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← THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TR

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TR.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,558,908
Total expenses
$1,339,397
Contributions and grants received
$1,349,442
Grants paid
$678,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,082,988
Other revenue
$126,478
Total assets, end of year
$21,568,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$21,521,929
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,238,995
Management and general expenses
$82,976
Fundraising expenses
$17,426
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,238,995

Program services were 92.5% 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

    $1,026

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,348,416

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,389 · excluded $21,389

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $28,809 · excluded $28,809

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $66,825

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $66,825 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $66,825 · excluded $66,825

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $181,034 · other assets $1,880,793

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

    securities $170,792 · other assets $829,436

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $10,242 · other assets $1,051,357

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,061,599 · related or exempt $0 · excluded $1,061,599

  • 11a · Other revenue: Sale of Grain

    total $29,717 · related or exempt $29,717

  • 11b · Other revenue: List Rental

    total $1,074 · excluded $1,074

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $53 · excluded $53

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $30,844

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $678,000 · program services $678,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $158,380 · program services $139,865 · management and general $18,515 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $186,417 · program services $164,624 · management and general $21,793 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,529 · program services $6,649 · management and general $880 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,482 · program services $23,386 · management and general $3,096 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,102 · program services $20,401 · management and general $2,701 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,255 · program services $15,238 · management and general $2,017 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,367 · program services $0 · management and general $5,367 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,081 · program services $60,166 · management and general $7,965 · fundraising $6,950

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,688 · program services $8,116 · management and general $4,419 · fundraising $1,153

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,586 · program services $15,530 · management and general $2,056 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $55,617 · program services $49,115 · management and general $6,502 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,171 · program services $2,800 · management and general $371 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,417 · program services $8,316 · management and general $1,101 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: R/E AND OTHER TAXES

    total $37,520 · program services $32,040 · management and general $4,241 · fundraising $1,239

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND MARKETING MATERIAL

    total $24,785 · program services $14,749 · management and general $1,952 · fundraising $8,084

  • 24e · All other expenses

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

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $500

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $157,250 · end of year $167,717

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $36,205 · end of year $3,123

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0

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

    $9,507,581

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

    $55,697

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,284,120 · end of year $9,451,884

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $662,504 · end of year $854,585

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,780,554 · end of year $6,411,813

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,680,782 · end of year $4,678,460

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $77,294 · end of year $46,153

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,362,355 · end of year $2,377,022

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,162,266 · end of year $19,144,907

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST (HSWLT) PROTECTS WILDLIFE BY PRESERVING NATURAL HABITATS AND PERMANENT SANCTUARIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust Protects Wildlife By Permanently Preserving And Connecting Habitat.

  • PERMANENT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PROTECTION: HSWLT PROTECTS A PORTFOLIO OF WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES COMPRISING MORE THAN 20,000 ACRES IN THE UNITED STATES. ON EACH SANCTUARY, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND OTHER CONSERVATION VALUES ARE MANAGED AND PROTECTED CONSISTENT WITH HSWLT'S MISSION. IN 2023, HSWLT STAFF AND CONTRACTORS CONDUCTED IN-PERSON, PHYSICAL ANNUAL MONITORING INSPECTIONS OF ALL OF THE TRUST'S EASEMENTS. THOSE PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLIMENTED BY A CONTINUED USAGE OF REMOTE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS LOW ELEVATION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY. (CONTINUED on Schedule O)

    Expenses $1,230,434 · Grants $678,000 · Revenue $29,717

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING: HSWLT BELIEVES THAT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO CREATE A HUMANE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD FOR ALL ANIMALS-A WORLD THAT WILL ALSO BENEFIT PEOPLE. MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF HSWLT DEVOTE SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THEIR TIME, AS WELL AS OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, TO PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, OPERATIONS, AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AIMED AT WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT. HSWLT SEEKS TO FORGE A LASTING AND COMPREHENSIVE CHANGE IN HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS OF AND BEHAVIOR TOWARD ALL ANIMALS IN ORDER TO PROTECT WILD HABITATS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF LIFE. (Continued on Schedule O)

    Expenses $8,561

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Hillman

    Vice Chair & Vice President

    Total calculated
    $191,444
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $162,834
    Other
    $28,610
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $162,834 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,918 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,692 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $191,444 related

  • Nicole Paquette

    Chair & President

    Total calculated
    $337,289
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $300,639
    Other
    $36,650
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 38.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $300,639 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,226 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,423 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $337,289 related

  • William H Hall

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $342,387
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $299,612
    Other
    $42,775
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 37.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $299,612 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,847 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,928 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $342,387 related

  • Anna Frostic

    Director

    Total calculated
    $216,358
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $178,475
    Other
    $37,883
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $173,949 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $4,525 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,884 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,000 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $216,358 related

  • Jim Reed

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $158,379
    From this org
    $133,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,343
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,036
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,345
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,998
    Filer's total
    $158,379

  • Johanie V Parra

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $113,180
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $107,106
    Other
    $6,074
    Hours/week
    2 + 36 related

  • Susannah May

    Associate General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $199,624
    From this org
    $9,632
    From related orgs
    $166,196
    Other
    $23,796
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $9,632 + $166,196 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $593 + $10,230 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $711 + $12,262 related
    Filer's total
    $10,936 + $188,688 related

  • Cristobel Block

    Former Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $649,672
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $608,991
    Other
    $40,681
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $608,991 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $19,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,881 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $649,672 related

  • Deborah Muse

    Former Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $121,220
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $106,008
    Other
    $15,212
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $106,008 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,551 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,662 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $121,220 related

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

  • The Vital Ground Foundation

    $678,000

    Funding for a Montana conservation habitat that will provide a wildlife stronghold where hunting and trapping are prohibited.

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.

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

    501(c)(3) · ANIMAL WELFARE · DC

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES NEW JERSEY BRANCH INC

    501(c)(3) · ANIMAL WELFARE · NJ

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC

    501(c)(3) · ANIMAL WELFARE · NY

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • THE FUND FOR ANIMALS INC

    501(c)(3) · ANIMAL WELFARE · NY

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

    501(c)(3) · ANIMAL WELFARE · DE

    Directly controlled by NA

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONALCANADA

    ANIMAL WELFARE · CA

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONALINDIA

    ANIMAL WELFARE · IN

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • ASSOCIATION HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL -LATIN AMERICA

    ANIMAL WELFARE · CS

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (UK)

    ANIMAL WELFARE · UK

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL - EUROPE

    ANIMAL WELFARE · BE

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • FRIENDS OF HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS

    ANIMAL WELFARE · CA

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL MEXICO AC

    ANIMAL WELFARE · MX

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL - AFRICA

    ANIMAL WELFARE · SF

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL KOREA

    ANIMAL WELFARE · KS

    Directly controlled by THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

  • HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL LIBERIA INC

    ANIMAL WELFARE · LI

    Directly controlled by The Humane Society of the United States

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.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403049349300540

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