2024-08-27T14:22:18-05:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2023-01-01 396089450 THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC SAND 6086634605 44 E MIFFLIN STREET 1005 MADISON WI 53703 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 6086634605 2024-08-26 1 0 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 6082744020 2024-08-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KEVIN MCALEESE 44 E MIFFLIN STREET 1005 MADISON WI 53703 7327567 0 X SANDCOUNTYFOUNDATION.ORG X 1965 WI INSPIRE AND ENABLE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE. 15 14 0 14 0 0 8806160 6501565 554960 519395 221023 297380 16081 9227 9598224 7327567 896846 1346981 0 0 3577209 4383182 0 0 118060 2105620 1805935 6579675 7536098 3018549 -208531 16718946 17485614 1153734 685858 15565212 16799756 SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER A GROWING NUMBER OF LAND OWNERS AND MANAGERS TO ETHICALLY CARE FOR THE LAND TO SUSTAIN WATER RESOURCES, BUILD HEALTHY SOIL, ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND SUPPORT OUTDOOR RECREATION. 0 0 4272567 988903 335651 CONSERVATION POLICY AND INFLUENCE - THROUGH ITS CONSERVATION POLICY INITIATIVE, THE FOUNDATION USES SOME OF THE SAME PRINCIPLES FROM ITS BODY OF WORK TO BUILD AND SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM-SCALE SPECIES CONSERVATION MODELS, GREATER ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES, AND BETTER USE OF DATA TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 1715997 148078 183744 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION - THE FOUNDATION'S AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PROTECT SOIL AND WATER, UTILIZE THEM MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND MAXIMIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT CONSERVATION MEASURES ENHANCE THE LONG-TERM PROFITABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF FARMS AND RANCHES. 849755 210000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD - THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD RECOGNIZES FARMERS, RANCHERS AND FORESTERS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN CONSERVATION ON WORKING LAND. WITH PROMINENT PARTNERS IN MANY STATES ACROSS THE U.S., THE FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE ANNUAL AWARDS IN SETTINGS THAT SHOWCASE THE LANDOWNERS' CONSERVATION SUCCESS AMONG THEIR PEERS. 6838319 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI PA X X KEVIN MCALEESE 6086634605 44 E MIFFLIN STREET 1005 MADISON WI 53703 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 192528 0 24712 LYNNE SHERROD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID HANSON VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY DELONG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOMER BUELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BLAIR CALVERT FIZSIMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CATES PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS ZALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY TEMPLE PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FOLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DUNCAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HAGLUND PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 5000 0 0 NITA VAIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN SCARLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI PETERSON PHD VP AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION & RESEARCH 40.00 X 163694 0 6543 CHRIS SCHELLPFEFFER VP EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40.00 X 142775 0 17028 LANCE IRVING LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD 40.00 X 128917 0 23264 TIMOTHY MALE PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - EPIC 40.00 X 135366 0 5422 MAUREEN O'REILLY CUNNINGHAM CHIEF STRAT OFF & DIR OF WATER - EPIC 40.00 X 116203 0 4641 884483 0 81610 8 1 1 0 0 1051889 5449676 6501565 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 541900 519395 519395 519395 297380 297380 9227 9227 9227 7327567 519395 0 306607 X 1177452 1177452 169529 169529 222240 202605 14388 5247 3094722 2821299 200359 73064 80591 73470 5218 1903 716094 652826 46361 16907 269535 245721 17450 6364 3512 3512 74484 74484 45228 45228 972445 874188 93968 4289 3591 3238 303 50 127417 109726 14960 2731 60033 54336 4326 1371 101054 83637 14370 3047 204066 185842 17385 839 119065 94280 24785 1429 1247 150 32 16517 14418 1732 367 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 77094 74505 740 1849 7536098 6838319 579719 118060 110803 625812 2765221 2977474 3074977 1446070 108337 45125 29724 35806 60569 60569 1428 0 6724027 8588756 3451002 3346591 453427 419980 16718946 17485614 364463 158178 325000 86490 464271 441190 1153734 685858 X 5780190 5919776 9785022 10879980 15565212 16799756 16718946 17485614 -208531 1443075 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1775213 2713436 5501243 8806160 6501565 25297617 1775213 2713436 5501243 8806160 6501565 25297617 8785202 16512415 163141 126250 199225 221023 297380 1007019 26304636 2088765 0.62770 0.55140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8935211 1000000 1498600 872616 40643 10520552 11062361 -2087153 39997 8935211 10522152 899787 359578 11062361 6523336 4444131 445315 10522152 5606342 1253620 336626 6523336 0.60754 0.33678 0.05568 0 0 60569 60569 0 0 C&H INVESTMENT CO., INC. PREFERRED STOCK 70000 F INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3112091 F CASH 164500 C 3346591 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 441190 441190 8805514 1443075 80100 -45228 1477947 7327567 0 7327567 7570970 80100 80100 7490870 45228 45228 7536098 PART V, LINE 4: THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES -45,228. 