2023-05-30T09:44:09-04:00 2022-12-31 830276355 HARKER MELLINGER LLC 1811 S SHERIDAN AVE SHERIDAN WY 82801 990 2022-01-01 383667856 WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION WYOM 3076722751 PO BOX 6588 SHERIDAN WY 82801 KHALE CENTURY RENO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3076722751 2023-05-15 true KHALE CENTURY RENO XXX-XX-XXXX false LAURA B WUITSCHICK CPA P01623162 3076720785 2023-05-18 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 537531 false X WWW.WILDWYO.ORG X 2003 WY THE WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION WORKS TO PROTECT WYOMING'S PUBLIC WILD LANDS TO ENSURE A FUTURE OF WILD PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. 11 11 6 190 0 1074828 322588 0 34 17369 -2203 3082 1072659 343039 0 0 267815 267780 0 869 95936 133372 363751 401152 708908 -58113 1132585 1056223 20616 2367 1111969 1053856 X THE WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION WORKS TO PROTECT WYOMING'S PUBLIC WILD LANDS TO ENSURE A FUTURE OF WILD PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. false false 213584 THE WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION (WWA) HAD FOUR MAJOR PUBLIC LANDS CAMPAIGNS IN 2022; BRIDGER-TETON, SHOSHONE, BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST, THE BLM'S RED DESERT WERE ALL LANDSCAPES OF FOCUS IN 2022. THESE CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED EDUCATING OUR MEMBERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, BUSINESSES, DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE FUTURE OF THESE WILD PLACES, CURRENT MANAGEMENT, PLAN REVISIONS, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION DISCUSSIONS. WWA GAVE PRESENTATIONS ON THE VALUE OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO AFORMENTIONED GROUPS, INCLUDING TEACHING ABOUT THE CULTURAL HISTORY AND ECOLOGY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THIS WILD HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONCERNED CITIZENS WROTE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED PROJECTS, PRODUCED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AND ATTENDED PUBLIC MEETINGS AROUND PUBLIC LAND MANAGMENT BASED ON OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS. WWA'S OUTREACH WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS, EMAIL ALERTS, BROCHURES, BUSINESS PACKETS, NEWSLETTERS, AND 11 TABLING EVENTS. IN ADDITION, WWA INFORMED THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR FREE OUTINGS, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WHILE SERVING TO PROTECT WYOMING'S PUBLIC WILDLANDS, WWA STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS ALSO VOLUNTEERED ON STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS ON NATIONAL FORESTS AND BLM LANDS. IN 2022, WWA HAD 333 PARTICIPANTS ON 25 TOTAL DIFFERENT OUTINGS ACROSS THE STATE . OUTINGS LED PARTICIPANTS INTO AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF LANDSCAPES BOASTING ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND NOT YOUR AVERAGE "ROCK AND ICE" POTENTIAL WILDERNESS. IN ADDITION, 150 TOTAL STUDENTS WENT ON 15 VARIOUS OUTDOOR ADVENTURES THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ONE OF THE THREE SHERIDAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OUTDOOR CLUBS. IN ADDITION, WWA PROVIDED THREE LEAVE NO TRACE AND PUBLIC LAND EDUCATIONAL OUTINGS WITH ONE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN BUFFALO. FINALLY, OVER 70 VOLUNTEERS HELPED WWA SUPPORT 327 RUNNERS - OUR LARGEST YET - SAFELY PARTICIPATE IN THE RUN THE RED FOOTRACE HELD ON WYOMING PUBLIC LANDS DAY. THIS COLLABORATIVE RUNNING EVENT CELEBRATES THE RUGGED LANDSCAPE OF THE NORTHERN RED DESERT AND EDUCATES ALL PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE WAYS TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR ITS' PROTECTION. OTHER OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDED: TWO LIVE BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVALS AND ANOTHER YEAR OF HOSTING BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL IN SHERIDAN. IN 2022, WWA CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE STEWARDSHIP PILLAR OF OUR MISSION. WWA WAS ABLE TO INVOLVE 190 VOLUNTEERS AND 1,750 VOLUNTEER HOURS WHICH ALLOWED US TO: CONDUCT SOLITUDE MONITORING PROJECTS IN THREE DESIGNATED WILDERNESSES, PROMOTE YOUTH ADVOCACY, CONDUCT RAPID CAMPSITE MONITORING ON 731 WILDERNESS SITES IN THE CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS AND REMOVE 2.5 MILES OF DOWNED BARBWIRED FENCE ON FOREST AND BLM WILDERNESS STUDY AREA LAND. TRAINING PROTOCOLS FOR SOLITUDE MONITORING AND RAPID CAMPSITE DATA COLLECTION WERE PROVIDED THROUGH FIVE WWA LED TRAININGS. 47600 IN 2022, WWA CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE EDUCATION PILLAR OF OUR MISSION. WWA HELPED MAINTAIN THREE OUTDOOR CLUBS AT LOCAL HIGHSCHOOLS WITH THE FOCUS AROUND EDUCATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. THE PROGRAM IS BEING LED BY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND HAVE UPWARDS OF 130+ STUDENTS INVOLVED IN EXPLORING THEIR BACKYARD: THE BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST. AROUND 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THESE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES (I.E. CLIMBING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, SKIING, FLY FISHING) FOR THE FIRST TIME. WWA IS PROUD TO HELP LEAD AN EFFORT TO GET OUR YOUTH CONNECTED WITH THE OUTDOORS WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY IN TURN CREATE WILDLAND ADVOCATES IN THE FUTURE. WWA PROVIDED THREE LIVE FILM FESTIVALS TO