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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CEDAR LAKES CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,044,977
Total expenses
$3,261,254
Contributions and grants received
$1,771,248
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$215,053
Other revenue
$58,676
Total assets, end of year
$25,311,751
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,381
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,288,370
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,079,514
Management and general expenses
$152,750
Fundraising expenses
$28,990
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,079,514

Program services were 94.4% 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

    $29,530

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,231,559

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $510,159

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,141

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $232,422 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $232,422

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $62,662

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $62,662

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $62,662 · related or exempt $62,662

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

    securities $17,369

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$17,369

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$17,369 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$17,369

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,466

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

    $29,530

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,710

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,244 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$4,244

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $258 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $258

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $258

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $75,540 · program services $44,569 · management and general $11,331 · fundraising $19,640

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $140,916 · program services $92,288 · management and general $47,317 · fundraising $1,311

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,245 · program services $3,316 · management and general $1,421 · fundraising $508

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,306 · program services $11,574 · management and general $4,960 · fundraising $1,772

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $52,819 · program services $52,819 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,375 · program services $0 · management and general $4,375 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $29,687 · program services $0 · management and general $29,687 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $39,504 · program services $39,504 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,265 · program services $9,019 · management and general $3,865 · fundraising $1,381

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,637 · program services $7,990 · management and general $3,424 · fundraising $1,223

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,286 · program services $0 · management and general $20,286 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,100 · program services $11,444 · management and general $4,904 · fundraising $1,752

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,176 · program services $0 · management and general $17,176 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAND STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION

    total $42,916 · program services $42,916 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAND ACQUISITION COSTS

    total $2,751,138 · program services $2,751,138 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CONFERENCES

    total $10,301 · program services $6,513 · management and general $2,791 · fundraising $997

  • 24d · Other expenses: REAL ESTATE TAX AND OTHER

    total $8,043 · program services $6,424 · management and general $1,213 · fundraising $406

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $891,044 · end of year $255,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $262,429 · end of year $489,119

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $82,389 · end of year $10,230

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,992 · end of year $29,696

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,419 · end of year $13,211

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

    $16,041,042

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

    $89,190

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,969,952 · end of year $15,951,852

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,558,135 · end of year $7,313,619

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,224,338 · end of year $1,249,024

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,619 · end of year $19,656

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,725 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,725 · end of year $3,725

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,776,946 · end of year $23,526,966

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,219,683 · end of year $1,761,404

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CEDAR LAKES REGION.

  • CLCF PROTECTS LAND IN THE CEDAR LAKES REGION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, WISCONSIN THROUGH FEE SIMPLE PURCHASES AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. CLCF STRIVES TO MAINTAIN THE ABUNDANT NATURAL BEAUTY, CLEAN WATER, AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE CEDAR LAKES REGION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME AND RESTORES (WHEN NECESSARY) AND MAINTAINS ITS FEE SIMPLE PROPERTIES WHILE ALSO ANNUALLY MONITORING ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

    Expenses $3,079,514

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • LINDA MUTSCHLER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,540
    From this org
    $75,540
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    24
  • MICHAEL NAST

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • DENISE GOERGEN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • JOHN BONNELL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • JOHN HARMON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • MARY BETH CARR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • MEG JANSKY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • ROBERT PHELPS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • DIDI ATWOOD REILLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • CYNTHIA RUSHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • KEVIN STEINER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • JYNINE STRAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • PETER ZIEGLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

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
2023
Filed
22 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421519349300007

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