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DRIFTLESS AREA LAND CONSERVANCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
DRIFTLESS AREA LAND CONSERVANCY INC (EIN 39-2017802)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-21
IRS object ID
202512339349300016
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-08-21T09:06:42-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391628949PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12500 BUSINESS PARK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityMINERAL POINTCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53565ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN392017802EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DRIFTLESS AREA LAND CONSERVANCY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDRIFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6089303252PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 SOUTH IOWA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDODGEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53533ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER FILIPIAKPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6089303252PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH COULSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02271575PTIN
Phone6089872206PhoneNum
Preparation2025-08-20PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJENNIFER FILIPIAKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 SOUTH IOWA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDODGEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53533ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,879,286GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressDRIFTLESSCONSERVANCY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH, DIVERSITY AND BEAUTY OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN'S NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH PERMANENT LAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AND IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES BY CONNECTING THEM TO THE LAND AND EACH OTHER.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers129TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$856,832PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,427,672CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$49,126PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$49,166CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$97,584PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$159,423CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,705PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$13,786CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,018,247PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,650,047CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$52,226PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,180CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$497,413PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$606,967CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$97,166CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$526,375PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$726,142CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,076,014PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,336,289CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$57,767PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,313,758CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,616,774TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,970,238TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$370,200TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$343,551TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,246,574NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,626,687NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionMAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH, DIVERSITY AND BEAUTY OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN'S NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH PERMANENT LAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AND IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES BY CONNECTING THEM TO THE LAND AND EACH OTHER.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$614,315ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,180GrantAmt
Revenue$61,813RevenueAmt
DescLAND CONSERVATION - SINCE 2000, DRIFTLESS AREA LAND CONSERVANCY HAS PROTECTED OVER 8,500 ACRES OF FARMS, FORESTS, PRAIRIES, AND WETLANDS. IN 2024, THE CONSERVANCY PROTECTED OVER 290 ACRES OF WOODLANDS, PRAIRIE, PASTURE, AND FARMLAND. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO STEWARDED 900 ACRES OF DALC AND PARTNER-OWNED NATURE PRESERVES INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, INTERSEEDING NATIVE SPECIES AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL. THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRIFTLESS TRAIL, COORDINATE THE LOWERY CREEK WATERSHED INITIATIVE, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SOUTHERN DRIFTLESS GRASSLANDS PARTNERSHIP.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$352,489ExpenseAmt
DescADVOCACY - THE CONSERVANCY'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOCUS ON POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF NATURAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURE RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN'S DRIFTLESS AREA. IN 2024, THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO OPPOSE A MASSIVE AND UNNEEDED TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT. ACTIVITIES IN 2024 WERE LARGELY FOCUSED ON LEGAL MATTERS REGARDING THE PROPOSED CROSSING OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO CONTINUES TO BE INVOLVED IN ADVOCATING FOR THE KNOWLES NELSON STEWARDSHIP FUND WHICH SUPPORTS LAND CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$63,829ExpenseAmt
DescOUTREACH AND EDUCATION - THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AIM TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE LAND AND TO ONE ANOTHER. THE CONSERVANCY AIMS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO PROTECT AND STEWARD OUR UNIQUE DRIFTLESS LANDSCAPE. WE CONTINUED TO BUILD OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AND HAVE ENGAGED 119 VOLUNTEERS OVER 1597 HOURS OF DONATED TIME. IN 2024, THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGED OVER 700 PEOPLE IN DALC'S MISSION AND WORK THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS, FIELD TRIPS, VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS, GATHERINGS, AND EVENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,030,633TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document29IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee12EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER FILIPIAKPersonNm
Phone6089303252PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 SOUTH IOWA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDODGEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53533ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DALE MOODY
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM CONNOR
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREN ROSENTHAL
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
YASI REZAI
SECRETARY1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG CAVES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA DANIELS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORDY JORDAHL
BOARD MEMBER1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNI LANG
BOARD MEMBER1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK MITTELSTADT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER VANDERLOO
BOARD MEMBER1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK HIRSCH
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL LIND
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK CATES
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE TRENKAMP
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER FILIPIAK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$95,780$0$2,879
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$95,780TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,879TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$918,197GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,509,475AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,274,670NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,427,672TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONSERVATION RESERVE P900099$49,126$49,126
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS900099$40$40
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$49,166TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$91,977TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$91,977ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,647RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,647RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,647TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$12,647RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$244,189SecuritiesAmt
Other$52,496OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$229,239SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$14,950SecuritiesAmt
Other$52,496OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$67,446TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$67,446ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,139TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,139ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,139OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,650,047TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$61,813RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$160,562ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,180TotalAmt
Program Services$3,180ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,660TotalAmt
Program Services$40,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,518FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$451,447TotalAmt
Program Services$319,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,677FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,918TotalAmt
Program Services$5,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$750FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,512TotalAmt
Program Services$4,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,022FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,430TotalAmt
Program Services$27,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,638FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$350,948TotalAmt
Program Services$350,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$300FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,645TotalAmt
Management And General$29,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,373TotalAmt
Management And General$4,373ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,924TotalAmt
Program Services$157,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,056TotalAmt
Program Services$2,056ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,084TotalAmt
Program Services$9,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,902FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,056TotalAmt
