SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE INC (EIN 39-1393389)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-11
IRS object ID: 202533159349306083
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-11T16:52:11-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	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	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391393389	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOUT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6082552473	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 S PATERSON ST 340	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53703	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATT FORTNEY	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6082552473	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRUCE MAYER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00187180	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MATTHEW REETZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 S PATERSON ST 340	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53703	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,382,773	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SWIBIRDS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1980	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WILDLIFE SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	26	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	400	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,100,830	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,051,705	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$17,948	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$12,238	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$226,607	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,312,832	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$27,161	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$28,321	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,372,546	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,405,096	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$681,765	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$892,715	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$134,456	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$429,030	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$508,705	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,110,795	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,401,420	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,261,751	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,003,676	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$16,336,310	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$22,810,809	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$193,186	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$141,929	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$16,143,124	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$22,668,880	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$688,461	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$12,238	RevenueAmt
Desc	WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE (SOWBA) ACTIVELY PROTECTS, RESTORES, AND MANAGES NEARLY 3,000 ACRES OF LAND. IN DECEMBER 2024, SOWBA PURCHASED 348 ACRES OF LAND IN DANE COUNTY WHICH WILL BECOME THE ORGANIZATION'S FOURTH SANCTUARY. AT OUR THREE EXISTING SANCTUARIES (FAIR MEADOWS, FAVILLE GROVE, AND GOOSE POND) WE CONTINUE PERFORMING HIGH-QUALITY HABITAT CONSERVATION, INCLUDING PRAIRIE PLANTING, NATIVE SEED COLLECTION (FROM 400+ NATIVE SPECIES), AND PRESCRIBED BURNS. WE HOSTED 10 SUMMER INTERNS AND RAN IMPACTFUL VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS LIKE MONARCH BUTTERFLY TAGGING, NEST BOX MONITORING, WILDLIFE SURVEYS, AND MUCH MORE. COUNTLESS VISITORS ENJOYED THE OUTDOORS AT OUR SANCTUARIES. WE MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE AND LAND CONSERVATION PERMANENCE AS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAND TRUST, A MARK OF DISTINCTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$212,089	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: SOWBA HAS TWO FULL-TIME EDUCATORS ON OUR STAFF WHO TAUGHT WEEKLY IN ABOUT 14 CLASSROOMS SPANNING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. WE ALSO WORK WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS. OUR PARTNERSHIPS ARE WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING GROUPS WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THE KIDS BEING PEOPLE OF COLOR OR FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. OUR FUN, HANDS-ON LESSONS GET KIDS RUNNING, EXPLORING, AND THINKING LIKE SCIENTISTS. LESSONS AND PODCAST EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE! WE ALSO PROVIDED MANY ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE BIRDING 101 AND BIRDING BY EAR (FOR PEOPLE OF ALL VISUAL ABILITIES) IN ADDITION TO A VARIETY OF FIELD TRIPS WELCOMING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$145,377	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY: ALONG WITH ITS MEMBERS, SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE SUPPORTED MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND ADVOCATED WIDELY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH A BLOG, NEWSLETTER, EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, AND MORE. WE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH HYBRID (IN PERSON, STREAMED ONLINE) PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. WE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO IMPROVE REPRESENTATION IN CONSERVATION AND ACCESS TO NATURE FOR BIPOC, LGBTQ+, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WE COORDINATED MULTIPLE VOLUNTEER-LED CITIZEN SCIENCE EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING BALD EAGLE NEST WATCH, NOW ESTABLISHED IN OVER HALF OF THE COUNTIES AROUND WISCONSIN. WE ALSO PROMOTED BIRD-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR BIRD-WINDOW COLLISION MONITORING AND BIRD-WINDOW COLLISION PREVENTION OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN FEBRUARY 2024, MIDDLETON PASSED A BIRD-SAFE GLASS ORDINANCE THAT MATCHED THE ONE UPHELD BY THE CITY OF MADISON. SOWBA ALSO COORDINATES MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR A COALITION OF BIRD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BETTER IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE APPROACH AND WORK TO BETTER ADVOCATE FOR BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,045,927	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	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	26	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	12	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	Yes (1)	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	JOHN MINNICH	PersonNm
Phone	6082552473	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	211 S PATERSON ST STE 340	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53703	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MATTHEW FORTNEY
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK CLARK
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF GALLIGAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM NORRIS
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA LEPEAK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARCY KIND
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANNE JONES
DIRECTOR (THRU NOV)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT KRUEGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIVIA DUNN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEXTER PATTERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK EAGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET SILBERNAGEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASMINE BANKS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT REETZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$94,417	$0	$2,833

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$94,417	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,833	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
Federated Campaigns	$5,972	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$7,045,733	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,384,503	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,051,705	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RENTAL INCOME	Desc
Business	531190	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,808	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,808	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,430	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,430	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$12,238	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$168,890	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$168,890	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,110,980	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,967,038	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,143,942	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,143,942	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,143,942	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$38,960	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$10,639	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,321	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,321	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,405,096	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,238	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,341,153	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,917	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$644,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$492,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,405	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,341	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,837	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,666	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,871	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,944	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,952	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,746	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,281	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,747	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,747	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,962	TotalAmt
Management And General	$59,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,814	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,359	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,569	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,337	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$139	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,154	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,592	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,844	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,105	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,588	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,110	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,478	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
WILDLIFE/HABITAT RESTOR	$94,879	$94,750	$64	$65
MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES	$8,950	$7,750	$1,200

