2017-06-07T15:08:00-05:00 2016-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2110 LUANN LN MADISON WI 537133074 990 2016-01-01 391393389 MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY INC MADI 6082552473 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE NO 170 MADISON WI 537033044 ROGER PACKARD PRESIDENT 6082552473 2017-06-07 1 BRUCE MAYER CPA P00187180 6082744020 97.91.110.18 2017-06-07 10:16:19 CD P F5220C048E8F4764883E15D3AD23391DA5D6985E 38ADCCD4451C13DD10062D258D4F13D8E82D36F2 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ROGER PACKARD 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE NO 170 MADISON WI 537033044 871005 0 X WWW.MADISONAUDUBON.ORG X 1936 WI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. 9 9 15 300 0 0 1017403 801553 30253 20800 9808 13708 15224 28570 1072688 864631 245 345 0 0 287019 266004 0 0 46666 219415 208156 506679 474505 566009 390126 6722097 7174082 40636 28767 6681461 7145315 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITAT FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 254568 345 41627 STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION IN OUR 704-ACRE FAVILLE GROVE SANCTUARY (FGS) AND 660-ACRE GOOSE POND SANCTUARY (GPS), INCLUDING PRAIRIE PLANTING, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, SEED COLLECTION FROM 214 NATIVE SPECIES, PRESCRIBED BURNS, AND BIRD/WILDLIFE SURVEYS THAT DOCUMENTED MORE THAN 50 NESTING SPECIES. WE RECEIVED A FEDERAL GRANT TO FUND THE PREVIOUS PURCHASE OF ACREAGE AT FGS. WE EMPLOYED THREE SUMMER INTERNS AT FGS AND TWO AT GPS. VOLUNTEERS TAGGED 801 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES AS PART OF PROJECT MONARCH WATCH. VOLUNTEERS BUILT AND MONITORED HUNDREDS OF NEST BOXES AND PLATFORMS FOR FALCONS, TERNS, BLUEBIRDS, AND MORE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISITED BOTH SANCTUARIES FOR EVENTS OR TO SIMPLY ENJOY NATURE. 77185 WE PROVIDED HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN 2016 WE REACHED OVER 2,800 CHILDREN, HALF OF WHOM WERE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OUR CURRICULUM INCLUDED LESSONS WHERE STUDENTS BECAME SCIENTISTS AND LEARNED TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THEIR WORLD, AND WE CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE SALVATION ARMY, GOODMAN, BAYVIEW, AND VERA COURT COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND OPERATION FRESH START, AMONG OTHERS. 16783 TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS WE ADVOCATED WIDELY ON ISSUES RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCE AND BIRD CONSERVATION IN OUR NEWSLETTER, EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE. AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, THE SOCIETY RESPONDED TO A PROPOSED INTERSTATE EXPANSION THAT THREATENED GOOSE POND SANCTUARY LANDS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, ADVOCATED FOR APPROPRIATE USE AND CHANGES TO THE MASTER PLAN OF SAUK PRAIRIE RESTORATION AREA, PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY-BASED CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION WORK, ATTENDED CONSERVATION CONGRESS SPRING HEARINGS, AND SUPPORTED VARIOUS CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS. OUR DIRECTOR GAVE GUEST LECTURES ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SPECIES EXTINCTION, MANAGEMENT, AVIAN INTELLIGENCE, OWL ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS OF BIRDS, AVIAN CONSERVATION, AND THE ROLE OF NONPROFITS. OTHER PROGRAMMATIC ITEMS IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP FEES PAID TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND GATHERING WATERS. 348536 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 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 1 6 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI X JOHN MINNICH 6082552473 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE STE 170 MADISON WI 537033044 ROGER PACKARD PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA MACKENZIE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE JONES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOPF WELLS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN KNAACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SHURTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GALEN HASLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARLYNE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAREDA WEISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW REETZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 55000 0 0 55000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10877 8536 782140 2278 801553 RENTAL INCOME 531190 20800 20800 20800 13708 13708 7920 177 7743 7743 27024 6197 20827 20827 864631 41627 0 21451 345 345 55000 38722 9897 6381 182015 128144 32754 21117 12038 8475 2166 1397 16951 11934 3050 1967 9663 9663 9864 9864 1132 1000 132 59776 45218 4478 10080 5088 2923 1951 214 25625 18503 3133 3989 9415 8899 68 448 65 65 49828 49178 286 364 12026 10992 1034 WILDLIFE/HABITAT RESTOR 18637 18569 27 41 MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 7037 5569 800 668 474505 348536 79303 46666 385188 394585 709708 1123695 7212 24348 6025 3700 5819412 403813 5422362 5415599 191602 212155 6722097 7174082 23528 21304 17108 7463 40636 28767 X 5849782 6234469 778701 857868 52978 52978 6681461 7145315 6722097 7174082 X 390126 73175 553 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 132512 418034 471646 1017403 801553 2841148 41169 45196 48840 47743 47824 230772 173681 463230 520486 1065146 849377 3071920 20000 25435 118870 300500 50000 514805 0 20000 25435 118870 300500 50000 514805 2557115 5716 52182 10620 9808 13708 92034 5716 52182 10620 9808 13708 92034 16326 13454 3801 7743 41324 179397 531738 544560 1078755 870828 3205278 0.79780 0.77550 0.02870 0.02940 X SCHEDULE A, PART III: THE 2012 COLUMN ON SCHEDULE A, PART III REPRESENTS THE SHORT TAX YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2012 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 474505 474505 94901 23725 0 0 104096 101247 101002 94901 401246 601869 481 385 866 26024 25312 25251 23725 100312 150468 X 7 272.00 0 0 0 1 1 5.00 130 215005 15364 10882 219487 238645 -12057 11583 215005 229954 6234 13477 11020 238645 225624 4330 229954 222040 3584 225624 0.74110 0.24140 0.01750 0 0 4763283 4763283 981891 348957 632934 74238 54856 19382 5415599 934869 73175 -9311 63864 871005 -6374 -6374 864631 471015 6374 6374 464641 9864 9864 474505 PART II, LINE 9: ACQUISITION EXPENSES RELATED TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED AS PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WHEN INCURRED. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO HAVE ANY VALUE AS A LONG-TERM ASSET AND ARE NOT RECORDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET. PART V, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO BE USED FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN REMAINDER TRUST 553. INVESTMENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -9,864. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -177. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -6,197. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 177. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 6,197. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WHO LIVE IN THE MADSION AUDUBON SOCIETY'S CHAPTER SERVICE AREA ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE MADSION AUDUBON SOCIETY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE SOCIETY'S MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THREE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY'S NINE-PERSON GOVERNING BODY EACH YEAR. MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM. THE SOCIETY'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 B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SOCIETY'S PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND FINANCIAL 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 THE SOCIETY'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 C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY 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 VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN REMAINDER TRUST 553.