Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,700,343
- Total expenses
- $2,559,820
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,395,501
- Grants paid
- $1,262,140
- Program service revenue
- $19,590
- Investment income
- $23,257
- Other revenue
- $261,995
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,714,858
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $371,067
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,343,791
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,220,948
- Management and general expenses
- $61,965
- Fundraising expenses
- $276,907
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,220,948
Program services were 86.8% 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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1a · Federated campaigns
$8,691
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1b · Membership dues
$23,190
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,658,138
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$565,840
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$139,642
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$188,815
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2a · Program service revenue: Youth public education event registration
total $19,590 · related or exempt $19,590
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3 · Investment income
total $19,227 · excluded $19,227
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $4,280
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $250
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $4,030
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $4,030 · excluded $4,030
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$488,308
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,658,138
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$567,454
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$79,146 · excluded -$79,146
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$548,385
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$237,380
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $311,005 · excluded $311,005
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$24,976
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $24,976 · related or exempt $24,976
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11a · Other revenue: Other income
total $5,160 · excluded $5,160
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,160
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,262,123 · program services $1,262,123
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $17 · program services $17
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $141,225 · program services $83,323 · management and general $8,473 · fundraising $49,429
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $366,312 · program services $246,648 · management and general $16,963 · fundraising $102,701
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $34,509 · program services $22,286 · management and general $3,330 · fundraising $8,893
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $38,176 · program services $25,298 · management and general $2,048 · fundraising $10,830
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,025 · management and general $6,025
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,870 · program services $1,216 · management and general $186 · fundraising $468
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,625 · program services $3,500 · management and general $625 · fundraising $3,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $144,056 · program services $51,187 · management and general $12,673 · fundraising $80,196
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $15,130 · program services $9,843 · management and general $1,509 · fundraising $3,778
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17 · Travel
total $1,443 · program services $1,443
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $77 · program services $77
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20 · Interest
total $11,115 · program services $7,226 · management and general $1,111 · fundraising $2,778
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $38,030 · program services $31,470 · management and general $1,842 · fundraising $4,718
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23 · Insurance
total $38,921 · program services $24,938 · management and general $7,121 · fundraising $6,862
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24a · Other expenses: Logo merchandise for members and events
total $20,467 · program services $18,420 · fundraising $2,047
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24b · Other expenses: Truck and trailer expenses for projects and events
total $25,553 · program services $24,820 · management and general $51 · fundraising $682
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24c · Other expenses: Camp, event and project supplies and expenses
total $407,138 · program services $407,113 · fundraising $25
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24d · Other expenses: Unrelated business income taxes
total $8 · management and general $8
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $322,458 · end of year $83,315
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $427,225
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $146,358 · end of year $44,717
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $284,604 · end of year $284,062
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $45,227 · end of year $54,415
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,056,556
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$270,215
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $806,169 · end of year $786,341
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15 · Other assets
end of year $34,783
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $94,385 · end of year $52,874
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $55,440 · end of year $66,888
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $229,911 · end of year $214,958
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $21,812 · end of year $36,347
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,047,963 · end of year $1,185,682
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $155,305 · end of year $158,109
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Wildlife conservation organization benefiting elk and other wildlife for habitat conservation and restoration and to preserve our hunting heritage. Activities include promoting sound wildlife management and habitat youth conservation programs hunting and outdoor activities hunting programs for veterans and educating the public.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To benefit elk and other wildlife by generating resources for habitat conservation and restoration and to preserve our hunting heritage for present and future generations.
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AES volunteers and contractors work with the U.S. Forest Service, Az Game and Fish Dept, State of Arizona and more on collaborative projects to maintain and enhance wildlife habitat. Programs also incorporate Boy Scout Eagle Scout Projects. Yearly AES volunteers hauled over 250,000 gallons of water for wildlife, restored and maintained over 30 wildlife water catchments. Volunteers work on riparian restoration, creek channel rebuilding, fence removal, cleared jack pines for grassland restoration, hauled and placed tons of rock to build riparian stream structures to restore meadow and watershed, maintained riparian cattle enclosure fencing, built log fences to protect critical wildlife habitat, restored many water catchments and troughs, and thinned brush around water catchments. AES had over 150 volunteers providing thousands of hours working on wildlife restoration projects and over 1,063,000 in funding to Az Game and Fish.
Expenses $1,867,424 · Grants $602,340
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Youth and adult conservation education. Provides education programs to increase the public understanding of wildlife habitat, the public impact on it, and to teach conservation ethics. These include outdoor adventure day camps, wildlife, outdoor skills camps for youth. AES also provides numerous mentored hunting camps for youth and new hunters. Once a year the AES holds an all day Elk Clinic to teach hunters the ins and outs of hunting elk in Arizona.
Expenses $230,917 · Grants $7,250 · Revenue $19,590
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Heroes Rising Outdoors AES volunteers provided more than 100 guided hunts for AZ wounded veterans, both men and women. Healing through Hunting is the motto for the program and the veterans expressed the connection to nature and outdoors helps them heal inside. With help from outfitters, guides, veteran organizations, and volunteers AES has taken Az Disabled Veterans on hunts to fulfill their dreams and help them heal. In addition to the hunt experiences AES provides we also have added experiences, including equine therapy, fly fishing, bass fishing, hiking and camping. Membership services Services provided to approximately 1,100 members through the Tracker magazine and other member resources. AES represents members and other stakeholders on issues related to hunting, wildlife habitat, forest health, access issues, threats to elk and wildlife, elk management and more. AES partners with the Az Game Fish, AZ Cattle Growers, AZ counties, ranchers, and state representatives to educate the public and enlist others to protect and support Arizona wildlife and heritage.
Expenses $122,607
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Steve Clark
Executive Director/Chairman
- Total calculated
- $141,225
- From this org
- $141,225
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Vashti Tice Supplee
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Steve Schaefer
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Christopher K Lutzel
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Greg Godbehere
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Glen Jones
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Wayne Bouton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Joe De Vito
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Randy Burton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jim Norton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Dan Caputo
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Gil Montanez Jr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Rich Williams
Past President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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
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Az Game & Fish Dept
$1,193,380
Wildlife habitat
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Hualapai Game & Fish
$52,000
Wildlife habitat
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State of AZ State Employees Charitable Campaign
no cash amount reported
Fundraising event
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202522769349301337
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