GATHERING WATERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
GATHERING WATERS INC (EIN 39-1805090)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-16
IRS object ID
202422609349300982
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-09-16T10:23:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12921 LANDMARK PL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537134236ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391805090EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GATHERING WATERS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGATHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082519131PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 SOUTH PATERSON STREET 270AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL CARLSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082519131PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE MAYER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187180PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum
Preparation2024-09-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL CARLSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 SOUTH PATERSON STREET 270AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,199,090GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressGATHERINGWATERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO HELP LAND TRUSTS, LANDOWNERS, AND COMMUNITIES PROTECT THE PLACES THAT MAKE WISCONSIN SPECIAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,146,187PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$20,736PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,965CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$17,391PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$32,195CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,184,314PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$592,546PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$169,174CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,114,499CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$254,795PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$84,591CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$281,232TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$260,341TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,335,895NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,453,079NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGATHERING WATERS (WISCONSIN'S ALLIANCE FOR LAND TRUSTS) STRENGTHENS LAND TRUSTS TO PROTECT WISCONSIN'S SPECIAL PLACES AND GROW HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THE STRONGER THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN GATHERING WATERS' STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS, LAND TRUST LEADERS, AND THE BROADER CONSERVATION COMMUNITY, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL WE ARE IN PROTECTING THE LANDS THAT PROVIDE SO MUCH VALUE TO ALL OF US.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$321,368ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$11,965RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH: EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROFESSIONALS, AND LANDOWNERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION AND VOLUNTARY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO SET ASIDE PRIVATE LAND FOR CONSERVATION. GATHERING WATERS MAINTAINS AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND PUBLISHES PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING 2023, GATHERING WATERS ORGANIZED A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE FOR LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, ATTENDED BY NEARLY 100 PARTICIPANTS; HELD "LAND TRUST DAYS", TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEARLY 2,000 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY WISCONSIN'S LAND TRUSTS ON LAND THAT THEY HAVE PROTECTED; AND HELD AN ANNUAL AWARDS EVENT HONORING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY LEADERS IN LAND CONSERVATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$255,186ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescTECHNICAL TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE: INCREASED THE CAPACITY OF MORE THAN FORTY WISCONSIN LAND TRUSTS AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PEER LEARNING, AND WORKSHOPS. GATHERING WATERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE, A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS, TO OFFER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO WISCONSIN LAND TRUSTS. DURING 2023, GATHERING WATERS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO WISCONSIN LAND TRUSTS THROUGH THE LAND CONSERVATION LAW PROGRAM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$168,992ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescPOLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: WORK WITH DECISION MAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE WORK OF LAND TRUSTS AND THE CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE LAND. SPECIFICALLY, GATHERING WATERS ADVOCATES FOR CONTINUATION OF FUNDING FOR THE KNOWLES NELSON STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, A PROGRAM OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LAND IN WISCONSIN. IN 2023, GATHERING WATERS CONNECTED ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH THEIR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS AND WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR TO IMPROVE HOW THE KNOWLES-NELSON STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FUNCTIONS AND IS ADMINISTERED AND ADVOCATED AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE WEAKENED PROTECTIONS FOR PROTECTED LAND IN WISCONSIN. ALSO IN 2023, GATHERING WATERS ADVOCATED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE 70,000-ACRE PELICAN RIVER FOREST, THE LARGEST CONSERVATION PROJECT IN MODERN WISCONSIN HISTORY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$33,961ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescPROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION IN WISCONSIN, THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER CONSERVATION LEADERS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTIVITIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL CARLSONPersonNm
Phone6082519131PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 S PATERSON ST SUITE 270AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MATT REETZ
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE KOUTNIK
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$16,650$0$0
CAROL ABRAHAMZON
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL FISHER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE VRABEC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY STEINHOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN THUSIUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA WISHART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF OTTUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJIE TOMTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE VAN HEIDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIERAN COE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CARLSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$98,108$0$23,268
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$114,758TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$21,202FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,133,728AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$12,053NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,154,930TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONFERENCEDesc
Business611430BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$11,965TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,965RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,965TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$32,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$32,195ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$32,195ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,026TotalAmt
Program Services$82,645ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,712FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$483,260TotalAmt
Program Services$361,776ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,614FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,602TotalAmt
Program Services$20,460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,606FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,497TotalAmt
Program Services$40,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,123FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$42,602TotalAmt
Program Services$30,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,371FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,759TotalAmt
