CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY (EIN 36-3989864)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-13
IRS object ID: 201302259349300540
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-13T08:59:16-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362170602	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WARADY & DAVIS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S	AddressLine1
City	DEERFIELD	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60015	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363989864	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CONS	NameControl
Phone	8475485989	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	32492 N ALMOND RD	AddressLine1
City	GRAYSLAKE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60030	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHARLES O'CONNELL	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	8475485989	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-06	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BARRY EDELSTEIN	Name
PTIN	P00193702	PTIN
Phone	8472679600	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CHARLES O'CONNELL	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	32492 N ALMOND RD	AddressLine1
City	GRAYSLAKE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60030	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	724046	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.CONSERVELAKECOUNTY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1994	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PRESERVE OPEN LAND, RESTORE NATURAL AREAS, AND INSPIRE A COMMITMENT TO LAND CONSERVATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	18	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	18	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	130	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	957945	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	481609	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	32188	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	20536	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	16162	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	41770	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-12534	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	578	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	993761	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	544493	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	446099	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	482134	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	113224	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	283038	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	181083	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	729137	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	663217	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	264624	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-118724	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	3631584	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3572129	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	70953	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	96187	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	3560631	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3475942	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND STEWARDING NATURAL LANDS AND FARMLAND THROUGHOUT LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE PRESERVED OVER 450 ACRES OF OPEN LAND IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FOSTERS LAND STEWARDSHIP ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THAT INSPIRE AND TEACH PEOPLE TO CARE FOR THE COUNTY'S OPEN LAND. THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS IS VITAL TO OUR SUCCESS.OUR WORK BENEFITS THE PEOPLE OF LAKE COUNTY BY SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK ALSO BENEFITS OUR COUNTY'S RICH DIVERSITY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS. LAKE COUNTY IS, IN FACT, OF SPECIAL STATE-WIDE SIGNIFICANCE. IT PROVIDES SANCTUARY TO MORE THAN 130 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, THE MOST OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	128420	Expense
Description	LAND PRESERVATION: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LANDOWNERS, CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY PRESERVES NATURAL AREAS AND FARMLAND IN LAKE COUNTY THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS. THESE METHODS INCLUDE CONSERVATION EASEMENT, LAND DONATION, AND ACQUISITION AS WE DID IN 2007 WITH THE PURCHASE OF CASEY FARM. SOMETIMES WE PLAY A VALUABLE ROLE AS A CATALYST AND FACILITATOR. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ENCOURAGED A LOCAL FAMILY TO SELL AN IMPORTANT PARCEL TO THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT AND HELPED THEM WORK OUT MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TERMS. THROUGH POLICY, PLANNING, AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES WE ALSO HELP BRING ABOUT LAND PRESERVATION SUCCESSES. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE LIBERTY PRAIRIE RESERVE WHERE COLLABORATIVE PLANNING HAS RESULTED IN 3,400 ACRES BEING PRESERVED BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	82383	Expense
Revenue	18000	Revenue
Description	LAND STEWARDSHIP: CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY RESTORES LAND TO GOOD HEALTH ON PROPERTY IT OWNS AND ALSO HELPS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND PUBLIC PARTNERS BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THEIR LANDS. MANY LANDOWNERS WANT TO CARE FOR THEIR PROPERTIES IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY SOILS, BIODIVERSITY, AND CLEAN WATER BUT NEED HELP USING THE BEST CONSERVATION PRACTICES. FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE DOKUM MSKODA NATURE PRESERVE IN WAUKEGAN (WHICH WE HELPED ESTABLISH) WE ARE MANAGING THE RESTORATION OF IMPORTANT HABITAT THERE FOR A FEDERALLY THREATENED SPECIES OF WILDFLOWER ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, CHICAGO WILDERNESS, AND SEVERAL PUBLIC AGENCIES. WE ALSO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH LAND RESTORATION WORK AT TWO SITES.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	184476	Expense
Revenue	8197	Revenue
Description	OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: THROUGH OUR CONSERVATION@HOME PROGRAM, WE HELP EDUCATE PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT BEST CONSERVATION PRACTICES FOR THEIR HOME AND BUSINESS PROPERTIES. THROUGH THE END OF 2012, OUR CONSERVATION@HOME PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED FREE ONE-HOUR CONSULTATION VISITS TO OVER 300 PROPERTY OWNERS IN 30 MUNICIPALITIES. DURING THESE VISITS WE OFFER ADVICE ON NATURE-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS. WE ALSO CERTIFY PROPERTIES THAT MEET A THRESHOLD OF THOSE PRACTICES AND PROVIDE A SIGN THAT REWARDS THEIR HARD WORK AND PROMOTES THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS AND ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT OFFER THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NATURE AND HOW TO LIVE WITH IT.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	54223	Expense
Description	ADVOCACY: CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY WORKS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN LAKE COUNTY THROUGH PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND ADVOCACY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	54223	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	449502	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	1	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
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Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	10	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	18	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	18	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATHAN AABERG	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	8475485989	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	32492 N ALMOND ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GRAYSLAKE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60030	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (19 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JEFF SUNDBERG
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHARLES O'CONNELL
PRESIDENT	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
KENT LAWSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID WHITMORE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY WALLACE
TREASURER	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
CAROL CALABRESA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JEFF WERFEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
AL WESTERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KEN KLICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KLAUS WISIOL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DENNIS NYREN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KELLY CARTWRIGHT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KEITH GRAY
VICE PRESIDENT	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
SARAH SIMPSON
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
LAWRENCE FALBE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
LYDIA SCOTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GARY MITCHINER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
TOM MILLIGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE BARG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		87400	0	19443	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	87400	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	19443	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	23803	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	94161	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	363645	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	481609	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
CONTRACTUAL FEES FOR S	811000	18000	18000
PROGRAM SERVICE FEES	611600	2536	2536

