2025-02-20T15:34:11-06:00 2024-06-30 851379064 LEWIS & MOUNT LLC 5151 EDINA INDUSTRIAL BLVD STE 250 EDINA MN 55439 990 2023-07-01 411466054 LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT LAND 6127226377 821 EAST 35TH STREET 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 SCOTT ELKINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6127226377 2025-01-22 1 0 CHRIS LEWIS CPA P01402886 9528546262 2025-01-22 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SCOTT ELKINS 3689772 0 X WWW.LANDSTEWARDSHIPPROJECT.ORG X 1982 MN SEE SCHEDULE O THE LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT (LSP) WORKS TO FOSTER AN ETHIC OF STEWARDSHIP TOWARD FARMLAND IN THE UNITED STATES, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOP HEALTHY COMMUNIIES. LSP IS DEDICATED TO CREATING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN OUR FOOD AND FARMING SYSTEM BASED ON VALUES OF STEWARDSHIP, JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY AND HEALTH. 9 9 34 250 18922 17922 3369881 3210791 384286 370637 32979 45676 33028 49418 3820174 3676522 0 1041 0 0 2177156 2635287 0 0 223294 1481333 1303809 3658489 3940137 161685 -263615 6202903 5961144 1473032 1392360 4729871 4568784 X THE LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT (LSP) WAS ORGANIZED ON JUNE 1, 1982, AS A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC RURAL LIFE CONFERENCE AND IN 1983 WAS INCORPORATED UNDER THE MINNESOTA (MN) NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT. LSP IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND MEMBERSHIP REVENUE. LSP WHOLLY OWNS LAND STEWARDSHIP LEGACY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). THE PURPOSE OF THE LLC IS TO OWN AND OPERATE THE BUILDING IN MINNEAPOLIS WHERE LSP CURRENTLY LEASES OFFICE SPACE. TO SUPPORT OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS SUPPORT THE BROADER WORK OF LSP, WE FISCALLY SPONSOR THREE ORGANIZATIONS: MIDWEST FARMERS OF COLOR COLLECTIVE, WISCONSIN RURAL COALITION, AND GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. LSP FOSTERS AN ETHIC OF STEWARDSHIP TOWARD FARMLAND IN THE UNITED STATES, PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND DEVELOPS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. LSP IS DEDICATED TO CREATING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN OUR FOOD 0 0 954517 229338 POLICY AND ORGANIZINGTHE LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT'S POLICY ORGANIZING STARTS FROM VALUES LIKE STEWARDSHIP AND JUSTICE AND THEN ORGANIZES PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND IDEAS TO BUILD THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LSP WORKS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO CHANGE CORPORATE, GOVERNMENTAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES. KEY HIGHLIGHTSENGAGING 847 FARMERS AND THEIR RURAL NEIGHBORS IN POLICY AND ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS THAT ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES OF STEWARDSHIP AND JUSTICE. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WAS OUR 2024 FAMILY FARM BREAKFAST, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 295 PEOPLE WHO CAME TOGETHER FOR A LOCALLY-SOURCED BREAKFAST, TOWN HALL MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND SHARING THEIR STORIES WITH LEGISLATORS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.CREATING AND SUPPORTING TWO NEW LOCAL GROUPS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORKING ON ANIMAL AGRICULTURE ISSUES IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND IN FILLMORE COUNTY. THESE LOCAL CAMPAIGNS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TYING WATER QUALITY, LOCAL FOODS, COMMUNITY, AND LOCAL ECONOMIC ISSUES TOGETHER TO COLLECTIVELY FOCUS ON CAMPAIGNS AROUND MANURE DIGESTERS, LOCAL LEVEL ANIMAL UNIT CAPS, AND PROPOSED EXPANSIONS. MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED ORGANIZING MEETINGS AND A WATER QUALITY FORUM IN WINONA IN THE FALL OF 2023. 745187 171795 MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION THE MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, WHICH CONDUCTS ONGOING OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, RENEWAL, FUNDRAISING, AND ENGAGEMENT OF LSP'S MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. KEY HIGHLIGHTSDURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, THE TEAM ENGAGED 3,654 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS WITH LSP UPDATES, MEMBERSHIP APPEALS, ACTION ALERTS, AND ORGANIC AND PAID SOCIAL MEDIA. THE TEAM COMMUNICATED DIRECTLY WITH MORE THAN 225,000 PEOPLE ABOUT REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH MAILED LETTERS, EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, TEXT MESSAGES, PERSONAL VISITS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 705694 SOIL HEALTHTHE SOIL HEALTH PROGRAM WORKS WITH FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS, AND SCIENTISTS TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS THAT TREAT SOIL AS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT THAT CAN RESULT IN A MORE RESILIENT LANDSCAPE, THRIVING FARMS, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. LSP'S FARMER-LED MODEL SUPPORTS LANDSCAPE-LEVEL CHANGE BY DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT REDUCE RUNOFF, REDUCE EMISSIONS, IMPROVE SOIL FERTILITY AND FARM VIABILITY, AND INCREASE THE LAND'S RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF THE EXISTING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. KEY HIGHLIGHTSSUPPORTING 109 PEOPLE TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR SOIL HEALTH AND A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH LEADERSHIP ACTIONS IN THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITIES, IN THE MEDIA, AND THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH DECISION MAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED 13 FARMERS PRESENTING AT THIS YEAR'S FARM BEGINNINGS CLASS, A FEATURE IN THE STAR TRIBUNE ON FARMERS SPEAKING OUT FOR SOIL HEALTH PRACTICES AND WATER QUALITY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA, AND 8 FARMERS TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO ADVOCATE FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS, AND OTHER ISSUES. 