Program Services$61,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,499FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,889TotalAmt
Program Services$14,350ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,712FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$426TotalAmt
Management And General$426ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,700TotalAmt
Program Services$10,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,273FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,095TotalAmt
Program Services$7,287ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,510FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$15,697$14,544$1,153
LAND MANAGEMENT SUPPLIE$11,783$11,783
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES$2,892$2,680$212
GIFTS & HONORARIUMS$2,652$2,652

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$922TotalAmt
Program Services$922ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,336,289TotalAmt
Program Services$1,030,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,166FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$492,301BOYAmt
EOY$568,753EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$92,477EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,445BOYAmt
EOY$60,386EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,637BOYAmt
EOY$4,131EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,889,107LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$51,819LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,898,336BOYAmt
EOY$3,837,288EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,715,299BOYAmt
EOY$4,115,548EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,163BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$322,593BOYAmt
EOY$291,655EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,616,774BOYAmt
EOY$8,970,238EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,092BOYAmt
EOY$50,906EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,855BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,253BOYAmt
EOY$292,645EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$370,200BOYAmt
EOY$343,551EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,455,664BOYAmt
EOY$5,628,508EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,790,910BOYAmt
EOY$2,998,179EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,246,574BOYAmt
EOY$8,626,687EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,616,774BOYAmt
EOY$8,970,238EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,313,758ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$94,550NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$333,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$361,195PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,661,244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$769,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,083,064CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$856,832CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,427,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,798,262TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,661,244CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$769,450CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,083,064CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$856,832CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,427,672CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,798,262TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,305,117SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,493,145PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,951CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,143CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$91,090CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,916CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$281,317TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,246CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,781CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,139CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,166TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,085,745TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$253,342GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.54460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57420PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,246. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,781. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,139.ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$377FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$377FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,335,912FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,336,289FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$208,629FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$52,157FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$115,552CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus1$182,601CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$208,629CurrentYearAmt
Total$506,782TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$760,173LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,668CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,035CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$377CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,080TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$28,888CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus1$45,650CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$52,157CurrentYearAmt
Total$126,695TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$190,043GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,440CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus1$945CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$377CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,762TotalAmt

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
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements52TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage8210.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements1HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement496.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$17,927ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,703,022OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,703,022BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$113,261OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,158DepreciationAmt
Book Value$91,103BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,824OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,661DepreciationAmt
Book Value$43,163BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,837,288TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$292,645Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$292,645TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,073,224TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$94,550NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$333,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$427,550RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,645,674RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$4,373InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$4,373RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,650,047TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,331,916TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,331,916ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$4,373InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$4,373ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,336,289TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:THE CONSERVANCY'S POLICY WHEN FACED WITH ANY SUSPECTED CONSERVATION EASEMENT VIOLATION IS TO PROMPTLY INVESTIGATE AND DOCUMENT THE SUSPECTED VIOLATION, DETERMINE WHETHER IN FACT A VIOLATION OF THE EASEMENT HAS OCCURRED, DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR SOURCE OF THE VIOLATION, ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE VIOLATION ON THE CONSERVATION VALUES OF THE PROPERTY PROTECTED BY THE EASEMENT, AND ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE CONSERVANCY WILL WORK WITH THE LANDOWNER TO HAVE THE LANDOWNER CORRECT THE SITUATION WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OR INVOLVEMENT FROM THE CONSERVANCY.
PART II, LINE 9:CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ACCEPTED OR PURCHASED BY DRIFTLESS AREA LAND CONSERVANCY ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS OR REVENUE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE DRIFTLESS AREA LAND CONSERVANCY DOES NOT HOLD FEE TITLE TO THESE PROPERTIES AND THERE ARE NO EXPECTED FURTHER ECONOMIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CARRY SIGNIFICANT OBLIGATIONS TO MONITOR AND DEFEND THEIR TERMS. IF PURCHASED, THE COSTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED WHEN THE EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED.
PART X, LINE 2:DALC HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. DALC FOLLOWS STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING AND GENERALLY AVOIDS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC TAX POSITIONS THAT MAY BE CHALLENGED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM TAXING AUTHORITIES IMPOSING INCOME TAXES FROM ACTIVITIES DEEMED TO BE UNRELATED TO DALC'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS WOULD NOT BE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DALC'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, DALC IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH EXAMINATIONS FOR TAX YEARS BEFORE 2021.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$834,670NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesINDEP. APPRAISALMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLLECTS AND REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND COMMUNICATES TO APPLICABLE BOARD MEMBERS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE EXPECTED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATION IN DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING ABOUT MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY, BASED IN PART ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM INFORMALLY SURVEYING COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. AUTHORIZATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERSONNEL FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CONSERVANCY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GREAL ESTATE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 36,565. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,565. LAND MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 107,020. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 107,020. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,365. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,974. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,339.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 15, COLUMN A:IN THE 2023 FORM 990, RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS WAS REPORTED ON LINE 14. FOR CURRENT YEAR, THESE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECLASSIFIED TO LINE 15 TO PROPERLY REFLECT RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS.