SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE INC (EIN 39-1393389)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-29
IRS object ID
202403039349301425
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)
Return2024-10-29T10:48:23-05:00ReturnTs
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)
EIN391393389EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082552473PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 S PATERSON ST 340AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATT FORTNEYPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082552473PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE MAYER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187180PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd
Principal OfficerMATTHEW REETZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 S PATERSON ST 340AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,712,987GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSWIBIRDS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWILDLIFE SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers400TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,283,237PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,100,830CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$22,445PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$17,948CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$722,987PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$226,607CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$40,328PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$27,161CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,068,997PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,372,546CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$608,798PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$681,765CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$112,386CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$384,731PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$429,030CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$993,529PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,110,795CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,075,468PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,261,751CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$13,498,481TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,336,310TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$198,901TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$193,186TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,299,580NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,143,124NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$444,281ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$17,948RevenueAmt
DescWILDLIFE SANCTUARIES: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE (SOWBA) ACTIVELY PROTECTED, RESTORED, AND MANAGED OVER 2000 ACRES AT ITS GOOSE POND AND FAVILLE GROVE SANCTUARIES. SOWBA ALSO ADDED A BRAND-NEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AT FAIR MEADOWS, A 374-ACRE BEAUTIFULLY-RESTORED PROPERTY THAT IS ALSO A STATE NATURAL AREA. WE CONTINUED PERFORMING HIGH-QUALITY HABITAT CONSERVATION, INCLUDING PRAIRIE PLANTING, NATIVE SEED COLLECTION (FROM 400+ NATIVE SPECIES), PRESCRIBED BURNS, AND WILDLIFE/PLANT SURVEYS. WE HOSTED 11 SUMMER INTERNS AND RAN IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS LIKE MONARCH BUTTERFLY TAGGING, NEST MONITORING, WILDLIFE SURVEYS, AND MUCH MORE. COUNTLESS VISITORS ENJOYED THE OUTDOORS AT OUR SANCTUARIES. WE MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE AND LAND CONSERVATION PERMANENCE AND WERE AWARDED RENEWAL OF NATIONAL LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION, A MARK OF DISTINCTION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$196,078ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: SOWBA HAS TWO FULL-TIME EDUCATORS ON OUR STAFF! WE TAUGHT WEEKLY IN ABOUT 15 CLASSROOMS SPANNING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. WE ALSO WORK WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS. OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING GROUPS WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THE KIDS BEING PEOPLE OF COLOR OR FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. OUR FUN, HANDS-ON LESSONS GET KIDS RUNNING, EXPLORING, AND THINKING LIKE SCIENTISTS. WE ALSO PROVIDED MANY ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE BIRDING 101 AND BIRDING BY EAR (FOR PEOPLE OF ALL VISION ABILITIES) IN ADDITION TO A VARIETY OF FIELD TRIPS WELCOMING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$126,228ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescADVOCACY: ALONG WITH ITS MEMBERS, SOWBA SUPPORTED MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND ADVOCATED WIDELY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH A BLOG, NEWSLETTER, EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, AND MORE. WE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH HYBRID (IN PERSON, STREAMED ONLINE) PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. WE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO IMPROVE REPRESENTATION IN CONSERVATION AND ACCESS TO NATURE FOR BIPOC, LGBTQ+, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SUCCESSFULLY CHANGING OUR NAME TO BETTER REPRESENT OUR WORK AND COMMUNITIES. WE COORDINATED MULTIPLE VOLUNTEER-LED CITIZEN SCIENCE EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING BALD EAGLE NEST WATCH, NOW ESTABLISHED IN OVER HALF OF THE COUNTIES AROUND WISCONSIN. WE ALSO PROMOTED BIRD-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR BIRD-WINDOW COLLISION MONITORING AND BIRD-WINDOW COLLISION PREVENTION OUTREACH PROGRAMS. WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE CITY OF MADISON IN UPHOLDING THE STATE'S FIRST BIRD-SAFE GLASS ORDINANCE THAT WENT THROUGH A LEGAL BATTLE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$766,587TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN MINNICHPersonNm
Phone6082552473PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 S PATERSON ST STE 340AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53703ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MATTHEW FORTNEY
CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK CLARK
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GALLIGAN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM NORRIS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA LEPEAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARCY KIND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNE JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT KRUEGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLIVIA DUNN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEXTER PATTERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK EAGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RIHN
DIRECTOR (THRU MAY)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SHILLINGLAW
DIRECTOR (THRU FEB)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT REETZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$87,333$0$2,620
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$87,333TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,620TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$7,663FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$13,899MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,079,268AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,756,303NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,100,830TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRENTAL INCOMEDesc
Business531190BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,830TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,830RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$8,118TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,118RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,948TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$159,882TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$159,882ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,403,450SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,336,725SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$66,725SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$66,725TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$66,725ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$30,877GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$3,716CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,161TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27,161ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,372,546TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,948RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$253,768ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,953TotalAmt
Program Services$65,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,225FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$478,785TotalAmt
Program Services$347,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,746FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,139TotalAmt
Program Services$8,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,390FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,796TotalAmt
Program Services$41,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,087FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,092TotalAmt
Program Services$32,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,627FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,535TotalAmt
Management And General$6,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,845TotalAmt
Management And General$15,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,313TotalAmt
Management And General$52,313ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,798TotalAmt
Management And General$15,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,223TotalAmt
Program Services$54,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,912FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,045TotalAmt
Program Services$1,569ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$139FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,894TotalAmt
Program Services$54,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,578FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,758TotalAmt
Program Services$6,758ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,534TotalAmt
Program Services$51,534ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,686TotalAmt
Program Services$20,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
WILDLIFE/HABITAT RESTOR$71,470$71,470
MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES$7,800$6,600$1,200

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,129TotalAmt
