Conservation Easements for Charities Operating in Colorado

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Types, numbers, acreage, and expenses of conservation easements held by charitable organizations as reported to the IRS in annual filings using Form 990, provided by the Colorado Department of State (CDOS) since 2011.

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This dataset has the following 21 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
ididtextAutomatically generated unique ID
taxyrtaxyrnumberTax year corresponding to the charitable organization's filing
businessname1businessname1textName of the charitable organization
businessname2businessname2textAdditional name of the charitable organization if applicable
eineintextEmployer identification number for charitable organization
conservationeasementsindconservationeasementsindtextIndicator for if the organization received or held a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures. t is True, f is False
preservationpublicuseindpreservationpublicuseindtextIndicator for if the organization preserved land for public use. t is True, f is False
protectionnaturalhabitatindprotectionnaturalhabitatindtextIndicator for if the organization protected natural habitat. t is True, f is False
preservationopenspaceindpreservationopenspaceindtextIndicator for if the organization protected open space. t is True, f is False
historiclandareaindhistoriclandareaindtextIndicator for if the organization preserved a historically important land area. t is True, f is False
historicstructureindhistoricstructureindtextIndicator for if the organization preserved a certified historical structure. t is True, f is False
totaleasementscnttotaleasementscntnumberTotal number of conservation easements held by the charitable organization
totalacreagecnttotalacreagecntnumberTotal acreage restricted by conservation easements by the charitable organization
historicstructureeasementscnthistoricstructureeasementscntnumberNumber of conservation easements on a certified historic structure by the charitable organization
historicstrctreasementsaftrcnthistoricstrctreasementsaftrcntnumberNumber of conservation easements acquired after 8/17/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register by the charitable organization
modifiedeasementscntmodifiedeasementscntnumberNumber of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the tax year by the charitable organization
stateseasementsheldcntstateseasementsheldcntnumberNumber of states where property subject to conservation easement is located by the charitable organization
writtenpolicymonitoringindwrittenpolicymonitoringindtextIndicator for if the organization has a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds. t is True, f is False
staffhoursspentenforcementcntstaffhoursspentenforcementcntnumberStaff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year by the charitable organization
expensesincurredenforcementamtexpensesincurredenforcementamtnumberAmount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year by the charitable organization
section170hrqrstsfdindsection170hrqrstsfdindtextIndicator for if each conservation easement reported satisfies the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii) on Schedule D of the IRS 990 e-filing. t is True, f is False