WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 39-1448749)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-15
IRS object ID: 202223199349311622
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-15T12:02:56-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537134236	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391448749	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WISC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6084412677	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	121 S PINCKNEY STREET 420	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53703	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATTHEW KRUEGER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6084412677	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MATTHEW	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KRUEGER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MIKE HABLEWITZ CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01259157	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-11-14	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	MATTHEW KRUEGER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	121 S PINCKNEY STREET 420	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53703	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$738,243	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WISCONSINLANDWATER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1970	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ASSIST COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENTS WITH THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF WISCONSIN'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND REPRESENTS LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENTAL INTERACTION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$15,235	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$499,352	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$689,757	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$234,798	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$231	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$158	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,259	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,935	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$707,482	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$738,243	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,853	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,229	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$428,625	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$450,158	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$12,267	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$150,748	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$153,570	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$581,226	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$607,957	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$126,256	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$130,286	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$534,087	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$659,723	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$19,751	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$15,101	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$514,336	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$644,622	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROTECT, CONSERVE, AND ENHANCE WISCONSIN'S NATURAL RESOURCES BY ADVOCATING FOR AND SUPPORTING COUNTY CONSERVATION EFFORTS, FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$434,632	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,229	GrantAmt
Revenue	$234,798	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION IS FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: (1) CONSERVATION TRAINING - MANAGING THE DIRECTIVES OF SITCOM (COUNTY, STATE, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE CONSERVATION AGENCIES) TO DELIVER HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION TRAINING TO RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS; (2) STANDARDS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL COORDINATION - MANAGING THE DIRECTIVES OF SOC (COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL CONSERVATION TECHNICAL EXPERTS) TO COMPLETE WORK ON TECHNICAL PRACTICE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE SOCWISCONSIN.ORG WEBSITE, AND UPDATE WORK PLANS; (3) ADVOCACY - LEADING A COALITION OF COUNTIES, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO BUILD LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR INCREASING COUNTY STAFFING GRANTS FOR LAND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING A SERIES OF STRATEGY MEETINGS WITH COALITION PARTNERS AND LEGISLATORS, AND ALSO ENCOURAGING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT TO STATE AGENCIES AND THEIR LEGISLATORS; (4) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - DEVELOPING STATEWIDE CONSERVATION OUTREACH MATERIALS, PROVIDING INPUT TO AGENCIES AND SITCOM ON TECHNICAL ISSUES, CONDUCTING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR OVER 400 ATTENDEES; AND (5) YOUTH EDUCATION -- CONDUCTING VIRTUAL POSTER AND SPEAKING CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, A HYBRID WI ENVIROTHON AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CONSERVATION CAMP AND HIGH SCHOOL CONSERVATION CAMP.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$434,632	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIM WARKENTIN	PersonNm
Phone	6084412677	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	121 S PINCKNEY STREET SUITE 420	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53703	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MONTE OSTERMAN
CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB MICHEEL
VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN SCHOLL
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALAN BARROWS
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY PIAGET
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CRAIG CONROY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN FISHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN DOLATA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHASE CUMMINGS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEN DUFFORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE HOFBERGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL RINDSIG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM CLARK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA LUCK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HAASE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB MOTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW KRUEGER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$76,629	$0	$3,065

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$76,629	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,065	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$418,802	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$80,550	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$499,352	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$127,268	$127,268
MEETING & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION	561920	$67,171	$67,171
CONTRACTED SERVICES	541620	$21,279	$21,279
TRAINING PROGRAM	611600	$19,080	$19,080

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$234,798	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$158	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$158	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$3,935	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,935	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,935	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$738,243	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$234,798	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,093	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,229	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,229	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,375	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$280,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$210,830	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,795	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,767	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,096	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,387	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,173	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$689	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,163	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,163	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,007	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,596	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$47	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,856	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,558	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$298	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,319	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$47	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,319	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,993	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$558	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$475	TotalAmt
Management And General	$475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,145	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$639	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$4,947	$0	$4,947	$0
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FEE	$255	$0	$255	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$607,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$434,632	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$161,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,267	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$515,435	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$354,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,750	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,714	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$745	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,939	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,079	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$12,038	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,038	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$534,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$659,723	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,601	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$500	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,751	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,101	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$423,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$489,880	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,742	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$514,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$644,622	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$534,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$659,723	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$130,286	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$499,352	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$624,803	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$499,352	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$624,803	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$624,803	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$124	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$173	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$252	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$231	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$158	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$938	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$625,741	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,761,262	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99850	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99410	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$10,007	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$10,007	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$597,950	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$607,957	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$116,194	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$29,049	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$115,502	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$115,090	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$112,184	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$116,194	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$458,970	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$688,455	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$10,879	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$21,606	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$10,721	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$10,007	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$53,213	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$28,876	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$28,773	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$28,046	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$29,049	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$114,744	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$172,116	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,038	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,038	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$738,243	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$738,243	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$738,243	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$607,957	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$607,957	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$607,957	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART IV, LINE 2B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	USDA-NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) COUNTY CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT. NRCS CONTRACTS WITH COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORK IN SUPPORT OF NRCS PROGRAMS. FORMERLY NRCS CONTRACTED DIRECTLY WITH COUNTIES, BUT IS NOW CONTRACTING DIRECTLY WITH WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR THE SAKE OF EFFICIENTLY RUNNING MULTIPLE COUNTY-NRCS AGREEMENTS THROUGH ONE SINGLE CONTRACT WITH WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. EACH COUNTY SIGNS A CONTRACT WITH WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC., AND A "STATEMENT OF WORK" DEFINES SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES OF THE AGREEMENT, AS DETERMINED BY NRCS. CURRENTLY, THREE COUNTIES ARE CONTRACTED WITH WISCONSIN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. UNDER THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: COUNTY, INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATION STAFF, AND ADVISORS. COUNTY MEMBERSHIP - COUNTIES THAT PAY THE ANNUAL FULL "MEMBER COUNTY" DUES SHALL BE "MEMBER COUNTIES." ALL LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT STAFF OF EACH "MEMBER COUNTY" SHALL BE "MEMBERS" OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ALL ASSOCIATION SERVICES, PRIVILEGES AND VOTING RIGHTS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM. INDIVIDUAL MEMBER - INDIVIDUAL LCC MEMBERS OR CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT STAFF OF ANY COUNTY THAT IS NOT A MEMBER COUNTY MAY BECOME AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BY PAYING THE ANNUAL "INDIVIDUAL MEMBER" FEE. ALL ASSOCIATION SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AT MEMBER COSTS, BUT THEY SHALL HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS AT ANNUAL MEETINGS. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN AND VOTE ON ALL OTHER WI LAND + WATER ACTIVITIES. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS - ANY NON-COUNTY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A COMMON INTEREST IN THE MISSION OR PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION MAY BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER PROVIDED THEY PAY THE ANNUAL DUES FOR AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER. WI LAND + WATER SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AT DISCOUNTED COSTS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT ASSOCIATE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS. ASSOCIATION STAFF - ASSOCIATION STAFF SHALL BE DEEMED NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND NO DUES WOULD APPLY. ADVISORS - THE ASSOCIATION MAY REQUEST PROGRAM UPDATES OR ADVICE FROM AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT AFFECT COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. THESE ADVISORS SHALL HAVE NO ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES OR VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	CHANGES TO THESE BYLAWS SHALL REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF MEMBER COUNTIES PRESENT DURING AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL DIRECTORS COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT WHEN THEY JOIN THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING BODY. THE COMPLETED STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTORS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT. 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	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLDS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN WHICH THEY APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION HAS BEEN COMPARED TO OTHER LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.