Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association Incorporated
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 391344158
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Stevens Point, WI, USA
- Phone
- 7153464798
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $297,492
- Expenses
- $236,234
- Assets
- $628,959
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DONALD J HOFFMAN (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- NANCY BOZEK (EXECUTIVE DI): $86,762 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the Wisconsin woodland owners association is to conserve and enhance the private woodlands of the state through the following actions: sustainably manage our woodlands with informed management plans that utilize best silviculture practices; assist private landowners in achieving their management goals by connecting them with natural resource professionals and fellow woodland owners; educate the public on the value of woodlands for economic, environmental, recreational, and wildlife habitat purposes. These actions will ensure future generations can enjoy the natural beauty and benefits of our woodlands. Our vision is to be the "go-to" organization to assist woodland owners in achieving their sustainable forestry goals. Silviculture - the care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit.
What it reported doing in 2024
The organization holds a 4 day educational annual meeting for our members. The meeting included tours of forest industries, archeological and cultural sites, a tree farm, convervancy property to learn more about bird habitat and prescribed fire. Member presentations included recovery from a wind storm, panel of women in natural resources, and options after mature pine is harvested. Keynote was the wi dnr secretary designee on partnering with private woodland owners. Concurrent sessions included transferring your land to the next generation, marketing your timber, mapping applications for woodland owners, forestry for the birds - maximizing diversity and health in your woods. Field day session included dealing with woodland emergencies, timber harvesting after a storm, tree identification, creating trails on your woodlands, improving wildlife habitat and woodland legacy.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 90
- Sustainability: 64
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 65.5%; rating input score 66
- Program expense ratio: 71.2%; rating input score 71
- Fundraising efficiency: $18.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 20.6%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.66; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 36.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 65.5% of revenue deployed · 71.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $168K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $87K · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.