Program Services$4,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$682FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,110,795TotalAmt
Program Services$766,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$231,822ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,386FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$332,811BOYAmt
EOY$284,359EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,789BOYAmt
EOY$413,893EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,180BOYAmt
EOY$289,155EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,448BOYAmt
EOY$20,366EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,861,546LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$753,914LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,921,783BOYAmt
EOY$9,107,632EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,188,132BOYAmt
EOY$5,654,729EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,215BOYAmt
EOY$104,643EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,123BOYAmt
EOY$461,533EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,498,481BOYAmt
EOY$16,336,310EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,970BOYAmt
EOY$42,890EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,931BOYAmt
EOY$150,296EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,901BOYAmt
EOY$193,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,279,442BOYAmt
EOY$10,697,259EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,020,138BOYAmt
EOY$5,445,865EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,299,580BOYAmt
EOY$16,143,124EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,498,481BOYAmt
EOY$16,336,310EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,261,751ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$563,996NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$17,797OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,168,674CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$885,851CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,441,330CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,283,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,100,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,879,922TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,168,674CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$885,851CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,441,330CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,283,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,100,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,879,922TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,637,652SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,242,270PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,127CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,007CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$123,974CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,882CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$524,190TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,404,112TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$286,271GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.62380PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51970PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,110,795FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,110,795FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$186,080FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$46,520FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$137,425CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$162,800CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$174,029CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$186,080CurrentYearAmt
Total$660,334TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$990,501LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$34,356CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$40,700CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$43,507CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$46,520CurrentYearAmt
Total$165,083TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$247,625GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements8TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage309.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement20.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$800ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$265,315BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$264,191ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$55,924InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,418OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,586AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$572,426EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$327,004BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$49,033InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,205OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$451AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$265,315EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$288,496BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$49,455InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,503OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$444AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$327,004EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$257,857BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,639InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$288,496EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$220,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$43,824InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,960OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$257,857EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.36990BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56720PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06290TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,652,963OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,652,963BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,023,032OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$605,761DepreciationAmt
Book Value$417,271BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$178,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$148,153DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,312BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,086OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,086BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,107,632TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$150,296Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$150,296TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,905,742TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$563,996NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$34,516OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$529,480RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,376,262RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$3,716OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,716RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,372,546TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,062,198TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,716OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,716ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,058,482ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$52,313InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$52,313ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,110,795TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY SOWBA ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS OR REVENUE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE SOWBA DOES NOT HOLD FEE TITLE TO THESE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CARRY SIGNIFICANT OBLIGATIONS TO MONITOR AND DEFEND THEIR TERMS. IF PURCHASED, THE COSTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED.
PART V, LINE 4:SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF FOUR FUNDS. THE MARY MUCKENHIRN STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SUPPORT SANCTUARY MAINTENANCE. THE SANCTUARIES FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION INCREASES AND TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT. THE JILL MARTEN ENDOWMENT FUND IS A DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT. THE FAIR MEADOWS STATE NATURAL AREA FUND IS A DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE FAIR MEADOWS SANCTUARY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION 17,797. INVESTMENT FEES -52,313.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -3,716.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 3,716.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$349,303NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,407,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO UPDATE THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WHO LIVE IN THE SOWBA'S CHAPTER SERVICE AREA ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE SOWBA. MEMBERSHIP POLICIES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE MEMBERSHIP POLICY OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE MAY ELECT TO ESTABLISH A CHAPTER-ONLY MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY AND DETERMINE THE BENEFITS OF SAID MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ADIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERSHIP. SOWBA'S MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THREE MEMBERS OF SOWBA'S GOVERNING BODY EACH YEAR. THE BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM. SOWBA'S OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY VOTE OF THE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SOWBA'S CHAIR, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT DISCLOSES INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AT SOWBA'S MAIN OFFICE. THE DIRECTORS 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 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. IN DETERMINING CHANGES TO COMPENSATION, SOWBA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE ED'S PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SETS ANNUAL GOALS, AND REVIEWS DATA ON SALARY AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVE STAFF AT SIMILARLY SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DISCUSSION IS DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCUMENTATION RETAINED FROM MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED SUPPORTING THAT DISCUSSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SOWBA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION 17,797.

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