SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-6089450)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-06-29
IRS object ID: 202021819349302002
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-06-29T14:09:42-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	396089450	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SAND	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6086634605	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	131 W WILSON ST NO 610	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537033243	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN MCALEESE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6086634605	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-06-26	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	YIGIT UCTUM CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01269549	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.222.124.178	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-06-26	IPDt
IP Tm	12:28:17	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	BAF93092400A7665F4A65B16EBECF5E5B591AC5F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	74B0C536FBDEA54BE69F712409E5EA3D5A3AE8D3	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-04-17 16:48:07Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KEVIN MCALEESE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	131 W WILSON ST NO 610	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537033243	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,655,172	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SANDCOUNTYFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION IS LASER FOCUSED ON ENABLING PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS CONSERVATIONISTS AND PROFITABLE STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES, SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S WORK WILL ENSURE A FUTURE IN WHICH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS HAVE THE INSPIRATION AND FREEDOM TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE RESPONSIBLY PRODUCING FOOD AND FIBER FOR A GROWING POPULATION. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK SUPPORTS PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AS PRIMARY AGENTS OF CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT; REWARDS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS AND PROVIDES PUBLIC RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING PRIVATE LAND LEADERSHIP; FACILITATES THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, SCIENTISTS, FUNDERS, AND POLICY MAKERS; REMOVES BARRIERS AND CREATES MEANINGFUL INCENTIVES FOR LANDOWNERS WHO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND CREATES ON THE LAND EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SUITABLE FOR REPLICATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	16	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,962,674	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,775,213	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$123,539	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$209,514	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$368,739	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$162,887	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$25,502	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,393	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,480,454	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,153,007	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$182,617	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$206,478	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,344,989	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,769,879	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$74,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$24,750	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$207,082	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$706,351	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$827,251	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,307,957	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,828,358	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$172,497	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$675,351	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,365,875	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,254,986	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$185,606	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$154,733	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,180,269	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,100,253	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE A GROWING NUMBER OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO ETHICALLY MANAGE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE CLEAN AND ABUNDANT WATER, HEALTHY SOIL TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, PLENTIFUL HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$901,590	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$150,500	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$665,486	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$55,778	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$544,884	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$200	GrantAmt
Revenue	$209,514	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,111,960	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	52	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	18	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	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN MCALEESE	PersonNm
Phone	6086634605	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	131 W WILSON ST STE 610	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537033243	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LYNNE SHERROD
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HANSON
VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REED COLEMAN
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOMER BUELL
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TINA BUFORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
INGRID BURKE PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE KNIGHT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD WARNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STANLEY TEMPLE PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY DELONG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN CONRAD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN DUNCAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENT HAGLUND PHD
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER	32.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$121,301	$0	$13,826
KEVIN MCALEESE
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$157,723	$0	$18,551
TIM MALE PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - EPIC	40.00			$119,450	$0	$5,207	Yes (X)
LANCE IRVING
LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$114,036	$0	$16,392	Yes (X)
CHRISTINA SCHELLPFEFFER
VICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL RELATIONS	40.00			$127,453	$0	$13,440	Yes (X)
YA-WEI LI
DIRECTOR OF BIODIVERSITY - EPIC	40.00			$118,588	$0	$16,544	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$758,551	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$83,960	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$126,778	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,648,435	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,775,213	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE FEES	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$209,514	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$209,514	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$209,514	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$163,141	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$163,141	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$501,911	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$502,165	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$254	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$254	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$254	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,393	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,393	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,393	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,153,007	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$209,514	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$168,280	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,978	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,401	TotalAmt
Program Services	$234,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,945	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,738	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,204,557	TotalAmt
Program Services	$913,690	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$188,828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,039	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,666	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,151	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,886	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,941	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,765	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,637	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,750	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$24,750	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,423	TotalAmt
Management And General	$46,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$275,452	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,942	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,161	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,157	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,568	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,330	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,049	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,713	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,747	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,183	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,640	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,715	TotalAmt
Program Services	$986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$640	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,828,358	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,111,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$509,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$207,082	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,128	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,161	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$582,998	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,967	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$537,013	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,578	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,666	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,269	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,425	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,613	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$105,007	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$98,434	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,288	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,573	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,093,013	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,633,265	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,026,344	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,792,560	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,365,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,254,986	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,733	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,733	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	$6,002,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,399,588	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,177,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,700,665	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,180,269	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,100,253	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,365,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,254,986	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$675,351	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,595,335	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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	$1,526,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,409,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$965,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,962,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,775,213	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,638,841	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,526,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,409,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$965,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,962,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,775,213	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,638,841	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,263,744	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,375,097	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150,380	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$142,433	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$141,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$174,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$163,141	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$771,925	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,410,766	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$945,164	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75800	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.75090	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,041,388	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$780,897	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$647,089	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$6,175,196	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,916,065	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$306,750	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$223,255	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$404,682	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$6,041,388	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,772,689	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,204,007	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$60,631	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,916,065	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$105,007	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$98,434	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,573	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,573	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PREFERRED STOCK INVESTMENT	$70,000	F
INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$3,472,421	F
CASH	$250,139	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$3,792,560	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,820,057	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,595,335	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$118,138	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$46,423	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,667,050	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,153,007	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,153,007	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,900,073	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$118,138	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$118,138	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,781,935	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$46,423	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$46,423	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,828,358	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT FEES -46,423.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MATTHEWS NONPROFIT CONSULTING LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 GLEN ARBOR WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	FITCHBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537115385	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$24,750	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$24,750	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$24,750	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$24,750	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BRINKER FARMS INC
1537 COUNTY RD 165	AUXVASSE	MO	65231	431178734	$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH
700 UNIVERSITY BLVD MSC 218	KINGSVILLE	TX	78363	746001530	$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
DOUBLE C CATTLE CO LLC
PO BOX 70	SPRINGER	OK	73458	263910315	$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
MT-GLEN FARM
4156 WETONA RD	COLUMBIA	PA	16914	251599835	$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
MIKE AND JULIE LIVINGSTON FARM
35726 CR HH	STRATTON	CO	80836	841271547	$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	5	TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS	11	$100,000
OTHER CONSERVATION GRANTS	34	$36,953
AG CONSERVATION GRANTS	3	$19,025

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KEVIN MCALEESE	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$147,723	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$10,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,040	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$13,511	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$176,274	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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.