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
Personnel at Aldo Leopold Foundation
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Wellington B Huffaker | Executive Director and President | $108,464 | 2022-07-18 |
Joe Arington | Vice Chair / Board Member | $0 | 2021-09-30 |
Jeanette Leehr | Vice Chair / Secretary / Director / Board Member | $0 | 2021-09-30 |
Steve Bablitch | Secretary / Director | $0 | 2021-09-30 |
Holly D'Annunzio | Treasurer / Director | $0 | 2021-09-30 |
...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Aldo Leopold Foundation
Revenues | FYE 09/2022 | FYE 09/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,709,243 | $1,774,730 | -3.7% |
Program services | $29,084 | $23,950 | 21.4% |
Investment income and dividends | $78,841 | $50,993 | 54.6% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $29,841 | $32,189 | -7.3% |
Net rental income | $13,192 | $11,864 | 11.2% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $25,216 | -100% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $108,193 | $93,355 | 15.9% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $23,505 | $3,120 | 653.4% |
Total revenues | $1,991,899 | $2,015,417 | -1.2% |
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Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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San Diego Audubon Society | 501(c)(3) | San Diego, CA | $1,537,776 |
Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT) | 501(c)(3) | Center Harbor, NH | $1,467,819 |
Montana Audubon | 501(c)(3) | Helena, MT | $1,979,314 |
Audubon Society of New Hampshire | 501(c)(3) | Concord, NH | $3,024,550 |
Berks Nature | 501(c)(3) | Reading, PA | $7,041,970 |
Maine Audubon | 501(c)(3) | Falmouth, ME | $5,562,648 |
New Jersey Audubon Society | 501(c)(3) | Bernardsville, NJ | $7,026,003 |
Madison Audubon Society | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $1,780,558 |
Pickering Creek Audubon Center | 501(c)(3) | Catonsville, MD | $1,713,342 |
Audubon Society of Western Pa | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, 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
November 21, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
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/Â
- Phone
- (608) 355-0279
- Facebook page
- AldoLeopoldFoundationÂ
- Twitter profile
- @aldoleopoldfdnÂ
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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