We are an independent nonprofit organization that identifies issues and advocates effective policies and actions that protect, restore, and sustain the water resources of the Fox-Wolf river basin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,813 volunteers and 10 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $86K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $307K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$301K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$658K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$658K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$658K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.4M Management & general 3% · $48K Fundraising 4% · $62K

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; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$108,207Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Schultz’s $108K as Executive Di is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects, restores, and sustains Fox-Wolf River Basin water resources through policy advocacy.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Restoration

Fox-wolf identifies resource concerns and finds solutions, providing resources for technical staff and funding for implementation of practices on the land that reduce sediment and nutrient pollution from entering our waterways.

$582Kprogram expense
02

Watershed Recovery Coordination

Fox-wolf believes in wholistic watershed and works across the 21 county basin with a variety of partners, including elected officials, property owners, business & industry, farmers, volunteers and conservation professionals in the urban, rural and agriculture landscapes to promote cost effective solutions to improve water quality.

$424Kprogram expense
03

Outreach and Education

To meet our mission, fox-wolf connects with people where they are. We exhibit at local festivals and community events, provide presentations in schools and to community groups and have one-on- one meetings with property owners. We provide trainings, workshops and conferences to educate those that have a direct impact on our waterways.

$352Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $639K · 2025–2025
Outagamie CountyFY2025$354,820
Winnebago CountyFY2025$70,908
Pheasants Forever INCMN · FY2025$35,646
Corn Flower Fields LLCFY2025$26,250
Shawano County Land ConservationFY2025$26,088
Brown CountyFY2025$25,005
Utah State UniversityUT · FY2025$21,996
Waushara County Land ConservationFY2025$18,190
Unitemized GrantFY2025$17,540
Calumet CountyFY2025$17,058

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$658K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$444K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$444K
Other assetsLn 15$250K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K
Net assetsLn 32$658K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 61,813
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$504K$444K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$681K$301K
Net assetsLn 32$402K$658K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$639K$639K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$97K$7K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$523K$455K$29K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$14K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$43K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$69$69
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$104$26
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$86
Office expensesLn 13$58K$54K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$13K$264$1K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$25K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$251$403
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K$260
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$27K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$48K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$257K$658K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.7M$54K$402K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$17K$348K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.6M$37K$364K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.3M$208K$327K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M−$23K$119K 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 $1,778,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,469,911$1,515,445
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $240,747$251,762
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,325$11,136
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,717,983$1,778,343
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$656,667
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $669,214$700,869
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $994,633$163,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,663,847$1,521,343
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,136$257,000
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,778,343 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,411,973
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,472
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,515,445
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $251,762$251,762
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,136$11,136
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $251,762 · Excluded from tax $11,136$1,778,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,521,343 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $639,127$639,127
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $17,540$17,540
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,075 · Management $6,513 · Fundraising $8,272$111,860
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $455,303 · Management $29,131 · Fundraising $38,931$523,365
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,825 · Management $2,496 · Fundraising $1,029$17,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,565 · Management $2,604 · Fundraising $3,125$48,294
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $69$69
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,966 · Management $104 · Fundraising $26$3,096
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,019 · Fundraising $86$1,105
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $53,566 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $2,793$58,254
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,057 · Management $264 · Fundraising $1,381$14,702
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,381 · Management $1,340 · Fundraising $2,345$29,066
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,619 · Management $251 · Fundraising $403$12,273
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,344$7,344
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,306 · Management $1,151 · Fundraising $260$4,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,265 · Management $2,098 · Fundraising $3,818$33,181
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,410,958 · Management $47,916 · Fundraising $62,469$1,521,343
Part X · Balance sheet $958,948 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,924$35,513
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $442,412$408,143
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $528,588$234,599
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,117$30,898
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,019$249,795
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,083,060$958,948
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $398,687$32,261
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $246,545$233,436
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,019$35,092
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $681,251$300,789
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $274,222$516,075
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $127,587$142,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $401,809$658,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,083,060$958,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $658,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,778,343
XI-2 Total expenses$1,521,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$257,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$401,809
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$650
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$658,159

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