Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1986.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
26 people listed on the 990-T; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard K Vincent | — | $365,985 | $387,911 | $378,291 | $350,102 | $349,204 |
| Marilyn Vetter | $366,374 | $284,127 | — | — | — | — |
| James M Koerber | $307,380 | $279,970 | $261,680 | $242,790 | $227,573 | $221,386 |
| David Bue | $265,026 | $235,360 | $211,269 | $191,354 | $177,191 | $171,771 |
| David E Nomsen | — | — | — | — | $264,146 | $225,573 |
| Richard Young | — | — | — | $262,067 | $191,226 | $181,198 |
| Ron Leathers | $228,141 | $198,572 | $177,247 | $153,375 | $108,895 | $105,336 |
| Ariel Wiegard | $203,897 | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Pheasants Forever INC executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Conserves pheasants, quail, and other wildlife by improving habitats, expanding public access, advocating for conservation, and supporting a national network of volunteer chapters.
Questions for Pheasants Forever INC
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Wildlife Habitat Initiatives
During the 2022 fiscal year, Pheasants Forever, Inc. completed approximately 7,800 habitat projects impacting 145,000 acres. Since its inception in 1982, Pheasants Forever has spent $1.04 billion and completed 577,300 habitat projects.
Public Awareness, Education and Outreach
The education and outreach component of Pheasants Forever provides year-round youth programs that offer a pathway of activities that cultivate and grow land stewards and hunting conservationists of all ages. The focus is on hunter recruitment, retention, and reactivation.
Chapter, Volunteer and Member Services
Pheasants Forever's regional field representatives provide support, information, hands-on education to the public, and work on implementation of wildlife habitat development and restoration. PF's representatives also assist members and chapter volunteers to improve wildlife habitat in the most efficient and effective way.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 31 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 27 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 24 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 25 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990-T, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 | $118.6M | $116.4M | $2.2M | $64.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 7, 2025 | $132.7M | $125.6M | $7.2M | $61.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 | $89.6M | $85.3M | $4.3M | $53.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $87.0M | $80.2M | $6.8M | $48.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $80.5M | $73.2M | $7.2M | $43.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2021 | $67.6M | $68.0M | −$361K | $36.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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