2022-10-26T12:16:46-05:00 2021-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2021-01-01 391393389 MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY INC MADI 6082552473 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE 170 MADISON WI 537033044 MATTHEW FORTNEY PRESIDENT 6082552473 2022-10-25 1 MATTHEW FORTNEY 999009999 BRUCE MAYER CPA P00187180 6082744020 2022-10-20 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MATTHEW REETZ 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE 170 MADISON WI 537033044 1958494 0 X MADISONAUDUBON.ORG X 1980 WI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. 13 13 27 350 0 0 885851 1441330 11704 17066 728783 287693 29815 34469 1656153 1780558 0 0 0 0 455732 510195 0 0 102069 293771 408471 749503 918666 906650 861892 12344250 13831823 18753 4913 12325497 13826910 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 478303 0 17066 WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES: MAS ACTIVELY PROTECTED, RESTORED AND MANAGED NEARLY 2000 ACRES AT ITS WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES GOOSE POND AND FAVILLE GROVE. MAS CONTINUED TO PERFORM THE HIGHEST-QUALITY HABITAT MANAGEMENT/RESTORATION, INCLUDING PRAIRIE PLANTING, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, NATIVE SEED COLLECTION (FROM 400+ NATIVE SPECIES), PRESCRIBED BURNS, AND BIRD/WILDLIFE SURVEYS. MAS SAFELY CONDUCTED TWO SUMMER INTERN PROGRAMS (12 INTERNS) AND IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER-LED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS LIKE MONARCH BUTTERFLY TAGGING, KESTREL NEST BOX MONITORING, FROG AND TOAD SURVEYS, AND MORE. COUNTLESS VISITORS SAFELY ENJOYED OUR SANCTUARIES TO RECHARGE AND ENJOY NATURE AND WE INSTALLED AN ONLINE WEBCAM AT GOOSE POND FOR VISITORS TO ENJOY ANY TIME. MAS MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE AND LAND CONSERVATION PERMANENCE THROUGH NATIONAL LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION, A MARK OF DISTINCTION. 113632 0 0 EDUCATION: MAS PROVIDED HIGH-QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2021, WE TAUGHT VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, VISITING CLASSROOMS WEEKLY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS. OUR CURRICULUM EMPHASIZED STEAM AND LITERACY. MANY OF OUR LESSON PLANS/MATERIALS (65 NEW ONES IN 2021) ARE FREE ON OUR WEBSITE. LESSONS ENCOURAGED KIDS TO GET OUTSIDE AND EXPLORE NATURE. PARTNER SCHOOLS WERE THOSE WITH 50% OR MORE OF FAMILIES LOW-INCOME OR <50% WHITE. MAS LESSON CONTENT SHARES MANY VOICES, CELEBRATES DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND ENCOURAGES ALL KIDS TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG IN NATURE. OUR ADULT NATURE UP BOOK SHELF AMPLIFIES VOICES OF NATURE WRITERS WHO ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC). MAS ALSO PROVIDED MANY ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE BIRDING 101 AND BIRDING BY EAR (FOR PEOPLE OF ALL VISION ABILITIES) AND FIELD TRIPS WELCOMING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES. 55847 0 0 ADVOCACY: MAS AND ITS MEMBERS ADVOCATED WIDELY FOR MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES VIA BLOG, NEWSLETTER, EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, ETC. MAS PROMOTED BIRD-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES AND DIVERSE VOICES IN CONSERVATION, DEFENDED THE KNOWLES-NELSON STATE CONSERVATION FUND, FOUGHT OFF A PROPOSED SANDHILL CRANE HUNT, AND MORE. MAS PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT. MAS IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO IMPROVE REPRESENTATION IN CONSERVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO NATURE BY BIPOC, LGBTQ+ AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. MAS COORDINATED AND LED MULTIPLE VOLUNTEER-LED CITIZEN SCIENCE EFFORTS LIKE BALD EAGLE NESTWATCH. OUR BIRD-WINDOW COLLISION MONITORING EXPANDED TO EVEN MORE NEW PARTNERS, RESULTED IN BIRD-FRIENDLY IMPROVEMENTS TO DOCUMENTED PROBLEM BUILDINGS, AND PROVIDED RESOURCES AND A WORKSHOP OF WINDOW SOLUTIONS FOR HOMEOWNERS. 647782 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X JOHN MINNICH 6082552473 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE STE 170 MADISON WI 537033044 ROGER PACKARD PRESIDENT (THRU FEBRUARY) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GALEN HASLER PRESIDENT (FROM FEBRUARY) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOPF WELLS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE JONES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAREDA WEISS DIRECTOR (THRU FEBRUARY) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SHILLINGLAW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK EAGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID RIHN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW FORTNEY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA LEPEAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF GALLIGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAKHENA AU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARCY KIND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN KNAACK DIRECTOR (THRU FEBRUARY) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW REETZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 74667 0 0 74667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8729 12798 135934 1283869 1441330 RENTAL INCOME 531190 12771 12771 4295 4295 17066 64007 64007 391355 167669 223686 223686 223686 11729 3186 8543 8543 33007 7081 25926 25926 1780558 17066 0 322162 74666 50846 11996 11824 357715 243595 57473 56647 43343 29515 6964 6864 34471 23474 5538 5459 1402 1402 12485 12485 53004 53004 5407 3309 2098 72851 49532 9470 13849 5352 3079 923 1350 49414 38861 4851 5702 7797 7461 25 311 57616 57616 17780 16508 1272 WILDLIFE/HABITAT RESTOR 115663 115486 114 63 MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 9700 8500 1200 918666 647782 168815 102069 400177 519649 324826 1219 91091 12789 11912 7303999 669717 6691898 6634282 5102128 6120118 100339 90921 35700 39024 12344250 13831823 18753 4913 18753 4913 X 8053722 8643425 4271775 5183485 12325497 13826910 12344250 13831823 X 861892 636197 3324 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 622814 3352173 1168674 885851 1441330 7470842 622814 3352173 1168674 885851 1441330 7470842 3818757 3652085 21624 59147 86200 90127 64007 321105 7791947 304945 0.46870 0.47570 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 918666 918666 162800 40700 0 0 127582 137425 162800 427807 641711 31896 34356 40700 106952 160428 X 8 309.00 0 1 1 20.00 700 288496 49455 10503 444 327004 257857 30639 288496 220993 43824 6960 257857 236124 6500 -11307 10324 220993 219487 1000 24678 9041 236124 0.71750 0.18500 0.09750 1 0 6100846 6100846 1023032 536806 486226 173035 132911 40124 7086 7086 6634282 2377342 636197 10405 646602 1730740 53004 -3186 49818 1780558 875929 10267 10267 865662 53004 53004 918666 PART II, LINE 9: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY MADISON AUDUBON ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS OR REVENUE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE MADISON AUDUBON 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: MADISON AUDUBON'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF THREE 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. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 7,081. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY NRF 3,324. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON LINE 8B -3,186. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 7,081. DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON LINE 8B 3,186. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WHO LIVE IN THE MADSION AUDUBON SOCIETY'S CHAPTER SERVICE AREA ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE MADSION AUDUBON SOCIETY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THREE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY'S GOVERNING BODY EACH YEAR. THE BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM. THE SOCIETY'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 7B THE BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY VOTE OF THE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SOCIETY'S PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT DISCLOSES INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AT THE SOCIETY'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 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. IN DETERMINING CHANGES TO COMPENSATION, THE MADISON AUDUBON 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 19 THE SOCIETY MADE 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 NRF 3,324.