1 BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM 21 NORTH PARK ST STE 6301 MADISON WI 53715 396006492 STATE OF WISCONSIN 32372 0 GENERAL PURPOSES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER 7761 DIAMONDBACK DRIVE COLLEGE PARK MD 20742 933208396 501(C)(3) 902843 0 GENERAL PURPOSES BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION 2701 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SOUTHEAST 209 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55414 203477309 501(C)(3) 10000 0 GENERAL PURPOSES R&S FLINCHBAUGH LLC 110 DUCKTOWN RD YORK PA 17406 208088352 10000 0 LCA AWARD LEVALLEY RANCH II LTD RLLP 36209 SPURLIN MESA ROAD HOTCHKISS CO 81419 841326922 10000 0 LCA AWARD BARTHOLOMAY KATTLE KOMPANY LLC 14618 57TH STREET SOUTHEAST SHELDON ND 58068 352452848 10000 0 LCA AWARD COPE GRASS FARMS LLC 589 HIGHWAY EAST TRUXTON MO 63381 832670198 10000 0 LCA AWARD JONES FAMILY FARMS FUND 253 ELIZABETH STREET A DERBY CT 06418 264132933 10000 0 LCA AWARD NOLLS' DAIRY FARM LLC S1902 BUENA VISTA ROAD ALMA WI 54610 412132127 10000 0 LCA AWARD PARK FARMING ORGANICS 2698 SOUTH MERIDIAN ROAD MERIDIAN CA 95957 854345190 10000 0 LCA AWARD DYGERT FARMS 243 DYGERT ROAD PALATINE BRIDGE NY 13428 352452848 10000 0 LCA AWARD FARMERS EDGE PO BOX 857851 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55485 452128268 41872 0 GENERAL PURPOSES UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MSC01 1260 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE NM 87131 856000642 STATE OF NEW MEXICO 26900 0 GENERAL PURPOSES RES GREAT LAKES 6575 WEST LOOP SOUTH STE 300 BELLAIRE TX 77401 391911274 6222 0 POLLINATOR HABITAT GRANTS 4 10 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS 13 130000 STIPENDS 10 5200 HONORARIUMS 2 500 FARMER COLLABORATORS 40 32000 SEED GRANTS 2 1829 PART I, LINE 2: THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION REGULARLY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REVIEWING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS AND CONDUCTING SITE VISITS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 180528 0 12000 0 0 0 6053 0 18659 0 217240 0 0 0 HEIDI PETERSON PHD VP AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION & RESEA 152694 0 11000 0 0 0 6543 0 0 0 170237 0 0 0 CHRIS SCHELLPFEFFER VP EXTERNAL RELATIONS 131775 0 11000 0 0 0 5882 0 11146 0 159803 0 0 0 LANCE IRVING LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD 121917 0 7000 0 0 0 5430 0 17834 0 152181 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MALE PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - EPIC 126366 0 9000 0 0 0 5422 0 0 0 140788 0 0 0 MAUREEN O'REILLY CUNNINGHAM CHIEF STRAT OFF & DIR OF WATER - EPI 111203 0 5000 0 0 0 4641 0 0 0 120844 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC. LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC., HOWEVER, QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2S FROM QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS SENT TO ALL DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE ANALYSIS EXAMINED COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS BASED ON CRITERIA OF GEOGRAPHY AND LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY. IT ALSO REVIEWED FIGURES FOR DIFFERING NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S REGION. THE COMMITTEE DELIBERATED ON THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION'S INFORMATION AND THE COMMITEE AND THE GOVERNING BODY VOTED FOR RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION CONSISTENT WITH THE FINDINGS OF THE ANALYSIS. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS EVALUATED IN 2019 IN COMPARISON TO COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND WAS ADJUSTED BY ACTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY UPWARD TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY AVERAGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATE. AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 760,701. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,145. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,922. TOTAL EXPENSES 787,768. COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,053. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,779. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 367. TOTAL EXPENSES 97,199. CONTRACTED PERSONNEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 200. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 200. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,234. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 55,044. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 87,278.