2024-10-23T13:58:33-07:00 2023-12-31 621835732 James B Hughes Jr CPA 1709 Wedgewood Dr Columbia TN 38401 990 2023-01-01 621533892 SWAN CONSERVATION TRUST SWAN 9319644402 PO BOX 162 SUMMERTOWN TN 38483 JAMES MOORE President 2024-10-23 true true James B Hughes Jr P00622621 9313818888 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z PO BOX 162 SUMMERTOWN TN 384830162 63794 false X www.swantrust.org X 1992 TN Swan Trust has been a volunteer nonprofit with a totally independent, unpaid board that has preserved, protected, and restored native hardwood forests, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and water quality on the TN Western Highland Rim for the past 30 years. In 2022, Swan Trust purchased 141 acres, increasing our preserved land to 1,500 acres. Volunteers work to eliminate invasive species and monitor conservation easements. Volunteers provide public education to protect the environment through hikes, newsletters, bioblitz, and childrens programs on climate change, plant, animal and insect biodiversity. 10 10 0 36 0 242505 40998 0 1538 5956 5181 12002 249224 58956 0 0 0 0 432 14658 15492 14658 15492 234566 43464 1575957 1661709 0 1575957 1661709 To preserve, protect and restore native hardwood forests and scenic natural areas, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and water quality on the Western Highland Rim of Tennessee. Each of its 3 programs are based on this mission statement. false false 7152 Swan Trusts Preservation Program includes land acquisitions and the preparation, filing, and monitoring of conservation easements. Volunteers perform all the work on grant proposals, easements, stewardship, and monitoring of the 1,500-acre Big Swan Headwaters Preserve and 100-acre Highland Woods Preserve. 3937 Swan Trusts Protection Program includes educational outreach to promote protection of Tennessees Western Highland Rim through plant, bird, arthropod, and amphibian identification hikes, newsletters, and childrens environmental programs.Swan Trust presented 7 events between April and September with experts in botany, biology, ecology, ornithology, and biodiversity for public education. A calendar of these events was printed and mailed to 600 residents of Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama and posted on the website. On 8/12/23, Swan Trust organized a panel of experts and volunteers to explore the biodiversity of one of the rare prairie barrens in Tennessee, near Big Swan Headwaters Preserve, by identifying and counting butterflies, moths, damselflies, and dragonflies. Data is compiled for future population monitoring.In 2023, Swan Trusts volunteer biologist met with students in a local school on five occasions to perform fall seed collections, pull invasive plants, explore a wetland, and learn about birds. She also met with the Cool Springs Montessori School to collect macroinvertebrates in the South Harpeth River and teach about water quality in Edwin Warner Park. She also met with the childrens environmental group, Water Walkers,to explore water quality of Lick Creek in Hickman County. Swan Trust volunteers provided tubs of macroinvertebrates from Big Swan Creek at the Hohenwald October Heritage Festival to teach children about biodiversity and water quality. 2828 Swan Trusts Restoration Program includes elimination of invasive species and stewardship of its 1500 acres. In 2022, Swan Trust purchased 141 acres appraised at $280,000 increasing its preserved land to 1,500 acres. In 2023, volunteers worked on the newly purchased land to eliminate invasive plant species on March 11, August 31, September 8, September 23, and November 18, 2023. All labor and equipment were provided free of charge. 13917 true false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false TN X X X ALANA ELLEN COOK 9319649955 179 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD SUMMERTOWN TN 38483 X JAMES MOORE President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL NELSON Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A LEE Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA ROHRBACH Trustee 35.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROSE CROCKETT Vice President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALANA ELLEN COOK Trustee 30.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA BROWN Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH BRECKENRIDGE Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN LAFFERTY Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY THOMAS Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 2929 38069 40998 0 5956 5956 0 0 0 0 11540 4838 6702 0 0 HUNTING LEASE 900099 5300 5300 5300 58956 11256 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 75 0 2213 1837 376 859 547 129 183 0 995 746 249 0 0 698 698 0 0 0 4256 3618 638 Preserved property taxes 4443 4443 Training 914 914 Charitable donations 500 500 Dues & Subscriptions 465 465 74 74 15492 13917 1143 432 X 154358 187138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1474571 1421599 1474571 0 0 0 0 0 1575957 1661709 0 0 X 1553981 1639733 21976 21976 1575957 1661709 1575957 1661709 43464 42288 X false false false X 31239 33402 57012 242505 40998 405156 0 0 31239 33402 57012 242505 40998 405156 0 405156 1449 1956 1201 1538 5956 12100 0 0 417256 0.97100 0.98430 X X X 3 18 1 true false 1470846 1470846 3725 3725 1474571 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy THE POLICY REQUIREMENTS ARE REFLECTED IN EACH DIFFERENT CONSERVATION EASEMENT'S DOCUMENT. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO EXPENSES FOR 2023 FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENT MONITORING. MONITORING AND INSPECTION WAS PREFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE ORGANIZAION HAD A FUND OF $2850 THAT WAS RESTRICTED FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP AND DEFENSE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Sent to Trustees for their review Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c PROVIDING THE POLICY TO BOARD MEMBERS AND DISCUSSING THE POLICY WHEN RELEVANT Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 On the Tennessee Secretary of State's website, upon request and on Charity Navigator's website. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 FILED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL RENEWAL WITH THE TENNESSEE SECRETARY OF STATE AND PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL NEWLETTER. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN 2022, SWAN TRUST PURCHASED 141 ACRES FOR ITS CONTIGUOUS PRESERVE. VOLUNTEER STAFF SPENT 5 HOURS ON 8/26/2022 AND 4 HOURS ON 9/24/2022 ELIMINATING INVASIVE SPECIES ON THIS LAND. ALL SUPPLIES, RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT AND TRAVEL EXPENSES WERE COVERED BY VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11b THE 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A MINIMUM OF TWO TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE TAX RETURNS.