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,895	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,088	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,401,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,045,927	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$221,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$134,456	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$486,336	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$413,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,234	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,278	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,126	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$15,814,459	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$794,932	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,107,632	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,019,527	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,654,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,785,812	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$847,414	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$461,533	BOYAmt
EOY	$456,082	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,336,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,810,809	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,227	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,702	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$193,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$141,929	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	$10,697,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,020,002	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,445,865	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,648,878	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,143,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,668,880	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,336,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,810,809	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,003,676	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$508,461	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$30,541	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	$885,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,441,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,283,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,100,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,051,705	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,762,953	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$885,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,441,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,283,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,100,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,051,705	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,762,953	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,850,945	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,912,008	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$90,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$64,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$123,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$159,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$168,890	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$606,880	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,369,833	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$276,128	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.62020	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.62380	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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,401,420	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,401,420	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$215,142	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$53,786	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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	$162,800	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$174,029	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$186,080	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$215,142	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$738,051	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,107,077	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$40,700	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$43,507	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$46,520	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$53,786	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$184,513	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$276,770	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public Use	Yes (X)	PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	8	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	309.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements	0	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	0	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements	0	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	20.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$900	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (1)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$572,426	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$50,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$48,144	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8,592	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,745	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$659,233	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$265,315	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$264,191	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$55,924	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,418	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,586	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$572,426	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$327,004	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$49,033	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$12,205	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$451	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$265,315	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$288,496	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$49,455	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,503	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$444	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$327,004	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$257,857	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$30,639	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$288,496	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.34479	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.60526	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.04995	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,293,463	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$14,293,463	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,342,532	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$637,952	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$704,580	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$178,464	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$156,980	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,484	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,019,527	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$115,702	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$115,702	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,877,853	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$508,461	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$29,421	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$537,882	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,415,735	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$10,639	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$10,639	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,405,096	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,352,097	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$10,639	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$10,639	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,341,458	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$59,962	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$59,962	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,401,420	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:	CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY SOWBA ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS OR REVENUE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE SOWBA DOES NOT HOLD FEE TITLE TO THESE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FUTURE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CARRY SIGNIFICANT OBLIGATIONS TO MONITOR AND DEFEND THEIR TERMS. IF PURCHASED, THE COSTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED.
PART V, LINE 4:	SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF FOUR FUNDS. THE MARY MUCKENHIRN STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SUPPORT SANCTUARY MAINTENANCE. THE SANCTUARIES FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION INCREASES AND TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT. THE JILL MARTEN ENDOWMENT FUND IS A DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT. THE FAIR MEADOWS STATE NATURAL AREA FUND IS A DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE FAIR MEADOWS SANCTUARY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION 30,541. INVESTMENT FEES -59,962.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -10,639.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 10,639.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	4	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$59,503	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	QUOTED MARKET PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3,325,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN COLUMN B.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WHO LIVE IN THE SOWBA'S CHAPTER SERVICE AREA ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE SOWBA. MEMBERSHIP POLICIES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE MEMBERSHIP POLICY OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE MAY ELECT TO ESTABLISH A CHAPTER-ONLY MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY AND DETERMINE THE BENEFITS OF SAID MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERSHIP. SOWBA'S MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THREE MEMBERS OF SOWBA'S GOVERNING BODY EACH YEAR. THE BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM. SOWBA'S OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY VOTE OF THE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SOWBA'S CHAIR, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT DISCLOSES INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AT SOWBA'S MAIN OFFICE. THE DIRECTORS MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. IN DETERMINING CHANGES TO COMPENSATION, SOWBA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE ED'S PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SETS ANNUAL GOALS, AND REVIEWS DATA ON SALARY AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVE STAFF AT SIMILARLY SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DISCUSSION IS DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCUMENTATION RETAINED FROM MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED SUPPORTING THAT DISCUSSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	SOWBA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION 30,541.