Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,055,214
- Total expenses
- $1,580,836
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,361,702
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $296,412
- Other revenue
- $397,100
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,472,091
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $67,673
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $43,404,418
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,343,506
- Management and general expenses
- $202,865
- Fundraising expenses
- $34,465
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,343,506
Program services were 85.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$12
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,361,690
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3 · Investment income
total $226,764 · related or exempt $226,764
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6a · Gross rents
real property $397,100
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $397,100
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $397,100 · related or exempt $397,100
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $69,648
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $69,648
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $69,648 · related or exempt $69,648
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $154,467 · program services $123,574 · management and general $23,170 · fundraising $7,723
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $391,615 · program services $313,292 · management and general $74,407 · fundraising $3,916
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $13,917 · program services $11,134 · management and general $2,644 · fundraising $139
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $102,005 · program services $81,604 · management and general $19,381 · fundraising $1,020
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $41,857 · program services $33,485 · management and general $7,953 · fundraising $419
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $63,753 · program services $18,330 · management and general $45,330 · fundraising $93
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $25,794 · program services $25,794
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $81,819 · program services $61,103 · management and general $1,276 · fundraising $19,440
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13 · Office expenses
total $18,722 · program services $10,405 · management and general $7,372 · fundraising $945
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16 · Occupancy
total $26,274 · program services $12,827 · management and general $13,447
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17 · Travel
total $21,831 · program services $21,346 · management and general $49 · fundraising $436
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,342 · program services $2,674 · management and general $334 · fundraising $334
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $62,077 · program services $62,077
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23 · Insurance
total $75,016 · program services $67,514 · management and general $7,502
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24a · Other expenses: GRANT EXPENSES
total $329,758 · program services $329,758
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24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS
total $72,250 · program services $72,250
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24c · Other expenses: LAND MAINTENANCE
total $67,885 · program services $67,885
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24d · Other expenses: FORESTRY EXPENSES
total $22,779 · program services $22,779
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,675 · program services $5,675
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $733,879 · end of year $595,756
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $962,964 · end of year $1,368,114
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $49,423 · end of year $20,081
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$33,050,316
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$460,236
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $32,557,465 · end of year $32,590,080
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $7,965,815 · end of year $8,895,654
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $3,850 · end of year $2,406
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $114,559 · end of year $67,673
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $42,158,837 · end of year $43,404,418
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
DELAWARE WILD LANDS, INC. IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS THROUGH THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRATEGIC PARCELS OF LAND.
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DELAWARE WILD LANDS (DWL) IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND CONSERVING CRUCIAL NATURAL AREAS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, COLLABORATING WITH CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO SAFEGUARD WETLANDS, FORESTS, FARMS, AND OTHER UNDEVELOPED LANDS AND WATERS. THROUGH PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF 21,800 ACRES OF DWL-OWNED LAND, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AND ENHANCES WILDLIFE, FLORA, AND FAUNA HABITATS WHILE MONITORING SPECIES POPULATIONS, DISTRIBUTION, AND LAND USAGE. DWL'S RESTORATION EFFORTS EXTEND TO VARIOUS COASTAL HABITATS, INCLUDING TREE PLANTING PROJECTS, TRAIL AND ROAD MAINTENANCE, AND CREATING AND ENHANCING WETLANDS. DWL ACTIVELY ENGAGES WITH STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS TO FOSTER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION, WILDLIFE, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND EFFECTIVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
Expenses $1,343,506
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Marcia A FoxMARCIA A FOX
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $154,468
- From this org
- $154,468
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,468
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $154,468
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Robert E AshbyROBERT E ASHBY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
James P BeckerJAMES P BECKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Scott CrawfordSCOTT CRAWFORD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
William F D'AlonzoWILLIAM F D'ALONZO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Richard S FischerRICHARD S FISCHER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Thomas H Draper JrTHOMAS H DRAPER JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Aubree K MurrayAUBREE K MURRAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Peter T MacgaffinPETER T MACGAFFIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Gregory PettinaroGREGORY PETTINARO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Alexandra Kovach Du PontALEXANDRA KOVACH DU PONT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Cynthia HewittCYNTHIA HEWITT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Robert W Tunnell IIIROBERT W TUNNELL III
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Carrie LingoCARRIE LINGO
VICE-PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Eli R SharpELI R SHARP
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533179349301748
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