WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 23-7401326)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-28
IRS object ID
202621189349300107
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-28T06:48:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN231386942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11033 S CEDAR CREST BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityALLENTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP181035443ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237401326EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWILDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6109654397PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 ORCHID PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityEMMAUSCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18049ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER M KOCHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6109654397PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN R ZAYAITZ CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01254535PTIN
Phone6104357489PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER M KOCHERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 ORCHID PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityEMMAUSCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18049ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,174,819GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WILDLANDSPA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE CRITICAL NATURAL AREAS AND WATERWAYS, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A LEGACY OF A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body29VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent29VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee66TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers328TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,992,041PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,268,231CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$576,479PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$651,526CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$115,352PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$165,977CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$65,507PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$72,714CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,749,379PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,158,448CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,098,993PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,062,323CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$471,536CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,449,147PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,312,415CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,548,140PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,374,738CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,201,239PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$216,290CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,764,456TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,027,217TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$857,647TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$818,028TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,906,809NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,209,189NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE CRITICAL NATURAL AREAS AND WATERWAYS, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A LEGACY OF A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,898,449ExpenseAmt
Revenue$298,109RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION: WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY'S CONSERVATION STRATEGIES INCLUDE LAND PLANNING AND ACQUISITION, STREAM RESTORATION AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. WILDLANDS PROTECTED 2,594 ACRES ACRES THROUGH FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, ONE IN PENN AND FOREST KIDDER TOWNSHIPS, CARBON COUNTY TOTALING 2,511 ACRES, AND THREE IN MOORE TOWNSHIP, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, INDIVIDUALLY TOTALING 9.63 ACRES, 40.51 ACRES, AND 33.78 ACRES. IN THE STEWARDSHIP REALM, WILDLANDS FORWARDED EFFORTS FOCUSED ON STREAM RESTORATION, HABITAT RESTORATION AND WATERSHED PLANNING: COMPLETED 15 RIPARIAN BUFFER PLANTING PROJECTS IN FOUR COUNTIES WITHIN THE LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED, PLANTING 8,000 NATIVE PLANTS. ADVANCED STREAM RESTORATION ALONG INDIAN RUN CREEK IN CARBON COUNTY THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF DAM REMOVAL AND HABIAT RESTORATION EFFORTS. COMPLETED STREAM RESTORATION ALONG FOREST HILLS RUN IN MONROE COUNTY. STEWARDSHIP ADVANCEMENTS AT WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY'S NATURE PRESREVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: COMPLETED PRESCRIBED BURN AND RESTORATION AT MAPLE TRACT PRESERVE IN THE MESIC TILL BARRENS LANDSCAPE. ESTABLISHED THE 1.6 MILE BLOODROOT TRAIL AT OUR SOUTH MOUNTAIN PRESERVE.CONTINUED HABITAT RESTORATION, PUBLIC ACCESS ENHANCEMENTS, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT BLACK RIVER SANCTUARY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$623,881ExpenseAmt
Revenue$353,417RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: 7,500 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 BENEFITED FROM WILDLANDS' ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE TIED TO PENNSYLVANIA'S STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY, WITH 57 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN 184 SCHOOL PORGRAMS. 200 PUBLIC COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONNECTED MORE THAN 6,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LOCAL, NATURAL AREAS, INCLUDING DOROTHY RIDER POOL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, SOUTH MOUNTAIN PRESERVE, TREXLER NATURE PRESERVE, THE LEHIGH RIVER AND DESTINATIONS IN CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES.120 PRIVATE, COMMUNITY-GROUP SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR 4,693 PARTICIPANTS. HELD 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR 630+ REGISTRATIONS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,522,330TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee66EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANNY J GIANNELLI CHIEF FINANCIALPersonNm
Phone6109654397PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13701 ORCHID PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityEMMAUSCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18049ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHRISTOPHER KOCHER
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$158,907$0$8,615
DANNY GIANNELLI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$122,194$0$5,567
ABIGAIL PATTISHALL
VP OF CONSERVATION SCIENCES40.00$115,520$0$12,468Yes (X)
ELIZABETH DUGAN
VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS40.00$100,006$0$10,351Yes (X)
TADD HENNINGER
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL STERSHIC
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A HENRY ESQ
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON A LESKOWSKY
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOREN SPEZIALE COUNSEL
EX OFFICIO2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD W BEITLER
EX OFFICIO2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL C BARBEHENN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DWAYNE T BAUDER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY R BLOCKUS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTEN CAMPBELL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN COONEY DUERHOLZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID VINCENT DUNN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE ERVIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALFRED EVERETT JR
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA FLICKER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW ANDY FOGAL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD J FONES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON HUMANICK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH KIPP
