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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$54,333,787
Total expenses
$60,281,410
Contributions and grants received
$41,431,065
Grants paid
$4,948,328
Program service revenue
$12,881,869
Investment income
-$639,520
Other revenue
$660,373
Total assets, end of year
$31,831,916
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,380,059
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,451,857
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$50,844,735
Management and general expenses
$7,681,890
Fundraising expenses
$1,754,785
Program service expenses (Part III)
$50,844,735

Program services were 84.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $13,059,347

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $15,479,942

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,441,840

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,449,936

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSERVATION PROJECTS

    total $5,310,696 · related or exempt $5,310,696 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BANQUET/EVENT SUPPORT

    total $3,935,279 · related or exempt $3,935,279 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PRODUCT/MERCH SALES

    total $1,642,562 · related or exempt $1,642,562 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,993,332 · related or exempt $1,874,859 · unrelated business $118,473 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $196,890 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $196,890

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $750,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $1,586,410

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$836,410

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$836,410 · related or exempt -$836,410 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $8,240,223

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $8,268,470

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$28,247 · related or exempt -$14,124 · unrelated business -$14,123 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $688,620 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $356,010 · excluded $332,610

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $688,620

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,833,178 · program services $4,833,178

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $115,150 · program services $115,150

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,286,757 · program services $969,211 · management and general $248,157 · fundraising $69,389

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,944,289 · program services $12,762,778 · management and general $3,267,786 · fundraising $913,725

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $596,570 · program services $449,349 · management and general $115,051 · fundraising $32,170

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,899,056 · program services $2,183,627 · management and general $559,097 · fundraising $156,332

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,284,852 · program services $967,776 · management and general $247,790 · fundraising $69,286

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $61,895 · program services $0 · management and general $61,895 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $148,457 · program services $0 · management and general $148,457 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $266,372 · program services $0 · management and general $266,372 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,571,385 · program services $0 · management and general $1,571,385 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $97,497 · program services $13,828 · management and general $82,369 · fundraising $1,300

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,230,452 · program services $2,098,358 · management and general $99,210 · fundraising $32,884

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $862,630 · program services $766,518 · management and general $83,801 · fundraising $12,311

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,361,634 · program services $2,114,992 · management and general $59,697 · fundraising $186,945

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,596,803 · program services $4,342,856 · management and general $253,947 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $48,306 · program services $0 · management and general $48,306 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,023,978 · program services $608,683 · management and general $415,295 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Banquet Support

    total $9,031,480 · program services $9,031,480 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Administrative

    total $1,071,214 · program services $734,628 · management and general $153,275 · fundraising $183,311

  • 24c · Other expenses: Membership

    total $923,459 · program services $826,327 · management and general $0 · fundraising $97,132

  • 24d · Other expenses: Communications

    total $1,800,587 · program services $1,800,587 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,225,409 · program services $6,225,409 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,832,450 · end of year $1,683,226

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,246,981 · end of year $13,084,152

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,645,185 · end of year $3,149,614

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $823,488 · end of year $608,677

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $562,736 · end of year $697,310

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

    $21,148,399

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

    $8,738,394

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,872,205 · end of year $12,410,005

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,647 · end of year $198,932

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,316,761 · end of year $4,424,689

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,652,996 · end of year $9,638,317

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $1,776,671

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $645,455 · end of year $540,382

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,316,261 · end of year $15,368,638

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $83,219 · end of year $83,219

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NWTF IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WILD TURKEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION, INC (NWTF) IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WILD TURKEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE.

  • THE NWTF IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WILD TURKEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. THE NWTF WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PARTNERS TO RESTORE WILD TURKEYS TO SUITABLE HABITAT AND MAINTAIN THAT HABITAT FOR FUTURE POPULATIONS OF UPLAND WILDLIFE.

    Expenses $42,304,075 · Grants $4,948,328 · Revenue $12,881,869

  • THE ORGANIZATION HAS 258,488 MEMBERS WITH A PRESENCE IN 50 STATES, CANADA AND 11 OTHER COUNTRIES. MEMBERS CAN JOIN THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES, INCLUDING A YOUTH MEMBERSHIP, REGULAR MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSOR MEMBERSHIP.

