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← MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVANCY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVANCY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,463,836
Total expenses
$1,287,098
Contributions and grants received
$2,179,470
Grants paid
$233,429
Program service revenue
$92,354
Investment income
$178,378
Other revenue
$13,634
Total assets, end of year
$25,734,233
Total liabilities, end of year
$176,748
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,557,485
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,129,136
Management and general expenses
$79,244
Fundraising expenses
$78,718
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,129,136

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $64,570

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $103,756

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,011,144

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,250,073

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CRP INCOME

    total $92,079 · related or exempt $92,079

  • 2b · Program service revenue: VIDEO SALES

    total $275 · related or exempt $275

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $145,352 · excluded $145,352

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $910,451

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $877,425

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $33,026

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $33,026 · excluded $33,026

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,044

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $64,570

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,719

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $325 · excluded $325

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $13,309 · excluded $13,309

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,309

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $233,429 · program services $233,429

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $108,976 · program services $92,874 · management and general $7,279 · fundraising $8,823

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $573,604 · program services $488,849 · management and general $38,314 · fundraising $46,441

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,364 · program services $18,207 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $1,730

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,973 · program services $37,476 · management and general $2,937 · fundraising $3,560

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $48,009 · program services $40,915 · management and general $3,207 · fundraising $3,887

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,400 · management and general $9,400

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,736 · management and general $1,113 · fundraising $2,623

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,509 · program services $10,509

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,701 · program services $1,383 · management and general $25 · fundraising $293

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,713 · program services $25,334 · management and general $2,607 · fundraising $4,772

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,532 · program services $8,842 · management and general $903 · fundraising $787

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,888 · program services $25,184 · management and general $1,223 · fundraising $1,481

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,873 · program services $10,259 · management and general $216 · fundraising $398

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,320 · program services $2,100 · management and general $5,672 · fundraising $548

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,414 · program services $26,065 · management and general $1,966 · fundraising $2,383

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,172 · program services $16,517 · management and general $2,542 · fundraising $113

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND MANAGEMENT

    total $62,908 · program services $62,908

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAND AND EASEMENT ACQUI

    total $17,140 · program services $17,140

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,495 · program services $8,512 · management and general $307 · fundraising $676

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $2,705 · program services $2,563 · management and general $64 · fundraising $78

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $237 · program services $70 · management and general $42 · fundraising $125

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $31,279 · end of year $90,116

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $29,217 · end of year $59,820

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $966,106 · end of year $202,385

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,507 · end of year $17,899

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $15,930,811

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $76,192

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,750,159 · end of year $15,854,619

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,828,010 · end of year $8,815,401

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $50,145 · end of year $63,132

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $630,861

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,994 · end of year $40,374

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $136,374

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,790,159 · end of year $4,309,750

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,828,270 · end of year $21,247,735

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVANCY IS TO CONSERVE NATIVE HABITATS AND FARMLANDS IN THE DRIFTLESS AREA FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO CONSERVING NATIVE AND WORKING LANDSCAPES THAT ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES, THROUGH PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY ACTION, FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.

  • LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION SERVICES USING VOLUNTARY TOOLS SUCH AS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, LAND PURCHASES, LAND DONATIONS, AND COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS TO PROTECT LANDS FOR THEIR ECOLOGY, SCENIC BEAUTY, OUTDOOR RECREATION POTENTIAL, AND PRIME AGRICULTURAL SOILS. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO WORKS HARD TO RESTORE NATIVE NATURAL COMMUNITIES BY REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES AND CONDUCTING PRESCRIBED BURNS.MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONSERVANCY HAS PROTECTED MORE THAN 25,066 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT, RARE NATURAL COMMUNITIES, AND WORKING FARMS SINCE ITS FOUNDING.

    Expenses $983,136 · Grants $233,429 · Revenue $92,079

  • OUTREACH AND EDUCATION - THE CONSERVANCY PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION TO MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE AND CREATED ONLINE VIDEOS TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND PROTECTION OF HABITAT. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO LED MORE THAN 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE OUTDOORS TO LEARN ABOUT NATURE AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.

    Expenses $146,000 · Revenue $275

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gretchen Pfeiffer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Tyser

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roy Campbell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allan Beatty

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pat Caffrey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Dakin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheila Garrity

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Haas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bud Hammes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maureen Kinney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Kouba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Lange

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dorothy Lenard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Ripp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ross Seymour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pam Thiel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Ventura

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet Wollam

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Wucherer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Abrahamzon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,976
    From this org
    $87,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,657
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • CITY OF ONALASKA

    $0

    LAND DONATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400479349301500

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