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD LEISER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID M LOBACH JR
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY MOYER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J STUART PIDCOCK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A PIRES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN POWELL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD S RUSCHMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD W SHAFFER JR
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW STANTEN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT STOVER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WARREN
EX OFFICIO2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN WENDLING
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$496,627TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$37,001TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
HANOVER ENGINEERING
252 BRODHEAD RD 100BETHLEHEMPA18017ENGINEERING SERVICE$120,178
WILLIAM R SCHULTZ INC
1540 CHESTNUT STEMMAUSPA18049GENERAL CONTRACTOR$103,950
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$4,615FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$743,947GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,519,669AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,268,231TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NATURE & ED PROGRAM900099$353,417$353,417
OTHER FEES FOR SERVICE900099$298,109$298,109
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$651,526TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$165,977TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$165,977ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$69,900RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$69,900RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$69,900TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$69,900ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$19,185FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$4,615ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$16,371FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,814TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,814ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,158,448TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$651,526RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$238,691ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,283TotalAmt
Program Services$134,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,409FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,455,447TotalAmt
Program Services$1,021,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$145,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$289,060FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,601TotalAmt
Program Services$28,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,736FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,729TotalAmt
Program Services$93,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,462FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,263TotalAmt
Program Services$87,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,183FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,513TotalAmt
Program Services$27,516ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$552ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$445FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,359TotalAmt
Program Services$17,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$286FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,853TotalAmt
Management And General$19,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$622,372TotalAmt
Program Services$600,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,711FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,144TotalAmt
Program Services$1,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,849TotalAmt
Program Services$87,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,890FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,077TotalAmt
Program Services$57,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,852FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,941TotalAmt
Program Services$108,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,830FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,880TotalAmt
Program Services$12,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$850FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,158TotalAmt
Program Services$20,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,024TotalAmt
Program Services$45,024ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
LAND PRESERVATION$51,152$51,152
MISCELLANEOUS$51,117$42,177$8,940
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$32,501$25,506$6,995
TOTAL RESOURCE PLATFORM$29,415$19,470$9,945

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,060TotalAmt
Program Services$41,309ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,822FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,374,738TotalAmt
Program Services$2,522,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$380,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$471,536FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400BOYAmt
EOY$400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,109,274BOYAmt
EOY$2,675,061EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$461,911BOYAmt
EOY$197,343EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,594BOYAmt
EOY$294,336EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,415,504LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,679,820LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,835,688BOYAmt
EOY$6,735,684EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,263,165BOYAmt
EOY$5,115,087EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,424BOYAmt
EOY$9,306EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,764,456BOYAmt
EOY$15,027,217EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,860BOYAmt
EOY$123,433EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$32,027EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$750,473BOYAmt
EOY$642,899EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,314BOYAmt
EOY$19,669EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$857,647BOYAmt
EOY$818,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,798,589BOYAmt
EOY$10,150,864EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,108,220BOYAmt
EOY$4,058,325EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,906,809BOYAmt
EOY$14,209,189EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,764,456BOYAmt
EOY$15,027,217EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$216,290ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$518,670NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,959,781CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,188,955CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,682,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,992,041CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,272,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,095,256TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,959,781CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,188,955CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,682,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,992,041CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,272,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,095,256TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,265,649SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,829,607PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$138,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$123,564CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$162,732CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$189,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$235,877CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$850,832TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,946,088TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,173,954GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87700PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Total Easements80TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage10300.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr30HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement757.