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Chippewa County Land Conservancy INC

Tax-deductible

Chippewa Fls, WI501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 39-1984435

To protect and preserve natural and scenic land in chippewa county and the surrounding area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 44% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
129 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 129.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $61
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$9K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$16K
FY2025▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$8K
FY2021$850K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$16K
Expenses
$9K
FY2025▲ +40%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5K
FY2021$4K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$9K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025+0.3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $7K Management & general 16% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Richard Smith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Brown
Vice President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Nashold
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nathan Novak
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Simonson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caleb Meyer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves natural and scenic lands in Chippewa County and nearby areas.

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1 program service account for $7K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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To protect and preserve natural and scenic land in chippewa county and the surrounding area.

$7Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$61
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$61

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Money outPt IX
$9K
Ln 25
Programscol B$7K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$16K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$90K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$980$980
Information technologyLn 14$388$388
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9K$7K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16K$9K$7K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12K$6K$6K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17K$7K$10K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9K$8K$1K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8K$5K$3K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,594 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,476
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,162
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,956$7,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,956$15,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,719 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $980$980
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $388$388
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,515$2,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,836$4,836
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,351 · Management $1,368 · Fundraising $0$8,719
Part X · Balance sheet $2,494,542 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,984$3,404
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73,932$90,387
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,400,751$2,400,751
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,487,667$2,494,542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,487,667$2,494,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,487,667$2,494,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,494,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,594
XI-2 Total expenses$8,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,875
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,487,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,494,542

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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