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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION AWARE.

Totals

Total revenue
$682,378
Total expenses
$600,672
Contributions and grants received
$372,208
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,676
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$308,494
Total assets, end of year
$569,169
Total liabilities, end of year
$110,566
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$458,603
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$600,672
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$600,672

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $372,208

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROJECT WILD ANNUAL MEETING

    total $1,676 · related or exempt $1,676

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $391,409

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $111,842

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $279,567 · related or exempt $279,567

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $18,927 · related or exempt $18,927

  • 11b · Other revenue: INTERNATIONAL LICENSING FEE

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $28,927

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $142,254 · program services $142,254

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,959 · program services $9,959

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,544 · program services $32,544

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,449 · program services $10,449

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,549 · program services $22,549

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $312,813 · program services $312,813

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,248 · program services $23,248

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,654 · program services $1,654

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,692 · program services $29,692

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,591 · program services $6,591

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,156 · program services $4,156

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $2,647 · program services $2,647

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & CONTRIBUTIONS

    total $2,116 · program services $2,116

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $370,825 · end of year $253,528

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $80,912 · end of year $184,932

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $118,203 · end of year $109,399

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,050 · end of year $250

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

    $3,598

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

    $3,598

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $23,535 · end of year $21,060

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,355 · end of year $47,218

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $83,390 · end of year $63,348

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $131,883

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $376,897 · end of year $437,403

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $21,200

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC RELATING TO SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES OF NORTH AMERICA; TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT CONCERNING ISSUES OF CURRENT INTEREST AFFECTING FISH AND WILDLIFE; TO DEVLOP BROADER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND PROVINCIAL AGENCIES TO MANAGE AND PROTECT FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND TO DEVELOP BROADER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING FORESTS, WATERS, AND SOILS, AND OF WISE MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES AS PART OF NATURAL AND MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS AND AS A SOURCE OF RECREATION AND FOOD SUPPLY; AND TO CONDUCT AND FUND WILDLIFE-RELATED SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENSURING THAT NORTH AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT HAS A CLEAR AND COLLECTIVE VOICE.

  • PROJECT WILD: PROVIDE WILDLIFE BASED CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS TOWARD WILDLIFE AND RELATED NATURAL RESOURCES.

    Expenses $428,512 · Revenue $1,676

  • LEGAL STRATEGY: ENGAGE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGAL ADVISORS TO ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE BENEFIT OF STATE WILDLIFE MANAGERS AS THEY FULFILL OFFICIAL DUTIES IN THE FIELD AND COMPLY WITH LEGAL AND REGULATORY CHANGES. INCREASE MEMBER AND PARTNER UNDERSTANDING OF MANAGEMENT AND JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES. STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF STATE MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.

    Expenses $54,277

  • BEARWISE: BEARWISE IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM RUN BY THE ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES THRU AWARE WITH THE PURPOSE OF HELPING PEOPLE TO LIVE SAFELY WITH BLACK BEARS. BEARWISE HELPS HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES COEXIST WITH BLACK BEARS. BEARWISE SHARES WAYS TO PREVENT CONFLICTS, PROVIDES RESOURCES TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS, AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO KEEP BEARS WILD

    Expenses $84,025

  • CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

    Expenses $33,858

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RONALD REGAN

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $281,027
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $226,846
    Other
    $54,181
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $226,846 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $16,563 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $37,618 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $281,027 related

  • JUDY CAMUSO

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PAUL JOHANSEN

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMANDA WUESTEFELD

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHUCK SYKES

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RYAN BROWN

    CHAIR, EX CO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTIE CURELY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AUSTIN BOOTH

    MEMBER, EX C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIM MCCOY

    MEMBER, EX C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASON SUMNERS

    MEMBER, EX C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK TISA

    MEMBER, EX C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENDRA WECKER

    MEMBER, EX C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID YOSKOWITZ

    MEMBER, EX C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CELINE DAVIS

    EX-OFFICIO M

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETE HILDRETH

    EX-OFFICIO M

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACQUELINE LENDRUM

    EX-OFFICIO M

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT BOYLES

    EX OFFICIO M

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM FREDERICKS

    EX-OFFICIO M

    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

None.

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503019349301325

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