2024-01-16T11:06:17-05:00 2022-12-31 593017072 MOSS KRUSICK & ASSOCIATES LLC 501 S NEW YORK AVE STE 100 WINTER PARK FL 327894241 990 2022-01-01 592919630 ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC ALAC 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 32641 THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DIRETOR 2024-01-16 true THOMAS KEY 999009999 true W ED MOSS JR P00531414 4076445811 2024-01-16 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HURRICANE IDALIA THOMAS KAY 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 32641 6370538 false X WWW.ALACHUACONSERVATIONTRUST.COM X 1988 FL THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. 14 14 26 235 0 6084274 5580526 242388 168001 727 18616 41273 277674 6368662 6044817 0 0 780739 1110617 0 37010 1241053 902046 2021792 2012663 4346870 4032154 33442340 32759401 6480628 2006049 26961712 30753352 X THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. false false 554687 LAND PROTECTION: IN 2022, ACT CONTINUED ITS MOST ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN 2021, ACT PURCHASED THE 94-ACRE TELFORD SPRING PROPERTY IN SUWANNEE COUNTY, WHICH ALSO HELPED PROTECT MORE THAN A MILE OF RIVER FRONTAGE ON THE SUWANNEE RIVER AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL 2ND MAGNITUDE TELFORD SPRING AND SPRING RUN. IN 2022, ACT SOLD THE PROPERTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO BECOME PART OF THE PEACOCK SPRINGS CONSERVATION AREA. ALSO IN 2021, ACT PURCHASED THE 160-ACRE INHOLDING AT RIVER RISE PRESERVE STATE PARK. THIS PARCEL IS CRITICAL TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UPLANDS FOR THE STATE PARK. BY ACQUIRING THIS TRACT AND SELLING IT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ACT HELPED THE PARK SERVICE AVOID A FUTURE FILLED WITH MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION HEADACHES. THE SALE WAS COMPLETED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 2022. ADDITIONALLY, ACT SOLD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ITS 254-ACRE SANTA FE SPRINGS PRESERVE IN COLUMBIA COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS A WAY TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF ACQUIRING THIS PRESERVE IN PRIOR YEARS. ACT CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH IN 2022 TO AGRICULTURAL LANDOWNERS TO PLACE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON FARMS LOCATED IN THE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AREA IN MARION COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE GREATER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. ACT ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY TO PROVIDE LAND ACQUISITION NEGOTIATION SERVICES UTILIZING SALES TAX REVENUE THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM WITH THE SHARED GOAL TO PROTECT AS MUCH OF THE REMAINING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN THE COUNTY AS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, ACT PLACED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON A 147-ACRE HORSE FARM IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN THE FLEMINGTON AREA. ADDITIONALLY, ACT RECEIVED A 40-ACRE DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON GULF FRONT PROPERTY ON DOG ISLAND IN FRANKLIN COUNTY TO PROTECT NESTING SEA TURTLE HABITAT. THE 209-ACRE LEAFS PRESERVE ON LAKE ALTO IN ALACHUA COUNTY WAS DONATED TO ACT. THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF ACT'S LONG-TERM EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE HEADWATERS OF THE SANTA FE RIVER. ACT RECEIVED A 3-ACRE DONATION OF LAND ADJACENT TO HODOR PRESERVE TO EXPAND THE PRESERVE AND FURTHER EFFORTS TO SOLIDIFY THE SANTA FE RIVER CORRIDOR. ACT FACILITITATED THE ACQUISITION OF THE 142-ACRE CHASTEEN PROPERTY IN HAMILTON COUNTY BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF STATE LAND. THIS CRITICAL TRACT WILL BE MANAGED AS PART OF BIG SHOALS STATE FOREST. FINALLY, ACT RECEIVED A LIFE ESTATE ON A HOME WITH A HALF ACRE LOT IN THE HEART OF GAINESVILLE. THE HOME WILL BECOME ACT'S IN TOWN OFFICE AND THE GARDENS BEHIND THE HOME WILL BECOME A SMALL URBAN NATURE PARK CALLED BUBBE'S SECRET GARDEN. 