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THE TRUST WORKS EXCLUSIVELY WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS TO FIND WAYS TO CONSERVE, FOREVER, THE SCENIC AND NATURAL VALUES OF THE LAND AND WATER. LANDOWNERS DONATE OR SELL A CONSERVATION INTEREST IN THEIR LAND, SUCH AS DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS OR FULL OWNERSHIP, TO THE TRUST. THE TRUST MANAGES THE LAND UNDER A STEWARDSHIP PLAN AND, IF NECESSARY, LEGALLY DEFENDS ITS CONSERVATION VALUES. THE TRUST ALSO IDENTIFIES PRIORITY CONSERVATION LANDS TO PURCHASE. FURTHER, THE TRUST CONSERVES WORKING FOREST AND AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING THE LAND IN RESOURCE PRODUCTION. 90007 PUBLIC NATURE AREAS - PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF LANDS ACQUIRED BY THE TRUST IS SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN WHICH THE TRUST IS INVOLVED. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM TO PROTECT CONSERVATION VALUES AND TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND COMMUNITY MEMBER FOR ALL TRUST PROPERTIES THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT. THE TRUST EVALUATES EVERY PROPERTY FOR ITS CONSERVATION VALUE, THE THREATS TO THESE VALUES, AND FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE CONSERVATION VALUES THROUGH RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT. 9000 EDUCATION - THE TRUST INCREASES AWARENESS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION AND THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. METHODS INCLUDE FOCUSING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION IN PRIORITY AREAS, TARGETING TECHNICAL ADVISORS TO LANDOWNERS, SHOWCASING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP, AND INTRODUCING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH TOURS AND PUBLICATIONS. THE TRUST ALSO PROVIDES MULTIPLE CAMPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATION TRUST'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EFFORTS IN FAYETTE COUNTY IMPACTS 20,000+ STUDENTS EACH YEAR THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 4 PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND DOZENS OF HOMESTEAD GROUPS. SCT OWNS AND OPERATES NESMITH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AREA, THE FIRST IN AN EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS WITHIN FAYETTE COUNTY. SCT OFFERS 4 FULL WEEKS OF CAMP WILD, AND EDUCATIONAL SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AT LINE CREEK AND THE RIDGE NATURE AREA. WORKING WITH CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 740 BOX TURTLES AND LAUNCHED A PROTECTION PROJECT AT THE RIDGE NATURE AREA. SCT HOLDS DOZENS OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OPENING OUR LATEST PROJECT, THE FAYETTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER (FEEC), LATER THIS YEAR. FEEC WILL BE A PREMIER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DESTINATION SOUTH OF ATLANTA FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES TO LEARN ABOUT THE WONDERS OF NATURE IN GEORGIA AND HOW TO HAVE MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS WITH NATURE. 1800132 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false true 14 0 false 22 false false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X X RICH COCOS 7704867774 35 BEAUREGARD BLVD FAYETTEVILLE GA 30214 X JAMES YATES BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICH COCOS BOARD TREASU 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SMITH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH MARTIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CARDOZA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN CUPERTINO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY CARDOZA BOARD SECRET 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAN DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WASHBURN BOARD VICE C 3.50 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY WOODS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 110058 1786356 940971 1896414 110000 20572 20572 20572 117430 117430 142349 142349 142349 142349 410355 55200 355155 355155 355155 116251 42100 74151 OTHER REVENUE 5602 5602 5602 2611673 162921 478187 X 963460 770768 96346 96346 106397 85117 10640 10640 76764 61412 7676 7676 120908 107504 13404 30919 30919 33358 33358 613067 610362 2286 419 22971 18377 2297 2297 22546 7891 13528 1127 8900 6230 890 1780 18479 5174 13305 73775 72297 739 739 68750 55000 13750 2160294 1800132 239138 121024 347206 356236 2621927 1709498 35050 15141 22308743 314021 1737131 21994722 4270237 4401826 19445594 7725 28472286 28470007 89625 2080 6290 89625 8370 X 28286106 28365082 96555 96555 28382661 28461637 28472286 28470007 451379 -372403 X false true X true false X 214443 119124 232099 1295976 1896414 3758056 16500 126926 41050 279172 463648 10000 10000 224443 135624 359025 1337026 2175586 4231704 3250 4500 6151 8763 215 22879 3250 4500 6151 8763 215 22879 4208825 66341 130281 99326 137443 117430 550821 66341 130281 99326 137443 117430 550821 3668 10502 6672 23355 5072 49269 294452 276407 465023 1497824 2298088 4831794 0.87110 0.80580 0.11000 0.17000 X PART III, LINE 12 49,269 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X true 96555 97055 500 96555 97555 500 500 97555 97555 97555 1389502 1291947 97555 false false 21386833 21386833 443088 35034 408054 236393 167283 69110 242429 111704 130725 21994722 LEASE