    Expenses $4,027,516

  • THROUGH A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE ORGANZIATION ACTIVELY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE VALUE OF HUNTING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FOR YOUTH, JAKES (FOR AGES 12 AND YOUNGER), XTREME JAKES (AGES 13-17), WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS (WOMEN 14 AND OLDER SEEKING HANDS ON OUTDOORS INSTRUCTION) AND WHEELIN SPORTSMEN (FOR SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN WITH DISABITLITIES).

    Expenses $4,513,144

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kurt Dyroff

    Co-CEO (Conservation/Business Support)

    Total calculated
    $440,945
    From this org
    $409,336
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,609
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,632
    Bonus
    $128,250
    Other
    $454
    Deferred
    $10,101
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,508
    Filer's total
    $440,945

  • Jason Burckhalter

    Co-CEO (Marketing/Fundraising)

    Total calculated
    $440,944
    From this org
    $409,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,832
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,409
    Bonus
    $128,250
    Other
    $454
    Deferred
    $10,101
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,731
    Filer's total
    $440,945

  • Barry Woods

    National Director Of Event Fundraising

    Total calculated
    $205,761
    From this org
    $174,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,094
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,280
    Bonus
    $7,805
    Other
    $582
    Deferred
    $6,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,127
    Filer's total
    $205,761

  • Al Clark

    National Director Of Development

    Total calculated
    $203,602
    From this org
    $174,897
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,705
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,338
    Bonus
    $15,236
    Other
    $12,324
    Deferred
    $6,607
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,098
    Filer's total
    $203,603

  • Carol Frampton

    Chief Legal Services

    Total calculated
    $196,318
    From this org
    $178,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,132
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,790
    Bonus
    $4,348
    Other
    $2,048
    Deferred
    $6,869
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,263
    Filer's total
    $196,318

  • Chad Franklin

    Director of Field Operations

    Total calculated
    $172,645
    From this org
    $144,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,248
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,511
    Bonus
    $10,444
    Other
    $441
    Deferred
    $5,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,630
    Filer's total
    $172,644

  • Phillip Ferrare

    Director of Field Operation Northeast

    Total calculated
    $160,080
    From this org
    $129,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,180
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,608
    Bonus
    $5,884
    Other
    $408
    Deferred
    $5,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,887
    Filer's total
    $160,081

  • Greg Werner

    SR Director Of Information Technology

    Total calculated
    $157,478
    From this org
    $148,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,005
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,532
    Bonus
    $3,597
    Other
    $1,344
    Deferred
    $5,615
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,391
    Filer's total
    $157,479

  • Shawn McWilliams

    National Director of Product & Project Leadership

    Total calculated
    $150,326
    From this org
    $127,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,392
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,524
    Bonus
    $3,153
    Other
    $257
    Deferred
    $4,930
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,462
    Filer's total
    $150,326

  • Zachary Morton

    National Director of Development

    Total calculated
    $147,601
    From this org
    $128,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,340
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Lisa Wart

    Director of Human Resources

    Total calculated
    $144,403
    From this org
    $136,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,450
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Bryan Perry

    Chairman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25 + 1 related

  • Parks Shackelford

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25 + 1 related

  • Dal Dyches

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Phil Savage

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25 + 1 related

  • Marc Brinkmeyer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • David Baron

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Richard Childress

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • William D'Alonzo

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Ray Davidson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Linda Demmer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Louis Gambale

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Craig Harris

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Chris Hinkle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Ben Noble

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Ronnie Reagin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25 + 1 related

  • Joe Shults

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • Harlan Starr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25 + 1 related

  • Steve Uline

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

  • NC WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION

    $165,974

    Turkey manage act

  • GA DNRWRD

    $107,755

    Contract Labor

  • ALABAMA WILDLIFE & FRESHWATER FISHERIES

    $71,371

    Turkey manage act

  • THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

    $57,865

    Prescribed burns

  • TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY

    $53,273

    Wildlife Openings/Brood Habitat

  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF FORESTRY WILDLIFE & ENV

    $37,240

    State research

  • VIRGINIA STATE CHAPTER

    $34,271

    Cons Seed Program/Other

  • GA DNR LAW ENFORCEMENT

    $33,369

    Law enforce support

  • MINNESOTA STATE CHAPTER

    $31,260

    WS event state or local

  • THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AR

    $30,615

    Prescribed burns

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202621969349301122

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