Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$726,156

Total expenses

$683,163

Contributions and grants received

$689,705

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$9,150

Other revenue

$27,301

Total assets, end of year

$527,520

Total liabilities, end of year

$7,303

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$520,217

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$513,424

Management and general expenses

$65,841

Fundraising expenses

$103,898

Program service expenses (Part III)

$513,424

Program services were 75.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• NATURE MAPPING JACKSON HOLE PROGRAM: A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH THE GOALS OF: 1) KEEPING COMMON SPECIES COMMON; 2) INCREASING CITIZENS' KNOWLEDGE OF AND APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE IN TETON COUNTY, WYOMING; 3) ENGAGING CITIZENS IN LONG-TERM WILDLIFE DATA COLLECTION; 4) INFORMING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT FAVOR WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY; AND 5) CONTRIBUTING DATA TO THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT'S WILDLIFE OBSERVATION SYSTEM TO AUGMENT STATE DATA. THROUGH 2025, WE HAVE RECORDED MORE THAN 109,495 VERIFIED WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WITH MORE THAN 1,300 TRAINED CITIZEN SCIENTISTS SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF CONTRIBUTED 4,750 VERIFIED OBSERVATIONS THROUGH FOUR CORE PROJECTS. JHWF LAUNCHED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT PIKA SURVEYS ACROSS 240,000 ACRES, SUPPORTING THE STATE'S ABILITY TO MONITOR SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED. AT OUR MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) BIRD BANDING STATIONS, WE BANDED 694 INDIVIDUAL BIRDS ACROSS 45 SPECIES, WITH 201 BANDED BIRDS RECAPTURED. THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD NEST BOX PROJECT ACHIEVED A RECORD 119 NESTLINGS BANDED - SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 85 SET IN 2017 - WITH 86% OF EGGS HATCHING SUCCESSFULLY AND 80% OF NESTLINGS FLEDGING. NMJH DATA SERVED AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TETON COUNTY'S WILDLIFE CROSSINGS MASTER PLAN AND GUIDED THE 2025 UPDATE TO THE COUNTY'S NATURAL RESOURCE OVERLAY.

  Expenses $66,536

• HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM: IMPROVING LANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH THROUGH THE REMOVAL AND MODIFICATION OF WILDLIFE-UNFRIENDLY FENCES, MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION. THROUGH 2025, JHWF HAS IMPROVED MORE THAN 240 MILES OF FENCES TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 1996.WILDLIFE FRIENDLIER FENCING: IN 2025, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED TWENTY-FIVE FENCE PROJECT DAYS, REMOVING 8.1 MILES OF FENCE AND 10,000 POUNDS OF WIRE FROM IMPORTANT ELK AND PRONGHORN HABITAT IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST, AND PRIVATE LANDS. 120 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN FENCE REMOVAL EFFORTS. WE ALSO RAISED AND LOWERED 15.5 MILES OF SEASONAL FENCE IN SUBLETTE COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. LONG-TERM MONITORING OF THE FREMONT BUTTE FENCE CONVERSION PROJECT DOCUMENTS AN 88% REDUCTION IN GREATER SAGE-GROUSE FENCE STRIKES - FROM AN AVERAGE OF 30 STRIKES PER YEAR BEFORE CONVERSION TO 3.7 ANNUALLY - EQUATING TO UP TO 10 BIRDS SAVED PER MILE OF FENCE PER YEAR. INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT: JHWF REMOVES INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES FROM HIGH-USE PUBLIC LANDS TO ALLOW NATIVE PLANTS TO REESTABLISH AND THRIVE, ENHANCING WILDLIFE HABITAT AND REDUCING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SEEDS INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 102 HOURS ACROSS TWICE-ANNUAL WEED PULLS AT TWO POPULAR TRAILHEADS ON THE BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST - COBURN MEADOWS (OUR THIRD YEAR) AND CRYSTAL LITE (OUR FIRST YEAR) - REMOVING 2,800 INVASIVE PLANTS AND HELPING TO RESTORE 51 ACRES OF HABITAT. REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES IMPROVES FORAGE FOR WILDLIFE AND STRENGTHENS THE RESILIENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION VITAL TO POLLINATORS, BIRDS, AND MAMMALS.RIPARIAN RESTORATION: IN 2025, JHWF INITIATED RIPARIAN RESTORATION ACTIVITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S PINEDALE FIELD OFFICE. JHWF IS CO-LEADING A PLANNING COLLABORATIVE TO EXPAND THIS WORK IN 2026, WITH THE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER BASE TO IMPLEMENT RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION.