897948 168001 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES FOURTEEN MAJOR PRESERVES ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ACTS LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOREST, GROUNDCOVER, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION, CREATING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRAILS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, AND EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL. ACT BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. IN 2022, ACTS WOMEN IN THE WOODS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (BUT ALSO INCLUDES YOUNG MEN) IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HIRING PROSPECTS IN THIS TRADITIONALLY MALE ORIENTED CONSERVATION CAREER PATH, SERVED 6 YOUNG WOMEN AND 4 YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 46 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 6,600 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2022 TO PLANT 96,023 TREES AT ACTS LITTLE ORANGE CREEK PRESERVE. ACT UTILIZED PRESCRIBED FIRES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS LONG-TERM HABITAT RESTORATION GOALS, AND INSTALLED AN ADDITIONAL HIKING TRAILS AT ROCK BLUFF SPRINGS AND AT OTHER PRESERVES AND OTHER AMENITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. 357903 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ACT WAS ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL SELECT EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS AT ITS PRESERVES. THOSE EVENTS FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PRESERVE CLEAN-UPS AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION AND GOALS. ACT RESUMED HOSTING MANY OF ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ABOUT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED TOPICS IN PERSON. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT HOSTED SEVERAL OUTDOOR PADDLING OUTREACH EVENTS ON THE SANTA FE RIVER AND TUSCAWILLA PRAIRIE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED REGULARLY THROUGHOUT 2022. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILS, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2022 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND UPCOMING ACT VIRTUAL EVENTS. FINALLY, IN 2022 ACT WAS AGAIN ABLE TO HOST ALL OF ITS REGULAR OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING IT'S ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. 1810538 true true false false false false true true false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false true 11 0 false 26 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false true false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false FL X LESA HOLDER 3523731078 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 326411608 THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 86976 0 0 LAUREL NESBIT PRESIDENT 0.70 X X 0 0 0 KIM DAVIDSON VP 0.70 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BLAKESLEE SECRETARY 0.70 X X 0 0 0 TREY GREER TREASURER 0.70 X X 0 0 0 MARY JANE ANGELO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE BARKDOLL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRED CANTRELL DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CASTINE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRUCE DELANEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PEGEEN HANRAHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HOWARD JELKS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER NESMITH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CZERNE REID DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 86976 false false false 2399837 3180689 1280417 5580526 LAND MANAGEMENT FEES 110000 168001 168001 168001 4788 4788 9650 9650 9650 9650 318290 304462 13828 13828 13828 63535 21259 42276 225748 225748 225748 6044817 407577 14438 X 86976 78279 6958 1739 889527 800574 71162 17791 59247 53322 4740 1185 74867 67381 5989 1497 3700 3381 313 6 19220 19220 30000 30000 325420 314888 9939 593 28214 26140 2074 70711 41339 23273 6099 15448 9219 6071 158 6378 6378 27231 26938 269 24 100257 100257 63194 63194 57768 43022 14746 SUPPLIES 107392 107361 6 25 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 31626 31626 LICENSES AND FEES 10431 3204 1408 5819 PROPERTY TAXES 4056 3035 1021 1000 1000 2012663 1810538 165115 37010 549600 1071029 373211 586397 925584 627828 31212 37232 27735847 859701 28161370 26876146 1354826 1434743 2046537 2126026 33442340 32759401 63113 94231 6417515 1911818 6480628 2006049 X 3141427 2780028 23820285 27973324 26961712 30753352 33442340 32759401 4032154 -240514 X false true X true false X 1388257 2262197 3037661 5658620 5580526 17927261 1388257 2262197 3037661 5658620 5580526 17927261 17927261 3766 15 4323 727 4788 13619 1391 6247 13500 8650 29788 17970668 1345363 0.99760 0.99750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 36 6405.00 1 true 116.00 4853 238255 X X false 2639888 37435 -313462 2363861 1623591 944474 71823 2639888 1266195 290312 76948 9864 1623591 1180301 40000 130600 75000 9706 1266195 1292443 12500 63476 50000 11166 1307253 0.38000 0.62000 false false 25670196 25670196 1791201 663229 1127972 268045 196472 71573 6405 6405 26876146 REMAINDER INTEREST IN PROPERTY 1135000 ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 991026 2126026 5804303 -240514 -240514 6044817 6044817 2012663 2012663 2012663 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 SECTION 11 OF ACTS POLICY MANUAL COVERS CONSERVATON EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP. UNDER ACTS POLICY, ACT IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR ITS CONERVATION EASEMENTS BY INSPECTING THEM IN PERSON ATLEAST ONCE A YEAR. ACT SENDS A LETTER TO THE LANDOWNER AND THEN FOLLOWS UP WITH THE LANDOWNER BY PHONE OR EMAIL TO SET UP AN INSPECTION. IN THE EVENT THAT ACT BELIEVES THE LANDOWNER HAS VIOLATED OR POTENTIALLY VIOLATED THE EASEMENT, ACTS ADVISES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO THEN INVESTIGATES FURTHER AND, IF NECESSARY, ADVISES ACTS STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. IF THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE DETERMINES THERE IS AN ACTIAL VIOLATION OF THE EASEMENT, THEN THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL ACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO UNDERTAKE THE APPROPRIATE EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 THE CORPORATION PURCHASES, OR RECEIVES VIA DONATION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS RESTRICT THE OWNERS USE OF THE LAND IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD OF TIME. SOME ALLOW THE CORPORATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON THE PROPERTIES. SINCE THE CORPORATION DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY RIGHTS TO THE PROPERTY, THE CORPORATION ASSIGNS ONLY A NOMINAL VALUE OF 1 PER ACRE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD TO GENERATE INCOME TO FUND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. SPECIAL EVENTS 63535 63535 21259 63535 63535 21259 21259 42276 ALTA SYSTEMS FAMILY OF BOD 16262 PRINT & MAIL SERV. false X 1 300000 1 PER ACRE X 6 980417 ESTIMATED FMV false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LAND PROTECTION: IN 2022, ACT CONTINUED ITS MOST ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN 2021, ACT PURCHASED THE 94-ACRE TELFORD SPRING PROPERTY IN SUWANNEE COUNTY, WHICH ALSO HELPED PROTECT MORE THAN A MILE OF RIVER FRONTAGE ON THE SUWANNEE RIVER AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL 2ND MAGNITUDE TELFORD SPRING AND SPRING RUN. IN 2022, ACT SOLD THE PROPERTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO BECOME PART OF THE PEACOCK SPRINGS CONSERVATION AREA. ALSO IN 2021, ACT PURCHASED THE 160-ACRE INHOLDING AT RIVER RISE PRESERVE STATE PARK. THIS PARCEL IS CRITICAL TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UPLANDS FOR THE STATE PARK. BY ACQUIRING THIS TRACT AND SELLING IT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ACT HELPED THE PARK SERVICE AVOID A FUTURE FILLED WITH MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION HEADACHES. THE SALE WAS COMPLETED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 2022. ADDITIONALLY, ACT SOLD A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON ITS 254-ACRE SANTA FE SPRINGS PRESERVE IN COLUMBIA COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS A WAY TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF ACQUIRING THIS PRESERVE IN PRIOR YEARS. ACT CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH IN 2022 TO AGRICULTURAL LANDOWNERS TO PLACE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON FARMS LOCATED IN THE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AREA IN MARION COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE GREATER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. ACT ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY TO PROVIDE LAND ACQUISITION NEGOTIATION SERVICES UTILIZING SALES TAX REVENUE THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM WITH THE SHARED GOAL TO PROTECT AS MUCH OF THE REMAINING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN THE COUNTY AS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, ACT PLACED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON A 147-ACRE HORSE FARM IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN THE FLEMINGTON AREA. ADDITIONALLY, ACT RECEIVED A 40-ACRE DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON GULF FRONT PROPERTY ON DOG ISLAND IN FRANKLIN COUNTY TO PROTECT NESTING SEA TURTLE HABITAT. THE 209-ACRE LEAFS PRESERVE ON LAKE ALTO IN ALACHUA COUNTY WAS DONATED TO ACT. THIS PROPERTY IS PART OF ACT'S LONG-TERM EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE HEADWATERS OF THE SANTA FE RIVER. ACT RECEIVED A 3-ACRE DONATION OF LAND ADJACENT TO HODOR PRESERVE TO EXPAND THE PRESERVE AND FURTHER EFFORTS TO SOLIDIFY THE SANTA FE RIVER CORRIDOR. ACT FACILITITATED THE ACQUISITION OF THE 142-ACRE CHASTEEN PROPERTY IN HAMILTON COUNTY BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF STATE LAND. THIS CRITICAL TRACT WILL BE MANAGED AS PART OF BIG SHOALS STATE FOREST. FINALLY, ACT RECEIVED A LIFE ESTATE ON A HOME WITH A HALF ACRE LOT IN THE HEART OF GAINESVILLE. THE HOME WILL BECOME ACT'S IN TOWN OFFICE AND THE GARDENS BEHIND THE HOME WILL BECOME A SMALL URBAN NATURE PARK CALLED BUBBE'S SECRET GARDEN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES FOURTEEN MAJOR PRESERVES ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ACTS LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOREST, GROUNDCOVER, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION, CREATING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRAILS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, AND EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL. ACT BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. IN 2022, ACTS WOMEN IN THE WOODS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (BUT ALSO INCLUDES YOUNG MEN) IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HIRING PROSPECTS IN THIS TRADITIONALLY MALE ORIENTED CONSERVATION CAREER PATH, SERVED 6 YOUNG WOMEN AND 4 YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 46 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 6,600 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2022 TO PLANT 96,023 TREES AT ACTS LITTLE ORANGE CREEK PRESERVE. ACT UTILIZED PRESCRIBED FIRES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS LONG-TERM HABITAT RESTORATION GOALS, AND INSTALLED AN ADDITIONAL HIKING TRAILS AT ROCK BLUFF SPRINGS AND AT OTHER PRESERVES AND OTHER AMENITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ACT WAS ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL SELECT EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS AT ITS PRESERVES. THOSE EVENTS FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PRESERVE CLEAN-UPS AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION AND GOALS. ACT RESUMED HOSTING MANY OF ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ABOUT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED TOPICS IN PERSON. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT HOSTED SEVERAL OUTDOOR PADDLING OUTREACH EVENTS ON THE SANTA FE RIVER AND TUSCAWILLA PRAIRIE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED REGULARLY THROUGHOUT 2022. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILS, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2022 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND UPCOMING ACT VIRTUAL EVENTS. FINALLY, IN 2022 ACT WAS AGAIN ABLE TO HOST ALL OF ITS REGULAR OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING IT'S ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 NO CHANGE WAS MADE TO ACT BYLAWS OR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IN 2022. POLICIES & PROCEDURES ARE DYNAMIC, HOWEVER, AND CHANGE WHENEVER AN OFFICE PROCEDURE IS UPDATED OR AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT IS ALTERED. IN 2022, THE OFFICE PROCEDURES MANUAL WAS LAST UPDATED 1-1-22, AND THE EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL MANUAL WAS LAST UPDATED ON 8-24-22 FOR CY 2022. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ACT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE THE DRAFT IRS FORM 990 AND DRAFT ANNUAL AUDIT DOCUMENT VIA EMAIL ATLEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE DRAFT AUDIT AND IRS FORM 990. BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL THEN BE FULLY REVIEWED (PREFERABLY WITH THE AUDITOR IN ATTENDANCE) AND ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL BE ASKED OF THE AUDITOR AND STAFF AT THE FIRST REGULAR BOARD MEETING AFTER SUCH DRAFTS ARE COMPLETED AND CIRCULATED. BOARD MEMBERS WILL THEREAFTER VOTE TO APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SUBMISSION OF THE APPROVED IRS FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ACT'S BOARD MEMBERS TO SELF-DISCLOSE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SHOULD THEY FEEL THAT ANY PERSONAL/BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/INFORMATION OF AN ACT PROGRAM OR ACQUISITION PROJECT THEY HAVE MIGHT POSSIBLY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS MAY BE DONE PRIVATELY WITH STAFF IN ADVANCE OF A BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE ISSUE WOULD COME UP FOR A VOTE, OR AT THE MEETING ITSELF, AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THAT BOARD MEMBER WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE. ALSO, STAFF CIRCULATES THE GOVERNANCE QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY, AT WHICH TIME THEY MAY DOCUMENT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. BOARD MEMBERS EVALUTATE COMPS AND DETERMINE THE SALARY & BEENFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION RATES OF ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 314,888 9,939 593