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← TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION INCORPORATED

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,542,906
Total expenses
$7,350,746
Contributions and grants received
$2,480,825
Grants paid
$3,007,200
Program service revenue
$2,621,439
Investment income
$412,000
Other revenue
$28,642
Total assets, end of year
$8,153,720
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,375,935
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,777,785
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,182,913
Management and general expenses
$611,041
Fundraising expenses
$556,792
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,182,913

Program services were 84.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $91,367

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,077,970

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,311,488

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,618

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WETLAND MITIGATION INCOME

    total $1,602,450 · related or exempt $1,602,450

  • 2b · Program service revenue: YOUTH HUNTING PROGRAMS

    total $525,996 · related or exempt $525,996

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $489,993 · related or exempt $489,993

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP

    total $3,000 · related or exempt $3,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $412,000 · excluded $412,000

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $20,800

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $20,800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $20,800 · excluded $20,800

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $10,316

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,474

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $7,842 · related or exempt $7,842

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,001,050 · program services $3,001,050

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,150 · program services $6,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $554,463 · program services $371,008 · management and general $80,139 · fundraising $103,316

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,701,103 · program services $1,152,072 · management and general $231,395 · fundraising $317,636

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $74,298 · program services $39,478 · management and general $20,882 · fundraising $13,938

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $65,540 · program services $35,831 · management and general $21,170 · fundraising $8,539

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $153,165 · program services $87,186 · management and general $40,878 · fundraising $25,101

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,005 · program services $2,552 · management and general $2,453

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,092 · program services $92 · management and general $18,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $127,895 · program services $108,393 · management and general $19,393 · fundraising $109

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $67,172 · program services $59,211 · management and general $994 · fundraising $6,967

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $89,735 · program services $44,134 · management and general $34,275 · fundraising $11,326

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $27,146 · program services $15,446 · management and general $5,531 · fundraising $6,169

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,403 · program services $10,126 · management and general $27,255 · fundraising $3,022

  • 17 · Travel

    total $141,430 · program services $91,392 · management and general $19,312 · fundraising $30,726

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,709 · program services $732 · management and general $1,908 · fundraising $1,069

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $126,740 · program services $81,545 · management and general $30,775 · fundraising $14,420

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $91,541 · program services $64,642 · management and general $24,355 · fundraising $2,544

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT DESIGN, MANAGEMEN

    total $507,175 · program services $507,175

  • 24b · Other expenses: YOUTH ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

    total $386,077 · program services $355,952 · management and general $24,679 · fundraising $5,446

  • 24c · Other expenses: HFTH PROCESSING FEES

    total $134,080 · program services $134,080

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $22,453 · program services $12,598 · management and general $3,391 · fundraising $6,464

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,324 · program services $2,068 · management and general $4,256

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,668,833 · end of year $1,463,618

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,540,530 · end of year $2,337,304

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $444,079 · end of year $302,102

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $19,859 · end of year $163,854

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $40,475 · end of year $297,871

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,818,209

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $751,142

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $317,551 · end of year $2,067,067

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,373,259 · end of year $1,456,434

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $64,620 · end of year $65,470

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,998 · end of year $439,323

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,141,327 · end of year $2,550,194

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $275,418

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $747,584 · end of year $111,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,216,038 · end of year $4,467,040

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $349,259 · end of year $310,745

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LEADING THE CONSERVATION, SOUND MANAGEMENT, AND WISE USE OF TENNESSEE'S WILDLIFE AND GREAT OUTDOORS, TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION ADVOCATES SOUND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICIES AND PROVIDES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF TENNESSEE'S ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGES NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY PLANNING THAT BALANCES CONSERVATION NEEDS WITH SOUND ECONOMIC GROWTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO LEAD THE CONSERVATION, SOUND MANAGEMENT, AND WISE USE OF TENNESSEE'S WILDLIFE AND GREAT OUTDOORS.

