Nonprofit · EIN 37-1405442
THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR
Also known as COCHRAN MARK S TTEE
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $11,169 | $8,134 | $3,035 | $6,476,388 | $0 | $6,476,388 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $310,266 | $7,204 | $303,062 | $6,473,353 | $0 | $6,473,353 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,642 | $4,667 | $2,975 | $6,170,291 | $0 | $6,170,291 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,855
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,314
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,344
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $6,344
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,529
- Fundraising (functional)
- $261
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,473,353
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,476,388
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,476,388
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,412,553
- Publicly traded securities
- $47,345
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $63,835
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,412,553
- Gross receipts
- $11,169
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANA BEATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE CURBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER LYNN JR | SEC/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY LEKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED C MEGGINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA MENDENHALL | EXEC DIR / C Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANNA STONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY THOMPSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| KEITH WATERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANA BEATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE CURBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER LYNN JR | SEC/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY LEKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED C MEGGINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA MENDENHALL | EXEC DIR / C Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANNA STONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY THOMPSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| KEITH WATERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIANA BEATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE CURBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER LYNN JR | SEC/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY LEKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED C MEGGINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA MENDENHALL | EXEC DIR / C Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KELLY THOMPSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| KEITH WATERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2623 SUNRISE DR STE 1, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703-7302
- In care of
- % SANGAMON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BARBARA MENDENHALL, 3115 LEACH ROAD, ROCHESTER, IL 62563
- Signed the 990
- BARBARA MENDENHALL, EXEC DIR / CHAIR
- Phone
- (217) 241-6640
- Return prepared by
- PFA INFORMATION GROUP LLC
Mission
PRESERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
Program accomplishments
- SCT EASEMENT PROGRAM- THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TRUST, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION, WAS FORMED TO HELP SUPPORT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SANGAMON COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (SWCD)- REDUCTION OF SOIL EROSION, ENHANCEMENT OF WATER QUALITY, AND PRESERVATION OF PRIME FARMLAND PROTECTION ARE AMONG THE GOALS OF THE SWCD. THE PRIMARY COVERAGE AREA CONSISTS OF SANGAMON, CHRISTIAN, MACON, LOGAN, MENARD, CASS, MORGAN, MACOUPIN, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER EXCEPTIONAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PERSONS. OUR ORGANIZATION HELPS TO SUPPORT THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEIR FARMLAND. WE ALSO HELP FARM OWNERS THAT BELIEVE IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, AND THOSE THAT BELIEVE UNCONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT THREATENS PRIME FARMLAND AND NATURAL AREAS. WE MONITORED OUR EASEMENTS PURSUANT TO OUR MONITORING PROGRAM. (SEE SCH D, PART II) OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN UTILIZING A MULTI-YEAR MARKETING PROGRAM TO BRING ABOUT THE AWARENESS OF OUR EXISTENCE TO LOCAL FARMERS BY MEETING LOCAL FARM BUREAU GROUPS AND ADJACENT COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARDS.Expenses $5,734
- OVERHEAD EXPENSESExpenses $610
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1405442
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,476,388
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,169
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $11,169 | $8,134 | $6,476,388 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $310,266 | $7,204 | $6,473,353 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,642 | $4,667 | $6,170,291 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-1405442).
Questions about THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR
- What is the EIN of THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR is 37-1405442.
- Is THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BARBARA MENDENHALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE SANGAMON CONSERVANCY TR have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,169, expenses of $8,134 and total assets of $6,476,388 at year end.
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