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$54,971ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd0Section170hRqrStsfdInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,932,608BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$230,594ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$574,190InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$166,296OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,571,096EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,200,293BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$567,323ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$323,863InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$158,871OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,932,608EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,844,872BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$84,501ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$427,852InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$156,932OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,200,293EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,487,021BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$46,716ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$538,969InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$149,896OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,844,872EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,104,067BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$136,964ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$373,464InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$127,474OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,487,021EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.36510BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.48999PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14491TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,772,950OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,772,950BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,054,025OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,103,288DepreciationAmt
Book Value$950,737BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$588,529OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$576,532DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,997BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,735,684TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE$9,306
FINANCE LEASE$10,363
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$19,669TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,657,265TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$518,670NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$518,670RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,138,595RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$19,853InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$19,853RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,158,448TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,354,885TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,354,885ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$19,853InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$19,853ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,374,738TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 80 PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, TOTALING OVER 10,300 ACRES. WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY HAS DETERMINED THAT NO ASSET VALUATION WILL BE USED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, WHICH IS AN ACCEPTABLE METHOD UNDER U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
PART IV, LINE 2B:THERE ARE VARIOUS SECURITY DEPOSITS ON THE RENTAL PROPERTIES AS WELL AS AMOUNTS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS.
PART V, LINE 4:A PORTION OF THE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE INCOME TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP. THERE ARE ALSO BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS. PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS SUPPORT VARIOUS PURPOSES INCLUDING CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP, CONSERVATION EDUCATION, LEGAL DEFENSE, GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE EVALUATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740-10. FASB ASC 740-10 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. FASB ASC 740-10 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, AND DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR ACCRUED INTEREST PENALTIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WINE AND DINEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$23,800GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$4,615CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,185GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,371OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$23,800GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,615CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$19,185GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,371OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$16,371DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$2,814NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER KOCHERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$158,907BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,356DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,259NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$167,522TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BWILDLANDS CONSERVANCYS MANAGEMENT WILL MEET WITH THE AUDITORS AND FILL OUT THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT, PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE IRS SUBMITTAL DEADLINE. IN YEARS WHEN THE SCHEDULE OF THE FULL BOARD MEETINGS ALLOWS FULL BOARD REVIEW BEFORE THE FILING DEADLINE, THE AUDIT AND FORM 990 WILL BOTH BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING. IN YEARS WHEN, BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULE OF FULL BOARD MEETINGS, IT IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FINAL FORM 990 AT A MEETING BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR THE FORM 990 TO BE FILED, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONVENE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990, AND THE FULL BOARD WILL BE ADVISED OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ACTION AND ITS COMMENTS AND REVISIONS, IF ANY. THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE IRS DEADLINE AND THE FINAL FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT TO BE ATTESTED TO ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS STATED, THEN IT IS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD CHAIR AND HANDLED IN AN APPROPRIATE FASHION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WAS FORMED TO EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON COMPENSATION ISSUES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AN OVERALL PHILOSOPHY FOR COMPENSATION AND MAY SEEK ADVISEMENT AND COUNSEL FROM PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR U.S. TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMMITTEE WILL ANNUALLY REVIEW ALL ELEMENTS OF OFFICER COMPENSATION AND RECOMMEND DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVAL BY THE FULL BOARD IN A MANNER THAT IS DESIGNED TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMITTEE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, OBTAINS, REVIEWS, AND ASSIMILATES COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA WITH RESPECT TO OFFICER-LEVEL COMPENSATION POLICIES FOR EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE IN SIZE, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS. SUCH COMPARATIVE DATA IS SHARED WITH AND DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. THE 1023 IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AT THIS TIME, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 600,624. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,037. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,711. TOTAL EXPENSES 622,372.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THAT OF THE PRIOR YEAR.

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