Management And General$25,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,400TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,400FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,232TotalAmt
Program Services$71,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$87,408TotalAmt
Program Services$43,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,605FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,415TotalAmt
Program Services$11,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,198FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$495TotalAmt
Program Services$107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$388ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,429TotalAmt
Program Services$30,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,169FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,886TotalAmt
Program Services$18,742ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,083FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,307TotalAmt
Program Services$36,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,810FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,093TotalAmt
Program Services$4,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$398ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$723FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES, FEES, AND SUBSCRIDesc
Total$29,856TotalAmt
Program Services$23,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,355FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,232TotalAmt
Program Services$2,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$405FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,114,499TotalAmt
Program Services$779,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$169,174FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,922BOYAmt
EOY$40,052EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$289,329EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$477,767BOYAmt
EOY$377,078EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,306BOYAmt
EOY$14,713EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$0LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$623,937BOYAmt
EOY$673,825EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$106,668EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,195BOYAmt
EOY$211,755EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,617,127BOYAmt
EOY$1,713,420EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,048BOYAmt
EOY$40,820EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,184BOYAmt
EOY$219,521EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$281,232BOYAmt
EOY$260,341EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$873,145BOYAmt
EOY$864,029EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$462,750BOYAmt
EOY$589,050EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,895BOYAmt
EOY$1,453,079EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,617,127BOYAmt
EOY$1,713,420EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$84,591ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$32,593NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$783,189CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$873,897CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$766,836CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,146,187CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,154,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,725,039TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$873,897CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$766,836CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,146,187CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,154,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,725,039TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,618,721SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,106,318PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,799CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,345CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,648CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,195CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,584TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,783,623TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$48,642GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60540PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$31,100FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$31,100FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,083,399FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,114,499FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$186,450FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$46,613FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$126,802CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$144,641CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$164,428CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$186,450CurrentYearAmt
Total$622,321TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$933,482LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$21,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$5,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$31,100CurrentYearAmt
Total$62,100TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$31,701CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$36,160CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$41,107CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$46,613CurrentYearAmt
Total$155,581TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$233,372GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$4,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$4,000TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage210.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement10.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$500ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$339OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$723InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$723OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,750BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,387InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,387OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,750EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSDesc
Book Value$106,668BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$106,668TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETDesc
Book Value$211,755BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$211,755TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$219,521Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$219,521TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,231,683TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$32,593NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$32,593RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,199,090RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,199,090TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,114,499TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,114,499ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,114,499TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:GATHERING WATERS' POLICY IS TO MONITOR EASEMENTS ANNUALLY, DOCUMENT THE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MONITORING, AND COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MONITORING TO THE LANDOWNER. VIOLATIONS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RESOLVED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
PART II, LINE 9:GATHERING WATERS RECORDS THE PURCHASE OF EASEMENTS AS AN EXPENSE IN THE YEAR OF PURCHASE. NO ASSET OR LIABILITY IS RECOGNIZED IN CONNECTION WITH EASEMENT PURCHASES. DONATED EASEMENTS ARE NOT ASSIGNED A VALUE IN THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS.
PART V, LINE 4:GATHERING WATERS' ENDOWMENT IS A DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO FUND INTERNSHIPS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF GATHERING WATERS, WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, GATHERING WATERS MAKES THE FORM AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FINANCIAL MANAGER COLLECTS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND COMMUNICATES TO APPLICABLE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXPECTED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING ABOUT MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY, BASED IN PART ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INFORMALLY SURVEYING COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SURVEYS. MOST RECENTLY, THE COMMITTEE CONSULTED THE 2023 DANE COUNTY NON-PROFIT TOTAL REWARDS SURVEY AND THE LAND TRUST SALARY 2022 SURVEY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GATHERING WATERS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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