Hosts youth summer camps & encourages distribution of wildlife & natural resources conservation info.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 258 volunteers and 8 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$565K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$604K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$931K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$565K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$565K
Expenses
$604K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$604K
Net assets
$931K
FY2024▼ -4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$916K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$970K
FY2024$931K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1997.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $283K Management & general 45% · $269K Fundraising 8% · $51K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,925Pt VII · Sec A
Program Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer / Finance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Wolff’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natalie Wolff$85,925$82,150$77,500$73,500$72,500

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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Hosts summer camps for youth and shares wildlife conservation information.

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educate and empower youths with leadership skills and knowledge in wildlife, fisheries, and land stewardship to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy. Served 208 cadets, 250 volunteers, and executed 10 camps and 2 experiences.

$283Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $181K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$53,052
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,934
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,150
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,664

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$565K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$604K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$269K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$931K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$917K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$79K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$108K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Total revenueLn 12$565K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$815K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$917K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$931K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6258
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$928K$917K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$987K$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$970K$931K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53K$53K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$17K$54K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$29K$93K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$137$26$84$27
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$407$1K$425
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$3K$11K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$12K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$45K$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$169K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K$283K$269K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $565K$604K−$39K$931K 990 PDF
FY2023 $515K$511K$4K$970K 990 PDF
FY2022 $569K$789K−$220K$967K 990 PDF
FY2021 $416K$430K−$14K$916K 990 PDF
FY2020 $475K$267K$207K$929K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $564,543 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $429,954$462,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,872$71,968
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,559$31,138
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,745−$1,439
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $514,640$564,543
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,934$53,052
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,113$259,203
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,773$291,362
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,820$603,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,820−$39,074
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $564,543 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,134 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,972
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$354,904
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$78,685
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$462,876
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $71,968$71,968
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,138$31,138
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$39,573−$39,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,272 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,395$564,543
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $603,617 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $53,052$53,052
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,538 · Management $53,840 · Fundraising $17,266$87,644
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,543 · Management $92,919 · Fundraising $29,798$151,260
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26 · Management $84 · Fundraising $27$137
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $407 · Management $1,326 · Fundraising $425$2,158
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,397 · Management $11,060 · Fundraising $3,547$18,004
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,016$10,016
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,758 · Management $6,151$17,909
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,988$15,988
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,579$6,579
IX-17 TravelManagement $44,675$44,675
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,165$3,165
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,700$8,700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,420 · Management $14,910$184,330
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,141 · Management $269,413 · Fundraising $51,063$603,617
Part X · Balance sheet $939,568 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,549$102,009
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $836,306$815,403
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $40,000$13,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,810$1,810
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,352$366
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,145$6,980
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $987,162$939,568
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,705$8,185
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,705$8,185
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $970,457$931,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $987,162$939,568
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $931,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$564,543
XI-2 Total expenses$603,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,074
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$970,457
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$931,383

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