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National Trappers Foundation

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Bedford, IN501(c)(3)Animals EIN 36-3646973Revenue $186K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfurbearers.org429 H St, 47421-2211 · Bedford, INTax-exempt since Aug 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve knowledge as well as inform and educate the public about furbearer species. To stimulate public interest and appreciation of furbearers and natural resources and the need and importance of restoring, using wisely and scientifically managing furbearers. To promote improved environmental education and to coordinate and cooperate with other organizations, agencies, and individuals with similar interests.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$186K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$216K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$260K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$186K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$174K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$186K
Expenses
$216K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$216K
Net assets
$260K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$260K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1989.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $139K Management & general 36% · $77K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Brian Cogill
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Daniel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Lumley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rusty Kramer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chip Davis
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about fur-bearing animals, promoting their appreciation and wise management.

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1 program · $139K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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National trappers foundation (NTF) establishes programs to preserve and enhance the furbearer habitat. Programs also promote and assist scientific research of furbearer species and their needs. NTF also teaches conservation education to the public, monitors species population densities, and provides research grants and scholarships.

$139Kprogram expense

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 · 4 grants · $29K · 2021–2025
Iowa Trappers Association INCIA · FY2025$9,840
Maine Trappers AssociationME · FY2025$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,500
Individual RecipientFY2021$8,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$186K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Money outPt IX
$216K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$260K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Total revenueLn 12$186K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$174K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$260K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K$174K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$291K$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$289K$260K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31K$31K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$40K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$675$675
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$430$430
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$558$558
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$975$975
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$103K$435
Total functional expensesLn 25$216K$139K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $186K$216K−$30K$260K 990 PDF
FY2024 $198K$189K$8K$289K 990 PDF
FY2023 $177K$165K$12K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$165K$18K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $174K$159K$15K$184K 990 PDF
FY2020 $85K$98K−$13K$169K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $186,320 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,760$31,568
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $148,746$162,810
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,002−$8,058
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,504$186,320
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,500$35,340
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,917$181,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $189,417$216,382
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,087−$30,062
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $186,320 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $242 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,568
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,568
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $162,810$162,810
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,300−$8,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,810 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,058$186,320
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $216,382 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,840$30,840
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,500$4,500
IX-11a Management feesManagement $40,400$40,400
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $675$675
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,284$2,284
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $430$430
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,926$22,926
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $558$558
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,507$4,507
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,560$1,560
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $975$975
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,326$3,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,966 · Management $435$103,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,281 · Management $77,101 · Fundraising $0$216,382
Part X · Balance sheet $261,562 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,326$173,860
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,529$31,508
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,857$56,194
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,712$261,562
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,578$1,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,578$1,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,134$260,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,712$261,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $260,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$186,320
XI-2 Total expenses$216,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,062
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,134
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,012
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$260,084

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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