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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,196,651
Total expenses
$6,935,049
Contributions and grants received
$4,108,877
Grants paid
$808,572
Program service revenue
$2,025,863
Investment income
$61,911
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,782,189
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,551,976
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,230,213
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,744,404
Management and general expenses
$1,110,661
Fundraising expenses
$79,984
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,744,404

Program services were 82.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,516,235

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $592,642

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE

    total $1,348,898 · related or exempt $1,348,898

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE

    total $377,007 · related or exempt $377,007

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBER SERVICES

    total $298,470 · related or exempt $298,470

  • 2d · Program service revenue: WILDLIFE PUBLICATIONS

    total $1,488 · related or exempt $1,488

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $61,911 · excluded $61,911

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $808,572 · program services $808,572

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $560,310 · program services $41,514 · management and general $517,991 · fundraising $805

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,517,471 · program services $1,336,941 · management and general $168,265 · fundraising $12,265

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $101,511 · program services $88,006 · management and general $12,593 · fundraising $912

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $91,700 · program services $81,797 · management and general $9,448 · fundraising $455

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $143,528 · program services $103,630 · management and general $38,933 · fundraising $965

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $58,281 · management and general $58,281

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $183,554 · management and general $183,554

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,854,669 · program services $2,766,745 · management and general $24,806 · fundraising $63,118

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,457 · program services $37,012 · management and general $8,205 · fundraising $240

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $69,892 · program services $41,593 · management and general $27,492 · fundraising $807

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,780 · program services $2,844 · management and general $1,881 · fundraising $55

  • 17 · Travel

    total $75,822 · program services $75,822

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $339,316 · program services $339,316

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,144 · program services $681 · management and general $450 · fundraising $13

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,192 · program services $17,968 · management and general $11,875 · fundraising $349

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $48,850 · program services $1,963 · management and general $46,887

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,904,039 · end of year $2,003,690

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

    $11,809

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

    $4,475

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,248 · end of year $7,334

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $808,944 · end of year $771,165

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $797 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $1,746,823 · end of year $1,551,976

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,968,611 · end of year $1,230,213

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1911, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, INC. (WMI) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF NORTH AMERICA'S WILDLIFE AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT COORDINATION - WMI ADMINISTERS THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK CONSERVATION PLAN, NORTHEAST REGIONAL CONSERVATION NEEDS PROGRAM, AND THE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL CONSERVATION RECOVERY PLAN IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, WMI PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, COORDINATION AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION FOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND HUNTING HERITAGE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THE REVENUE TOTAL ABOVE EXCLUDES GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $3.8M THAT ARE USED TO FUND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND ARE REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 1 AS CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Expenses $5,355,752 · Grants $808,572 · Revenue $1,648,856

  • INFORMATION AND EDUCATION - ADMINISTRATION AND HOSTING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, A FIVE DAY CONFERENCE, WHICH INFORMS AND EDUCATES MORE THAN 1,100 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING LEADERS OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACADEMICIANS. THE REVENUE TOTAL ABOVE EXCLUDES CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS OF $290,002, WHICH ARE REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 1 AS CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Expenses $388,652 · Revenue $377,007

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • STEVEN WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $6,420
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,420
    Hours/week
    1

  • HOWARD VINCENT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOUGLAS PAINTER

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOT WILLIAMSON

    VP, ASST. SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $269,321
    From this org
    $240,351
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,970
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,351
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,970
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $269,321

  • JIMMY BULLOCK

    SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KEITH BALFOURD

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TONY WASLEY

    PRESIDENT & ASST. TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $286,192
    From this org
    $255,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,692
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $286,192

  • ROBERT MODEL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARTER SMITH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH PARKER PAULEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW DUNFEE

    DIR. OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $181,570
    From this org
    $152,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,727
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,843
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,727
    Filer's total
    $181,570

  • JONATHAN GASSETT PHD

    SOUTHEASTERN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $201,214
    From this org
    $170,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,714
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $201,214

  • WILLIAM MORITZ

    MIDWEST FIELD REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $122,426
    From this org
    $116,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,830
    Hours/week
    40

  • ANN FORSTCHEN

    RELEVANCY SPECIALIST

    Total calculated
    $139,788
    From this org
    $116,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,000
    Hours/week
    40

  • MELANIE KUNKEL

    WILDLIFE HEALTH COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $103,617
    From this org
    $100,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,018
    Hours/week
    40

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 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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532899349300928

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