2015-05-27T08:40:16-05:00 2014-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2110 LUANN LN MADISON WI 537133074 990 2014-01-01 391393389 MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY INC MADI 6082552473 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE NO 170 MADISON WI 537033044 ROGER PACKARD PRESIDENT 6082552473 2015-05-26 1 BRUCE MAYER CPA P00187180 6082744020 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ROGER PACKARD 1400 E WASHINGTON AVE NO 170 MADISON WI 537033044 1333230 0 X WWW.MADISONAUDUBON.ORG X 1936 WI OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITATS FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. 9 9 20 300 0 0 418034 471646 24667 33825 55826 30195 20122 24640 518649 560306 288 595 0 0 228768 270111 0 0 41300 298252 237604 527308 508310 -8659 51996 6169737 6278004 69294 107964 6100443 6170040 X OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITATS FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 236366 345 45011 STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PERFORMED HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION IN OUR 570-ACRE FAVILLE GROVE SANCTUARY, INCLUDING PRAIRIE PLANTING, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, AND BIRD/WILDLIFE SURVEYS. WE EMPLOYED THREE SUMMER INTERNS TO ASSIST. FACILITIES WERE IMPROVED AT OUR 806-ACRE GOOSE POND SANCTUARY BY REMOVING OLD BUILDINGS AND A 2-ACRE CONCRETE STOCKYARD. SEVEN ACRES WERE PLANTED TO NATIVE PRAIRIE. 27 FIELD TRIPS/EVENTS AT GOOSE POND REACHED OVER 630 PEOPLE. TWO SUMMER INTERNS WERE EMPLOYED AT THE SANCTUARY. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH MONARCHWATCH TO TAG MIGRATING MONARCHS AND TRACK THEIR POPULATIONS. 165 VOLUNTEERS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 4H QUESTARS, AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON STUDENTS HELPED TAG 366 MONARCHS. 90859 TWO FULL-TIME CONSERVATION EDUCATORS WERE HIRED. THEY FORMED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING AMERICORPS PARTNERS FOR AFTER SCHOOL SUCCESS (PASS), DANE COUNTY SALVATION ARMY COMMUNITY CENTER, AND OPERATION FRESH START. MADISON AUDUBON EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO 2,400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN 2014. OUR PROGRAM SERIES FEATURED EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS BY SEVEN SPEAKERS, INCLUDING NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CLIMATE SCIENTIST CHAD WILSEY. PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDED MORE THAN 80 VOLUNTEER-LED BIRDING FIELD TRIPS AND GUIDED WALKS THAT WERE ENJOYED BY MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS. 38887 OUR WEBSITE WAS REDESIGNED TO CREATE A MORE PROFESSIONAL LOOK AND TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION TO AND FROM OUR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORMS FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, AND INSTAGRAM WERE EMPLOYED TO REACH YOUNGER AUDIENCES. EVENT NOTIFICATIONS, NEWS ITEMS, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WERE REGULARLY SENT TO OUR OPT-IN EMAIL LIST OF OVER 900 NAMES. WE PUBLISHED FOUR NEWSLETTER ISSUES, WHICH WERE MAILED TO 3,000 MEMBERS, AS WELL AS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND LEGISLATORS. 24508 250 MADISON AUDUBON ADVOCATED WIDELY ON MANY ISSUES RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN OUR NEWSLETTER, EMAIL LISTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WEBSITE. WE SHARED INFORMATION ON MITIGATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIRDS THROUGH MAILINGS AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. OUR DIRECTOR GAVE GUEST LECTURES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ON SPECIES EXTINCTION AND MANAGEMENT. WE WROTE ADVOCACY LETTERS INCLUDING A PETITION TO LIST THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY AS A FEDERALLY THREATENED SPECIES. OTHER PROGRAMMATIC ITEMS IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP FEES PAID TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE AND GATHERING WATERS CONSERVANCY. 24508 250 390620 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 1 5 0 20 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 JOHN AESCHLIMANN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN KNAACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM SHURTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARLYNE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOPF WELLS SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAREDA WEISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GALEN HASLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW REETZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 54562 0 7033 54562 0 7033 0 0 0 0 0 10890 83685 377071 18620 471646 RENTAL INCOME 531190 21840 21840 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 11985 11985 33825 10620 10620 784279 764704 19575 19575 19575 17845 4391 13454 13454 15015 3829 11186 11186 560306 45011 0 43649 595 595 61595 20530 20530 20535 182985 165749 12584 4652 2000 1523 271 206 23531 17922 3186 2423 8000 8000 2615 2060 101 454 41098 33955 6113 1030 48785 39225 6789 2771 3975 1325 1325 1325 40740 40025 397 318 36361 27660 5703 2998 WILDLIFE/HABITAT RESTOR 25236 25236 MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 8911 7546 1365 21883 7269 10026 4588 508310 390620 76390 41300 238625 374457 769882 783906 59457 2038 2498 2101 5231471 320272 4894144 4911199 205131 204303 6169737 6278004 52820 41518 16474 66446 69294 107964 X 5184321 5191971 863144 925091 52978 52978 6100443 6170040 6169737 6278004 X 51996 18429 -828 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 886270 333012 132512 418034 471646 2241474 60587 63735 41169 45196 48840 259527 28370 25273 53643 975227 422020 173681 463230 520486 2554644 35000 40000 20000 25435 118870 239305 0 35000 40000 20000 25435 118870 239305 2315339 3306 2716 5716 52182 10620 74540 3306 2716 5716 52182 10620 74540 16326 13454 29780 978533 424736 179397 531738 544560 2658964 0.87080 0.89960 0.02800 0.02690 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 385 385 507925 508310 101247 25312 0 0 63219 28499 104096 101247 297061 445592 929 1099 481 385 2894 15805 7125 26024 25312 74266 111399 1 61749 1 1 X 6 269.00 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 0 229954 6234 13477 11020 238645 225624 4330 229954 222040 3584 225624 221044 996 222040 218765 2279 221044 0.74130 0.22200 0.03670 0 0 4213283 4213283 928369 266224 662145 79010 44605 34405 10809 9443 1366 4911199 586127 18429 -828 17601 568526 -8220 -8220 560306 516530 8220 8220 508310 0 508310 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 -828. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -4,391. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -3,829. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 4,391. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 3,829. ART FAIR 17845 17845 1800 54 2537 17845 17845 1800 54 2537 4391 13454 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. THE SOCIETY'S OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 -828.