Sample for Practice 5B: SPNHF Gift Acknowledgment

This is a template for contemporaneous written gift acknowledgement and was reviewed and approved by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in December 2014.

This written gift acknowledgement is annotated and was reviewed and approved by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The annotated version includes commentary from the Commission on specific elements required for accreditation.

This includes landowner disclosures for full or partial donation of land from the accredited Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

This factsheet offers guidelines on the drafting and delivery of the contemporaneous substantiation letters required by IRC Section 170(f)(8).

This is a conservation easement drafting template from the accredited Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

This guidance covers Practice 11J: Partial or Full Extinguishment .

Recreational use statutes offer valuable liability protection for land trusts that allow public access and encourage landowners to open their land to the public free of charge. Unfortunately, some lawyers like to challenge these statutes for people claiming injuries.

Assessing Your Organization is a series of assessment tools designed to complement the 2017 Standards and Practices. This 15-minute course provides practical tips and guidance on how to make the AYO a productive learning experience for your land trust.

Instructions for setting up the online version of Assessing Your Organization for your land trust.

Tax analysts' summary of IRC Section 170 —Charitable Deduction.