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Nonprofit · EIN 39-1451323

GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Tax-exempt · STEVENS POINT, WI 54481

Financials

$1.4M$1.2M2023$1.5M$1.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,524,987$1,787,872-$262,885$465,357$128,160$337,197
December 31, 2023990$1,410,268$1,161,509$248,759$701,680$99,645$602,035
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$29,205
of which government grants
$1,000
Membership dues
$12,582
Program service revenue
$1,480,320
Investment income
$11,771
Net rental income
$639
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,202
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,052
Other revenue
$3,691

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$73,664
Other salaries and wages
$1,384,806
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,591,835
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$4,123
Occupancy
$12,180
Travel
$45,455
Depreciation
$1,100
Program services (functional)
$1,456,027
Management and general (functional)
$331,076
Fundraising (functional)
$769

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$701,680
Total assets, end of year
$465,357
Total liabilities, end of year
$128,160
Net assets, end of year
$337,197
Land, buildings and equipment
$7,540
Net assets without donor restrictions
$337,197
Gross receipts
$1,548,452
Employees
42
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1996
State of legal domicile
WI

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER GLADEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$72,220$1,444
ED HERNANDEZPRESIDENT (THROUGH JANUARY)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
SHANE WUCHERPFENNIGPRESIDENT (BEG. FEBRUARY)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
BOB WALKERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
BILL LEICHTNAMVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
REESA EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
GARY BEASTROMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
DUSTIN GRANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
BRAD COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
MIKE WEYHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
ROBERT SCHWEDERDIRECTOR (THROUGH SEPTEMBER)
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
NANCY HIESTANDDIRECTOR (AS OF SEPTEMBER)
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
TODD MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
CHRIS ZINDORFDIRECTOR (THROUGH JANUARY)
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
DUSTIN LADDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AL DRABEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
PATRICK KILBEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
KEN BORZICKDIRECTOR (AS OF NOVEMBER)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
JEN SCHMITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
RON LUETHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
GREG BANECKDIRECTOR (THROUGH JANUARY)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
STEVE BRADLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
NANCY EGGLESTONDIRECTOR (AS OF MAY)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
AMBERLE SCHWARTZDIRECTOR (AS OF MAY)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
BRENT TESSMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
JOE TOMANDLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
BRIAN HAASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
JIM NYGAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
MARK PIECHOWSKIDIRECTOR (THROUGH NOVEMBER)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
DAVID BOSSHARDDIRECTOR (AS OF NOVEMBER)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
ALLISON MCCORMICKDIRECTOR (AS OF NOVEMBER)
Trustee or director
0.35$0
BILL CLENDENNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
TOMMY ENRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
SHANNON RHODEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
MERLIN BECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KENDRA KUNDINGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU BEG AUGUST)
Officer
40$37,936$2,656
JENNIFER GLADEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM MID-OCTOBER)
Officer
40$11,809$315
ED HERNANDEZPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
BOB WALKERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
REESA EVANSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
GARY BEASTROMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.35$0$0
DUSTIN GRANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
GREG BANECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
STEVE BRADLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
AL DRABEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
DIANE HANSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
BRIAN HAASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
JAMES NYGAARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
BRENT TESSMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
JOE TOMANDLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
PATRICK KILBEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
ALLEN ROSENTHALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
CHRIS ZINDORFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
DUSTIN LADDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
JEN SCHMITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
RON LUETHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
TOMMY ENRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
SHANNON RHODEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
MARK PIECHOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
BILL LEICHTNAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
BILL CLENDENNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
BRAD COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
MIKE WEYHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
ROBERT SCHWEDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
TODD MORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
SHANE WUCHERPFENNIGAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0
MERLIN BECKERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.35$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1100 MAIN ST STE 150, STEVENS POINT, WI 54481-2989
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JENNIFER GLAD, 1100 MAIN ST 150, STEVENS POINT, WI 54481
Signed the 990
GARY BEASTROM, TREASURER
Phone
(715) 343-6215
Return prepared by
WEGNER CPAS LLP

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 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 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 2024, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR DEMONSTRATION FOREST PROJECT. 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 2024, WE HOSTED 3 DEMONSTRATION FOREST EVENTS LOCATED AT THE MARATHON COUNTY DEMO FOREST, PORTAGE COUNTY DEMO FOREST AND ONE AT THE MONROE COUNTY DEMO FOREST. ABUNDANT WILDLIFE - WE PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE ON A NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION MONARCH PROGRAM THAT COVERS 54 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THE FOCAL SPECIES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY, RUSTY PATCH BUMBLEBEE, AND THE KARNER BLUE BUTTERFLY. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, OUR HABITAT RESTORATION TECHNICIAN WORKS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE 1,000 ACRES OF POLLINATOR HABITAT OVER 2 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 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 2024 WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR GRAZING WORK THROUGH BUILDING THE BUZZ ABOUT GRAZING IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HELPS US REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND BETTER SERVE PRODUCERS NEEDS.
    Expenses $1,456,027 · revenue $1,483,372

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
39-1451323
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C300)
Assets (IRS master file)
$465,357
Income (IRS master file)
$1,548,452

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,524,987$1,787,872$465,357IRS
990December 2023$1,410,268$1,161,509$701,680XML
990December 2022$807,900$828,400$433,901IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 39-1451323).

Questions about GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

What is the EIN of GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL is 39-1451323.
Is GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JENNIFER GLAD.
Who are the officers and directors of GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,220 (JENNIFER GLAD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does GOLDEN SANDS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,524,987, expenses of $1,787,872 and total assets of $465,357 at year end.

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