915647 915647 3321045 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 49 0 34 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN WI X X DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 6127226377 821 E 35TH STREET SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 SCOTT ELKINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 52.00 1.00 X X 114400 0 14453 BETH SLOCUM CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA CULLIP VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARA MORRISON SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE DRIESSEN FOURTH CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN MCGRATH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LES MACARE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALETA BORRUD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH BRYCESON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY KENNEY DIR OF ADMIN AND FINANCE 41.00 1.00 X 84231 0 28154 198631 0 42607 1 0 0 0 0 426731 2784060 3210791 MEMBERSHIP DUES 531390 257019 257019 SALES/SERVICE REVENUE 531390 113618 113618 370637 45676 45676 32172 13250 18922 18922 18922 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 30496 30496 30496 3676522 401133 18922 45676 X 1041 1041 241238 195402 28949 16887 1347128 1091174 161655 94299 39440 32976 3731 2733 883246 738482 83555 61209 124235 103873 11753 8609 17841 17841 9449 9449 516896 516896 12579 12265 50 264 193759 159657 21895 12207 37551 27581 7852 2118 134267 115120 14595 4552 79290 75325 3965 15783 11533 3742 508 17318 10391 6927 10663 2711 7677 275 EQUIPMENT SERVICE/PURCH 166744 122474 34866 9404 FARMER STIPENDS 90391 75576 8551 6264 BAD DEBT 1278 1278 3940137 3321045 395798 223294 280304 345206 2802018 2509776 1287995 1188683 54757 58147 40423 45035 1319342 424671 916066 894671 821340 919626 6202903 5961144 118139 140389 60150 38019 1294743 1213952 1473032 1392360 X 1092650 1108781 3637221 3460003 4729871 4568784 6202903 5961144 -263615 102528 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2789735 3293684 3109378 3369881 3110794 15673472 2789735 3293684 3109378 3369881 3110794 15673472 15673472 43338 15858 20644 36958 45967 162765 14433 621 18922 33976 15870213 0.98760 0.98720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 5530 0 4045 0 9575 0 3930562 0 3940137 0 347007 0 86752 0 0 0 299938 320220 333057 347007 1300222 1950333 10754 4645 47345 9575 72319 74985 80055 83264 96752 335056 502584 7530 3396 27345 5530 43801 X 1 1 821340 120446 22160 919626 755788 86824 21273 821340 892975 -117984 19203 755788 708494 5000 197223 17742 892975 683848 45158 16512 712494 1 0 557500 557500 644593 312846 331747 117249 111825 5424 894671 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 919626 F 919626 3874562 198040 198040 3676522 0 3676522 4035648 95511 95511 3940137 0 3940137 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RELATED PARTY RENTAL EXPENSES UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RELATED PARTY RENTAL EXPENSES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 VOTING MEMEBRS ARE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LSP ALSO HAS NON-VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LSP GIVES THE AUDIT FIRM THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO PREPARE THE 990. A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEN WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FINAL APPROVAL OF THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL PAYMENTS TO INTERESTED PARTIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND ACCOUNTANT, AND IF NECESSARY BY THE BOARD CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTUVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND RECOMMENDS SALARY INCREASES TO THE FULL BOARD. THE SALARY IS BASED ON COMPARISON SALARIES THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS' "SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY." THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES AND SALARIES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND SALARY GUIDELINES FOUND IN THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS' "SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY." THIS IS ALSO USED TO UPDATE AN EMPLOYEE SALARY SCHEDULE USED BY SUPERVISORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE REGISTERED WITH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH FEDERAL, MINNESOTA STATE, OR DUN & BRADSTREET OFFICES. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MUST BE REQUESTED FROM LSP. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 59,797. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,797. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 455,958. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 455,958. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,141. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,141. 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