EIN 39-1423225

Aldo Leopold Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
35
Year formed
1982
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
Description
The Aldo Leopold Foundation's mission is to weave a land ethic into the fabric of our society; to advance the understanding, stewardship and restoration of land health; and to cultivate leadership for conservation. Fostering the land ethic through the legacy of Aldo Leopold. Fostering a land ethic through the legacy of Aldo Leopold.
Total revenues
$1,991,899
2022
Total expenses
$1,949,299
2022
Total assets
$11,198,120
2022
Num. employees
35
2022

Program areas at Aldo Leopold Foundation

Stewardship, education and outreach:stewardship the Foundation owns and manages the original Aldo Leopold shack and 600 surrounding acres and coordinates the conservation planning and monitoring across the 12,000 acre leopold-pine island important bird area. Land stewardship initiatives demonstrate activities and practices that promote and encourage ecological and ethical use of private and public land and an understanding of the total land community. Education as the primary advocate and interpreter of the Leopold legacy, the Foundation serves nearly 10,000 visitors on-site each year, in addition to many thousands more through our website, newsletter, and outreach programming. As the primary advocate and interpreter of the Leopold legacy, the Foundation also serves as the executor of Aldo Leopold's literary estate, encourages scholarship on Aldo Leopold, and serves as a clearinghouse for information regarding Aldo Leopold, his work, and his ideas. "green fire" film in 2011 the Foundation completed production of the first-ever high-quality documentary film on the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold. Entitled "green fire," the film premiered in albuquerque, new mexico in february 2011. The film, initially broadcast nationally on public television stations in 2012, has continued to be broadcast in major public television markets in subsequent years. "green fire" has helped the Foundation to reach new audiences nationally and internationally and has also expanded the support base. In 2015 the Foundation contracted with bull frog films to expand licensing and distribution of the film to a wider educational market. Aldo Leopold legacy center the Foundation's headquarters are located in the Leopold legacy center, located less than one mile from the Leopold shack. Opened in 2007, the Leopold legacy center was built using pines the Leopold family planted in the 1930s and 1940s and implements a wide spectrum of green building techniques and technologies.

Who funds Aldo Leopold Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Single Step FoundationGeneral - No Restrictionsgeneral - No Restrictions$75,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$50,550
Kohler Trust For PreservationLeopold Pines, Prairie, and Sand Blow Restoration$50,000
...and 21 more grants received totalling $413,114

Personnel at Aldo Leopold Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Wellington B HuffakerExecutive Director and President$108,464
Joe AringtonVice Chair / Board Member$0
Jeanette LeehrVice Chair / Secretary / Director / Board Member$0
Steve BablitchSecretary / Director$0
Holly D'AnnunzioTreasurer / Director$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Aldo Leopold Foundation

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,709,243
Program services$29,084
Investment income and dividends$78,841
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$29,841
Net rental income$13,192
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$108,193
Miscellaneous revenues$23,505
Total revenues$1,991,899

Form 990s for Aldo Leopold Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-092022-07-18990View PDF
2020-092021-06-22990View PDF
2020-092021-04-14990View PDF
2019-092020-08-25990View PDF
2018-092019-12-07990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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OrganizationLocationRevenue
San Diego Audubon SocietySan Diego, CA$1,537,776
Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT)Center Harbor, NH$1,467,819
Montana AudubonHelena, MT$1,979,314
Audubon Society of New HampshireConcord, NH$3,024,550
Berks NatureReading, PA$7,041,970
Maine AudubonFalmouth, ME$5,562,648
New Jersey Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ$7,026,003
Madison Audubon SocietyMadison, WI$1,780,558
Pickering Creek Audubon CenterCatonsville, MD$1,713,342
Audubon Society of Western PaPittsburgh, PA$1,840,052
Data update history
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from Lau and Bea Christensen Charitable Foundation
November 21, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Kohler Trust For Preservation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironment
Characteristics
Conservation easementReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
E13701 Levee Rd
Baraboo, WI 53913
Metro area
Madison, WI
County
Sauk County, WI
Website URL
aldoleopold.org/ 
Phone
(608) 355-0279
Facebook page
AldoLeopoldFoundation 
Twitter profile
@aldoleopoldfdn 
IRS details
EIN
39-1423225
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1982
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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