2021-10-12T16:15:53-05:00 2020-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2020-01-01 396089450 THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC SAND 6086634605 131 W WILSON ST NO 610 MADISON WI 537033243 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 6086634605 2021-10-11 1 KEVIN MCALEESE 999009999 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 6082744020 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KEVIN MCALEESE 131 W WILSON ST NO 610 MADISON WI 537033243 3697536 0 X SANDCOUNTYFOUNDATION.ORG X 1965 WI INSPIRE AND ENABLE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE. 13 12 0 16 0 0 1775213 2713436 209514 400687 162887 197142 5393 11848 2153007 3323113 206478 203095 0 0 1769879 2108923 24750 11250 182419 827251 665394 2828358 2988662 -675351 334451 10254986 12263056 154733 232915 10100253 12030141 X TO INSPIRE & ENABLE A GROWING NUMBER OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURALRESOURCES IN THEIR CARE SO THAT FUTUREGENERATIONS HAVE CLEAN & ABUNDANTWATER, HEALTHY SOIL TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY, PLENTIFUL HABITATFOR WILDLIFE & OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION. 0 0 969701 39382 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. 689260 163713 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. 685248 0 400687 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 THAT WILL ENGAGE, RESPECT AND INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND BUSINESSES; ADDRESS SPECIES DECLINE BEFORE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT INTERVENTION; AND ENGENDER UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR BETTER HABITAT ON PRIVATE LANDS. 2344209 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 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 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 131 W WILSON ST STE 610 MADISON WI 537033243 LYNNE SHERROD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID HANSON VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REED COLEMAN CHAIRMAN EMERITUS (THRU AUG) 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 NANCY DELONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN CONRAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DUNCAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HAGLUND PHD DIRECTOR 32.00 X 75611 0 0 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 147941 0 31188 TIMOTHY MALE PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - EPIC 40.00 X 127177 0 15990 HEIDI PETERSON PHD VICE-PRESIDENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & CONSERVATI 40.00 X 131370 0 17986 CHRISTINA SCHELLPFEFFER VICE-PRESIDENT EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40.00 X 119710 0 23611 YA-WEI LI DIRECTOR OF BIODIVERSITY - EPIC 40.00 X 124754 0 20681 KEMPER DURAND WATER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120416 0 23917 846979 0 133373 7 0 1 0 0 514524 2198912 2713436 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 541900 400687 400687 400687 126250 126250 445315 374423 70892 70892 70892 11848 11848 11848 3323113 400687 0 208990 60000 60000 143095 143095 254740 201575 35318 17847 1530622 1211178 212209 107235 52862 41830 7329 3703 146762 116133 20347 10282 123937 98071 17183 8683 4464 975 3489 61100 61100 11250 11250 36409 36409 277475 265127 7598 4750 30270 8373 21156 741 60118 43052 10565 6501 17974 4972 12562 440 85925 73766 5627 6532 39218 37069 1529 620 13290 13290 1715 474 1199 42 8383 2319 5859 205 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 29053 22910 2555 3588 2988662 2344209 462034 182419 17161 18509 88967 397748 605578 620359 91269 97598 19613 33812 105007 100149 6573 4858 5633265 6352010 3792560 4738162 10254986 12263056 114733 202915 40000 30000 154733 232915 X 6399588 7900325 3700665 4129816 10100253 12030141 10254986 12263056 334451 1595437 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1409392 965353 1962674 1775213 2713436 8826068 1409392 965353 1962674 1775213 2713436 8826068 1655255 7170813 142433 141203 174768 163141 126250 747795 9573863 1058312 0.74900 0.75800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6523336 4444131 445315 10522152 5606342 1253620 336626 6523336 6175196 -251585 317269 5606342 6041388 780897 647089 6175196 5916065 306750 223255 404682 6041388 0.73380 0.26620 0.00000 0 0 105007 100149 4858 4858 C&H INVESTMENT CO., INC. 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PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES -36,409. 1 BLAIR BROTHERS LLC 19599 BEAR BUTTE ROAD VALE SD 57785 460393810 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD COLLINS RANCH CO INC 14400 US 287 KIT CARSON CO 80825 840408584 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD DOCKTER-JENSEN RANCH PARTNERSHIP LLP 1520 2ND STREET SOUTHEAST DENHOFF ND 58430 811496681 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD HALF CIRCLE CROSS RANCH LLC COLBY MCKENZIE PACE COALVILLE UT 84017 760816770 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD SANG LEE FARMS INC 25180 COUNTY ROAD 48 PECONIC NY 11958 111755579 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD SLATE RIDGE DAIRY FARM INC 5425 LINCOLN WAY WEST SAINT THOMAS PA 17252 232629710 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD 0 6 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS 11 103713 OTHER CONSERVATION GRANTS 25 29000 AG CONSERVATION GRANTS 5 10382 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 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT & CEO 147424 0 0 0 517 0 5355 0 25833 0 179129 0 0 0 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 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.