White Buffalo INC

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To provide wildlife and research dedicated to conserving native species and ecosystems through damage and population control.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-1431342) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.6 mo
of spending, in cash
3.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $130K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
3 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$5.2M
+82% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2024▲ +82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$5.2M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +70%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $4.2M Management & general 7% · $320K Fundraising 2% · $70K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$250,000Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$181,211Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$181,200Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$156,327Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$144,827Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$131,096Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Denicola’s $250K as CEO is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony Denicola$250,000$125,000$125,000$125,000$199,500
Vickie Denicola$25,000$25,000$25,000$85,422$199,500
Dane Stevens$181,211————
Samuel Friederichs$181,200————
Ryan Rodts$156,327————
Nathan Kotschwar$144,827————
Jason Boulanger$131,096$90,000$138,396$128,396—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conserves native species and ecosystems by controlling wildlife damage and populations.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Management of wildlife populations through reduction of enhancement project including animal population reduction, herd health assessment, research animal capture and relocation.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 06-1431342) · Dispute this line
$4.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$130K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2024 · $2.8M federal money spent
Guam - Navy Aafb Nbg & UsmcDepartment of Defense · ALN 12.U01 · Direct$2.3M
RepiDepartment of Defense · ALN 12.U02 · Direct$346K
Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter EducationDepartment of the Interior · ALN 15.611 · Direct$84K

The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$320K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$913K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$354K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$965K$913K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$275K$110K$110K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$98K$84K$9K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$149K$128K$14K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$135K$6K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$165K$165K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$501K$501K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$69K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$112K$112K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.2M$320K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $5.2M$4.6M$642K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $2.9M$2.7M$187K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.9M$3.1M−$289K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $2.7M$2.5M$251K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $2.3M$2.5M−$144K$2.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $5,212,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,448,257$4,989,941
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $365,331$159,025
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61,344$55,942
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,215$7,378
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,871,717$5,212,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,358,767$2,348,969
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,326,434$2,221,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,685,201$4,570,757
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $186,516$641,529
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,212,286 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,948,008
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,933
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,989,941
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,025$159,025
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $55,942$55,942
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,378$7,378
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,320$5,212,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,570,757 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $110,000 · Management $110,000 · Fundraising $55,000$275,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,682,125$1,682,125
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $84,402 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $4,500$97,902
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $128,328 · Management $13,994 · Fundraising $6,997$149,319
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $135,030 · Management $6,396 · Fundraising $3,197$144,623
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,578$3,578
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $164,764$164,764
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,988$2,988
IX-17 TravelPrograms $500,863$500,863
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,640$47,640
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $69,312 · Management $12,232$81,544
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,308,006$1,308,006
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $112,405$112,405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,181,099 · Management $319,964 · Fundraising $69,694$4,570,757
Part X · Balance sheet $3,775,047 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,680,592$1,357,425
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $492,567$276,378
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $965,025$912,783
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $353,754$1,221,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$7,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,491,938$3,775,047
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$47,427
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,328$47,427
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,481,610$3,727,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,481,610$3,727,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,491,938$3,775,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,727,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,212,286
XI-2 Total expenses$4,570,757
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$641,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,481,610
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$49,432
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$346,087
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,727,620

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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