2018-07-18T14:03:38-05:00 2017-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2017-01-01 396089450 THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC SAND 6086634605 131 W WILSON ST NO 610 MADISON WI 537033243 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT/CEO 6086634605 2018-07-16 1 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 6082744020 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KEVIN MCALEESE 131 W WILSON ST NO 610 MADISON WI 537033243 2191716 0 X SANDCOUNTYFOUNDATION.ORG X 1965 WI THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION IS LASER FOCUSED ON ENABLING PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS CONSERVATIONISTS AND PROFITABLE STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR CARE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES, SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S WORK WILL ENSURE A FUTURE IN WHICH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS HAVE THE INSPIRATION AND FREEDOM TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE RESPONSIBLY PRODUCING FOOD AND FIBER FOR A GROWING POPULATION. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK SUPPORTS PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AS PRIMARY AGENTS OF CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT; REWARDS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS AND PROVIDES PUBLIC RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING PRIVATE LAND LEADERSHIP; FACILITATES THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, SCIENTISTS, FUNDERS, AND POLICY MAKERS; REMOVES BARRIERS AND CREATES MEANINGFUL INCENTIVES FOR LANDOWNERS WHO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND CREATES ON THE LAND EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SUITABLE FOR REPLICATION. 10 9 12 15 0 0 1409392 965353 200738 76859 22486 509236 2664 7168 1635280 1558616 133653 169111 0 0 1053024 1082852 124978 134529 342322 986163 759030 2297818 2145522 -662538 -586906 9700626 9791626 219451 214835 9481175 9576791 OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE USE OF ETHICAL AND SCIENTIFICALLY-SOUND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 543326 140688 THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD RECOGNIZES LANDOWNERS ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO A LAND ETHIC. WORKING WITH PROMINENT CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN 13 STATES, THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE ANNUAL AWARDS, WHICH CONSIST OF $10,000 AND A LEOPOLD CRYSTAL, IN SETTINGS THAT SHOWCASE THE LANDOWNERS' ACHIEVEMENTS AMONG THEIR PEERS. 491142 21180 SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S SOIL AND WATER PROGRAM WORKS WITH FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THEM IN IMPROVING THEIR MANAGEMENT OF SOILS AND WATER ON THEIR FARMS. 349811 7243 76859 THROUGH ITS EMERGING SPECIES CONSERVATION INITIATIVE, SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION WILL USE SOME OF THE SAME ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES FROM ITS BODY OF WORK TO BUILD AND SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM-SCALE SPECIES CONSERVATION MODELS THAT WILL ENGAGE, RESPECT AND INCENTIVIZE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND BUSINESSES; ADDRESS SPECIES DECLINE BEFORE AN ESA INTERVENTION; AND ENGENDER UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR BETTER HABITAT ON PRIVATE LANDS. 1384279 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X X KEVIN MCALEESE 6086634605 131 W WILSON ST STE 610 MADISON WI 537033243 LYNNE SHERROD CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID J HANSON VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REED COLEMAN CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOMER BUELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TINA Y BUFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID C INDY BURKE PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE KNIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD M WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY A TEMPLE PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HAGLUND PHD CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER 40.00 X X 115408 0 11561 KEVIN MCALEESE PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 120284 0 14387 TIM MALE PHD SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110180 0 2850 CHRISTINA SCHELLPFEFFER VICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40.00 X 111953 0 11374 457825 0 40172 4 0 0 0 TERRA ALTUS INC 6504 BOULEVARD VW APT A2 ALEXANDRIA VA 223076557 CONSERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES 165000 1 64999 900354 965353 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 76859 76859 76859 139203 139203 2000 0 2000 2000 2000 1003133 633100 370033 370033 370033 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 5168 5168 5168 1558616 76859 0 516404 X 66576 66576 102535 102535 261640 172897 49914 38829 681393 450278 129991 101124 139819 92395 26674 20750 68008 68008 134529 134529 54423 54423 287132 272861 14271 918 918 92986 56169 22526 14291 8836 5141 2641 1054 60722 35332 18149 7241 130857 94147 15463 21247 40130 26292 12372 1466 4359 2536 1303 520 10659 6202 3186 1271 2145522 1384279 418921 342322 23743 102675 25446 60323 556991 435511 43499 23097 13145 8039 138758 126333 16785 12425 9021017 9149556 9700626 9791626 69107 83227 50000 150344 81608 219451 214835 X 5957091 6333050 3524084 3243741 9481175 9576791 9700626 9791626 -586906 682522 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1602797 1391171 1526209 1409392 965353 6894922 1602797 1391171 1526209 1409392 965353 6894922 1101153 5793769 239236 231687 150380 142433 141203 904939 2664 5168 7832 7807693 880189 0.74210 0.71600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12079 0 0 12079 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PROVIDING PROGRAM INFORMATION TO RELEVANT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 6041388 780897 647089 6175196 5916065 306750 223255 404682 6041388 2772689 3204007 -60631 5916065 2671208 223588 122107 2772689 2241605 544052 114449 2671208 1.00000 0 0 40805 40805 0 97953 85528 12425 12425 2266138 682522 25000 707522 1558616 0 1558616 2170522 25000 25000 2145522 0 2145522 PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES. X X X X X X X 1 TERRA ALTUS INC 6504 BOULEVARD VW APT A2 ALEXANDRIA VA 223076557 GRANT WRITING 0 100000 38500 61500 ALEX BEEHLER 5310 WRILEY RD BETHESDA MD 208161618 GENERAL FUNDRAISING SUPPORT 0 0 25000 0 MATTHEWS NONPROFIT CONSULTING LLC 50 GLEN ARBOR WAY FITCHBURG WI 537115385 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT 0 0 44451 0 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 3000 K ST NW STE 600 WASHINGTON DC 200075111 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL AND SUPPORT 0 0 26057 0 100000 134008 61500 PA WI 1 BRICKSTEAD DAIRY LLC 1734 WAYSIDE RD GREENLEAF WI 541269614 391881372 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD GARRETT RANCH COMPANY 18415 STATE HIGHWAY 487 CASPER WY 826048743 830169675 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD K & W FARMS 46557 US HIGHWAY 20 STUART NE 687805802 470813874 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 3300 TRUXTUN AVE STE 220 BAKERSFIELD CA 933013145 770555874 501(C)(3) 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD THE DIXON WATER FOUNDATION 4528 COUNTY ROAD 398 DECATUR TX 762347902 752521176 501(C)(3) 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD 2 3 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS 9 90000 OTHER CONSERVATION GRANTS 3 12535 PART I, LINE 2: THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION REGULARLY MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY REVIEWING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS AND CONDUCTING SITE VISITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, WHICH ALSO HELD THE POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, FROM THE GOVERNING BODY. THE AMENDMENT MOVED THE SHARED TITLE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM THE ELIMINATED EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN POSITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS SENT TO ALL DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE ANALYSIS EXAMINED COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS BAESD ON CRITERIA OF GEOGRAPHY AND LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY. IT ALSO REVIEWED FIGURES FOR DIFFERING NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S REGION. THE COMMITTEE DELIBERATED ON THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION'S INFORMATION AND THE COMMITEE AND THE GOVERNING BODY VOTED FOR RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION CONSISTENT WITH THE ANALYSIS'S FINDINGS. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS EVALUATED IN 2011 IN COMPARISON TO COMPARABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND WAS ADJUSTED BY ACTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY UPWARD TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY AVERAGES. NO MAJOR RAISES GIVEN TO THE PRESIDENT AFTER THIS STUDY WAS PERFORMED. ANOTHER STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN EARLY 2015 TO COMPARE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION TO COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATE. AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 272,861. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 272,861. MAINTENANCE AND PERSONNEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,789. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,789. DESIGN AND LAYOUT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,482. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,482.