  • LAND MANAGEMENT & RESORATION - STEWARDSHIP THE FEDERATION'S HABITAT CONSERVATION PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012 AND HAS COMPLETED NUMEROUS RESTORATION PROJECTS. SEVENTEEN WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS TOTALING MORE THAN 1,200 ACRES ARE COMPLETE AND THREE OTHERS ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PERMITTING. SIX STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS TOTALING NEARLY ELEVEN MILES OF STREAM ARE NOW COMPLETE, AND THREE ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PERMITTING. THERE ARE TWENTY FIVE ACTIVE FOREST RESTORATION PROJECTS TOTALING MORE THAN 15,000 ACRES, AND TWO GRASSLAND RESTORATION PROJECTS TOTALING MORE THAN 400 ACRES. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROJECTS WILL IMPROVE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS FOR RECREATION. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $4,608,237 · Grants $3,001,050 · Revenue $2,103,285

  • YOUTH ENGAGEMENT - EDUCATION THE TENNESSEE SCHOLASTIC CLAY TARGET PROGRAM, DEDICATED TO SERVING AS AN INTRODUCTION TO AN OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH MORE THAN 1,700 PARTICIPATING. MORE THAN 1,200 OF THESE ATHLETES TOOK PART IN THE ANNUAL STATE SHOOT COMPETITION HELD EACH YEAR IN NASHVILLE, AND 283 COMPETED IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN MARENGO, OHIO, WITH 20 FIRST PLACE FINISHERS AND 60 OTHER TOP FIVE FINISHERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE PRACTICE SEASON AND THE STATE SHOOT COMPETITION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE. MANY OF THE TEAMS ARE SPONSORED BY SCHOOLS OR 4 -H CLUBS. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $1,117,235 · Grants $6,150 · Revenue $525,996

  • CONSERVATION POLICY & ADVOCACY SINCE 1946, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCE-FOCUSED POLICY WORK HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO TENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S MISSION. THE FEDERATION IS A STRONG CONSERVATION POLICY LEADER IN THE STATE-WORKING WITH DECISION MAKERS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND STATE AND FEDERAL NATURAL RESOURCE AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE LEGISLATION THAT BENEFITS CONSERVATION IN TENNESSEE, THE SOUTHEAST, AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. IT ALSO PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN STATEWIDE ADVOCACY-CONNECTING SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN, OUTDOOR BUSINESSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND OTHER LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO SPEAK UP AS A UNIFIED VOICE FOR CONSERVATION. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $457,441

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Butler

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $267,329
    From this org
    $255,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,436
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,113
    Bonus
    $56,780
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,351
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,085
    Filer's total
    $267,329
  • Kendall McCarter

    CDO

    Total calculated
    $268,136
    From this org
    $256,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,388
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,168
    Bonus
    $55,580
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,085
    Filer's total
    $268,136
  • Candida Sakarapanee

    DEPUTY CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $145,373
    From this org
    $138,956
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,417
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christopher Roberts

    DIR. OF CONS

    Total calculated
    $122,059
    From this org
    $110,958
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,101
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Worthen

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $114,993
    From this org
    $104,474
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,519
    Hours/week
    40
  • Allen Carter

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Derek Dc Curry

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bobby Goode

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Allen Corey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Troy Goldsby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig Connors

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcus Dortch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynn Gayden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Hammond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Lineberger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Don Nalls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Billy Oehmig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elesha Reid

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Dunklin Tipton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Mars

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Nischan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bobby Pidgeon Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John J Ross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ric Wolbrecht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1A
THE CDO IS STATIONED OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE. HE IS PROVIDED A HOUSING STIPEND WHICH COVERS A PORTION OF A SECONDARY RESIDENCE IN NASHVILLE AND PROVIDES A COST SAVINGS TO THE FEDERATION WHEN HE COMES TO NASHVILLE FOR FEDERATION RELATED DUTIES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • TENNESSEE MITIGATION FUND LLC

    REPAIR AND · TN · income $1,789,491 · assets $4,962,300

    Directly controlled by TENNESSEE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520239349300912

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