Hunter Pride Sci Political Action FY2021 filing

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San Antonio, TX501(c)(4)Since 1999AnimalsEIN 86-0974183Revenue $11.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSscifirstforhunters.org654 Richland Hills Dr Ste 160, 78245-4084 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2000

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77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $420K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $64K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.0M
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
232
of 233 voting members
Looks good: 232 of 233 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.2M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$10.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.2M
FY2021▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.1M
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$21.3M
FY2025$23.1M
Expenses
$10.6M
FY2021▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.4M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$20.7M
FY2025$22.4M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2021▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023−$591K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2000.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $8.1M Management & general 23% · $2.4M Fundraising 0% · $45K

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

277 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$351,496Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$173,709Pt VII · Sec A
$171,254Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Government Affairs
$165,683Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Convention
$136,023Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$135,625Pt VII · Sec A
Litigation Counsel
$118,442Pt VII · Sec A
Litigation Counsel
$113,827Pt VII · Sec A

Hamberlin Laird’s $439K as CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 225 $10–100M animals 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hamberlin Laird$438,744$425,781$425,512$379,059$351,496$258,610
Hawkey David$258,016$161,185————
Bolt Nathan J——$218,354———
Stolkin Ronald J—$215,652————
Parsons Richard—————$210,189
Cassidy Benjamin J—$208,915$193,673———
Seidman Anna—————$192,919
Bolt Nathan———$180,976$171,254$168,563

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for the freedom to hunt worldwide while funding and promoting global wildlife conservation programs.

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3 programs · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Member & Chapter Services

Sci is comprised of members and chapters worldwide. This category represents the operating costs of serving the approximate 41,322 existing members providing direct assistance to approximately 200 chapters worldwide in the areas of membership and fundraising producing monthly and bi-monthly publications and promoting membership in the…

$5.4Mprogram expense
02

Hunting Advocacy

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$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Conservation

Grants are made to safari club international foundation (scif) and other organizations to further their conservation efforts on projects that establish and support scientific and biological studies of wildlife populations worldwide in order to assure long-term sustainability of wildlife populations considering their ecological…

$479Kprogram 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 2 funders$64K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $437K · 2019–2024
Life Hunter Advocate Society LhasFY2024$77,159
OverheadFY2024$23,941
Alaska Ph AssociationFY2024$16,000
G&o WorkshopsFY2024$9,500
Int'l G&oFY2024$7,876
AlaskaprofFY2022$31,000
FieldsportFY2022$24,000
Protean Public AffairsFY2020$35,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.2M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$934K
Money outPt IX
$10.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.1M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
277
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a233
IndependentVI 1b232
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$934K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$460K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$196K
Total revenueLn 12$11.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$311K
Other assetsLn 15$74K
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5140
VolunteersI 6305
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$616K$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.8M$9.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$471K$311K
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M$16.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M$11.0M
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$479K$479K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$100K$100K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$710K$349K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.2M$647K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$27K$26K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$316K$163K$160K−$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$229K$141K$86K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$81K$81K
Legal feesLn 11b$442K$130K$312K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$240K$240K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$849$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$890K$890K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.2M$11K
Office expensesLn 13$462K$269K$193K
Information technologyLn 14$139K$5K$134K
OccupancyLn 16$428K$305K$123K
TravelLn 17$82K$37K$45K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$2K$30K
InterestLn 20$47K$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$102K$35K$65K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$230K$186K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$20K
All other expensesLn 24e−$1K−$10K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.6M$8.1M$2.4M$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $23.1M$22.4M$747K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $21.3M$20.7M$581K$489K 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.3M$18.7M−$3.4M−$591K 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.6M$12.2M−$1.6M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $11.2M$10.6M$534K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.1M$13.4M$629K$8.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $11,170,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,124,952$934,035
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,843,018$3,227,912
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,352,482$459,689
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,733,372$6,548,822
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,053,824$11,170,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,747,131$578,970
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,457,052$4,521,540
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,221,104$5,535,965
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,425,287$10,636,475
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $628,537$533,983
Part VI · Governance 232 of 233 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body233
VI-1b Independent voting members232
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $11,170,458 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $135,442 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$934,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$934,035
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,352,675 · Unrelated business $875,237$3,227,912
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $264,110$264,110
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $195,579$195,579
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,412,423$6,412,423
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $957$957
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,488,117 · Unrelated business $875,237 · Excluded from tax $6,873,069$11,170,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,636,475 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $479,233$479,233
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $99,737$99,737
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $710,048 · Management $349,433 · Fundraising $3,247$1,062,728
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,170,189 · Management $647,023 · Fundraising $39,929$2,857,141
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,218 · Management $26,161 · Fundraising $3,152$56,531
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $162,555 · Management $159,811 · Fundraising −$5,873$316,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $140,770 · Management $85,959 · Fundraising $1,918$228,647
IX-11a Management feesManagement $81,211$81,211
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $129,960 · Management $312,056$442,016
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,208$46,208
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $240,000$240,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $849 · Management $14,868$15,717
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $890,091$890,091
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,217,515 · Management $10,793$1,228,308
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $268,786 · Management $192,961$461,747
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,910 · Management $134,130$139,040
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $305,183 · Management $122,678$427,861
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,531 · Management $45,030$81,561
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,106 · Management $30,458$32,564
IX-20 InterestManagement $46,969$46,969
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,305 · Management $64,503 · Fundraising $2,434$102,242
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $186,341 · Management $43,767$230,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,051,191 · Management $20,197$1,071,388
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$9,977 · Management $8,911−$1,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,148,541 · Management $2,443,127 · Fundraising $44,807$10,636,475
Part X · Balance sheet $16,509,890 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,409,823; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $330,173$1,744,751
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $285,881$206,859
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $59,100$29,150
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,749,891$1,093,787
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $411,593$495,499
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $546,809$650,773
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $470,806$311,280
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,845,178$9,762,569
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $731,800$731,800
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $69,951$73,599
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,142,493$16,509,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $874,941$1,228,500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,702,258$9,802,744
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,577,199$11,031,244
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,023,008$4,879,827
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $542,286$598,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,565,294$5,478,646
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,142,493$16,509,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,478,646 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,170,458
XI-2 Total expenses$10,636,475
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$533,983
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,565,294
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,241,512
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,862,143
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,478,646

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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