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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,384,597
Total expenses
$3,092,743
Contributions and grants received
$600,194
Grants paid
$109,467
Program service revenue
$1,803,170
Investment income
$164,263
Other revenue
$816,970
Total assets, end of year
$4,982,650
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,052,125
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,930,525
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,351,053
Management and general expenses
$523,375
Fundraising expenses
$218,315
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,351,053

Program services were 76.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $160,950

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $439,244

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ANNUAL CONFERENCE

    total $804,276 · related or exempt $804,276

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $656,175 · related or exempt $656,175

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ANNUAL CONFERENCE EXHI

    total $201,100 · excluded $201,100

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $78,577 · unrelated business $78,577

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PARTNER FEES

    total $46,750 · related or exempt $46,750

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $16,292 · related or exempt $16,292

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $89,321 · excluded $89,321

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $816,101 · related or exempt $816,101

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $274,854

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $199,912

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $74,942

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $74,942 · excluded $74,942

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELANEOUS INCOME

    total $869 · related or exempt $869

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $869

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $109,467 · program services $109,467

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $164,912 · program services $127,147 · management and general $24,242 · fundraising $13,523

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,034,321 · program services $795,711 · management and general $150,779 · fundraising $87,831

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $81,045 · program services $63,146 · management and general $11,446 · fundraising $6,453

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $39,676 · program services $30,870 · management and general $5,634 · fundraising $3,172

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,161 · program services $63,423 · management and general $14,486 · fundraising $7,252

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,343 · management and general $6,343

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $101,416 · management and general $101,416

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $34,832 · management and general $34,832

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $482,659 · program services $371,080 · management and general $70,967 · fundraising $40,612

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,691 · program services $4,092 · management and general $2,599

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $60,496 · program services $46,514 · management and general $8,891 · fundraising $5,091

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,012 · program services $21,538 · management and general $4,117 · fundraising $2,357

  • 17 · Travel

    total $472,851 · program services $398,244 · management and general $67,872 · fundraising $6,735

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,048 · program services $4,653 · management and general $886 · fundraising $509

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,201 · program services $14,765 · management and general $2,820 · fundraising $1,616

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTI

    total $170,616 · program services $164,746 · management and general $183 · fundraising $5,687

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $76,563 · program services $58,865 · management and general $11,255 · fundraising $6,443

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND HANDLING

    total $52,991 · program services $52,266 · management and general $671 · fundraising $54

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN-KIND INVENTORY

    total $30,100 · fundraising $30,100

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $29,342 · program services $24,526 · management and general $3,936 · fundraising $880

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $527,509 · end of year $780,708

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $189,035 · end of year $422,057

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $155,981 · end of year $151,199

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $30,100

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $73,287 · end of year $105,194

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

    $559,750

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

    $503,956

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,859 · end of year $55,794

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,111,436 · end of year $3,467,698

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $141,712 · end of year $313,831

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $507,516 · end of year $738,294

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,613,754 · end of year $2,695,253

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $866,225 · end of year $1,235,272

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND ENABLE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS TO SUSTAIN WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND HABITATS THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.

  • PUBLICATIONS THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY ISSUES VARIOUS PEERREVIEWED, SCHOLARLY, AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS. THESE INCLUDE THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN, THE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL, AND VARIOUS TECHNICAL REVIEWS. PUBLISHED SINCE 1937, THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS COVERING ORIGINAL RESEARCH IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE. TOPICS INCLUDE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S FLAGSHIP MAGAZINE, THE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL (PUBLISHED SIX TIMES ANNUALLY), CONTAINS NEWS AND ANALYSIS DESIGNED TO KEEP TODAY'S WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS INFORMED ABOUT CRITICAL ADVANCES IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, AND MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $937,384 · Grants $34,858 · Revenue $11,194

  • ANNUAL CONFERENCE THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GATHERINGS OF WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS IN NORTH AMERICA. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, THE SOCIETY HAS HOSTED THIS UNIQUE AND INFORMATIVE EVENT THAT PROVIDES MORE THAN 900 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE THAN 40 NETWORKING EVENTS THROUGH WORKING GROUPS, MEETINGS, AND RECEPTIONS. ATTENDEES LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST ADVANCES IN WILDLIFE RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF SYMPOSIA, CONTRIBUTED PAPERS, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD TRIPS. THE 2021 CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

    Expenses $408,525 · Grants $840 · Revenue $804,276

  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES IN ADDITION TO ITS PUBLICATIONS, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER PROVIDING ORGANIZATION UPDATES WHILE ALSO FEATURING TIMELY NEWS ARTICLES ON WILDLIFE SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION A MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES FEATURING THE LATEST IN TOPIC AREA UPDATES FROM TWS WORKING GROUPS AND ACCESS TO AN ONLINE NETWORKING DIRECTORY TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL PEERS AND FOSTER MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES YEARROUND ONLINE AND PERSONAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP TRANSACTIONS.

    Expenses $318,479 · Grants $1,500 · Revenue $656,175

  • GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS/PUBLIC SERVICE AND EDUCATION PUBLIC SERVICE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, CONFERENCES, AND MEETINGS. THE SOCIETY ADDITIONALLY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE EFFORTS OF THE WILDLIFE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.

    Expenses $686,665 · Grants $72,269 · Revenue $52,717

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Don Yasuda

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Bob Lanka

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Art Rodgers

    VICE-PRESIDENT (BEGIN 11/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Gordon Batcheller

    IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Duane Diefenbach

    NORTHEAST SECTION REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lisa Miller

    SOUTHEASTERN SECTION REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jason Riddle

    NORTH CENTRAL SECTION REPRESENTATIVE (BEGIN 11/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Andrea Orabona

    CENTRAL MOUNTAINS & PLAINS SECTION REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kathy Granillo

    SOUTHWEST SECTION REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Andrew J Kroll

    NORTHWEST SECTION REPRESENTATIVE (BEGIN 11/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jim Sedinger

    WESTERN SECTION REPRESENTATIVE (BEGIN 11/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Evelyn Merrill

    CANADIAN SECTION REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Grant Hilderbrand

    NORTHWEST SECTION REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Pat Lederle

    NORTH CENTRAL SECTION REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kelley Stewart

    WESTERN SECTION REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 10/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Edward Arnett

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $164,843
    From this org
    $152,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,835
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,008
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,835
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $164,843

  • Cameron Kovach

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $115,619
    From this org
    $103,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,841
    Hours/week
    40

  • Keith Norris

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $114,553
    From this org
    $105,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,755
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401369349302135

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