Totals
- Total revenue
- $632,234
- Total expenses
- $965,838
- Contributions and grants received
- $578,843
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $33,990
- Investment income
- $19,309
- Other revenue
- $92
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,585,763
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $432,326
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,153,437
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $727,378
- Management and general expenses
- $209,323
- Fundraising expenses
- $29,137
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $727,378
Program services were 75.3% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$578,843
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE
total $33,990 · related or exempt $33,990
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3 · Investment income
total $17,267 · related or exempt $13,095 · excluded $4,172
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $4,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $1,958
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $2,042
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,042 · related or exempt $2,042
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11a · Other revenue: MISC
total $92 · related or exempt $92
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11e · Other revenue, total
$92
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $386,047 · program services $239,933 · management and general $124,442 · fundraising $21,672
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $32,707 · program services $20,328 · management and general $10,543 · fundraising $1,836
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11b · Fees: legal
total $300 · management and general $300
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,310 · management and general $2,310
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11g · Fees: other
total $85,676 · program services $61,996 · management and general $23,680
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,021 · program services $2,021
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,534 · program services $3,509 · management and general $1,025
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14 · Information technology
total $2,464 · program services $800 · management and general $1,664
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16 · Occupancy
total $79,658 · program services $66,792 · management and general $7,273 · fundraising $5,593
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17 · Travel
total $8,364 · program services $7,644 · management and general $720
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,493 · program services $1,872 · management and general $1,621
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20 · Interest
total $12,844 · program services $12,844
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $196,521 · program services $195,984 · management and general $501 · fundraising $36
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23 · Insurance
total $18,638 · program services $16,774 · management and general $1,864
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24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE & MAINTENANCE
total $76,247 · program services $76,247
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24b · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $14,144 · program services $1,491 · management and general $12,653
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24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $8,759 · program services $5,452 · management and general $3,307
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24d · Other expenses: RETREAT EXPENSE
total $7,284 · program services $7,284
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,827 · program services $6,407 · management and general $17,420
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $736,973 · end of year $48,537
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $473,003 · end of year $283,197
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,898,771
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$713,651
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,104,010 · end of year $5,185,120
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,626,051 · end of year $68,909
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $455,534 · end of year $432,326
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $388
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,484,115 · end of year $5,153,437
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO REAWAKEN OUR DEEP CONNECTION TO WILDLIFE AND NATURE THROUGH RECONNECTION ECOLOGY, EXPANDING OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE ALL LIVING BEINGS AND MOVING US TO PROTECT THRIVING HABITATS FOR ALL LIFE.
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EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE PROVIDED CARE FOR RESCUED NATIVE WILDLIFE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM BY PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD, WATER, AND VETERINARY CARE FOR 27 WILD ANIMALS, 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR UNDER LICENSES FROM THE USDA AND IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. EARTHFIRE COMPLETED THE BUILD OF TWO NEW BEAR GARDENS, AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON STRUCTURES FOR OUR WOLVES, BISON, COYOTES, FOXES, COUGAR, AND PORCUPINE. WE WORKED TO IMPROVE HABITATS, PROVIDED ESSENTIAL ENRICHMENT, MONITORED THEIR BEHAVIORS, AND UPDATED NUTRITIONAL CARE BASED ON LATEST RESEARCH. THROUGH IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, WE PROVIDED SMALL MAMMAL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO.
Expenses $633,831
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EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE INCREASED WEBSITE FUNCTIONALITY, SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND INFORMATIONAL PRINT MEDIA. WE DISTRIBUTED ALMOST 5,000 E-NEWSLETTERS EACH MONTH AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SEMI-ANNUAL PRINTED MAGAZINES TO OUR SUPPORTERS. FOURTEEN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ABOUT OUR WORK WERE PROVIDED TO NATIONAL AND GLOBAL AUDIENCES VIA ONLINE ORGANIZATIONS OR IN-PERSON CONFERENCES.
Expenses $80,831
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EARTHFIRE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUR LOCATION BY LEADING TWO HOUR PRIVATE, GUIDED VISITS FOCUSED ON CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND WILD ANIMALS. WE HOSTED ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO ASSIST WITH CONSERVATION EFFORTS VIA ART AND OTHER PROJECTS TO FURTHER SHARE OUR MISSION AND CONSERVATION APPROACH OF RECONNECTION ECOLOGY.
Expenses $12,716 · Revenue $33,990
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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Allan N Blitz EdDALLAN N BLITZ EDD
CHAIR/VP
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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R Dale PreatorR DALE PREATOR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle LundMICHELLE LUND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Philbin SchulzPHILBIN SCHULZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533219349326448
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