Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,578,888
- Total expenses
- $1,359,907
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,407,837
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $170,841
- Investment income
- $210
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $636,045
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $74,546
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $561,499
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,282,794
- Management and general expenses
- $25,754
- Fundraising expenses
- $51,359
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,282,794
Program services were 94.3% 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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1b · Membership dues
$66,106
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$754,779
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$586,952
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$377,344
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2a · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES
total $162,084 · related or exempt $162,084
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2b · Program service revenue: ROYALTIES AND LICENSING
total $8,757 · related or exempt $8,757
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3 · Investment income
total $210 · excluded $210
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $115,476 · program services $92,381 · management and general $11,813 · fundraising $11,282
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $156,727 · program services $143,911 · management and general $3,362 · fundraising $9,454
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $4,234 · program services $3,387 · management and general $635 · fundraising $212
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,442 · program services $2,818 · management and general $371 · fundraising $253
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $20,347 · program services $18,132 · management and general $656 · fundraising $1,559
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,681 · program services $2,252 · management and general $161 · fundraising $268
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $49,380 · program services $41,479 · management and general $2,963 · fundraising $4,938
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16 · Occupancy
total $38,837 · program services $32,623 · management and general $2,330 · fundraising $3,884
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $7,364 · program services $6,186 · management and general $442 · fundraising $736
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23 · Insurance
total $7,456 · program services $6,263 · management and general $447 · fundraising $746
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24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT
total $859,058 · program services $859,058
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24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND MAILINGS
total $47,908 · program services $35,451 · management and general $680 · fundraising $11,777
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
total $21,212 · program services $17,818 · management and general $1,273 · fundraising $2,121
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24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND OTHER
total $14,869 · program services $13,856 · management and general $387 · fundraising $626
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24e · All other expenses
total $10,916 · program services $7,179 · management and general $234 · fundraising $3,503
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $196,133 · end of year $327,948
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $42,988 · end of year $43,161
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $126,684 · end of year $85,235
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $101,015
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,570 · end of year $2,129
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$57,975
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$38,069
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $27,270 · end of year $19,906
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $69,330 · end of year $56,651
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $31,000 · end of year $30,027
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $20,344 · end of year $13,375
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $70,113 · end of year $31,144
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $342,518 · end of year $536,459
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $25,040
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO CONSERVE AMERICA'S WILDLIFE HERITAGE THROUGH CONSERVATION EDUCATION, PRESERVATION OF HABITAT, AND MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
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WILDLIFE FOREVER'S CLEAN DRAIN DRY INITIATIVE IS A NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN EDUCATING BOATERS, ANGLERS, AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. THROUGH A VAST NETWORK OF PARTNERS INCLUDING LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE FISHING AND BOATING INDUSTRY, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, THE AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM REACHES MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR THROUGH INNOVATIVE MEDIA AND MARKETING OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS, AND PUBLIC ACCESS WATERCRAFT CLEANING EQUIPMENT. IN 2024, 62,000,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED.
Expenses $887,671 · Revenue $170,841
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WILDLIFE FOREVER'S HABITAT DIVISION CALLED, PRAIRIE CITY USA, WORKS WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT. THROUGH INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL AND PRAIRIE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES, POLLINATORS BENEFIT, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS ARE RESTORED, AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVES FOR GREATER COMMUNITY HEALTH.
Expenses $208,592
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THE ART OF CONSERVATION CONTEST SERIES FEATURES THE FISH AND SONGBIRD ART PROGRAMS. AS AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YOUTH INTO THE OUTDOORS, IT SERVES AS A GATEWAY TO CONNECT YOUTH TO SCIENCE, NATURE, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. AS A FREE PROGRAM, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND PARENTS CAN UTILIZE ONLINE LESSON PLANS THAT FEATURE A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION THEMED ACTIVITIES DESIGNED FOR CLASSROOM OR HOME USE. IN 2024, 9,297 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED FROM 45 COUNTRIES.
Expenses $140,865
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GETTING FAMILIES FISHING & BOATING INITIATIVE IS WILDLIFE FOREVER'S NEWEST PROGRAM THAT SERVES AS A CONDUIT TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER LED COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FAMILY FRIENDLY FISHING CLINICS. GRANTS OF FREE FISHING EQUIPMENT AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM MATERIALS ARE OFFERED TO QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE FISHING, BOATING, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION TO THE PUBLIC.
Expenses $45,666
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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PAT CONZEMIUS
PRESIDENT &
- Total calculated
- $115,476
- From this org
- $110,167
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,309
- Hours/week
- 40
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BENJAMIN MCANINCH
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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CRAIG DOW
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
MICHAEL CASSIDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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GREGG PATTERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
ANDY SCHULZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DAVE WASHBURN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
RAY GAMRADT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
DAVE HU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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TIM LAWSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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PAT NEU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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SAM CALABRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202511279349301776
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