SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-6089450)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-10-05
IRS object ID
202232789349300118
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-10-05T16:39:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN396089450EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSANDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6086634605PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1378AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN MCALEESEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6086634605PhoneNum
Signature2022-10-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKEVINPersonFirstNm
Person LastMCALEESEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYIGIT UCTUM CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01269549PTIN
Phone6082744020PhoneNum
Preparation2022-10-03PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerKEVIN MCALEESEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1378AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,433,042GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSANDCOUNTYFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionINSPIRE AND ENABLE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,713,436PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,501,243CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$400,687PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$355,297CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$197,142PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$291,493CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$11,848PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,363CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,323,113PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,154,396CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$203,095PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$276,145CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,108,923PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,376,746CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$11,250PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$935CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$86,101CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$665,394PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,087,573CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,988,662PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,741,399CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$334,451PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,412,997CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$12,263,056TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,482,706TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$232,915TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$352,401TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,030,141NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,130,305NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO INSPIRE & ENABLE A GROWING NUMBER OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE CLEAN & ABUNDANT WATER, HEALTHY SOIL TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY, PLENTIFUL HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE & OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,284,826ExpenseAmt
Grant$16,000GrantAmt
Revenue$355,297RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,154,462ExpenseAmt
Grant$77,423GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescAGRICULTURAL 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$841,767ExpenseAmt
Grant$182,722GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescLEOPOLD 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.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,281,055TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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 Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN MCALEESEPersonNm
Phone6086634605PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1378AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LYNNE SHERROD
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HANSON
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY DELONG
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOMER BUELL
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA BUFORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD CATES PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS ZALE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD WARNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY TEMPLE PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CONRAD
DIRECTOR THROUGH APRIL1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DUNCAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENT HAGLUND PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$10,024$0$0
KEVIN MCALEESE
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$162,210$0$19,804
TIMOTHY MALE PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - EPIC40.00$133,976$0$5,814Yes (X)
HEIDI PETERSON PHD
VICE-PRESIDENT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & CONSERVATIO40.00$144,287$0$6,234Yes (X)
CHRISTINA SCHELLPFEFFER
VICE-PRESIDENT EXTERNAL RELATIONS40.00$123,177$0$13,852Yes (X)
LANCE IRVING
NATIONAL DIRECTOR - LCA PROGRAM40.00$120,822$0$17,518Yes (X)
KEMPER DURAND
WATER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR40.00$121,381$0$18,475Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$815,877TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$81,697TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$540,150GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,961,093AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,501,243TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$355,297TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$355,297RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$355,297TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$199,225TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$199,225ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$370,914SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$278,646SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$92,268SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,268TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$92,268ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,363TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,363ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,363OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,154,396TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$355,297RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$297,856ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,345TotalAmt
Program Services$126,345ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,800TotalAmt
Program Services$149,800ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,037TotalAmt
Program Services$170,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,373FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,807,058TotalAmt
Program Services$1,606,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$140,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,971FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,753TotalAmt
Program Services$53,121ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,983FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,360TotalAmt
Program Services$157,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,886FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,538TotalAmt
Program Services$124,940ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,664FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,797TotalAmt
Management And General$4,797ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,300TotalAmt
Management And General$62,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$935TotalAmt
Fundraising$935FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,077TotalAmt
Management And General$43,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,531TotalAmt
Program Services$534,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$405FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,148TotalAmt
Program Services$15,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$547FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,725TotalAmt
Program Services$82,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,540FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,793TotalAmt
Program Services$8,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$309FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,478TotalAmt
Program Services$67,632ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,449FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,308TotalAmt
Program Services$65,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,669TotalAmt
Program Services$84,346ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,715TotalAmt
Program Services$652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,841TotalAmt
Program Services$2,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$111FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
Total$32,191TotalAmt
Program Services$29,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$904FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,741,399TotalAmt
Program Services$3,281,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$374,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,101FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,509BOYAmt
EOY$65,795EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$397,748BOYAmt
EOY$1,928,306EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,359BOYAmt
EOY$844,594EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,598BOYAmt
EOY$21,529EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,812BOYAmt
EOY$35,848EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$60,569LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$57,426LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,858BOYAmt
EOY$3,143EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,352,010BOYAmt
EOY$7,956,571EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,738,162BOYAmt
EOY$4,626,920EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,263,056BOYAmt
EOY$15,482,706EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,915BOYAmt
EOY$252,401EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,915BOYAmt
EOY$352,401EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,900,325BOYAmt
EOY$8,745,653EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,129,816BOYAmt
EOY$6,384,652EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,030,141BOYAmt
EOY$15,130,305EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,263,056BOYAmt
EOY$15,482,706EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,412,997ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$687,167NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$965,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,962,674CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,775,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,713,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,501,243CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,917,919TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$965,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,962,674CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,775,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,713,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,501,243CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,917,919TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,703,249SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,214,670PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$141,203CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$174,768CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$163,141CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$126,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$199,225CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$804,587TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,722,506TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,216,570GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.67150PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74900PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,522,152BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$899,787InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$359,578OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,062,361EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,523,336BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,444,131InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$445,315OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,522,152EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,606,342BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,253,620InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$336,626OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,523,336EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,175,196BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$251,585InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$317,269OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,606,342EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,041,388BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$780,897InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$647,089OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,175,196EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.69640BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.30360PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,569OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,426DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,143BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,143TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
C&H INVESTMENT CO., INC. PREFERRED STOCK$70,000F
INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$4,288,699F
CASH$268,221C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,626,920TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,874,888TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$687,167NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$76,402DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$43,077OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$720,492RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,154,396RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,154,396TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,774,724TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$76,402DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$76,402ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,698,322ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$43,077InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$43,077ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,741,399TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INVESTMENT FEES -43,077.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INC
227 WEST TRADE ST STE 1400CHARLOTTENC28202201054069$6,000$0WATER DATA PRIZE
TABLE ROCK FARM INC
5428 UPPER RESERVATION RDCASTLENY14427160977774$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
MAY RANCH
39818 COUNTY ROAD 7LAMARCO81052841151460$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
BRUBAKER FARMS LLC
493 MUSSER RDMOUNT JOYPA17552232774243$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
HIDDEN HOLLOW HIDEAWAY CATTLE AND GUEST RANCH
BOX 233TOWNSENDMT59644141893244$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
UTE CREEK CATTLE COMPANY INC
1856 BUEYEROS HIGHWAYBUEYEROSNM88415300009223$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
RANCHO SAN PEDRO JOINT VENTURE
20742 STONE OAK PKWY STE 107SAN ANTONIOTX78258272206952$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
YARDLEY CATTLE COMPANY
PO BOX 228BEAVERUT84713870246390$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
OETTING HOMESTEAD FARMS INC
30462 EMMA RDCONCORDIAMO64020431229335$10,000$0LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org9TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS18$100,000
OTHER CONSERVATION GRANTS6$10,000
AG CONSERVATION GRANTS34$39,800

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION REGULARLY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REVIEWING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS AND CONDUCTING SITE VISITS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEVIN MCALEESE
PRESIDENT & CEO$152,710$0$9,500$0$0$0$5,342$0$14,462$0$182,014$0$0$0
HEIDI PETERSON PHD
VICE-PRESIDENT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH$134,287$0$10,000$0$0$0$5,767$0$467$0$150,521$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2ATHE 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 11BTHE 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 12CANNUALLY 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 15IN 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 ANALYSIS'S FINDINGS. 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 19THE 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 11GCONSERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 426,780. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,509. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 435,289. COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 76,757. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,680. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 405. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,842. CONTRACTED PERSONNEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,400. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,400.

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