SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-6089450)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-06-21
IRS object ID: 201901729349300705
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-06-21T08:57:36-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	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	2018-01-01	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	2019-06-20	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	2019-06-20	IPDt
IP Tm	10:37:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	50C9C09D56ED613F9D7879BDC11063DCF385CB9F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	B169A553E6FC674180C4B0C62460B1C0CC916730	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	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	$3,068,919	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	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$10,996	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$965,353	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,962,674	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$76,859	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$123,539	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$509,236	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$368,739	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,168	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$25,502	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,558,616	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,480,454	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$169,111	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$182,617	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,082,852	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,344,989	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$134,529	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$74,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$220,986	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$759,030	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$706,351	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,145,522	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,307,957	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$586,906	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$172,497	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,791,626	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,365,875	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$214,835	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$185,606	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,576,791	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,180,269	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	$742,623	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$29,731	GrantAmt
Desc	SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PROTECT SOIL AND WATER, UTILIZE IT 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 Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$563,677	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$139,100	GrantAmt
Desc	THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS RECOGNIZE 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 Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$351,907	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$13,786	GrantAmt
Revenue	$123,539	RevenueAmt
Desc	THROUGH ITS CONSERVATION POLICY & INFLUENCE INITIATIVE, SAND COUNTY 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	$1,658,207	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
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	Yes (1)	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 NO 610	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537033243	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 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 J 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 Y BUFORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
INGRID C INDY BURKE PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE KNIGHT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD M WARNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STANLEY A 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
BRENT HAGLUND PHD
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER	32.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$116,313	$0	$9,148
KEVIN MCALEESE
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$133,648	$0	$13,705
CHRISTINA SCHELLPFEFFER
VICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL RELATIONS	40.00			$114,934	$0	$8,474	Yes (X)
TIM MALE PHD
SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR	40.00			$109,940	$0	$729	Yes (X)
LANCE IRVING
LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$104,953	$0	$11,872	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$579,788	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$43,928	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TERRA ALTUS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6504 BOULEVARD VW APT A2	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALEXANDRIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	223076557	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSERVATION CONSULTING AND GRANT WRITIN	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$165,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$218,322	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,744,352	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,962,674	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE FEES	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$123,539	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$123,539	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$123,539	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$171,168	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$171,168	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,600	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,600	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,600	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,600	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$786,036	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$588,465	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$197,571	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$197,571	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$197,571	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INSURANCE PROCEEDS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$14,933	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,933	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,969	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,969	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$21,902	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,480,454	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$123,539	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$394,241	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,117	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$187,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,168	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$899,406	TotalAmt
Program Services	$637,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$187,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,356	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,521	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$698	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,393	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,686	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,185	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,736	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,790	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,918	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,918	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,700	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$74,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,006	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$279,507	TotalAmt
Program Services	$266,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,317	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,203	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,747	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,139	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,221	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,335	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,522	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,992	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,932	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$678	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,241	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,854	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,518	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,830	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,501	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,398	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,931	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,877	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,116	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$789	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,138	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$316	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,676	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$731	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	Desc
Total	$20,705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,723	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,073	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,909	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,307,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,658,207	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$428,764	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$220,986	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,128	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$582,998	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$435,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$537,013	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,666	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,425	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$105,007	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$96,719	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,425	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,288	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,123,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,093,013	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,791,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,365,875	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,606	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,000	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,606	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,333,050	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,002,334	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,243,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,177,935	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,576,791	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,180,269	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,791,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,365,875	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$172,497	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$569,019	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	$1,391,171	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,526,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,409,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$965,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,962,674	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,254,799	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,391,171	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,526,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,409,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$965,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,962,674	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,254,799	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,176,149	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$6,078,650	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$231,687	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$150,380	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$142,433	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$141,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$174,768	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$840,471	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,095,270	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$989,572	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75090	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74210	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$9,600	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$9,600	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PROVIDING PROGRAM INFORMATION TO RELEVANT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,671,208	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$223,588	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$122,107	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,772,689	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	$7,054	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,054	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$97,953	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$89,665	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,288	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,288	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PREFERRED STOCK INVESTMENTS	$70,000	F
INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	$2,956,344	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$3,026,344	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,939,479	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$569,019	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$66,050	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$38,006	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$540,975	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,480,454	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,480,454	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,336,001	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$66,050	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$66,050	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,269,951	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$38,006	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$38,006	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,307,957	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 -38,006.

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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
TERRA ALTUS INC
6504 BOULEVARD VW APT A2	ALEXANDRIA	VA	223076557	GRANT WRITING	0	$180,390	$16,500	$163,890
ALEX BEEHLER
5310 WRILEY RD	BETHESDA	MD	208161618	GENERAL FUNDRAISING SUPPORT	0	$0	$23,000	-$23,000
MATTHEWS NONPROFIT CONSULTING LLC
50 GLEN ARBOR WAY	FITCHBURG	WI	537115385	FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	0	$0	$34,500	-$34,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$180,390	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$74,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$106,390	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	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
2935 W HWY 285	FALFURRIAS	TX	78355	741680372	STATE OF TEXAS	$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
BEATTY CANYON RANCH
38700 COUNTY RD 1654	KIM	CO	81049	841103191		$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
WEHAH FARM INC
5311 MIDWAY	RICHVALE	CA	95974	942250281		$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
HOEME RANCH & CATTLE LLC
PO BOX 196	SCOTT CITY	KS	67871	462137711		$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD
HARVEST HOME FARMS
450 RIVERTON RD	BANGOR	PA	18013	465764579		$10,000	LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	4	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS	12	$120,000
OTHER CONSERVATION GRANTS	12	$3,500

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A NEW MISSION STATEMENT.
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 BAESD 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 2011 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. NO MAJOR RAISES GIVEN TO THE PRESIDENT AFTER THIS STUDY WAS PERFORMED. ANOTHER STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN EARLY 2015 TO COMPARE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION TO COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
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 228,896. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 228,896. COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,091. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,317. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,203. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,611.