LIABILITY 6290 6290 X 2209191 -368019 -368019 2577210 34463 34463 2611673 2125831 2125831 34463 34463 2160294 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 SCT FOLLOWS ALL LAND TRUST ALLIANCE STANDARDS AND POLICIES WHEN IT COMES TO MONITORING AND ENFORECEMENT, VERBIAGE IS BUILT INTO EACH EASEMENT AND IS IN THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION'S POLICY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 THE TRUST HAS ACQUIRED AND HOLDS A NUMBER OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, EACH REPRESENTING A LEGAL INTEREST IN LAND OWNED BY ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY. THE EASEMENTS GRANT THE TRUST THE RIGHT TO USE, CONTROL, AND/OR PROTECT THE LAND FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE NATURES OF THESE ASSETS, THE IMPRACTICALITY OF OBTAINING CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE ESTIMATES OF THE VALUES ASCRIBED TO THESE INTERESTS, AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY MANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAND TRUSTS, THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY AMOUNTS FOR THESE PROPERTY INTERESTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE TRUST'S APPLICATION OF ASC 740 REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE TRUST HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX STATUS. THE TRUST WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE TRUST IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR PERIODS BEFORE 2020. SCT ANNUAL EVE 64864 64864 600 12363 10462 OYSTER ROAST 28946 28946 930 4418 1 22441 22441 13327 116251 116251 600 13293 28207 42100 74151 X 12 940971 FMV false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION - THE TRUST INCREASES AWARENESS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION AND THE MISSION OF THE TRUST. METHODS INCLUDE FOCUSING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION IN PRIORITY AREAS, TARGETING TECHNICAL ADVISORS TO LANDOWNERS, SHOWCASING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP, AND INTRODUCING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH TOURS AND PUBLICATIONS. THE TRUST ALSO PROVIDES MULTIPLE CAMPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATION TRUST'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EFFORTS IN FAYETTE COUNTY IMPACTS 20,000+ STUDENTS EACH YEAR THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 4 PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND DOZENS OF HOMESTEAD GROUPS. SCT OWNS AND OPERATES NESMITH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AREA, THE FIRST IN AN EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS WITHIN FAYETTE COUNTY. SCT OFFERS 4 FULL WEEKS OF CAMP WILD, AND EDUCATIONAL SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AT LINE CREEK AND THE RIDGE NATURE AREA. WORKING WITH CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 740 BOX TURTLES AND LAUNCHED A PROTECTION PROJECT AT THE RIDGE NATURE AREA. SCT HOLDS DOZENS OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OPENING OUR LATEST PROJECT, THE FAYETTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER (FEEC), LATER THIS YEAR. FEEC WILL BE A PREMIER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DESTINATION SOUTH OF ATLANTA FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES TO LEARN ABOUT THE WONDERS OF NATURE IN GEORGIA AND HOW TO HAVE MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS WITH NATURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 BRIAN CARDOZA RANDY CARDOZA BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER FATHER AND SON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CEO, CFO, AND BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE A FORM ANNUALLY WHICH DESCRIBES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. DURING THE BOARD MEETINGS, IF AN ISSUE ARISES WHICH MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE ISSUE IS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. THE BOARD MEMBER WILL THEN ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE THAT CREATED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS DEEMED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BASED ON LAND TRUST STANDARDS DOCUMENTS, OTHER NON- PROFIT SALARIES, OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK (BY THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATS); THEN REVIEWED BY TEH BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE ED/CEO SALARY IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BASED ON LAND TRUST STANDARDS DOCUMENTS, OTHER NON- PROFIT SALARIES, OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK (BY THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATS); THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT PROVIDES A COPY OF FORM 990 SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THE ORGANIZATION THEN POSTS A COPY OF FORM 990 TO GUIDESTAR.ORG. THIS COPY IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSERVATION PROGRAM EXPENSES 551,492 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 5,051 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 3,685 187 0 OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES 48,454 0 0 LEASE - COPIER 1,680 2,099 419 TOTAL 610,362 2,286 419 NEW MANCHESTER-SWEETWATER ALLIANCE 305 BEAUREGARD BLVD FAYETTEVILLE GA 30214 832797179 LAND MGMT GA 501C3 10 SCT false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false