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← THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF MCHENRY COUNTY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF MCHENRY COUNTY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,611,452
Total expenses
$955,544
Contributions and grants received
$1,491,997
Grants paid
$15,000
Program service revenue
$67,479
Investment income
$39,330
Other revenue
$12,646
Total assets, end of year
$8,398,637
Total liabilities, end of year
$203,132
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,195,505
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$746,548
Management and general expenses
$139,347
Fundraising expenses
$69,649
Program service expenses (Part III)
$746,548

Program services were 78.1% 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

    $8,633

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $18,985

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,464,379

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $120,814

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $67,479 · related or exempt $67,479

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,621 · excluded $33,621

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $288,534 · other assets $358,417

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

    securities $282,825 · other assets $358,417

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,709 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,709 · excluded $5,709

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $39,071

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

    $8,633

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,085

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,986 · excluded $11,986

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $660 · related or exempt $660

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $660

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,000 · program services $15,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,844 · program services $34,962 · management and general $25,441 · fundraising $25,441

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $394,050 · program services $345,370 · management and general $24,340 · fundraising $24,340

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,461 · program services $5,969 · management and general $746 · fundraising $746

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,389 · program services $11,895 · management and general -$753 · fundraising -$753

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,865 · program services $31,091 · management and general $3,887 · fundraising $3,887

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,470 · program services $12,470

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,515 · management and general $11,515

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,596 · management and general $12,596

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $60,055 · program services $60,055

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,300 · program services $22,172 · management and general $2,297 · fundraising $10,831

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,815 · program services $2,339 · management and general $238 · fundraising $238

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,054 · program services $844 · management and general $105 · fundraising $105

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,757 · program services $5,757

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,430 · program services $7,430

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,618 · management and general $50,618

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,029 · program services $31,526 · management and general $3,503

  • 24a · Other expenses: STEWARDSHIP

    total $117,203 · program services $117,203

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES

    total $24,975 · program services $19,979 · management and general $2,498 · fundraising $2,498

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $18,005 · program services $14,403 · management and general $1,801 · fundraising $1,801

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $5,152 · program services $4,122 · management and general $515 · fundraising $515

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,961 · program services $3,961

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $130,760 · end of year $190,166

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $470,276 · end of year $334,376

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $120,274 · end of year $97,655

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $400 · end of year $1,019

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

    $6,541,451

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

    $130,471

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,097,404 · end of year $6,410,980

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $882,225 · end of year $1,364,441

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $33,937 · end of year $31,881

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $54,447 · end of year $60,936

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $83,000 · end of year $110,315

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $10,611 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,379,822 · end of year $7,060,702

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,139,522 · end of year $1,134,803

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO PRESERVE OPEN, NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LAND RESOURCES IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO PRESERVE OPEN, NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LAND RESOURCES IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

  • THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF LAND, THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF MCHENRY COUNTY, INC. HELPS PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE COUNTY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO OBSERVE AND STUDY NATURE, AND PROVIDES HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARILY BY ACCEPTING DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, A STRATEGY BY WHICH THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THEIR LAND, BUT DONATE THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED 98 DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PRESERVING 2,343 ACRES OF LAND SINCE IT BEGAN OPERATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OWNS 980.79 ACRES OF LAND.

    Expenses $746,548 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $68,139

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Lavin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randy Schietzelt

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Newton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shawn Kingzette

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ders Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Cooney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Wenzel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob McCormick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Reiland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Scheinfeld

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Nye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Willcockson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Haderlein

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $85,844
    From this org
    $75,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,520
    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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533019349301948

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