2025-05-15T09:00:31-04:00 2024-09-30 561872557 WINSTON WILLIAMS CREECH EVANS & CO LLP PO BOX 1366 OXFORD NC 275650487 990 2023-10-01 311742900 TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY TARR 9194965902 P O BOX 1161 LOUISBURG NC 27549 ROBERT COVINGTON PRESIDENT 9194965902 2025-05-14 true true CARLEEN P EVANS P00022781 9196935196 2025-05-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DEREK HALBERG P O BOX 1161 LOUISBURG NC 27549 1217967 false X WWW.TARRIVER.ORG X 2000 NC TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY PRESERVES THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE TAR RIVER BASIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND OTHERS TO PROTECT RURAL LAND, RIPARIAN CORRIDORS AND ENSURE CLEAN WATER. 10 10 8 75 0 1271593 719938 51746 60073 296816 378447 38443 59509 1658598 1217967 0 0 383534 409854 0 7422 418376 1002168 801910 1412022 856688 -194055 25348404 26159438 22720 55509 25325684 26103929 X TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY PRESERVES THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE TAR RIVER BASIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND OTHERS TO PROTECT RURAL LAND, RIPARIAN CORRIDORS AND ENSURE CLEAN WATER. false false PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 30.737 ACRES IN GRANVILLE COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO HATCHERS RUN. PURCHASED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 61.43 ACRES IN HALIFAX COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK. PURCHASED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 33.8 ACRES IN NASH COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK. 1300720 60073 TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY ACHIEVED ITS LAND PROTECTION MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 4) PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 57.501 ACRES IN GRANVILLE COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO KNAP OF REEDS CREEK. 5) PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 246.66 ACRES IN NASH COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK. 6) ACQUIRED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 20.11 ACRES, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES IN THE UPPER NEUSE RIVER BASIN AND ADJOINS A LARGER TRACT OF TRLC PROTECTED LAND. 7) RECEIVED A DONATION OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO 42.59 ACRES, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO SWIFT CREEK. THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS TIED TO A MITIGATION PROJECT. 8) PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 50.07 ACRES, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK. 9) AWARDED ACCREDITATION RENEWAL BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION. RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION REQUIRES THAT A LAND TRUST DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, SOUND TRANSACTIONS AND LASTING STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS THEY CONSERVE. 10) SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ON LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS LOCATED IN GRANVILLE COUNTY, WHICH LANDS WILL PROVIDE A BUFFER FOR CAMP BUTNER AND LOCAL RESOURCES. 11) SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ON LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS LOCATED IN PERSON COUNTY, WHICH LANDS WILL PROVIDE A BUFFER FOR FLAT RIVER AND LOCAL RESOURCES. 12) SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ON LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS AND OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS IN HALIFAX AND NASH COUNTIES, WHICH LANDS PROVIDE BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK AND LITTLE FISHING CREEK. 13) MONITORED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE PROPERTIES HELD BY TRLC. 14) MONITORED 75 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 15) WORKED TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY FOR FISHING CREEK BY PLANTING OVER 30,000 TREES, REMOVING OLD BUILDINGS, AND DECOMMISSIONING AN ANIMAL WASTE LAGOON ON A FARM FORMERLY USED FOR HOG PRODUCTION IN HALIFAX COUNTY THAT WAS PURCHASED BY TRLC LAST YEAR. THE CLEAN-UP AND TRANSFORMATION OF THIS PROPERTY IS A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT. 16) CONTINUED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO NATURE TRAILS IN GRANVILLE COUNTY BY ADDING TWO NEW TRAIL LOOPS TO AN EXISTING PRESERVE, BY MAINTAINING EXISTING TRAILS THROUGH THE WORK OF A CREW OF DEDICATED LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER GROUPS, AND BY WORKING TO COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL NETWORK OF TRAILS THAT SHOULD BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. 