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International Wildlife Refuge Alliance

Tax-deductible

Trenton, MI501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 20-3318708Revenue $527K in FY2024

On file with the IRSiwralliance.org5437 W Jefferson Ave, 48183-4711 · Trenton, MITax-exempt since Jul 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The International Wildlife Refuge foundation was created in 2005 to help foster conservation, increase Refuge visibility, encourage support, and enhance quality of life. IT is an Alliance of organizations and individuals that builds the capacity of the US fish and Wildlife service to deliver its mission for the detroit river International Wildlife Refuge (dwir). The Alliance is a nonprofit organization that promotes community outreach, organizes educational and interpretive programs, undertakes habitat conservation and advocacy for the Refuge, coordinates volunteers, organizes special events, and helps with fundraising.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $42K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$527K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$464K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$632K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$527K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$256K
FY2020$445K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$527K
Expenses
$464K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$274K
FY2020$452K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$464K
Net assets
$632K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$591K
FY2020$746K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$514K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$632K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2006.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $342K Management & general 24% · $114K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Nicole Lafleur
Executive Di
$56,000Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Sorensen
Nature Store
$14,695Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joann Gonyea
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary R Kirsh
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Lafleur’s $56K as Executive Di is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joann Van Aken——$46,248$58,371$59,371
Nicole Lafleur$56,000$57,200$35,097$18,232—
Michelle Sorensen$14,695$12,624———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports wildlife conservation and refuge programs through outreach, education, habitat work, and fundraising.

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2 programs · $208K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support programs that maintain, restore, and manage wildlife and ecologically important landmarks. Provide scholastic support to students seeking to have a positive impact on the ecosystem.

$128Kprogram expense
02

Invasive Species Control

On going project to monitor and control the invasion of exotic plant species, such as phragmites australis and restoration practices to balance ecosystems service.

$79Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2021$32K
Sierra ClubFY2021$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $138K · 2020–2021
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI · FY2021$25,000
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI · FY2020$112,621

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$527K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$336
Money outPt IX
$464K
Ln 25
Programscol B$342K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$632K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$670K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494K
Government grantsLn 1e$411K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$336
Total revenueLn 12$527K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$653K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$670K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$632K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$557K$653K
Total assetsLn 16$576K$670K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$569K$632K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$4K$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$1K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$338K$310K$20K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$7K$7K$546
Total functional expensesLn 25$464K$342K$114K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $527K$464K$63K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$367K$56K$569K 990 PDF
FY2022 $442K$546K−$105K$514K 990 PDF
FY2021 $445K$573K−$127K$618K 990 PDF
FY2020 $445K$452K−$8K$746K 990 PDF
FY2019 Not on file
FY2018 $256K$274K−$18K$591K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $527,373 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $381,649$493,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,409$33,258
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $360$336
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $422,418$527,373
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,482$88,827
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,187$375,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,669$464,178
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,749$63,195
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $527,373 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,495
VIII-1e Government grants$410,734
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$493,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $33,258$33,258
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $336$336
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $336 · Unrelated business $33,258$527,373
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,178 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,192 · Management $66,503$70,695
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,645$11,645
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,318 · Management $5,169$6,487
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,550$9,550
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,787 · Management $1,529$9,316
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,675$4,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $310,457 · Management $19,775 · Fundraising $7,444$337,676
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,069 · Management $6,519 · Fundraising $546$14,134
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $342,468 · Management $113,720 · Fundraising $7,990$464,178
Part X · Balance sheet $670,036 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $556,877$652,650
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,732$17,386
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $575,609$670,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,353$7,585
X-19 Deferred revenue$30,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,353$37,585
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,216$166,800
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $396,040$465,651
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $569,256$632,451
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $575,609$670,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $632,451 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$527,373
XI-2 Total expenses$464,178
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$569,256
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$632,451

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

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