Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by FRIENDS OF THE WELTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $315,094
- Total expenses
- $232,142
- Contributions and grants received
- $154,036
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $56,630
- Investment income
- $40,579
- Other revenue
- $63,849
- Total assets, end of year
- $981,553
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,916
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $940,637
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $204,924
- Management and general expenses
- $25,550
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,668
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $204,924
Program services were 88.3% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$154,036
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $56,630 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $40,579 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11a · Other revenue: Unrealized gain on investment
total $63,849 · related or exempt $63,849 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$63,849
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $49,490 · program services $37,117 · management and general $12,373 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $117,883 · program services $117,883 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $14,613 · program services $13,289 · management and general $1,324 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $35 · program services $0 · management and general $35 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,404 · program services $0 · management and general $1,404 · fundraising $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $5,713 · program services $0 · management and general $5,713 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $108 · program services $108 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,360 · program services $1,770 · management and general $590 · fundraising $0
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14 · Information technology
total $2,127 · program services $1,595 · management and general $532 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,100 · program services $6,075 · management and general $2,025 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,181 · program services $5,681 · management and general $500 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $3,594 · program services $2,695 · management and general $899 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Employee Mileage Reimbursement
total $1,652 · program services $1,652 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Program & Event Supplies
total $16,763 · program services $16,763 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Other Misc
total $451 · program services $296 · management and general $155 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: Printing & Postage
total $1,668 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,668
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $88,747 · end of year $8,392
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,104 · end of year $2,104
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $1,406
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,523 · end of year $2,872
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$39,141
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$39,141
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $723,926 · end of year $921,581
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $42,410 · end of year $45,032
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $82 · end of year $166
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,107 · end of year $4,116
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $36,800
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $282,295 · end of year $282,295
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $575,390 · end of year $658,342
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Our mission is to provide leadership in environmental education by equitably engaging the diverse residents of the Stateline region with activities that foster an appreciation of nature & promote environmental stewardship
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Weltys main source of program revenue and expenses are field trips for area school districts (Beloit, Turner, Janesville, Milton), preschool programs (Even Start, Head Start, Community Kids) and private and charter school groups(The Lincoln Academy,Rock Co.Montessouri). We also provide programing for service organizations (YMCA, Community Action) funded by local granting agencies (Stateline Community Foundation. Hendricks Family Foundation, Ecolab Foundation). Most of these trips happen at Big Hill Park, where the Welty Center is located, but Welty also leads after school programs that take place in school building (SDBs Todd Elementary). Participants: 7,112
Expenses $68,308 · Grants $2,285 · Revenue $26,970
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Welty offers nature-themed public programs at its Big Hill Park location and other sites in the Stateline Area (Nature at the Confluence, Nygren Wetlands, Beckman Mill County Park) for individuals & families. Welty also runs day camps & no-school days during the school year, and weekly during the summer. Thanks to a National Science Foundation GEOPAths grant, Welty hosted high school interns for a semester-long experience, offered summer career exploration camps, and ran a summer day camp for autistic teenagers. Participation: 1,513
Expenses $68,308 · Grants $10,906 · Revenue $35,516
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Welty leads environmental education programs on-request for service organizations (Rock Co.Conservationists, Skype-a-Scientist,YWCA) and area libraries. Welty sponsored an intern who brought programs to area service providers funded by a donation from a Welty donor. WElty also host table activities at various community days, farmers markets, and special school expos. Participants: 704
Expenses $68,308 · Revenue $9,989
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Mark Spreitzer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kirk Berridge
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Anthony Bosco
Internal Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Elizabeth Brewer
External Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kevin Larson
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Jane Fossum
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Doug Elfstrom
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cindy Laube
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Harry Wiersgalla
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave Bendlin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kaelyb Lokrantz
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nick Giefer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brenda Plakans
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $49,490
- From this org
- $49,490
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Marc Kinneman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lynn Vollbrecht
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie Davidson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543179349303679
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