2022-10-05T16:39:06-05:00 2021-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2021-01-01 396089450 THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC SAND 6086634605 PO BOX 1378 MADISON WI 53701 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 6086634605 2022-10-03 1 KEVIN MCALEESE 999009999 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 6082744020 2022-10-03 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X KEVIN MCALEESE PO BOX 1378 MADISON WI 53701 6433042 0 X SANDCOUNTYFOUNDATION.ORG X 1965 WI INSPIRE AND ENABLE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE. 12 11 0 13 0 0 2713436 5501243 400687 355297 197142 291493 11848 6363 3323113 6154396 203095 276145 0 0 2108923 2376746 11250 935 86101 665394 1087573 2988662 3741399 334451 2412997 12263056 15482706 232915 352401 12030141 15130305 X TO 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. 0 0 1284826 16000 355297 CONSERVATION POLICY AND INFLUENCE - THROUGH ITS CONSERVATION POLICY INITIATIVE, THE FOUNDATION USES SOME OF THE SAME PRINCIPLES FROM ITS BODY OF WORK TO BUILD AND SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM-SCALE SPECIES CONSERVATION MODELS, GREATER ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES, AND BETTER USE OF DATA TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. 1154462 77423 0 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION - THE FOUNDATION'S AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PROTECT SOIL AND WATER, UTILIZE THEM MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND MAXIMIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT CONSERVATION MEASURES ENHANCE THE LONG-TERM PROFITABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF FARMS AND RANCHES. 841767 182722 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD - THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD RECOGNIZES FARMERS, RANCHERS AND FORESTERS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN CONSERVATION ON WORKING LAND. WITH PROMINENT PARTNERS IN MANY STATES ACROSS THE U.S., THE FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE ANNUAL AWARDS IN SETTINGS THAT SHOWCASE THE LANDOWNERS' CONSERVATION SUCCESS AMONG THEIR PEERS. 3281055 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI PA X X KEVIN MCALEESE 6086634605 PO BOX 1378 MADISON WI 53701 LYNNE SHERROD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID HANSON VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY DELONG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOMER BUELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TINA BUFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CATES PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS ZALE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY TEMPLE PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN CONRAD DIRECTOR THROUGH APRIL 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DUNCAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HAGLUND PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 10024 0 0 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 162210 0 19804 TIMOTHY MALE PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - EPIC 40.00 X 133976 0 5814 HEIDI PETERSON PHD VICE-PRESIDENT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & CONSERVATIO 40.00 X 144287 0 6234 CHRISTINA SCHELLPFEFFER VICE-PRESIDENT EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40.00 X 123177 0 13852 LANCE IRVING NATIONAL DIRECTOR - LCA PROGRAM 40.00 X 120822 0 17518 KEMPER DURAND WATER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 121381 0 18475 815877 0 81697 7 0 1 0 0 540150 4961093 5501243 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 541900 355297 355297 355297 199225 199225 370914 278646 92268 92268 92268 6363 6363 6363 6154396 355297 0 297856 X 126345 126345 149800 149800 192037 170724 14940 6373 1807058 1606502 140585 59971 59753 53121 4649 1983 177360 157676 13798 5886 140538 124940 10934 4664 4797 4797 62300 62300 935 935 43077 43077 548531 534937 13189 405 39148 15253 23348 547 92725 82219 7966 2540 21793 8282 13202 309 72478 67632 3397 1449 71308 65988 5320 89669 84346 5323 1715 652 1039 24 7841 2980 4750 111 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 32191 29658 1629 904 3741399 3281055 374243 86101 18509 65795 397748 1928306 620359 844594 97598 21529 33812 35848 60569 57426 4858 3143 6352010 7956571 4738162 4626920 12263056 15482706 202915 252401 30000 100000 232915 352401 X 7900325 8745653 4129816 6384652 12030141 15130305 12263056 15482706 2412997 687167 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 965353 1962674 1775213 2713436 5501243 12917919 965353 1962674 1775213 2713436 5501243 12917919 3703249 9214670 141203 174768 163141 126250 199225 804587 13722506 1216570 0.67150 0.74900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10522152 899787 359578 11062361 6523336 4444131 445315 10522152 5606342 1253620 336626 6523336 6175196 -251585 317269 5606342 6041388 780897 647089 6175196 0.69640 0.30360 0.00000 0 0 60569 57426 3143 3143 C&H INVESTMENT CO., INC. PREFERRED STOCK 70000 F INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 4288699 F CASH 268221 C 4626920 6874888 687167 76402 -43077 720492 6154396 0 6154396 3774724 76402 76402 3698322 43077 43077 3741399 PART V, LINE 4: GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES -43,077. 1 RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INC 227 WEST TRADE ST STE 1400 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 201054069 6000 0 WATER DATA PRIZE TABLE ROCK FARM INC 5428 UPPER RESERVATION RD CASTLE NY 14427 160977774 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD MAY RANCH 39818 COUNTY ROAD 7 LAMAR CO 81052 841151460 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD BRUBAKER FARMS LLC 493 MUSSER RD MOUNT JOY PA 17552 232774243 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD HIDDEN HOLLOW HIDEAWAY CATTLE AND GUEST RANCH BOX 233 TOWNSEND MT 59644 141893244 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD UTE CREEK CATTLE COMPANY INC 1856 BUEYEROS HIGHWAY BUEYEROS NM 88415 300009223 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD RANCHO SAN PEDRO JOINT VENTURE 20742 STONE OAK PKWY STE 107 SAN ANTONIO TX 78258 272206952 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD YARDLEY CATTLE COMPANY PO BOX 228 BEAVER UT 84713 870246390 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD OETTING HOMESTEAD FARMS INC 30462 EMMA RD CONCORDIA MO 64020 431229335 10000 0 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD 0 9 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS 18 100000 OTHER CONSERVATION GRANTS 6 10000 AG CONSERVATION GRANTS 34 39800 PART I, LINE 2: THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION REGULARLY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REVIEWING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS AND CONDUCTING SITE VISITS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 152710 0 9500 0 0 0 5342 0 14462 0 182014 0 0 0 HEIDI PETERSON PHD VICE-PRESIDENT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 134287 0 10000 0 0 0 5767 0 467 0 150521 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC. LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC., HOWEVER, QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD AND EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2S FROM QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS SENT TO ALL DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE ANALYSIS EXAMINED COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS BASED ON CRITERIA OF GEOGRAPHY AND LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY. IT ALSO REVIEWED FIGURES FOR DIFFERING NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S REGION. THE COMMITTEE DELIBERATED ON THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION'S INFORMATION AND THE COMMITEE AND THE GOVERNING BODY VOTED FOR RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION CONSISTENT WITH THE 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATE. AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 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.