Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,443,858
- Total expenses
- $1,888,706
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,121,973
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $317,670
- Investment income
- $4,215
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,337,375
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,019,737
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,317,638
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,543,685
- Management and general expenses
- $268,548
- Fundraising expenses
- $76,473
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,543,685
Program services were 81.7% 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)
$148,200
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$973,773
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,469
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2a · Program service revenue: BIOLOGIST/DETECT DOG SVCS
total $317,670 · related or exempt $317,670
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3 · Investment income
total $4,215 · excluded $4,215
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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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
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $328,996 · program services $207,294 · management and general $83,280 · fundraising $38,422
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $657,081 · program services $622,796 · management and general $18,217 · fundraising $16,068
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $82,277 · program services $75,909 · management and general $3,438 · fundraising $2,930
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $79,128 · program services $67,113 · management and general $7,785 · fundraising $4,230
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,020 · program services $1,075 · management and general $945
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,273 · management and general $18,273
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $99,051 · program services $96,449 · fundraising $2,602
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,006 · fundraising $1,006
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13 · Office expenses
total $23,480 · program services $5,172 · management and general $13,469 · fundraising $4,839
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14 · Information technology
total $19,764 · program services $3,038 · management and general $15,830 · fundraising $896
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $32,117 · program services $4,400 · management and general $27,717
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17 · Travel
total $258,109 · program services $253,615 · management and general $1,370 · fundraising $3,124
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $20,272 · program services $18,939 · management and general $913 · fundraising $420
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20 · Interest
total $15,463 · management and general $15,463
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $35,335 · program services $29,682 · management and general $4,240 · fundraising $1,413
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23 · Insurance
total $42,154 · management and general $42,154
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24a · Other expenses: DOG & FIELD EXPENSE
total $122,416 · program services $122,416
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES - FACILITY
total $30,005 · program services $30,005
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24c · Other expenses: GIFTS
total $15,382 · program services $1,546 · management and general $13,646 · fundraising $190
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24d · Other expenses: ENTERTAINMENT/MEALS
total $3,689 · program services $2,435 · management and general $1,033 · fundraising $221
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,688 · program services $1,801 · management and general $775 · fundraising $112
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $877,935 · end of year $705,032
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,241,645 · end of year $677,183
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $223,311 · end of year $321,536
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$763,425
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$130,630
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $601,976 · end of year $632,795
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $500 · end of year $829
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $191,290 · end of year $189,158
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $843,391 · end of year $830,579
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $148,200
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $670,629 · end of year $671,213
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,091,857 · end of year $646,425
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
WD4C trains the world's best conservation dogs, puts them to work saving wildlife and wild places, and helps others to do the same.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WD4C deploys conservation dogs in four categories: 1) to carry out Ecological Monitoring; 2) to Promote Biosecurity and Combat Invasive Species; 3) to Stop Wildlife Crime; and 4) to Promote Environmental Justice. WD4C works in each of these categories through direct impact, innovation, and leadership.
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SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WD4C HAS COLLABORATED WITH MANAGERS, RESEARCHERS, AND CONSERVATIONISTS TO DETECT NEARLY 40 SPECIES IN 18 STATES AND 16 COUNTRIES. MANY OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN GROUND-BREAKING WITHIN THE REALM OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. WD4C PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE PROPELLED THE DISCIPLINE OF DETECTION DOGS FORWARD: FROM FINDING DIFFICULT AND NOVEL TARGETS LIKE A SUITE OF WIDE-RANGING CARNIVORES, ILLEGAL WIRE SNARES, INVASIVE PLANTS AND INSECTS, SUBTERRANEAN ANIMALS, AND EVIDENCE OF INVASIVE FISH IN FRESHWATER STREAMS, TO WD4C'S GROUND-BREAKING WORK USING DOGS TO DETECT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FRESHWATER ECOSTYSTEMS.WD4C ALSO SAVES DOGS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF THE TRAITS THAT PREVENT DOGS BEING SUITABLE PETS SUCH AS HIGH ENERGY AND TOY OBSESSION, CAN SIGNAL SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO BE A HIGHLY SKILLED DETECTION DOG. RECENT WD4C ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:-- In 2014 WD4C and Conservation South Luangwa (CSL) created the First Conservation Canine Unit in Zambia. This year we established the third generation of dogs for Delta Team, CSLs elite Canine Unit. We are excited to track their impacts at their duty stations in Zambia. Additionally, WD4C brought three specialist veterinarians to Zambia to help continue raising the bar in K9 safety, fitness, and health. Handlers were also provided training in tactical emergency field care for their K9 partners. This was a fantastic opportunity to collaborate internationally and to better understand working dog health and welfare in Zambia and Africa in general. As always, the information gained during this project is shared with all anti-poaching K9 units in Africa.-- Two key factors make it possible for bears and people to coexist: conflict mitigation and connectivity. Our dogs help bears and people on both fronts. From the urban parks of Missoula to remote campsites, the dogs find bear scats for dietary analysis to identify where attractants are driving human/wildlife conflict, and where human barriers prevent bears from dispersing to suitable habitats, all to keep bears and people safe.-- For the 3rd season, we partnered with Teton County Weed and Pest to help locate and remove invasive Salt Cedar and Perennial Pepperweed along the Snake River. Canine Field Specialists and their canine partners helped keep these aggressive invaders out of approximately 820 acres of island habitat in 3 stretches along the Snake River adjacent to Grand Teton National Park.--Weve also added new capacity to the organization. Most people think of dogs superpowers in terms of detection, but we know they can do so much more. Throughout 2022, weve continued to focus on their ability to DISCRIMINATE (to tell the difference between two very similar scents like a diseased animal vs. an uninfected one) and tracking (to follow an individual through a complex landscape). -- WD4C has been working closely with our partner organization, Indigenous Vision, to evaluate wildlife's exposure to heavy metals, endocrine disruptors (from plastic waste and flame retardants), discarded pharmaceuticals, SARS-COV-2, and chronic wasting disease on the Blackfeet Nation Reservation. With this information in hand, the Tribal Government can make the Blackfeet Nation safer for its wildlife and the people who depend on wildlife and wild places for food and traditional uses.LOOKING INTO NEXT YEAR, WEVE GOT EXCITING THINGS ON THE HORIZON, FROM DEEPENING OUR ROOTS IN MISSOULA, MT WITH VOLUNTEER DAYS, NEW CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, AND LOCALLY IMPORTANT WORK ON GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVES AND BIGHORN SHEEP; TO BEING PART OF MONTANAS FIGHT AGAINST DISEASES SUCH COVID-19 AND CWD. WE ARE PROUD TO BE A FORCE FOR GOOD AND TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE, WILDLIFE, AND WILD PLACES THAT CONTINUALLY HAVE GIVEN US HOPE AND INSPIRATION.
Expenses $1,543,685 · Revenue $317,670
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Pete CoppolilloPETE COPPOLILLO
President & ED
- Total calculated
- $150,868
- From this org
- $137,080
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,788
- Hours/week
- 42
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,080
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $4,112
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,676
- Filer's total
- $150,868
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Aimee HurtAIMEE HURT
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $103,232
- From this org
- $90,354
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,878
- Hours/week
- 42
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Skye MurphySKYE MURPHY
DIR. OF OPER.
- Total calculated
- $74,896
- From this org
- $61,986
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,910
- Hours/week
- 40
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Henry HappelHENRY HAPPEL
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Melissa RicheyMELISSA RICHEY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Martha KauffmanMARTHA KAUFFMAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 2022
- Filed
- 20 September 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202312639349301441
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