2025-11-14T10:28:29-06:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2024-01-01 391451323 GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCORPORATED GOLD 7153436215 1100 MAIN ST 150 STEVENS POINT WI 54481 GARY BEASTROM TREASURER 7153436215 2025-11-13 1 1 AMANDA VANNATTA CPA P00948755 6082744020 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER GLAD 1100 MAIN ST 150 STEVENS POINT WI 54481 1548452 0 X GOLDENSANDSRCD.ORG X 1996 WI CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE AREA CONSISTENT WITH SOUND CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES. 29 29 42 100 0 0 30102 29205 1372618 1480320 3585 11771 3963 3691 1410268 1524987 0 0 0 0 1029149 1591835 0 0 769 132360 196037 1161509 1787872 248759 -262885 701680 465357 99645 128160 602035 337197 X THE MISSION OF GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCORPORATED IS TO MANAGE NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES IN WAYS CONSISTENT WITH SOUND CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES BY WORKING ACROSS COUNTY LINES TO ADDRESS LOCAL CONCERNS. 0 0 1456027 0 1483372 FOR OVER 50 YEARS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE CENTRAL WISCONSIN A BETTER PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE BY PROMOTING CLEAN WATER, HEALTHY FORESTS, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.CLEAN WATER - OUR CLEAN BOATS, CLEAN WATERS PROGRAM ASSISTED LAKES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH HIRING AND TRAINING SUMMER WATERCRAFT INSPECTORS. SUMMER STAFF WERE HIRED TO TALK WITH BOATERS AT BOAT LANDINGS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REMOVING PLANTS AND DRAINING ALL WATER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. OUR EFFORTS HELPED BOATERS RECOGNIZE THAT THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE IN KEEPING OUR LAKES BEAUTIFUL! HEALTHY FORESTS - IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR DEMONSTRATION FOREST PROJECT. THE DEMONSTRATION FORESTS ACT AS LIVING CLASSROOMS AND SITES FOR EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS CAN LEARN ABOUT FOREST MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR PROPERTY. IN 2024, WE HOSTED 3 DEMONSTRATION FOREST EVENTS LOCATED AT THE MARATHON COUNTY DEMO FOREST, PORTAGE COUNTY DEMO FOREST AND ONE AT THE MONROE COUNTY DEMO FOREST. ABUNDANT WILDLIFE - WE PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE ON A NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION MONARCH PROGRAM THAT COVERS 54 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE FOCAL SPECIES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY, RUSTY PATCH BUMBLEBEE, AND THE KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, OUR HABITAT RESTORATION TECHNICIAN WORKS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE 1,000 ACRES OF POLLINATOR HABITAT OVER 2 YEARS.SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE - OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO LEAD IN SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (USDA-NRCS), IN WISCONSIN, BY CO-EMPLOYING AFFILIATE STAFF THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THESE EMPLOYEES BOOSTED THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCAL OFFICES BY TAKING ON A VARIETY OF TASKS SUCH AS: ENTERING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, WRITING CONSERVATION PLANS, AND DOCUMENTING COMPLETED CONSERVATION PROJECTS. IN 2024 WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR GRAZING WORK THROUGH BUILDING THE BUZZ ABOUT GRAZING IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HELPS US REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND BETTER SERVE PRODUCERS NEEDS. 1456027 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 WI X DENISE HILGART 7153436215 1100 MAIN ST STE 150 STEVENS POINT WI 54481 ED HERNANDEZ PRESIDENT (THROUGH JANUARY) 0.35 X X 0 0 0 SHANE WUCHERPFENNIG PRESIDENT (BEG. FEBRUARY) 0.35 X X 0 0 0 BOB WALKER SECRETARY 0.35 X X 0 0 0 BILL LEICHTNAM VICE PRESIDENT 0.35 X X 0 0 0 REESA EVANS DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 GARY BEASTROM TREASURER 0.35 X X 0 0 0 DUSTIN GRANT DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BRAD COOK DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 MIKE WEYH DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SCHWEDER DIRECTOR (THROUGH SEPTEMBER) 0.35 X 0 0 0 NANCY HIESTAND DIRECTOR (AS OF SEPTEMBER) 0.35 X 0 0 0 TODD MORRIS DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 CHRIS ZINDORF DIRECTOR (THROUGH JANUARY) 0.35 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN LADD DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 AL DRABEK DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 PATRICK KILBEY DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 KEN BORZICK DIRECTOR (AS OF NOVEMBER) 0.35 X 0 0 0 JEN SCHMITZ DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 RON LUETHE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 GREG BANECK DIRECTOR (THROUGH JANUARY) 0.35 X 0 0 0 STEVE BRADLEY DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 NANCY EGGLESTON DIRECTOR (AS OF MAY) 0.35 X 0 0 0 AMBERLE SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR (AS OF MAY) 0.35 X 0 0 0 BRENT TESSMER DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 JOE TOMANDL DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HAASE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 JIM NYGAARD DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 MARK PIECHOWSKI DIRECTOR (THROUGH NOVEMBER) 0.35 X 0 0 0 DAVID BOSSHARD DIRECTOR (AS OF NOVEMBER) 0.35 X 0 0 0 ALLISON MCCORMICK DIRECTOR (AS OF NOVEMBER) 0.35 X 0 0 0 BILL CLENDENNING DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 TOMMY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 SHANNON RHODE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 MERLIN BECKER DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GLAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 72220 0 1444 72220 0 1444 0 0 0 0 0 12582 1000 15623 29205 FEES AND CONTRACTS 561920 1479720 1479720 CONFERENCE INCOME 561920 600 600 1480320 7569 7569 639 0 639 639 639 4202 0 4202 4202 4202 26517 23465 3052 3052 1524987 1483372 0 12410 73664 60890 12774 1384806 1144819 239987 15247 12518 2729 118118 97648 20470 4123 4123 337 337 23717 23652 65 1960 1607 353 28414 11785 16213 416 1560 1560 12180 12180 45455 44546 909 19620 17223 2397 1100 1100 24580 12858 11722 FIELD SUPPLIES 31320 27562 3758 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1671 919 752 1787872 1456027 331076 769 5259 74172 559411 82580 123146 265834 3168 1746 2056 2087 12325 4785 8640 7540 0 31398 701680 465357 68119 75718 31526 52442 99645 128160 X 602035 337197 602035 337197 701680 465357 -262885 -1953 0 X 0 0 0 X 322840 35480 29798 30102 29205 447425 322840 35480 29798 30102 29205 447425 447425 3502 1628 947 3847 8208 18132 465557 5080720 0.96110 0.98490 X 28672 2988 262 31398 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 1 0 12325 4785 7540 7540 FUNDS HELD BY NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN 31398 31398 PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE PERMANENT, LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WISCONSIN'S CONSERVATION NEEDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: COUNTY MEMBERS AND CORPORATE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE OR EQUIVALENT COMMITTEE OF EACH COUNTY MEMBER SHALL APPOINT TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EACH CORPORATE MEMBER SHALL APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW WITH DISCUSSION RECORDED IN MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.