1300720 60073 1300720 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true true false false false X AMY EDGE 9194965902 121 NORTH MAIN STREET LOUISBURG NC 27549 LAYMAN ENTERPRISE LLC INDEPENDENT X 517900 0 0 DEREK HALBERG EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 131600 0 3939 ANGELA PARKER ALLEN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ERNIE AVERETT DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 TIM BEVACQUA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 TYLER RAY BLACK DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ALVIN BRASWELL VICE-PRESIDE X X 0 0 0 DAVID COBB DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ROBERT COVINGTON PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 GARY A HARRIS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 NOLA REED KNOUSE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BOYD STURGES SECRETARY/TR X X 0 0 0 649500 3939 2 false true false 529961 189977 124000 719938 EEP MONITORING 541900 24525 24525 CWMTF MONITORING 531120 18187 18187 RENTAL HOUSE 541900 17361 17361 60073 361429 361429 17018 17018 17018 17018 HUNTING AND FARM LEASE INCOME 37649 37649 OTHER 21860 21860 59509 1217967 498029 131600 106912 22517 2171 225069 175840 46202 3027 25625 17894 7474 257 27560 21145 6058 357 3604 2630 902 72 19275 18656 578 41 19331 15852 3286 193 20648 18757 1780 111 LAND STEWARD-CLEAN UP 542371 542371 PMTS TO PROP OWNERS 242791 242791 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE 44580 40854 3506 220 SURVEYS 28062 28062 81506 68956 11577 973 1412022 1300720 103880 7422 225830 214742 573103 297901 51263 60319 9933 8140 17853421 86899 15572705 17766522 8911026 7777151 4544 34663 25348404 26159438 8616 12105 14104 43404 22720 55509 X 19088561 21648863 6237123 4455066 25325684 26103929 25348404 26159438 -194055 972300 X false true X false false X 1728839 1848591 748105 1271593 719938 6317066 1728839 1848591 748105 1271593 719938 6317066 6317066 125337 109221 333379 296816 361429 1226182 7543248 481011 0.83740 0.93540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 98 10850.97 1 true 1075.00 37403 1848040 33375 69087 15245 2355314 1615886 60150 67125 12968 1848040 2034791 45600 96015 14120 1615886 1720111 44700 34815 11571 2034791 1511467 87400 36703 11662 1720111 true false 17288260 17288260 414342 49124 365218 150819 37775 113044 17766522 DEFERRED INFLOW OF RES-LEASES 33655 ACCRUED VACATION PAYABLE 8349 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1400 43404 X 1217967 1217967 1217967 1412022 1412022 1412022 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 CONSERVATION EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN 2011 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REPORTED AS INTERESTS IN LAND IN THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT. THE INCOME RECEIVED FROM GRANTS AND OTHER DONATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITIION OF EASEMENTS ARE REPORTED AND THE EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS ARE REPORTED AS EXPENSES. EASEMENTS ARE LISTED AS AN ITEM ON THE BALANCE SHEET. TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY ACQUIRES CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THROUGH A NUMBER OF WAYS. EASEMENTS ARE SOMETIMES DONATED, GIVING THE DONORS OPPORTUNITY FOR INCOME TAX AND ESTATE TAX BENEFITS. WHEN AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE PRESENT, TRLC MAY PURCHASE THE EASEMENT FROM A LANDOWNER. THIS PRACTICE ISGENERALLY REFERRED TO AS PURCHASING DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS OR "PDR". NO VALUE IS RECORDED FOR THES PDRS, AS THEY CANNOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED AND CANNOT BE ENCUMBERED. TRLC CURRENTLY HOLDS 98 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE STEWARDSHIP AND LEGAL DEFENSE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR THE STEWARDSHIP AND LEGAL DEFENSE OF FEE PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR COSTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. INCOME TAX RETURNS FROM 2021 THROUGH 2023 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. false false false false false false false false false LAYMAN ENTERPRISE LLC INDEPENDENT CONTRACT 517900 517900 LINDA FISHER FORMER DIRECTOR PERM CONSERV EASEMEN false SCHEDULE L, PART V LINDA FISHER'S TENURE ON THE TRLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. WILDLANDS ENGINEERING, INC., OF CHARLOTTE, NC, ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MS. FISHER TO COMPLETE A MITIGATION PROJECT ON HER PROPERTY. WILDLANDS AND MS. FISHER NEGOTIATED THE PROJECT INDEPENDENTLY OF TRLC, AND TRLC WAS NOT INVOLVED IN DETERMINING ANY FINANCIAL OR OTHER BENEFITS PROVIDED TO MS. FISHER BY WILDLANDS. TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, A