  Expenses $195,562

• GIVE WILDLIFE A BRAKE: UTILIZING VARIOUS MITIGATION TOOLS, WE AIM TO REDUCE WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS ON OUR ROADWAYS AND INCREASE LANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY FOR WILDLIFE NEEDING TO MOVE ACROSS ROADS. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURES, DIGITAL MESSAGE BOARDS, FIXED RADAR SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS, SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS, AND WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. WE COMPILE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION REPORT IN THE COUNTY TO INFORM TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. IN 2025, JHWF CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, AND TETON COUNTY TO PLAN, FUND, AND MONITOR WILDLIFE CROSSING PROJECTS. OUR DATA GUIDED MITIGATION PRIORITIES AT THE WY HIGHWAY 22-390 INTERSECTION, WHERE FOUR NEW WILDLIFE UNDERPASSES WERE COMPLETED AND ARE ALREADY BEING USED BY MOOSE, DEER, AND GRIZZLY BEARS. JHWF ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW VOLUNTEER-LED ROADKILL SURVEY ON ID HIGHWAY 33, WHERE VOLUNTEERS DOCUMENTED 80 DECEASED ANIMALS OVER FOUR MONTHS, PROVIDING SCIENCE-BASED DATA TO INFORM FUTURE WILDLIFE CROSSING DECISIONS IN IDAHO. FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025, 232 VERIFIED WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION SUBMISSIONS WERE RECORDED ACROSS TETON (WY), LINCOLN (WY), AND TETON (ID) COUNTIES. BETWEEN MAY 2023 AND APRIL 2024, 83 MULE DEER, 53 ELK, AND 10 MOOSE WERE KILLED ON TETON COUNTY, WY ROADS.

  Expenses $19,547

• BEAR WISE JACKSON HOLE: A DECADES-LONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST, GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, AND JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION. JHWF IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE BEARWISE WYOMING PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, OUTREACH, AND COORDINATION TO KEEP BEARS WILD AND PEOPLE SAFE. IN 2025, JHWF AND PARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 7 BEAR-PROOF GREASE TRAPS TO RESTAURANTS TO PREVENT BEARS FROM ACCESSING GREASE WASTE. IN THE FALL OF 2025, JHWF DISTRIBUTED 2,400 COPIES OF THE "GUIDE TO LIVING IN BEAR COUNTRY" TO HIGH-CONFLICT ZONES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FARMSTEAD CIDER AND TETON CONSERVATION DISTRICT, JHWF HARVESTED APPROXIMATELY 21,500 POUNDS OF APPLES FROM 54 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TREES OVER TWO DAYS, WITH 36 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING, TO REDUCE WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND PREVENT BEAR-HUMAN CONFLICTS.BEING WILD JACKSON HOLE: A COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. THE PROGRAM USES DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON STORYTELLING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO CONNECT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH LOCAL WILDLIFE AND TO INSPIRE RESPONSIBLE COEXISTENCE BEHAVIORS. IN 2025, BEING WILD PROGRAMMING WAS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE JACKSON HOLE TRAVEL AND TOURISM BOARD. OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDED DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS DESIGNED TO BUILD A BROADER CULTURE OF WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP ACROSS THE JACKSON HOLE REGION.

  Expenses $231,779

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

3 August 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

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