IN MOUNT VERNON IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SHORE OF PARKER POND. THIS SCENIC AND ECOLOGICALLY VALUABLE PROPERTY PROTECTS WATER QUALITY, 1,470 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORE LAND AND AN ASSOCIATED CORRIDOR OF MATURE CONIFER-HARDWOOD FOREST, AND AN UPLAND HARDWOOD FOREST. WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER NEARBY CONSERVATION AND PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS, THIS PROPERTY PROVIDES IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON BOTH UNDEVELOPED LAKE AND WOODLAND HABITATS. KLT PLANS TO DEVELOP A SHORT TRAIL AND A HAND-CARRY BOAT ACCESS POINT OVER THE COMING YEARS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESS. BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY 2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C) (13). BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF LEAD FREQUENT TOURS OF THE CEMETERY AND ARE PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INITIATING A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND PLANNING PROCESS IN MAINE OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, AND SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A 0.25-MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATOR AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE CEMETERY PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, THE KLT OFFICE MANAGES THE BURIAL GROUND AND COORDINATES PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED, AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION CEMETERY ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL AND THE CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ALLIANCE. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, 212 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. NINE BURIALS TOOK PLACE IN 2024 - 2025. THE MOST RECENT STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS HAVE BEEN MARKING EXISTING GRAVES SITES WITH GRANITE CORNER STONES AND MAINTAINING THE POLLINATOR FIELD HABITAT. BALDWIN HILL DIRECTORS AND KLT STAFF HAVE ALSO PRESENTED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS ABOUT CONSERVATION BURIAL AND THE BALDWIN HILL CEMETERY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 HOWARD LAKE MARY DENISON DIRECTOR DIRECTOR PARTNERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B MEMBERS ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS SUBMISSION. AT DONOR REQUEST, DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REDACTED FROM THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD. CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN MATTERS ARISE IN THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR WHICH A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THAT PERSON/S WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSION AND, IF A BOARD MEMBER, WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUST SOURCES AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B USING NATIONAL STANDARDS, SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL STAFF ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1 KLT CHANGED FROM THE INCOME TAX METHOD-MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AS OF 7/01/2024 TO PRESENT A FULLER PICTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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