2024-11-12T16:07:00-06:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2023-01-01 391451323 GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL GOLD 7153436215 1100 MAIN ST 150 STEVENS POINT WI 544812989 GARY BEASTROM TREASURER 7153436215 2024-11-12 1 1 AMANDA VANNATTA CPA P00948755 6082744020 2024-11-07 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JENNIFER GLAD 1100 MAIN ST 150 STEVENS POINT WI 544812989 1424061 0 X GOLDENSANDSRCD.ORG X 1996 WI CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE AREA CONSISTENT WITH SOUND CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES. 30 30 36 100 0 0 29798 30102 773545 1372618 453 3585 4104 3963 807900 1410268 0 0 0 0 702199 1029149 0 0 20 126201 132360 828400 1161509 -20500 248759 433901 701680 84260 99645 349641 602035 X THE MISSION OF GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCORPORATED IS TO MANAGE NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES IN WAYS CONSISTENT WITH SOUND CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES BY WORKING ACROSS COUNTY LINES TO ADDRESS LOCAL CONCERNS. 0 0 905486 0 1375990 FOR OVER 50 YEARS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE CENTRAL WISCONSIN A BETTER PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE BY PROMOTING CLEAN WATER, HEALTHY FORESTS, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.CLEAN WATER - OUR CLEAN BOATS, CLEAN WATERS PROGRAM ASSISTED SIX LAKES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN WITH HIRING AND TRAINING SUMMER WATERCRAFT INSPECTORS. SUMMER STAFF WERE HIRED TO TALK WITH BOATERS AT BOAT LANDINGS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REMOVING PLANTS AND DRAINING ALL WATER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. OUR EFFORTS HELPED BOATERS RECOGNIZE THAT THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE IN KEEPING OUR LAKES BEAUTIFUL! HEALTHY FORESTS - IN 2023, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR DEMONSTRATION FOREST PROJECT. WE NOW HAVE SITES IN 11 OF OUR COUNTIES. THE DEMONSTRATION FORESTS ACT AS LIVING CLASSROOMS AND SITES FOR EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS CAN LEARN ABOUT FOREST MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR PROPERTY. IN 2023, WE HOSTED A DEMONSTRATION FOREST EVENTS. ABUNDANT WILDLIFE - AS PART OF OUR COOPERATING FOR WOODS AND WILDLIFE PROJECT, WE ASSISTED IN CREATING 15 NEW FOREST LANDOWNER COOPERATIVES. THESE COOPERATIVES ALLOW NEIGHBORS TO COLLABORATE ON FOREST AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLANNING, CONTRACTING, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, TAPPING INTO SERVICES THAT OWNERS OF SMALL PROPERTIES NORMALLY COULD NOT ACCESS. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SUPPORTING AGENCIES, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST THESE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WITH MANAGING THEIR PROPERTY WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA FOR FUTURE YEARS. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE - OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO LEAD IN SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (USDA-NRCS), IN WISCONSIN, BY CO-EMPLOYING SEVEN AFFILIATE STAFF THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. THESE EMPLOYEES BOOSTED THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCAL OFFICES BY TAKING ON A VARIETY OF TASKS SUCH AS: ENTERING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, WRITING CONSERVATION PLANS, AND DOCUMENTING COMPLETED CONSERVATION PROJECTS. IN ONE COUNTY, OUR STAFF HELPED 126 LANDOWNERS WITH CONSERVATION PLANS. WOW! 905486 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 30 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 WI X DENISE HILGART 7153436215 1100 MAIN ST STE 150 STEVENS POINT WI 544812989 ED HERNANDEZ PRESIDENT 0.35 X X 0 0 0 BOB WALKER VICE PRESIDENT 0.35 X X 0 0 0 REESA EVANS SECRETARY 0.35 X X 0 0 0 GARY BEASTROM TREASURER 0.35 X X 0 0 0 DUSTIN GRANT DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 GREG BANECK DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 STEVE BRADLEY DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 AL DRABEK DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 DIANE HANSON DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HAASE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 JAMES NYGAARD DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BRENT TESSMER DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 JOE TOMANDL DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 PATRICK KILBEY DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 ALLEN ROSENTHAL DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 CHRIS ZINDORF DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN LADD DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 JEN SCHMITZ DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 RON LUETHE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 TOMMY ENRIGHT DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 SHANNON RHODE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 MARK PIECHOWSKI DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BILL LEICHTNAM DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BILL CLENDENNING DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 BRAD COOK DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 MIKE WEYH DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SCHWEDER DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 TODD MORRIS DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 SHANE WUCHERPFENNIG AT-LARGE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 MERLIN BECKER AT-LARGE DIRECTOR 0.35 X 0 0 0 KENDRA KUNDINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU BEG AUGUST) 40.00 X 37936 0 2656 JENNIFER GLAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM MID-OCTOBER) 40.00 X 11809 0 315 49745 0 2971 0 0 0 0 0 17234 1000 11868 30102 FEES AND CONTRACTS 561920 1369604 1369604 CONFERENCE INCOME 561920 3014 3014 1372618 3256 3256 591 0 591 591 591 329 0 329 329 329 17165 13793 3372 3372 1410268 1375990 0 4176 52716 41540 11176 896689 706591 190098 6909 5444 1465 72835 57394 15441 2170 2170 318 318 20096 20096 859 839 20 13620 6638 6982 1540 1540 12180 12180 30668 30043 625 14323 13917 406 1100 1100 19606 7341 12265 FIELD SUPPLIES 14824 14803 21 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1056 840 216 1161509 905486 256003 20 7924 5259 316469 559411 91105 123146 5226 3168 3438 2056 17444 8804 9739 8640 433901 701680 21310 68119 62950 31526 84260 99645 X 349641 602035 349641 602035 433901 701680 248759 2735 900 0 X 0 0 0 X 304880 322840 35480 29798 30102 723100 304880 322840 35480 29798 30102 723100 723100 1166 3502 1628 947 3847 11090 734190 3980545 0.98490 0.99220 X 17444 8804 8640 8640 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: COUNTY MEMBERS AND CORPORATE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE OR EQUIVALENT COMMITTEE OF EACH COUNTY MEMBER SHALL APPOINT TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EACH CORPORATE MEMBER SHALL APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW WITH DISCUSSION RECORDED IN MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.