Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1991.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
16 people listed on the 990; $123K 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Matheson | $117,191 | $108,245 | $106,989 | $93,261 | $78,294 | $76,802 |
| Dave Carter | — | — | — | — | $95,208 | $92,828 |
| Lydia Whitman | — | — | $57,789 | $53,000 | — | — |
| Barb Dowdy | — | — | $44,397 | $40,442 | — | $39,685 |
| Karen Conley | — | — | $26,083 | — | — | — |
| Ken Klemm | $2,500 | $3,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Kremer | $1,000 | $2,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Graham | — | $2,000 | — | — | — | — |
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
Celebrates bison heritage, educates the public, and builds a sustainable future for the industry.
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Public Education/Promotional Material/Research/Checkoff
Compile information and promotional material about bison, promote public awareness, provide bison source verification, and disseminate information.
National Western Stock Show Exhibition
Exhibit of bison and educational information to inform the public and members about the bison industry and bison genetics.
Conventions
Provide education and training to both members and non-members regarding breeding, raising, and marketing bison.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $767K | $712K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.7M | $4.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.1M | $3.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $566K | $592K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $2K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $146K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $197K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $25K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $25K | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $1K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $5K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $994 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $27K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $55K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $72K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $10K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $10K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $287K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $134 | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $341K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $1.2M | $1.3M | −$110K | $489K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 Viewing | $1.3M | $1.2M | $41K | $592K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $985K | $905K | $80K | $566K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $626K | $605K | $21K | $484K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $672K | $669K | $3K | $494K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $779K | $738K | $41K | $443K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,271,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,271,609 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,230,474 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,419,256 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $592,075 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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