Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2001.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
12 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.
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.
See Driftless Area Land Conservancy INC executive salaries →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.
Questions for Driftless Area Land Conservancy INC
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Land Management
Since 2000 driftless area land conservancy has protected over 7,500 acres of farms, forests, prairies, and wetlands. In 2020, the conservancy protected 308 acres of woodlands, prairie, pasture, and farmland.
Outreach and Education
The conservancy's community engagement and outreach programs aim to connect people to the land and to one another. We aim to educate and inspire current and future generations to protect and steward our unique driftless landscape.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $108K | $195K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $407K | $423K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $628K | $3.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.2M | $4.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $53K | $49K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.1M | $4.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $88K | $50K | $18K | $19K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $180K | $134K | $23K | $24K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $9K | $6K | $1K | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $23K | $16K | $4K | $4K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $9K | $9K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | $10K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $49K | $44K | $5K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $85 | $85 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $16K | $14K | $2K | $479 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $48K | $47K | $309 | $325 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $6K | $4K | $936 | $975 |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $2K | $464 | $485 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $8K | $5K | $1K | $1K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $34K | $34K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $13K | $10K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $501K | $376K | $73K | $52K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled 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 |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 5, 2021 | $3.7M | $501K | $3.2M | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,729,231 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,729,231 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $501,422 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,420,106 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,371,507 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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