GATHERING WATERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
GATHERING WATERS INC (EIN 39-1805090)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2013-10-21
IRS object ID
201332979349300423
Schema version
2012v2.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-10-21T11:15:43-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Dana Chabot CPABusinessNameLine1

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Address Line12110 Luann LaneAddressLine1
CityMadisonCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53713ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN391805090EIN

Name Name

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Phone6082519131Phone

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Address Line1211 South Paterson StreetAddressLine1
Address Line2Suite 270AddressLine2
CityMadisonCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53703ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameMichael StrigelName
TitleExecutive DirectorTitle
Phone6082519131Phone
Date Signed2013-10-21DateSigned
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Preparer Preparer

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NameDana ChabotName
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Phone6084421911Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionGathering Waters Conservancy helps land trusts, landowners, and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin specialActivityOrMissionDescription
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DescriptionTechnical training and assistance to land trusts: build the capacity of Wisconsin land trusts and conservation organizations through one-on-one mentorship and technical assistance, conferences, and workshops. The "land trust education and advancement program" (LEAP) works intensively with selected land trusts to move them closer to accreditation by the Land Trust Alliance, a national association of land trusts. Since 2011 Gathering Waters has provided LEAP assistance to 20 land trusts across Wisconsin.Description

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DescriptionEducation and public outreach: educate the general public, professionals, and landowners about the importance of private land conservation and voluntary tools available to set aside private land for conservation. Gathering Waters maintains an interactive website and publishes paper and electronic newsletters throughout the year.Description

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DescriptionPolicy and government relations: work with decision makers at all levels of government to promote state, local, and federal policies that support the work of land trusts and the conservation of private land. Specifically, Gathering Waters advocates for continuation of funding for the Knowles Nelson Stewardship Fund, a program of public financial support for the preservation of land in Wisconsin.Description

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3518CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3448CurrentTaxYear
Total31833Total

Net UBI NetUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support2955580TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc123054GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.87794PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.80687PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals5569FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals5569FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals582815FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals588384FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals113258FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals28315FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3132725CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2117717CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1112096CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year113258CurrentYear
Total475796Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$713,694LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus31232CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus254999CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus119766CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year5569CurrentYear
Total81566Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus333181CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus229429CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus128024CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year28315CurrentYear
Total118949Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$178,424GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus30CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus20CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus10CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year0CurrentYear
Total0Total

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchC_P2A_S00_L02cIdentifier
Return ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-A, Line 2cReturnReference
ExplanationGathering Waters Conservancy seeks to promote legislation that furthers land and water conservation in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest, especially Wisconsin's Knowles Nelson Stewardship Fund.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Of Natural HabitatXProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open SpaceXPreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements2TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage320TotalAcreage
Nmbr Hist Struct Easements0NmbrHistStructEasements
Nmbr Hist Struct Easements After0NmbrHistStructEasementsAfter
Nmbr Easements Modified0NmbrEasementsModified
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held1NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring1WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement25StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement640ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied1Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance10750BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions0Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses1525InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures1325OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses200AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance10750EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance10750BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions0Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses16InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
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Administrative Expenses16AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance10750EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance0BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions10750Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses0InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
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Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance10750EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance0BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions0Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses0InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures0OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance0EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance0BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions0Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses0InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships0GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures0OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance0EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value0BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis12040OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation10200Depreciation
Book Value1840BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis0OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation0Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings1840TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt642537TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments10679NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities0DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants0RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues7485OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F99018164RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal624373RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included0InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included0OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990624373TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt595869TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities0DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments0PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported0LossesReported
Other Expenses Included7485OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9907485ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal588384ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included20InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included0OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990588384TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchD_P02_S00_L05Schedule D, Part II, Line 5Gathering Waters' policy is to monitor easements annually, document the results of annual monitoring, and communicate the results of annual monitoring to the landowner. Violations of conservation easements are resolved on a case-by-case basis.
SchD_P02_S00_L09Schedule D, Part II, Line 9Gathering Waters records the purchase of easements as an expense in the year of purchase. No asset or liability is recorded in connection with easement acquisitions.
SchD_P05_S00_L04Schedule D, Part V, Line 4Endowment funds held by Gathering Waters Conservancy are intended to support an internship program. Distributions from endowment funds are used to help defray the cost of hiring at least one intern per year. Interns are usually students who intend to build a career in conservation work. Other endowment funds are held by Madison Community Foundation and are intended to support Gathering Waters' general operations.
SchD_P11_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XI, Line 2dExpenses of fundraising events
SchD_P12_S00_L02dSchedule D, Part XII, Line 2dExpenses of fundraising events

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0B_L11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe organization makes the Form 990 available to its Finance Committee, which includes members of the Board of Directors. The Finance Committee reviews the Form prior to filing.
F990_P06_S0B_L12cForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe Associate Director collects and reviews conflict of interest statements completed by individual Board members annually, and communicates to applicable Board and staff members any potential conflicts of interest. Board members who have a conflict of interest are expected to excuse themselves from participation in deliberation about matters involving the conflict.
F990_P06_S0B_L15Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors authorizes the Executive Director's salary, based on information obtained from informally surveying compensation paid by comparable organizations, most recently in 2011.
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Gathering Waters Conservancy makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to members of the general public upon request.

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