Nonprofit · EIN 31-1284110
LICKING LAND TRUST
Tax-exempt · GRANVILLE, OH 43023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $113,506 | $81,408 | $32,098 | $919,493 | $3,566 | $915,927 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $113,189 | $62,658 | $50,531 | $868,158 | $0 | $868,158 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $91,852
- Membership dues
- $53,243
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $20,075
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,579
- Other revenue
- $1,579
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $30,900
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $33,432
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,567
- Occupancy
- $4,760
- Program services (functional)
- $36,289
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,402
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,717
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $868,158
- Total assets, end of year
- $919,493
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,566
- Net assets, end of year
- $915,927
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $242,166
- Publicly traded securities
- $530,276
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $587,917
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $328,010
- Gross receipts
- $125,360
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM BIDIGARE | CHAIR AND TR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEREMY KING | VICE CHAIR A Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| AMY MOCK | TREAS AND TR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| WENDY BITTEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANA BYRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| PAUL DAVIDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KAREN GOODELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTY HAWTHORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| TOM HENSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG SPIELES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KOCH GINISE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JOSH TROYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM BIDIGARE | CHAIR AND TR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JEREMY KING | VICE CHAIR A Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| AMY MOCK | TREASURER AN Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| WENDY BITTEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANA BYRD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| PAUL DAVIDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KYLE DIXON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN GOODELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KRISTY HAWTHORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| TOM HENSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG SPIELES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JOSH TROYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA GILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 196, GRANVILLE, OH 43023-0196
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JIM BIDIGARE, PO BOX 196, GRANVILLE, OH 43023
- Signed the 990
- AMY MOCK, TREAS AND TRUSTEE
- Phone
- (740) 587-4104
- Website
- WWW.LICKINGLANDTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DIXON DAVIS BAGENT & CO
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE LICKING LAND TRUST IS THE PRESERVATION AND PERMANENT PROTECTION OF CENTRAL OHIO GREEN SPACES, WETLANDS, WOODS, FARMLANDS, RIPARIAN CORRIDORS, AND SCENIC VISTAS, AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN SPACES AND THEIR CONSERVATION, ALL FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Program accomplishments
- CONSERVATION LICKING LAND TRUST ACQUIRES AND STEWARDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND LAND IN CENTRAL OHIO THAT ARE WETLANDS, WOODS, FARMLANDS, RIPARIAN CORRIDORS, AND SCENIC VISTAS. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETES ANNUAL INSPECTIONS, MONITORS PROPERTIES, AND CARRIES OUT STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMBATTING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, REMOVING DISEASED OR DEAD TREES, PREPARING AND EXECUTING LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND OCCASIONALLY TIMBERING FORESTED PROPERTY. LICKING LAND TRUST CURRENTLY HOLDS EASEMENTS ON 1,701.5 ACRES AND OWNS 125 ACRES. THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION IN 2016 FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND WAS REACCREDITED IN 2021.Expenses $16,830
- EDUCATION LICKING LAND TRUST PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS, PRESENTATIONS ABOUT CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURAL EASEMENTS, AND MORE GENERAL NATURE TOPICS, LEADS NATURE WALKS AND SPECIES INVENTORY ACTIVITIES (BIOBLITZES) ON OUR PROTECTED PROPERTIES, AND PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC EVENTS RELATED TO NATURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CONSERVATION. AS THE SPONSOR OF LICKING COUNTY POLLINATOR PATHWAY, LICKING LAND TRUST PROVIDES EDUCATION ON THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, AND PLANTING NATIVE SPECIES THROUGHOUT LICKING COUNTY. THE TRUST MAINTAINS A WEBSITE, CREATES AND DISTRIBUTES NEWSLETTERS FEATURING EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES, PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PREPARES/DISSEMINATES AN ANNUAL REPORT. THE TRUST'S ANNUAL MEETING FEATURES AN EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER, USUALLY OF NATIONAL RENOWN.Expenses $17,388 · grants $6,500
- SUPPORT LICKING LAND TRUST PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL LAND TRUST ALLIANCE, DAWES ARBORETUM, THE STATEWIDE OHIO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS (COLT), LICKING COUNTY SOIL & WATER DISTRICT, LICKING COUNTY FARM BUREAU, LICKING PARK DISTRICT, GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DENISON UNIVERSITY, AND THE GRANVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, DONATIONS, COLLABORATION, AND ATTENDANCE AT VARIOUS MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS. THE TRUST COLLABORATES WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ON VARIOUS PARTS OF ITS MISSION: FOR EXAMPLE, IT STEWARDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PROPERTIES HELD BY GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP.Expenses $2,071
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1284110
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $919,493
- Income (IRS master file)
- $125,360
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $113,506 | $81,408 | $919,493 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $113,189 | $62,658 | $868,158 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $95,590 | $51,384 | $747,423 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1284110).
Questions about LICKING LAND TRUST
- What is the EIN of LICKING LAND TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LICKING LAND TRUST is 31-1284110.
- Is LICKING LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to LICKING LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LICKING LAND TRUST file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LICKING LAND TRUST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LICKING LAND TRUST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LICKING LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JIM BIDIGARE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LICKING LAND TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LICKING LAND TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $113,506, expenses of $81,408 and total assets of $919,493 at year end.
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