THIRD-PARTY WAS NEEDED TO HOLD THE PERMANENT CONSERVATION EASEMENT ENCUMBERING THE MITIGATION AREAS. TRLC EVALUATED THE CONSERVATION BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOLLOWING ITS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AGREED TO HOLD THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AT ITS DECEMBER 20, 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT GRANTED BY MS. FISHER TO TRLC IS OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 3366, PAGE 642-674, NASH COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS. X LAND 1 124000 1 false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II THERE WAS ONE DONATION OF LAND IN THE CURRENT YEAR - PARCELS ON ROCK SPRING CHURCH ROAD IN GRANVILLE COUNTY NC. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY PRESERVES THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE TAR RIVER BASIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND OTHERS TO PROTECT RURAL LAND, RIPARIAN CORRIDORS AND ENSURE CLEAN WATER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY ACHIEVED ITS LAND PROTECTION MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 4) PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 57.501 ACRES IN GRANVILLE COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO KNAP OF REEDS CREEK. 5) PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 246.66 ACRES IN NASH COUNTY, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK. 6) ACQUIRED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 20.11 ACRES, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES IN THE UPPER NEUSE RIVER BASIN AND ADJOINS A LARGER TRACT OF TRLC PROTECTED LAND. 7) RECEIVED A DONATION OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO 42.59 ACRES, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO SWIFT CREEK. THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS TIED TO A MITIGATION PROJECT. 8) PURCHASED FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO 50.07 ACRES, WHICH LAND PROVIDES BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK. 9) AWARDED ACCREDITATION RENEWAL BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION. RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION REQUIRES THAT A LAND TRUST DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, SOUND TRANSACTIONS AND LASTING STEWARDSHIP OF THE LANDS THEY CONSERVE. 10) SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ON LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS LOCATED IN GRANVILLE COUNTY, WHICH LANDS WILL PROVIDE A BUFFER FOR CAMP BUTNER AND LOCAL RESOURCES. 11) SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ON LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS LOCATED IN PERSON COUNTY, WHICH LANDS WILL PROVIDE A BUFFER FOR FLAT RIVER AND LOCAL RESOURCES. 12) SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ON LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS AND OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS IN HALIFAX AND NASH COUNTIES, WHICH LANDS PROVIDE BUFFERS TO FISHING CREEK AND LITTLE FISHING CREEK. 13) MONITORED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND FEE PROPERTIES HELD BY TRLC. 14) MONITORED 75 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 15) WORKED TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY FOR FISHING CREEK BY PLANTING OVER 30,000 TREES, REMOVING OLD BUILDINGS, AND DECOMMISSIONING AN ANIMAL WASTE LAGOON ON A FARM FORMERLY USED FOR HOG PRODUCTION IN HALIFAX COUNTY THAT WAS PURCHASED BY TRLC LAST YEAR. THE CLEAN-UP AND TRANSFORMATION OF THIS PROPERTY IS A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT. 16) CONTINUED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO NATURE TRAILS IN GRANVILLE COUNTY BY ADDING TWO NEW TRAIL LOOPS TO AN EXISTING PRESERVE, BY MAINTAINING EXISTING TRAILS THROUGH THE WORK OF A CREW OF DEDICATED LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER GROUPS, AND BY WORKING TO COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL NETWORK OF TRAILS THAT SHOULD BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 LAYMAN ENTERPRISE, LLC 5336 WAYNE ROAD CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17202 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND EMAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY ANNUALLY. THEY READ AND SIGN A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY. AT ANY BOARD MEETING WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ARISE, THE BOARD UNDERTAKES AN ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION BASED ON THE POLICY AND DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A CONFLICT. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THEY HANDLE THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST