2024-11-15T09:02:18-06:00 2023-12-31 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 2055 E WARNER RD STE 101 TEMPE AZ 85284 990 2023-01-01 860610154 CENTRAL ARIZONA LAND TRUST CENT 9284457790 PO BOX 1050 PRESCOTT AZ 86302 REBECCA RUFFNER PRESIDENT 9284457790 2024-11-14 1 0 SHARLYNN GARZA P02038329 4808394900 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z REBECCA RUFFNER PO BOX 1050 PRESCOTT AZ 86302 991847 0 X WWW.CENTRALAZLANDTRUST.ORG X 1989 AZ TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OPEN SPACE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND THE SCENIC AND CULTURAL VALUES OF NORTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 9 9 0 9 0 0 599387 811334 12324 76713 8362 8221 0 -2190 620073 894078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11998 596276 1236787 596276 1236787 23797 -342709 908211 578387 31458 17428 876753 560959 X TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OPEN SPACE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND THE SCENIC AND CULTURAL VALUES OF NORTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 0 0 1182672 76713 IN 2023, AFTER FIVE YEARS OF DILIGENT FUND RAISING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORT, CALT RECORDED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE PROTECTING 900 ACRES OF THE HISTORIC ORME RANCH IN CENTRAL YAVAPAI COUNTY. ANOTHER CONSERVATION EASEMENT WAS ALSO RECORDED IN 2023 ON THE MANTEROLA RANCH IN COCONINO COUNTY FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY COMPATIBLE USE BUFFER PROGRAM. ALSO IN 2023 CALT ELECTED THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENTING RANCHING, FARMING AND HEALTH CARE. THREE NEW CONTRACTORS WERE HIRED TO INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY IN CONSERVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND BASELINE DOCUMENTATION.THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF ARIZONA CALT CONDUCTED LAND OWNER OUTREACH IN THE UPPER VERDE RIVER WATERSHED, AS PART OF EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE FLOW OF THE VERDE RIVER THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. ALSO THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, CALT INITIATED CONSERVATION PLANNING WITH TWO OWNERS OF FARMS ON THE MIDDLE VERDE RIVER.AS OF THE END OF 2023 CALT HELD SEVEN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 5600 ACRES IN YAVAPAI, COCONINO AND MARICOPA COUNTIES IN ARIZONA. ANNUAL MONITORING OF EACH EASEMENT TO ASSURE ON-GOING PROTECTION OF CONSERVATION VALUES ON EACH PROPERTY, WAS COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. CALT CONTINUES TO ENJOY THE SUPPORT OF OVER 1,000 CITIZENS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA, WHO RECEIVE OUR FOR LANDS' SAKE NEWSLETTER WHICH FEATURES CURRENT AND FUTURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS, BOOK REVIEWS AND A LIST OF DONORS. 1182672 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 9284457790 PO BOX 1050 PRESCOTT AZ 86302 X REBECCA RUFFNER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN KENNEDY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDY CLAPP TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA MARY GLAAB SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN JORDAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE IRVINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA KESSLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA BRUNEAU-GABER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DICK HANNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7485 693393 110456 811334 LAND PRESERVATION 900099 76713 76713 76713 9742 9742 90703 92224 -1521 -1521 -1521 3355 7485 5545 -2190 -2190 894078 76713 0 6031 X 47967 47967 19050 19050 2280 2280 150148 136951 9000 4197 9302 3278 6024 2345 524 921 900 190 19 171 6607 139 5946 522 4739 4739 CE PURCHASE 991306 991306 FEES 2853 2488 10 355 1236787 1182672 42117 11998 77637 49112 454627 30430 20000 21807 2011 3611 3235 102000 102000 102000 248325 371803 908211 578387 12848 17428 18610 31458 17428 X 92266 102477 784487 458482 876753 560959 908211 578387 -342709 26915 0 X X 0 0 0 X 617989 1132059 400533 599387 811334 3561302 617989 1132059 400533 599387 811334 3561302 199711 3361591 4146 4396 4721 7755 9742 30760 3592062 122887 0.93580 0.91940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 7 5600.00 5 1 1 64.00 5514 1 31086 1500 3608 711 35483 33341 1500 -3580 175 31086 27684 1500 4297 140 33341 24624 1500 1723 163 27684 20595 1500 2699 170 24624 0.68000 0.32000 0 0 102000 102000 102000 PART II, LINE 5: PER THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT POLICY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JUNE 13, 2014, CALT WORKS WITH LANDOWNERS THROUGHOUT THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY ADHERES TO ESTABLISHED ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA PER IRS REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS STANDARDS AND PRACTICES FOR TRANSACTIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. CALT PERSONNEL COORDINATES ALL REQUIRED DUE DILIGENCE THAT SERVES TO INFORM WELL-DRAFTED CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS, COMPREHENSIVE BASELINE DOCUMENTATION, AND ACCURATE MAPPING. ONCE LEGALLY RECORDED, CALT CONDUCTS ANNUAL MONITORING VISITS TO EACH CONSERVATION PROPERTY AND DOCUMENTS EACH MONITORING PROCESS, PROVIDING WRITTEN REPORTS TO THE LAND OWNER, AND MAINTAINING DOCUMENTATION OF MONITORING IN DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL RECORD KEEPING FORMATS. SHOULD A VIOLATION OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT BE FOUND, CALT DOCUMENTS IN WRITING AND WITH PHOTOS THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION REFERENCING THE RECORDED TERMS OF THE EASEMENT, ITS EXACT LOCATION, AND EXTENT. THE MONITOR REPORTS THE VIOLATION TO CALT BOARD AS WELL AS THE LAND OWNER, WITH WHOM REMEDIES ARE DISCUSSED. IF LANDOWNER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDYING THE VIOLATION, DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO CALT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. IF LAND OWNER REFUSES TO REMEDY THE VIOLATION CALT MAY SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL, AND IF NECESSARY PURSUE COURT ENFORCEMENT. PART II, LINE 9: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED AS A REDUCTION IN CASH AND AN INCREASE IN THE EXPENSE ACCOUNT, EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ARE DISCLOSED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 136,951. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,197. TOTAL EXPENSES 150,148. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.