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	20536	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	14940	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$14,940	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	35465	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	22188	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	13277	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	13277	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$13,277	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	129290	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	102460	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	26830	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	26830	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$26,830	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	36035	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	94161	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	54905	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-18870	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$18,870	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Gaming	510	GrossIncomeGaming
Gaming Direct Expenses	0	GamingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	510	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$510	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PLANT SALES	Description
Business Code	453000	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	5661	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	5661	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	5661	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	544493	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	26197	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$36,687	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	106843	Total
Program Services	85474	ProgramServices
Management And General	9616	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11753	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	288457	Total
Program Services	186905	ProgramServices
Management And General	36496	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	65056	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6014	Total
Program Services	3927	ProgramServices
Management And General	559	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1528	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53139	Total
Program Services	35415	ProgramServices
Management And General	4934	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12790	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27681	Total
Program Services	18914	ProgramServices
Management And General	3268	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5499	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2346	Total
Program Services	2209	ProgramServices
Management And General	137	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16015	Total
Management And General	16015	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2586	Total
Management And General	2586	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31353	Total
Program Services	14988	ProgramServices
Management And General	9537	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6828	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8435	Total
Program Services	4892	ProgramServices
Management And General	2693	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	850	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5246	Total
Program Services	4747	ProgramServices
Fundraising	499	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9822	Total
Program Services	7502	ProgramServices
Management And General	2020	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	300	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	441	Total
Management And General	441	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17687	Total
Program Services	15001	ProgramServices
Management And General	2686	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13419	Total
Program Services	7356	ProgramServices
Management And General	3611	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2452	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
SUBCONTRACTOR EXPENSE	33156	28666	3108	1382
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	16016	16016
TRAINING AND EDUCATION	10497	9384	164	949
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	4370	2513	995	862

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9694	Total
Program Services	5593	ProgramServices
Management And General	1625	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2476	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	663217	Total
Program Services	449502	ProgramServices
Management And General	100491	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	113224	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100	BOY
EOY	50	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	186469	BOY
EOY	139212	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	346906	BOY
EOY	165345	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4520	BOY
EOY	4805	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2680681	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	107558	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2392788	BOY
EOY	2573123	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	700801	BOY
EOY	689594	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3631584	BOY
EOY	3572129	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36103	BOY
EOY	86337	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3900	BOY
EOY	3900	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30000	BOY
EOY	5000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	950	BOY
EOY	950	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	70953	BOY
EOY	96187	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2597158	BOY
EOY	2861109	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	963473	BOY
EOY	614833	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3560631	BOY
EOY	3475942	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3631584	BOY
EOY	3572129	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-118724	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	34035	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	550114	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	438025	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	405747	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	957945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	481609	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2833440	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	550114	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	438025	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	405747	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	957945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	481609	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2833440	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	1237157	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	1596283	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	50295	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	51898	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51629	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	49299	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	52014	CurrentTaxYear
Total	255135	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	973	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	770	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	145	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	1888	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3090463	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	392242	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.51650	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.50410	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Of Natural Habitat	X	ProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open Space	X	PreservationOfOpenSpace
Historic Land Area	X	HistoricLandArea
Total Number Of Easements	5	TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage	244.00	TotalAcreage
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held	1	NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring	1	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement	22.00	StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement	1525	ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	1	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	0	IncludedOnFS

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2023631	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	2023631	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	412500	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	80459	Depreciation
Book Value	332041	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	27252	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	23353	Depreciation
Book Value	3899	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	217298	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3746	Depreciation
Book Value	213552	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2573123	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SECURITY DEPOSIT	Description
Amount	$950	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	950	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	618541	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	34035	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	17825	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	51860	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	566681	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	-22188	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-22188	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	544493	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	703230	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	17825	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	22188	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	40013	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	663217	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	663217	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSES -22,188.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSES 22,188.
		SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 9: THE ORGANIZATION ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING AND MAINTAINING EASEMENTS DONATED BY LANDOWNERS TO PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ACCEPTED TO FUND THESE PROJECT ACTIVITIES. NO VALUE IS ASSIGNED TO THE EASEMENTS AS TRANSFERENCE OF PROPERTY TITLE HAS NOT OCCURRED. CONSERVE LAKE COUNTY HOLDS FIVE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 244 ACRES OF LAND IN LAKE COUNTY.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	PRAIRIE HARVEST	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	130196	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	94161	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	36035	GrossRevenueEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event1	2670	NonCashPrizesEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	31640	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	2300	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	18295	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	130196	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	94161	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	36035	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	2670	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	31640	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	2300	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	18295	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	54905	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-18870	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ARTICLE II SECTION 1 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS STATES: "THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. MEMBERS SHALL BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ANNUALLY PAY THE DUES ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS, PER ITS BYLAWS, ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY DIRECTORS AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	ARTICLE II SECTION 5 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS STATES: "THE ONLY MATTER ON WHICH MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IS THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN THE ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER VOTING RIGHTS IN THIS CORPORATION."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ELECTRONICALLY DISSEMINATED VIA EMAIL TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. ANY IDENTIFIED CONFLICT IS REVIEWED AND MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD (COMPRISED OF OFFICERS) REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EVALUATED BASED ON THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE ANNUAL WORKPLAN, WRITTEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS A COMPENSATION STUDY IS ENACTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO COMPARE SALARIES OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE REGION. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVING COMPENSATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE SUCH A REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR PROCESS.