2023-11-14T17:14:50-05:00 2022-12-31 872097940 Jamie Matthews CPA PO Box 2996 Durango CO 81302 990 2022-01-01 841204273 La Plata Open Space Conservancy LAPL 102 E 8th Street STE 202 Durango CO 81301 Adrienne Dorsey Executive Direc 9702593415 2023-11-10 false Adrienne Dorsey Jamie Matthews P01899878 9704608575 2023-11-14 X 0 00 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 373279 false X LPOSC.ORG X 1992 CO The organizations primary exempt purpose is to permanently protect, for the benefit of the community and the general public, lands in southwest Colorado that have significant agricultural, wildlife, open space, recreational, and/or historical/archeological resources. 12 12 5 5 54644 0 165187 178062 4824 80972 63885 41272 119146 287431 365917 0 0 84433 176428 29230 0 55436 59654 116732 173317 293160 114114 72757 1561775 1339479 15587 4656 1546188 1334823 The organizations primary exempt purpose is to permanently protect, for the benefit of the community and the general public, lands in southwest Colorado that have significant agricultural, wildlife, open space, recreational, and/or historical/archeological resources. false false 109784 4824 Land protection and stewardship: Since incorporating in 1992, LPOSC has accepted donations of conservation easements permanently protecting in excess of 24,435 acres of land with superior conservation values across six counties in southwestern Colorado. LPOSC accepted two new conservation easement donations in 2022, resulting in the protection of nearly 200 acres of farmland, forestland, and areas with significant cultural resources. After transferring certain conservation easements to geographically better-positioned organizations over the years, LPSOC now holds, by one counting method, 175 easements comprising in excess of 20,496 acres. As a certified conservation easement holder, LPOSC is legally obligated to monitor land use and ecological conditions on each property on which it holds a conservation easement to ensure that the conserved land and natural resources are being used in compliance with the terms of the conservation easement. Monitoring helps LPOSC to establish and/or maintain valuable relationships with owners of conserved land, and further helps to foster LPOSCs image in the community as a trusted land steward. This is in addition to work the organization does with numerous private landowners to secure protection of other valuable open spaces, wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and agricultural land in the region. 43775 Community engagement and education: LPOSCs community-centric conservation programming is key to connecting people to the lands we protect. In 2022, LPOSC provided educational presentations to community members and professionals working in real-estate or related sectors to communicate the important role our organization plays preserving the high quality of life in our region and now and in the future. In addition, LPOSC continued involving Fort Lewis College interns and community volunteers in the monitoring program and in stewardship programs involving habitat restoration, further connecting our community to the landscapes LPOSC protects. LPOSC also partnered with mission-aligned nonprofits to provide youth education programming on privately conserved lands to increase access to nature for youth in our community. In addition, LPOSC launched a land access project focused on new and young farmers with partners in the region. LPOSC counts as strong, close supporters, 1,000 community members and businesses, and has a social media following of over 1,000 individuals. These supporters are routinely comprised of the work LPOSC undertakes, and the perceived benefit such work provides. In turn, generous support from these individuals and businesses enables LPOSC to achieve its mission to protect valuable lands for generations to come. 153559 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 false 5 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false false X X Adrienne Dorsey 9702593415 102 E 8th Street 202 Durango CO 81301 Adrienne Dorsey Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 86593 0 0 Debra May Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Long Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberley Jackson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Warren Rider Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Zink Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Magee Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ted Compton Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Friedley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Adam Reeves Vice PresidentSecretary 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Stiles Previous President 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jenn Clayton Vice President Treasurer 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Chase LaCroix President 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 86593 0 0 0 false false false 178062 8658 178062 Stewardship 812900 4824 4824 4824 63885 63885 62006 7362 54644 54644 Miscellaneous 541900 64502 64502 64502 365917 133211 54644 0 92307 44065 23363 24879 84121 40158 21291 22672 2000 2000 13975 13975 4728 4042 686 5819 5819 9142 7762 1380 1720 1720 8671 8671 17785 14444 3341 Recoverable expense 45630 45630 Land Trust Accreditation 850 850 Dues 620 620 Training 1992 1992 3800 3800 293160 153559 84165 55436 104573 123630 4859 2881 1081 1082 9455 9455 1450167 1211886 1095 1561775 1339479 15587 4656 15587 4656 X 1546188 1303548 31275 1546188 1334823 1561775 1339479 72757 -272432 -11690 0 X true X false X 85801 108706 126751 140187 247388 708833 85801 108706 126751 140187 247388 708833 29690 679143 70821 64870 66626 80972 63885 347174 1056007 0.64310 0.61550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 183 20498.00 11 2 true 92939 92939 92939 92939 932939 932939 932939 932939 932939 932939 9455 9455 Ska Anniv 8600 8600 SnowdownOth 53407 53407 7362 62007 62007 7362 7362 54645 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The tax preparer meets with the Vice President of the corporation to review the completed return and obtain his signature. The President is given copies of the return to present to the Board at the next board meeting. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The conflict of interest policy is discussed at board meetings Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 All copies of governing documents and tax returns are made available to the public if request are made to the director through mail or by phone. The Form 990 is made available by anothers website.