The primary purpose of the corporation is to educate people about the lower Wolf river ecosystem, including education with respect to land stewardship practices favorable to wildlife in terrestrial and aquatic systems; improvement of people's knolwledge and appreciation of wildlife and the wildlife in aquatic habitat within this ecosystem; to gather information about the wildlife data base in this ecosystemand to provide classes for people which are directed towards the safe and sane use of these god given resources. To that end, this corporation will participate in projects which pereptuate and foster the existing wildlife and fisheries habitat of the ecosystem and which promote the enjoyment and appreciaition of the same by current and future generations of all god's children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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 deficit $7K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$122K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$110K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$480K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$122K
FY2022▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$190K
Expenses
$110K
FY2022▼ -69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$177K
Net assets
$480K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$514K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$446K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $101K Management & general 8% · $9K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$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

Provides scholarships to natural resources students at Fox Valley Technical and UW-Stevens Point.

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3 programs · $79K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Scholarships and outdoor wolf river projects

$69Kprogram expense
02

Learn to hunt

$9Kprogram expense
03

Memorials

$120program 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $24K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$122K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$110K
Ln 25
Programscol B$101K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$480K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K
Total assetsLn 16$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$122K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$318K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$318K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$162K
Total assetsLn 16$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$480K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K$318K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K$162K
Total assetsLn 16$467K$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$467K$480K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$89K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K$101K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $190K$177K$13K$446K 990 PDF
FY2024 $80K$161K−$81K$433K 990 PDF
FY2023 $201K$167K$34K$514K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $122K$110K$13K$480K 990 PDF
FY2021 $397K$350K$47K$467K 990 PDF
FY2020 $64K$129K−$66K$420K 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 $122,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $92,788$52,971
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47$28
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $73,817$69,352
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,652$122,351
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$7,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,848$102,572
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $119,848$109,572
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,804$12,779
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $122,351 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,515
VIII-1d Related organizations$800
VIII-1e Government grants$3,085
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,571
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$52,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28$28
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $69,092$69,092
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $260$260
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $288 · Excluded from tax $69,092$122,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,572 across 3 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,174 · Management $9,057$98,231
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,341$4,341
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $100,515 · Management $9,057 · Fundraising $0$109,572
Part X · Balance sheet $480,007 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,051$317,925
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $155,177$162,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $467,228$480,007
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $467,228$480,007
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $467,228$480,007
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $467,228$480,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $480,007 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,351
XI-2 Total expenses$109,572
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,779
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$467,228
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$480,007

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