2025-10-27T10:41:47-04:00 2024-12-31 872097940 Jamie Matthews CPA PO Box 2996 Durango CO 81302 990 2024-01-01 841204273 La Plata Open Space Conservancy % Jennifer Zahratka LAPL 9702593415 776 E 2nd Ave Durango CO 81301 JENNIFER ZAHRATKA Executive Director 9702593415 2025-10-27 true true JAMIE MATTHEWS P01899878 9704608575 2025-10-27 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 461295 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. 10 4 4 22 0 0 289920 202510 86860 123169 61954 76722 19398 41753 458132 444154 0 0 201856 184626 0 48382 100311 144160 302167 328786 155965 115368 1615237 1797897 3115 21928 1612122 1775969 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 254530 123169 Land protection and stewardship: Since incorporating in 1992, LPOSC has accepted donations of conservation easements permanently protecting in excess of 20,709 acres of land with superior conservation values across six counties in southwestern Colorado. In October 2024, LPOSC implemented LANDSCAPE, a secure, cloud-based land conservation software platform designed by former land trust professionals. The system centralizes project management, annual monitoring, exercised rights, issue tracking, funding management, and accreditation reporting thereby enhancing organizational efficiency, long-term accountability, and transparency. This platform strengthens LPOSCs ability to maintain compliance with accrediation requirements and land trust best practice standards. 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. 254530 true true false false false false true false false false true false false false true false true 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 8 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 4 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false X X Board of Directors 9702593415 PO Box 1651 Durango CO 81302 Jennifer Zahratka Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 36539 0 1827 Adrienne Dorsey Fmr Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 24698 0 1041 Rick Borkowski President Elect 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Adam Reeves Vice PresidentSecretary 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jenn Clayton Vice President Treasurer 1.50 0.00 X 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 Debra May Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Zink Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcia Bisinger Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Justin Osborn Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 61237 0 2868 0 false false false 66959 135551 202510 Stewardship 900099 75750 75750 Easements in Process 900099 19979 19979 Transfer Fees 900099 27440 27440 123169 76722 76722 58236 17141 41095 41095 Miscellaneous 541900 658 658 658 444154 123827 0 117817 X 75385 33923 11308 30154 81782 81782 14111 6350 2117 5644 13348 6007 2002 5339 18389 11953 3678 2758 69531 63659 4235 1637 2575 2575 10020 6513 2004 1503 1659 1659 14853 12976 530 1347 Telephone 2276 2276 Enforcement 7746 7746 Dues 7741 7741 Training 2517 2517 6853 6853 328786 254530 25874 48382 142163 168954 97343 218645 33437 5944 25312 45312 13802 18519 9455 9455 1303180 1340523 1615237 1797897 3115 3053 12000 6875 3115 21928 X 1572638 1755671 39484 20298 1612122 1775969 1615237 1797897 115368 67853 -12814 -6560 0 X true X false true false X 126751 140187 247388 282720 202510 999556 126751 140187 247388 282720 202510 999556 194303 805253 66626 80972 63885 61594 76722 349799 1349355 0.59680 0.82110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 178 20709.00 11 1 true 1210.00 123000 9455 9455 Accrued Salaries and Wages 6875 6875 499193 67853 67853 431340 12814 12814 444154 328786 328786 328786 SnowdownSka 51036 7200 43836 5772 11369 51036 7200 43836 5772 11369 17141 26695 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Following submission to the IRS, a copy of the filed Form 990 will be provided to all members of the Board of Directors in electronic format, with a hard copy available upon request. The return will also be presented at the next regularly scheduled board meeting and noted in the minutes. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c La Plata Open Space Conservancy (LPOSC) maintains a written conflict of interest policy. All board members and key staff are required to complete annual disclosure forms identifying any actual or potential conflicts. These disclosures are reviewed by the Executive Committee, and any issues are discussed and documented in board minutes. Several board members are also landowners with conservation easements held by LPOSC. This relationships is disclosed in the conflict of interest policy and those board members recuse themselves from related discussions and decisions to ensure transparency and compliance. The policy and procedures are reviewed periodically to ensure ongoing compliance with IRS and state nonprofit requirements. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and Form 990 available to the public upon request by mail, phone, or email. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Grant writing and other professional fees