2025-05-14T18:15:49-05:00 2024-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 1570 FRUITVILLE PIKE SUITE 400 LANCASTER PA 17601 990 2024-01-01 721603033 THE CALIFORNIA DESERT LAND CONSERVANCY CALI 7603665440 60124 29 PALMS HIGHWAY JOSHUA TREE CA 92252 JOHN SIMPSON PRESIDENT 7603665440 2025-05-13 1 1 KERRI N BOGDA CPA P00760402 7177404863 2025-05-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MOJAVE DESERT LAND TRUST KELLY HERBINSON 60124 29 PALMS HIGHWAY JOSHUA TREE CA 92252 3784701 0 X WWW.MDLT.ORG X 2005 CA TO PROTECT THE COLORADO AND MOJAVE DESERTS ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR SCENIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. 9 9 0 102 0 0 7230288 1932287 491156 164558 42050 397030 349673 17115 8113167 2510990 0 0 0 0 1926608 1235884 0 0 214034 1388587 1101738 3315195 2337622 4797972 173368 60229508 63531103 11473410 14042190 48756098 49488913 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 894650 153448 ORGANIZATION PURSUES LANDS THAT HAVE STRATEGIC CONSERVATION VALUES AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL ACQUIRED LAND IS PROPERLY STEWARDED AND MAINTAINED. EVERY LAND TRANSACTION SUPPORTS THE VISION OF A MOJAVE DESERT WITH INTERCONNECTED, PERMANENTLY PROTECTED SCENIC AND NATURAL AREAS HOSTING A DIVERSITY OF NATIVE PLANTS AND WILDLIFE. LAND STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE FEE LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT MONITORING, SIMPLE RESTORATION, BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS, AND INSTALLATION OF SIGNS AND FENCING. TOTAL LANDS CONSERVED TO DATE ARE 125,462 ACRES OF FEE LANDS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS COMBINED. 440840 THE PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM INCLUDES A NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION NURSERY AND A CONSERVATION SEED BANK. THE NURSERY GROWS NATIVE PLANTS FOR RESTORATION CONTRACTS FOR REVEGETATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CALIFORNIA DESERTS. THE SEED BANK STORES AND PRESERVES NATIVE SEEDS AND HERBARIUM SPECIMENS FROM MDLT PROPERTIES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. IN FY24, THE NURSERY SOLD OVER 4,000 PLANTS AND PROPAGATED 73 SPECIES FOR RESTORATION AND OUR ANNUAL PUBLIC PLANT SALE. THE SEED BANK HIRED DEDICATED MANAGEMENT AND FIELD STAFF AND MADE 75 COLLECTIONS OF 61 SPECIES TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE DESERTS OF CALIFORNIA. 342239 11110 EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE GUIDED HIKES, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, OUTREACH AT FAIRS AND FESTIVALS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND AN INTERNSHIP FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. A TOTAL OF 795 YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 9-18 YEARS OLD CONNECTED WITH THE DESERT THROUGH MDLT'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE 2024. OF THESE, 82 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TOOK PART IN A FIELD TRIP TO AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BIRDWATCHING PRESERVE AND 45 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WENT ON A STARGAZING TRIP TO ONE OF THE LOCATIONS WITH THE DARKEST SKIES IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. OTHER PUPILS CARRIED OUT CITIZEN SCIENCE, CARRIED OUT STEWARDSHIP ON MDLT LANDS, AND LEARNED ABOUT DESERT ECOLOGY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING LABS AT SCHOOLS AND IN CLASSROOMS. 132 STUDENTS TOURED MDLT'S SEED BANK, NATIVE PLANT DEMONSTRATION GARDEN, AND CONSERVATION LANDS. TEN HONORS STUDENTS TOOK PART IN AN IMMERSIVE PROGRAM STUDYING THE DESERT TORTOISE. ADDITIONALLY, 61 ADULTS AND YOUTH JOINED A GUIDED HIKE IN A RIPARIAN AREA AND ATTENDED A LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENT ABOUT ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC LANDS. AROUND 25 PEOPLE ATTENDED AN INTERPRETIVE HIKE IN AN AREA THAT WAS LATER DESIGNATED AS THE NEW CHUCKWALLA NATIONAL MONUMENT. OVER 60 PEOPLE ATTENDED A CONFERENCE IN RIVERSIDE TO PROMOTE GREATER INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. IN FY24 WE HAD 102 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE 3,854.25 HOURS. THREE PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE WOMEN IN SCIENCE DISCOVERING OUR MOJAVE (WISDOM) INTERNSHIP COLLECTING DATA ABOUT TAMARISK BEETLES AND BUMBLEBEES IN MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT. AN AMERICORPS TEAM WITH 8 MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 2078.5 HOURS FROM FEBRUARY-APRIL. THE TEAM HELPED WITH STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION, OUTREACH EVENTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. 1677729 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 1 1 1 0 0 CA X BRANDY IVENER 7603665440 60124 29 PALMS HIGHWAY JOSHUA TREE CA 92252 X KELLY HERBINSON JOINT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CODY HANFORD JOINT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDY IVENER CFO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SIMPSON PRESIDENT 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ABDEL REID VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER BROOKS TREASURER 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GEARY HUND SECRETARY 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE HELY DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBYN HELMLINGER DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON RADZINER DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD WILSON DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN BARKER DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 449505 1482782 44988 1932287 LAND CONSULTING & CONTRACT SERVIC 900099 153448 153448 PLANT & SEED SALES PROGRAM 900099 11110 11110 164558 228112 228112 1442629 1273711 168918 168918 168918 EASEMENT INCOME 900099 17115 17115 17115 2510990 164558 0 414145 X 180270 132329 31452 16489 877095 560691 245085 71319 24887 14743 8239 1905 72545 60938 7980 3627 81087 53148 21199 6740 40045 40045 403503 330765 4972 67766 164 164 115723 61981 24131 29611 38601 28869 9612 120 32282 24030 8199 53 44332 13482 30180 670 8958 7800 713 445 22401 18817 2464 1120 130094 123001 7093 TOOLS & SUPPLIES 98168 88604 4323 5241 LAND RELATED COSTS 89826 88689 1137 IN KIND EXPENSE 26743 22916 2631 1196 VEHICLES 24192 21428 2764 26706 25334 733 639 2337622 1677729 445859 214034 1319509 265777 999052 656237 565919 859383 60 66195 42533 1613317 315656 1261135 1297661 26058470 30156536 29959168 30252976 60229508 63531103 219934 342441 13396 13396 10832761 13294532 399531 368888 7788 22933 11473410 14042190 X 4486762 4486762 44269336 45002151 48756098 49488913 60229508 63531103 173368 559447 0 X 0 0 0 X 3515638 4683991 7679541 7235238 1932287 25046695 265421 392377 283852 391057 164558 1497265 3781059 5076368 7963393 7626295 2096845 26543960 40688 46776 54743 47828 3644 193679 0 40688 46776 54743 47828 3644 193679 26350281 186141 704338 228112 1118591 186141 704338 228112 1118591 72871 68481 196171 349673 17115 704311 4040071 5849187 8159564 7975968 2342072 28366862 0.92890 0.93500 0.03940 0.03570 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: EASEMENT INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 24,786. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 29,254. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 17,115. MISCELLANEOUS OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 49,121. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 68,481. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 171,385. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 10,962. SETTLEMENT INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 300,000. INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 23,750. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 9,457. PART III, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: CALIFORNIA DESERT LAND CONSERVANCY CHANGED THEIR YEAR END TO A FISCAL YEAR END OF 6/30, THEREFORE THE CURRENT YEAR NUMBERS ON SCHEDULE A ARE SHORT YEAR NUMBERS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 18 20310.00 1 1 544.00 64525 0 0 9351954 458670 713314 162160 14291 10347487 7483384 1426757 609157 167344 9351954 7335709 1197956 -1026667 2361 7504637 6059184 749884 526641 7335709 6077767 325643 -344226 6059184 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 500000 500000 563836 158172 405664 66511 11900 54611 482970 145584 337386 1297661 LAND HELD IN TRUST AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS 30247974 PAYMENTS IN ESCROW 5002 30252976 CONTRACT RETAINER 22638 SALES TAX PAYABLE 295 22933 PART II, LINE 9: FIFTEEN PARCELS OF LAND ARE PROTECTED BY DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT CONVEYED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT OWN NOR TAKE TITLE TO THESE PARCELS, SO THE FAIR MARKET VALUE IS NOT RECORDED ON THE BOOKS OF THE ORGANIZATION. INSTEAD, THE ORGANIZATION RECORDED $18 FOR THE NUMBER OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS UNDER ITS CONTROL. PART V, LINE 4: FUNDS FROM THE ENDOWMENTS ARE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENDOWMENT AGREEMENTS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL, MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANDS. X 4 12555 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 30000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SUPPLIES 8 2433 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO APPROVE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT. THE POLICY REQUIRES AN INTERESTED PERSON TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST OR ANY OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE POLICY INCLUDES PROCEDURES FOR BOARD DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 330,765. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,972. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 67,766. TOTAL EXPENSES 403,503.