Nonprofit · EIN 39-1966972
TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC
Tax-exempt · NASHOTAH, WI 53058
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,935,128 | $1,712,566 | $222,562 | $4,503,693 | $39,951 | $4,463,742 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $469,217 | $524,074 | -$54,857 | $4,151,811 | $77,815 | $4,073,996 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,756,150
- of which government grants
- $714,233
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $66,117
- Net rental income
- $54,042
- Net income from fundraising events
- $58,819
- Other revenue
- $112,861
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,717
- Other salaries and wages
- $156,088
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $300,356
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,095
- Accounting fees
- $17,953
- Occupancy
- $18,817
- Travel
- $1,785
- Depreciation
- $25,440
- Program services (functional)
- $1,604,878
- Management and general (functional)
- $64,576
- Fundraising (functional)
- $43,112
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,151,811
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,503,693
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,951
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,463,742
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,285,378
- Publicly traded securities
- $657,832
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,866,024
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,597,718
- Gross receipts
- $1,985,053
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 93
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN BUCHANAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH 12/24 Officer | 40 | $103,554 | $1,971 |
| BECKY FEDAK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $13,192 | $0 |
| JOHN KOEPKE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE ZWIEG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WIERMAN | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HAFBAUER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BONNIWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD GALLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY PEEBLES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE ROSENHEIMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN SCRIVNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE SHEPET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA VERNON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN BUCHANAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $103,458 | $1,018 |
| NANCY BONNIWELL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KOEPKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE ZWIEG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WIERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HOFBAUER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON GALLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SPENCE | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY PEEBLES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE ROSENHEIMER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE SHEPET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN SCRIVNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 65, NASHOTAH, WI 53058-0065
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BECKY FEDAK, PO BOX 65, NASHOTAH, WI 53058
- Signed the 990
- BECKY FEDAK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (262) 369-0500
- Website
- WWW.TALLPINESCONSERVANCY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE OUR RURAL HERITAGE BY PROTECTING REMAINING FARMLAND, WATER RESOURCES, NATURAL AREAS AND OPEN SPACES IN THE LAKE COUNTRY REGION AND BEYOND.
Program accomplishments
- LAND PROTECTIONIN 2022, TALL PINES CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST (AFT) AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THE WISCONSIN FARMLAND PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. BY 2024, TALL PINES SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED ITS ALLOCATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT OVER 300 ACRES OF PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND ACROSS TWO FAMILY-OWNED OPERATIONS: THE OBERHAUS (COZY NOOK) FARM IN THE TOWN OF DELAFIELD AND THE MONIS FAMILY FARM IN THE TOWN OF ASHIPPUN, WHICH CLOSED IN JANUARY 2025.THE OBERHAUS FARM IS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL DAIRY AND SEASONAL PUMPKIN OPERATION LOCATED IN A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AREA WITH SOARING LAND VALUES. THE MONIS FAMILY FARM, A DESIGNATED SESQUICENTENNIAL FARM, SPANS OVER 200 ACRESAND FEATURES A COMBINATION OF HIGH-QUALITY AGRICULTURAL SOILS AND VITAL WETLAND AND WILDLIFE HABITAT.IN 2024, TALL PINES ALSO COMPLETED THE FEE-SIMPLE ACQUISITION OF THE SAEGER CREEK PRESERVE, AN 80-ACRE NATURAL AREA IN THE VILLAGE OF LAC LA BELLE THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL WATER QUALITY BENEFITS TO THE ADJACENT LAKE. RESTORATION EFFORTS ARE NOW UNDERWAY ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PRESERVE: TRAIL BUILDING AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT ON THE EASTERN SIDE, AND A LARGE-SCALE STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT ALONG SAEGER CREEK ON THE WESTERN SIDE. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY, HELD BY THE LAC LA BELLE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, HELPS ENSURE ITS LONG-TERM PROTECTION.ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION SUCCESS IN 2024 INCLUDED THE COMPLETION OF A 26-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON AN ORGANIC FARM IN STONE BANK, LOCATED ADJACENT TO A PREVIOUSLY PROTECTED PROPERTY AND ACROSS THE ROAD FROM A LOCALELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE LANDOWNER INTENDS TO WORK WITH TALL PINES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.TALL PINES REMAINED A KEY PARTNER IN THE OCONOMOWOC WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM (OWPP), WHICH EMPOWERS LANDOWNERS TO ADOPT CONSERVATION PRACTICES THAT REDUCE PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE MASON CREEK RE-MEANDERING PROJECTCOMPLETED IN 2022 AND ELEBRATED WITH A PUBLIC RIBBON-CUTTING IN 2023TALL PINES EXTENDED ITS WATERSHED RESTORATION EFFORTS IN 2024 THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF THE COTTONWOOD CREEK PROJECT, A SIMILARLY MODELED INITIATIVE TARGETING A HIGH-PRIORITY WATERWAY IN THE OCONOMOWOC RIVER WATERSHED.TALL PINES ALSO CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT FOR FARMERS FOR LAKE COUNTRY (FFLC), A PRODUCER-LED GROUP ADVANCING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND SOIL HEALTH ACROSS A LANDSCAPE NOW ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 450,000 ACRES. IN 2024, TALL PINES CONTRIBUTED TO FFLC EFFORTS BY COORDINATING AERIAL SEEDING OF COVER CROPS, ENGAGING LANDOWNERS IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND HELPING SECURE COST-SHARE FUNDING FOR PRACTICES SUCH AS NO-TILL FARMING, PLANTINGGREEN, AND ROTATIONAL GRAZING.COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS REMAINED CENTRAL TO TALL PINES' LAND PROTECTION WORK IN 2024. THE CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH WAUKESHA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY, ROCK RIVER COALITION, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, SAVANNA INSTITUTE, GATHERING WATERS, THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE, AND OTHERS TO ADVANCE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.Expenses $1,276,682
- LAND MANAGEMENTIN 2024, TALL PINES CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE THE ACTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF ITS PROTECTED LANDS. AT AUDLEY CREEK PRESERVE, NEAR LAPHAM PEAK, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CARRIED OUT INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCED TRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE, HELPING TO CREATE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ECOLOGICALLY RESILIENT SPACES FOR BOTH WILDLIFE AND VISITORS. SIGNIFICANT STEWARDSHIP PROGRESS WAS ALSO MADE AT RAVENSHOLME FARM PRESERVE, THE CONSERVANCY'S 260-ACRE FLAGSHIP PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE OF WAUKESHA. IN ADDITION TO ONGOING SITE RESTORATION AND AGROFORESTRY DEMONSTRATION SPACE, RAVENSHOLME HOSTED MULTIPLE PUBLIC AND PARTNER EVENTS, INCLUDING RECURRING VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS. THE PRESERVE IS ALSO THE PLANNED FUTURE HOME OF A NATIVE SEED BANK, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAUKESHA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY AND OTHERS, TO SUPPORT NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION ACROSS THE REGION.TO GUIDE FUTURE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, TALL PINES BEGAN UPDATING ITS PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA AND GIS-BASED PRIORITIZATION MODEL IN 2024. THE UPDATED FRAMEWORK INCORPORATES FACTORS SUCH AS ECOLOGICAL VALUE, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY, AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE CONSERVANCY'S EVOLVING STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS TOOL WILL HELP IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE HIGH IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE LAND PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES ACROSSTHE REGION.Expenses $205,896
- EDUCATION & OUTREACHTHE YEAR 2024 WAS FILLED WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED BY NEW AND LONG-STANDING SUPPORTERS OF TPC. THEY INCLUDED: A WINTER LUMINARY WALK AT CAMP QUAD IN FEBRUARY THE 10TH ANNUAL OWPP PADDLE IN JUNE, WAS HELD AT FOWLER PARK IN OCONOMOWOC. AN OPEN HOUSE AND TOUR AT LAKE FIVE FOR OUR STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY MEMBERS, ALSO HELD IN JUNE. THE 16TH ANNUAL RIDE TO THE BARNS, A SOLD-OUT SUCCESS IN AUGUST. A 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA AND FUNDRAISING EVENT, WHICH WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER AT FOLK SONG FARM IN RICHFIELD.WE CONTINUED TO PROMOTE OUR LAND PROTECTION WORK IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF THE CHAMBER'S SUMMER FARMERS MARKET IN OCONOMOWOC AND THE LAPHAM PEAK SKI CLUB. TALL PINES ALSO CONDUCTS PRESENTATIONS FOR VARIOUS CONFERENCES, GARDEN CLUBS AND COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS. TALL PINES STAFFED INFORMATIONAL TABLES AT THE WAUKESHA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY ANNUAL MEETING AND A FALL EVENT AT GWENYN HILL FARM. WE ALSO SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS OF OUR PARTNERS AT FARMERS FOR LAKE COUNTRY AND LAKE COUNTRY CLEAN WATERS IN PLANNING AND HOSTING THEIR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.TALL PINES COMMUNICATES TO OUR SUPPORTERS THROUGH PRINT NEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED TWICE PER YEAR, A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.Expenses $122,300
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1966972
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,503,693
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,985,053
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,935,128 | $1,712,566 | $4,503,693 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $469,217 | $524,074 | $4,151,811 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,970,996 | $753,862 | $4,386,435 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 39-1966972).
Questions about TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC
- What is the EIN of TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC is 39-1966972.
- Is TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC 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 TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC 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 TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC 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 TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BECKY FEDAK.
- Who are the officers and directors of TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $103,554 (SUSAN BUCHANAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH 12/24).
- How much revenue does TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,935,128, expenses of $1,712,566 and total assets of $4,503,693 at year end.
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