2015-05-14T09:24:10-05:00 2014-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2110 LUANN LN MADISON WI 537133074 990 2014-01-01 396089450 THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION INC SAND 6086634605 131 W WILSON ST NO 610 MADISON WI 537033243 DR BRENT M HAGLUND PRESIDENT 6086634605 2015-05-11 1 SCOTT HAUMERSEN CPA P00084908 6082744020 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DR BRENT M HAGLUND 131 W WILSON ST NO 610 MADISON WI 537033243 6157007 0 X WWW.SANDCOUNTY.NET X 1965 WI THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AS PRIMARY AGENTS OF CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT; REWARDED RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF LAND THROUGH AWARD RECOGNITION; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG LANDOWNERS, SCIENTISTS, FUNDERS AND POLICY MAKERS; WORKED TO REMOVE REGULATORY BARRIERS AND GENERATE INCENTIVES FOR LANDOWNERS WHO ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT; AND CREATED ON-THE-LAND EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS. 14 13 0 17 0 0 1602797 1391171 43890 259315 305619 706100 0 0 1952306 2356586 213500 239377 0 0 0 0 0 0 54819 1992179 1863135 2205679 2102512 -253373 254074 8754329 8472358 508746 211775 8245583 8260583 X 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 751010 139377 THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION'S AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVES PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IMPROVING WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING NUTRIENT LOSSES FROM AGRICULTURE. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEFINE AND DEMONSTRATE, WITH TANGIBLE DATA, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY. 499595 100000 THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS RECOGNIZE LANDOWNERS ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO A LAND ETHIC. WORKING WITH PROMINENT CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN EIGHT 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. 202813 WATER AS A CROP (R) SEEKS TO ASSESS AND DEMONSTRATE, THROUGH A NETWORK OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, THE CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT RESULT FROM A CHANGE IN LANDOWNER MINDSET TOWARD FRESHWATER RESOURCES ON THEIR LAND. THE RESULTS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WILL THEN BE USED TO FOSTER BROAD ADOPTION OF IMPROVED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 210476 259315 IN ADDITION TO THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAMS, SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION OPERATES MISSION WILDLIFE WHICH IS A SPONSORED PROJECT TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA'S ENDANGERED SPECIES POLICY MORE EFFECTIVE AT RESTORING WILDIFE WHILE REDUCING COSTS TO COMMUNITIES AND INCREASING PREDICTABILITY FOR BUSINESS. SCF IS ALSO INVOLVED IN GRANT-MAKING TOWARDS SCIENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, MANAGEMENT, AND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE LEOPOLD MEMORIAL RESERVE AND ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. 210476 259315 1663894 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X KEVIN MCALEESE 6086634605 131 W WILSON ST STE 610 MADISON WI 537033243 X DR BRENT M HAGLUND PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 REED COLEMAN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID HANSON SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORA BLISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOMER BUELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TINA BUFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR INDY BURKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY DELONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN HAYWARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE KENNEDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE KNIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE SHERROD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR STANLEY TEMPLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED WARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 QTI HUMAN RESOURCES INC 702 E WASHINGTON AVE MADISON WI 537032934 EMPLOYEE LEASING SERVICES 1134196 TERRA ALTUS INC 1451 BELLE HAVEN RD STE 440 ALEXANDRIA VA 223071201 CONSERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES 175000 2 480853 910318 1391171 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 227030 227030 RENTAL INCOME 531190 28900 28900 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 3385 3385 259315 231687 231687 4274834 3800421 474413 474413 474413 2356586 259315 0 706100 X 189377 189377 50000 50000 25932 25932 72530 72530 32052 21632 9593 827 1309196 1053283 213729 42184 1842 1842 175196 135494 33467 6235 10726 7239 3210 277 53305 35975 15954 1376 76312 64754 8907 2651 70551 54412 15786 353 21510 14517 6438 555 13983 9437 4185 361 2102512 1663894 383799 54819 28927 28349 1656011 4522175 597116 238997 14984 12397 776287 109446 690390 666841 5766901 3003599 8754329 8472358 267401 136254 78030 67968 163315 7553 508746 211775 X 4718126 4758142 3527457 3502441 8245583 8260583 8754329 8472358 X 254074 -273837 34763 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2713179 1952903 1943840 1602797 1391171 9603890 2713179 1952903 1943840 1602797 1391171 9603890 2438464 7165426 158513 153844 155065 239236 231687 938345 10542235 481513 0.67970 0.63210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4800 0 0 4800 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS ABOUT LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014 (THE FEDERAL FARM BILL). 637447 637447 40805 32367 8438 98035 77079 20956 666841 2156828 -273837 39316 34763 -199758 2356586 0 2356586 2141828 39316 39316 2102512 0 2102512 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RESCINDED GRANTS PAYABLE 34,763. 1 FOND DU LAC COUNTY LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT 160 S MACY ST FOND DU LAC WI 549354241 396005696 FOND DU LAC COUNTY 65000 MONITORING PROJECT IN WEST BRANCH OF MILWAUKEE RIVER FULL BELLY FARM 16090 COUNTY ROAD 43 GUINDA CA 956379710 464271820 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD JOHNSON MOUNTAIN RANCH LLC 115 E CENTER ST AURORA UT 846207701 870577132 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD LADDER LIVESTOCK COMPANY LLC 489 COUNTY ROAD 710 SAVERY WY 823320159 830313235 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD WINSTON LAND & CATTLE LTD 4501 US HIGHWAY 59 N LUFKIN TX 759018513 751474400 10000 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT 1610 MOORLAND RD MADISON WI 537133324 396005509 CITY OF MADISON 50000 SUPPORT FOR WATERSHED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OPTION PILOT PROJECT BLACKFOOT CHALLENGE INC 405 MAIN ST OVANDO MT 598548001 810488863 10000 SUPPORT FOR PARTNERS FOR CONSERVATION SENSITIVE SPECIES FORUM 2 5 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARDS GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXEMPLIFY EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS IN PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION 6 50000 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 3 THE ORGANIZATION LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. AND PERFORMS MANAGEMENT DUTIES SUCH AS SUPERVISING PERSONNEL, PLANNING AND EXECUTING BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, AND SUPERVISING EXEMPT OPERATIONS. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2014 THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED $104,819 OF REPORTABLE COMPENSATION AND $19,799 OF OTHER COMPENSATION FROM QTI HUMAN RESOURCES, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS EVALUATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY IN 2011 USING DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND WAS ADJUSTED UPWARD TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY AVERAGES. NO MAJOR RAISES HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE PRESIDENT AFTER THIS STUDY WAS PERFORMED. ANOTHER STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN EARLY 2015 TO COMPARE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION TO COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE EXTENT APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EMPLOYEE LEASING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,053,283. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 213,729. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 42,184. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,309,196. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RESCINDED GRANTS PAYABLE 34,763.