Driftless Area Land Conservancy INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 39-2017802)

Jennifer Filipiak’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jennifer Filipiak	$95,780	$91,697	$89,775	$82,363	$80,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protecting and restoring Southwest Wisconsin's natural and agricultural lands, connecting people to nature and community.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Land 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.

$614Kprogram expense

02

Advocacy

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.

$352Kprogram expense

03

Outreach 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.

$64Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Phoebe R and John D Lewis FoundationFY2025$20K

James E Dutton Foundation INCFY2025$10K

The Sand County Foundation INCFY2025$9K

Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin INCFY2025$6K

W R Berkley Corporation Charitable FoundationFY2025$2K

Single Step FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$48K

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Grants paid · 4 grants · $59K · 2022–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,621

Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,105

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,646

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$159K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.0M

Managementcol C$208K

Fundraisingcol D$97K

Owns and owesPt X

$8.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$661K

Total assetsLn 16$9.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$344K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$918K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K

Investment incomeLn 3$159K

Other incomeLn 4–11$14K

Gains on assetsLn 7$67K

Total revenueLn 12$3.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$569K

SavingsLn 2$92K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$661K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M

Other assetsLn 15$292K

Total assetsLn 16$9.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$344K

Net assetsLn 32$8.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 510

VolunteersI 646

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$835K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$492K	$661K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.7M	$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.9M	$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$6.6M	$9.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$370K	$344K
Net assetsLn 32	$6.2M	$8.6M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$3K	$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$99K	$41K	$36K	$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$451K	$320K	$78K	$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$8K	$6K	$1K	$750
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8K	$5K	$2K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$41K	$27K	$9K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$351K	$350K	$625	$300
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K		$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$172K	$158K	$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$16K	$10K	$2K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$65K	$61K	$2K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$24K	$14K	$7K	$3K
InterestLn 20	$426		$426
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$17K	$11K	$3K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$7K	$2K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$33K	$14K	$17K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$922	$922
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.0M	$208K	$97K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 21, 2025	$3.7M	$1.3M	$2.3M	$8.6M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2024	$1.0M	$1.1M	−$58K	$6.2M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$1.2M	$729K	$491K	$5.9M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 5, 2022	$1.5M	$604K	$914K	$5.7M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 5, 2021	$3.7M	$501K	$3.2M	$4.4M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,650,047 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $856,832$3,427,672

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,126$49,166

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $97,584$159,423

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,705$13,786

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,018,247$3,650,047

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $52,226$3,180

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $497,413$606,967

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $526,375$726,142

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,076,014$1,336,289

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,767$2,313,758

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,650,047 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$918,197

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,509,475

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,274,670

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,427,672

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,166$49,166

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91,977$91,977

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $12,647$12,647

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $67,446$67,446

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,139$1,139

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,813 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $160,562$3,650,047

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,336,289 across 19 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,180$3,180

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,875 · Management $36,267 · Fundraising $21,518$98,660

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $319,663 · Management $78,107 · Fundraising $53,677$451,447

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,968 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $750$7,918

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,934 · Management $1,556 · Fundraising $1,022$7,512

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,211 · Management $8,581 · Fundraising $5,638$41,430

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $350,023 · Management $625 · Fundraising $300$350,948

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,645$29,645

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,373$4,373

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $157,950 · Management $13,974$171,924

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,056$2,056

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,536 · Management $1,646 · Fundraising $4,902$16,084

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,275 · Management $2,282 · Fundraising $1,499$65,056

IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,350 · Management $6,827 · Fundraising $2,712$23,889

IX-20 InterestManagement $426$426

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,968 · Management $3,459 · Fundraising $2,273$16,700

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,287 · Management $2,298 · Fundraising $1,510$11,095

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,435 · Management $17,224 · Fundraising $1,365$33,024

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $922$922

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,030,633 · Management $208,490 · Fundraising $97,166$1,336,289

Part X · Balance sheet $8,970,238 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $492,301$568,753

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$92,477

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,445$60,386

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,637$4,131

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,898,336$3,837,288

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,715,299$4,115,548

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $322,593$291,655

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,616,774$8,970,238

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,092$50,906

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $323,253$292,645

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $370,200$343,551

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,455,664$5,628,508

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,790,910$2,998,179

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,246,574$8,626,687

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,616,774$8,970,238

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,626,687 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,650,047

XI-2 Total expenses$1,336,289

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,313,758

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,246,574

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,550

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$333,000

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$361,195

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,626,687

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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