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The Lehigh Valley Chapter

Leesport, PAUnknown exempt organization EIN 23-3026978Revenue $15 in FY2023Latest return filed Aug 21, 2024

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The foundation is a tax exempt charitable trust created for the purpose of making grants primiarly to public charities promoting wildlife conservation and preservation.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-3026978) · Dispute this line
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2023
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $53K a year · 96% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$15
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$152K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$15
FY2023▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$15
Expenses
$152K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$152K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $152K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Joel Batdorf
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Todd Mayer
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Deasey
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Grants public charities promoting wildlife conservation and preservation.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The foundation is a tax exempt charitable trust created for the purpose of making grants primiarly to public charities promoting wildlife conservation and preservation.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-3026978) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 27 grants · $351K · 2020–2023
Safari Club International FoundationTX · FY2023$41,468
Camp Freedom INCPA · FY2023$20,817
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,550
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,862
Catch a Dream FoundationMS · FY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,150
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Money outPt IX
$152K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Total revenueLn 12$15
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY23End FY23
Total assetsLn 16$152K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$152K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$98K$98K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$615$615
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$152K$152K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 21, 2024 $15$152K−$152K$0 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2023 $73K$184K−$112K$152K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2022 $76K$38K$37K$263K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2021 $73K$60K$13K$226K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $15 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $229,531$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$6,443$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$150,434$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $72,654$15
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $177,072$134,397
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,250$17,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $184,322$151,658
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$111,668−$151,643
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $15 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15$15
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15$15
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $151,658 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $98,435$98,435
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,962$35,962
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,629$15,629
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $615$615
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,017$1,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,658 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151,658
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $151,643$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $151,643$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $151,643$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15
XI-2 Total expenses$151,658
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$151,643
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$151,643
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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