Driftless Area Land Conservancy INC FY2022 filing

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Dodgeville, WI501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 39-2017802

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Maintain and enhance the health, diversity, and beauty of southwest wisconsin's natural and agricultural landscape through permanent Land protection and restoration, and improve people's lives by connecting them to the Land and to each other.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 62% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$394K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$729K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$729K
FY2022▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$501K
FY2021$604K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2022▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$8.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2001.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $483K Management & general 23% · $168K Fundraising 11% · $78K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$89,775Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Boar
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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  • 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 program services account for $483K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Land Conservation

Since 2000, driftless area land conservancy has protected over 8,000 acres of farms, forests, prairies, and wetlands. In 2022, the conservancy protected 264 acres of woodlands, prairie, pasture, and farmland.

$378Kprogram expense
02

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.

$54Kprogram expense
03

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 2022, we continued our efforts to oppose a massive and unneeded transmission line project.

$52Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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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

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Money outPt IX
$729K
Ln 25
Programscol B$483K
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$394K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$417K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$295K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$295K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$394K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 646
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$323K$295K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$394K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$47K$32K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$288K$173K$64K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$970$357$292
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$18K$7K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$69K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$19K$1K$389
OccupancyLn 16$57K$54K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$15K$9K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$6K$3K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$2K$915$633
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$54K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$261$168$93
Total functional expensesLn 25$729K$483K$168K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.7M$1.3M$2.3M$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$58K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.2M$729K$491K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$604K$914K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$501K$3.2M$4.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,219,818 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$417,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$665,648
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,083,064
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,924$55,924
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,402$57,402
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,815$11,815
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,367$8,367
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,246$3,246
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,739 · Excluded from tax $69,015$1,219,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $729,117 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,646$6,646
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,343 · Management $32,019 · Fundraising $13,106$92,468
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,646 · Management $63,621 · Fundraising $51,991$288,258
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,809 · Management $1,404 · Fundraising $1,147$6,360
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $970 · Management $357 · Fundraising $292$1,619
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,771 · Management $6,548 · Fundraising $5,349$29,668
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,427$15,427
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,680$23,680
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,310$3,310
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,931 · Management $13,552$82,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,304$2,304
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,237 · Management $1,415 · Fundraising $389$21,041
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,742 · Management $1,790 · Fundraising $1,238$56,770
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,485 · Management $5,264$14,749
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,054 · Management $3,359$9,413
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,227$1,227
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,136 · Management $915 · Fundraising $633$3,684
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,614 · Management $1,978 · Fundraising $1,368$7,960
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,044 · Management $7,745$61,789
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $168 · Management $93$261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $483,023 · Management $168,277 · Fundraising $77,817$729,117
Part X · Balance sheet $6,288,485 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $322,675$295,168
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $217,235$280,201
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,050$2,855
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,480,286$2,850,849
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $550,079$481,216
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,159,328$2,025,828
X-14 Intangible assets$352,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,736,653$6,288,485
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,697$17,646
X-25 Other liabilities$352,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,208$394,160
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,688,445$5,894,325
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,688,445$5,894,325
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,736,653$6,288,485
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,894,325 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,219,818
XI-2 Total expenses$729,117
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$490,701
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,688,445
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$284,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,894,325

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