Hunter Pride Sci Political Action FY2023 filing

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San Antonio, TX501(c)(4)Since 1999Animals EIN 86-0974183Revenue $15.3M in FY2023

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

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501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
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
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.8 months of spending in cash, plus $9.2M in investments.
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
$24.6M
102% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 102% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
220
of 220 voting members
Looks good: 220 of 220 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.3M
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$18.7M
To programs
55%
Net assets
−$591K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.3M
FY2023▲ +44%
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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
$18.7M
FY2023▲ +53%
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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
−$591K
FY2023▼ -125%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $10.2M Management & general 21% · $4.0M Fundraising 24% · $4.5M

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

340 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$425,512Pt VII · Sec A
$218,354Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advocacy
$193,673Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Events
$171,561Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$140,573Pt VII · Sec A
Director of IT
$134,143Pt VII · Sec A
Former President
$116,053Pt VII · Sec A
Director-At-Large
$0Pt 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 · $10.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Member & Chapter Services

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$7.0Mprogram expense
02

Hunting Advocacy

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$3.1Mprogram expense
03

Conservation

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$136Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.3M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$8.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Money outPt IX
$18.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.2M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$4.5M
Owns and owesPt X
−$591K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$24.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
340
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a220
IndependentVI 1b220
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$259K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$273K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$60K
Total revenueLn 12$15.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$185K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.6M
Other assetsLn 15$481K
Total assetsLn 16$24.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$591K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$383K$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$21.0M$24.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.6M$24.6M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M−$591K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$256K$256K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$814K$340K$286K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$2.0M$852K$719K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$109K$62K$26K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$646K$269K$227K
Payroll taxesLn 10$408K$230K$96K$81K
Management feesLn 11a$59K$59K
Legal feesLn 11b$304K$3K$301K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.3M$254K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.1M$1.4M$26K$698K
Office expensesLn 13$995K$384K$372K$239K
Information technologyLn 14$348K$134K$130K$84K
OccupancyLn 16$579K$333K$193K$54K
TravelLn 17$1.5M$586K$419K$524K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M$95K$429K$551K
InterestLn 20$190K$190K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134K$28K$86K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$554K$187K$68K$298K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.6M$63K$85K
All other expensesLn 24e$439K$107K$18K$315K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.7M$10.2M$4.0M$4.5M

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 Viewing $15.3M$18.7M−$3.4M−$591K 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.6M$12.2M−$1.6M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $15,272,961 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,482,918$2,481,830
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,069,556$4,463,154
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $708,013$272,918
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,368,582$8,055,059
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,629,069$15,272,961
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $213,804$255,824
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,992,951$6,713,459
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,026,734$11,708,907
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,233,489$18,678,190
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,604,420−$3,405,229
Part VI · Governance 220 of 220 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body220
VI-1b Independent voting members220
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 $15,272,961 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $263,523 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$258,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,223,080
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,481,830
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,142,136 · Unrelated business $1,321,018$4,463,154
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $332,924$332,924
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$60,006−$60,006
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,236,549$7,236,549
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $554,987$554,987
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,900,640 · Unrelated business $1,321,018 · Excluded from tax $7,569,473$15,272,961
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,678,190 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $255,824$255,824
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $813,981 · Management $339,519 · Fundraising $286,265$1,439,765
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,043,192 · Management $852,235 · Fundraising $718,560$3,613,987
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $61,885 · Management $25,813 · Fundraising $21,764$109,462
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $645,987 · Management $269,447 · Fundraising $227,184$1,142,618
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $230,455 · Management $96,125 · Fundraising $81,047$407,627
IX-11a Management feesManagement $58,923$58,923
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,676 · Management $301,027$303,703
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,446$52,446
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $13,255$13,255
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,283,607 · Fundraising $254,375$1,537,982
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,424,475 · Management $25,649 · Fundraising $698,148$2,148,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $383,615 · Management $372,464 · Fundraising $238,997$995,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $134,196 · Management $130,296 · Fundraising $83,606$348,098
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $333,039 · Management $192,575 · Fundraising $53,522$579,136
IX-17 TravelPrograms $585,639 · Management $418,884 · Fundraising $524,451$1,528,974
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $95,425 · Management $428,548 · Fundraising $550,951$1,074,924
IX-20 InterestManagement $189,598$189,598
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,860 · Management $85,539 · Fundraising $20,911$134,310
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $186,939 · Management $68,163 · Fundraising $298,414$553,516
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,603,145 · Management $63,245 · Fundraising $84,861$1,751,251
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $106,875 · Management $17,846 · Fundraising $314,722$439,443
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,218,815 · Management $3,988,342 · Fundraising $4,471,033$18,678,190
Part X · Balance sheet $24,011,388 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $512,369; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,976,448$1,056,799
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $323,086$184,850
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,300$18,950
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,671,996$2,695,651
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $617,529$628,644
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $880,923$978,176
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $382,660$5,620,517
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,730,456$9,158,793
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,675,149$2,675,149
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $72,884$481,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,978,762$24,011,388
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,254,102$6,026,682
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,373,384$12,407,429
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,568,547
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,627,486$24,602,658
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,816,473−$1,096,376
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $534,803$505,106
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,351,276−$591,270
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,978,762$24,011,388
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$591,270 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,272,961
XI-2 Total expenses$18,678,190
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,405,229
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,351,276
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$462,683
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$591,270

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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