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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILDLIFE FOREVER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,614,988
Total expenses
$1,531,239
Contributions and grants received
$1,409,589
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$205,261
Investment income
$138
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$463,975
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,457
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$342,518
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,449,800
Management and general expenses
$30,414
Fundraising expenses
$51,025
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,449,800

Program services were 94.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $75,465

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $803,183

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $530,941

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $340,178

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $190,587 · related or exempt $190,587

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ROYALTIES AND LICENSING

    total $14,674 · related or exempt $14,674

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $138 · excluded $138

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $115,192 · program services $92,154 · management and general $11,687 · fundraising $11,351

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $141,027 · program services $123,173 · management and general $8,927 · fundraising $8,927

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $536 · program services $429 · management and general $80 · fundraising $27

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,679 · program services $7,054 · management and general $1,052 · fundraising $573

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,289 · program services $17,043 · management and general $1,217 · fundraising $2,029

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,907 · program services $9,161 · management and general $655 · fundraising $1,091

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,816 · program services $6,565 · management and general $469 · fundraising $782

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,922 · program services $31,014 · management and general $2,216 · fundraising $3,692

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,364 · program services $6,186 · management and general $442 · fundraising $736

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,623 · program services $6,403 · management and general $458 · fundraising $762

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT

    total $1,065,333 · program services $1,065,333

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND MAILINGS

    total $37,422 · program services $27,083 · management and general $607 · fundraising $9,732

  • 24c · Other expenses: DIRECT MERCH EXPENSES

    total $30,458 · program services $22,917 · fundraising $7,541

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND OTHER

    total $22,051 · program services $18,804 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $1,820

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,620 · program services $16,481 · management and general $1,177 · fundraising $1,962

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $336,782 · end of year $196,133

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $42,797 · end of year $42,988

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $67,824 · end of year $126,684

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,870 · end of year $1,570

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

    $57,975

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

    $30,705

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $34,635 · end of year $27,270

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $105,769 · end of year $69,330

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,348 · end of year $31,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $28,681 · end of year $20,344

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $263,879 · end of year $70,113

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $256,974 · end of year $342,518

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,795

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CONSERVE AMERICA'S WILDLIFE HERITAGE THROUGH CONSERVATION EDUCATION, PRESERVATION OF HABITAT, AND MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.

  • WILDLIFE FOREVER'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE CLEAN DRAIN DRY INITIATIVE, IS A NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. FOR OVER A DECADE, THIS GROWING COALITION OF PARTNERS HAS LED AN AWARD-WINNING EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE THREAT OF INVASIVE SPECIES. INNOVATIVE AND CONSISTENT MARKETING EFFORTS FOCUS ON INSTILLING THE SIMPLE PRACTICES OF CLEAN DRAIN DRY AMONG ANGLERS, BOATERS, HUNTERS, AND ALL RECREATIONAL USERS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. WILDLIFE FOREVER AND ITS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PARTNERS REACHED MORE THAN 65 MILLION CONTACTS IN 2023.

    Expenses $1,229,759 · Revenue $205,261

  • WILDLIFE FOREVER IS ALSO INVOLVED IN HABITAT RESTORATION. OUR GROWING ALLIANCES WORK TO RESTORE PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS, REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS, AND ASSIST LANDOWNERS TO IMPROVE HABITAT FOR FISH, WILDLIFE, AND CRITICALLY IMPORTANT POLLINATORS.

    Expenses $26,615

  • THE ART OF CONSERVATION CONTEST SERIES CONSISTS OF THE AWARD-WINNING FISH ART CONTEST AND SONGBIRD ART CONTEST. FREE TO YOUTH IN GRADES K-12, THE PROGRAMS SERVE AS A GATEWAY TO EDUCATE YOUTH ABOUT FISH, WILDLIFE, HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION THROUGH CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING. IN 2023, 5680 YOUTH PARTICIPATED FROM 48 COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $193,426

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Pat Conzemius

    PRESIDENT &

    Total calculated
    $115,192
    From this org
    $111,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,355
    Hours/week
    40

  • Benjamin McAninch

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Craig Dow

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael Cassidy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • 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

  • Tim Lawson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sam Koltinsky

    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
2023
Filed
14 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202412909349300021

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