EDUCATE AROUND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE: OVER 350 PARTICIPANTS AT THE SHERIDAN BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL, 100+ PARTICIPANTS AT THE SHERIDAN BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL AND OVER 200+ PARTICIPANTS AT THE LARAMIE BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL. IN 2022, WWA CONTINUED TO SERVE AND FILL LEADERSHIP ROLES ON COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AROUND THE STATE: BRIDGER-TETON WORKING GROUP, BRIDGER-TETON INTER- TRIBAL SYMPOSIUM WORKING GROUP, CITIZENS FOR THE RED DESERT COLLABORATIVE, SHERIDAN COUNTY AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES/PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE, WYOMING NONPROFIT NETWORK BOARD, AND CIVIC RURAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES. WWA EDUCATES COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OUR SUPPORTERS AROUND PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION. PUBLIC COMMENT WAS GATHERED FROM WWA EMAILING ALERTS, NOTICES, PORTALS AND PUBLIC MEETING UPDATES. ADDITIONALLY, WWA HOSTED AND/OR ATTENDED MULTIPLE VIRTUAL AND LIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE PERSONALIZED COMMENTS AROUND LARGE SCALE PLANS, SUCH AS THE SHOSHONE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN. MANY CONSTITUENTS FIND VALUE IN THESE WILD LANDSCAPES AND WWA INFORMS THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO STAY ENGAGED AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD. WWA CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN 2023 AS CONTINUED DRAFT LEGISLATION IS BEING WORKED ON IN THE NORTHERN RED DESERT AROUND THESE PRIORITY LANDSCAPES AS WELL AS THE WPLI BILL CONCERNING WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AS IT MAKES ANOTHER APPEARANCE IN CONGRESS. WWA CONTINUED TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES IN 2022 AROUND COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, WITH A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND CONSERVATION GROUPS ALSO WORKING IN THESE LANDSCAPES. PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS INCLUDED: STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, SEVERAL FILM SCREENING EVENTS, OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OUTINGS, INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON VARIOUS PANELS AND PRESENT DURING CONSERVATION CONFERENCES. 47600 261184 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 false 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false true true false X HARKER MELLINGER CPAS LLC 3076720785 1811 S SHERIDAN AVE SHERIDAN WY 82801 KHALE CENTURY RENO EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 60000 0 1800 BRETT GOVERNANTI SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 BILL VOIGT BOARD CHAIR X X 0 0 0 BRYON LEE DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 BART KOEHLER ADVISORY COU X X 0 0 0 TYLER MCLAUGHLIN VICE CHAIR X X 0 0 0 DON CRECELIUS DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 MILA STENDER TREASURER X X 0 0 0 MARTHA TATE DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 TAYLOR WASHBURN COMMUNICATIO X X 0 0 0 PETER STAHL DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 CARLIE IDEKER BT COMMUNITY X X 0 0 0 SARAH WALKER POLICY DIREC X X 0 0 0 PETER GOTTFRIED DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH CLEMENS DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 LAUREN MARSH BLM WILDLAND X X 0 0 0 60000 1800 false false false 142434 180154 322588 9926 9926 190870 183427 7443 7443 7443 14147 11065 3082 343039 17369 61800 46350 14832 618 167989 105908 62081 18995 14451 4375 169 18996 8833 10163 10333 10333 19493 10001 9492 1440 1440 16055 10700 5355 11851 5097 6754 1250 1250 4976 4976 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 43767 41967 1800 BANK CHARGES 5377 5377 STEWARDSHIP EXPENSE 5333 5333 TELEPHONE 4014 3011 963 40 9483 8283 1158 42 401152 261184 139099 869 1080374 530083 48200 523379 2105 2105 52110 51454 1906 656 1132585 1056223 20616 2367 20616 2367 X 1111969 1053856 1111969 1053856 1132585 1056223 -58113 X false false false X 402653 313962 341208 1074828 322588 2455239 402653 313962 341208 1074828 322588 2455239 2455239 2455239 103948 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52110 51454 656 656 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION (WWA) HAD FOUR MAJOR PUBLIC LANDS CAMPAIGNS IN 2022; BRIDGER-TETON, SHOSHONE, BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST, THE BLM'S RED DESERT WERE ALL LANDSCAPES OF FOCUS IN 2022. THESE CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED EDUCATING OUR MEMBERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, BUSINESSES, DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE FUTURE OF THESE WILD PLACES, CURRENT MANAGEMENT, PLAN REVISIONS, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION DISCUSSIONS. WWA GAVE PRESENTATIONS ON THE VALUE OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO AFORMENTIONED GROUPS, INCLUDING TEACHING ABOUT THE CULTURAL HISTORY AND ECOLOGY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THIS WILD HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONCERNED CITIZENS WROTE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED PROJECTS, PRODUCED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AND ATTENDED PUBLIC MEETINGS AROUND PUBLIC LAND MANAGMENT BASED ON OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS. WWA'S OUTREACH WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS, EMAIL ALERTS, BROCHURES, BUSINESS PACKETS, NEWSLETTERS, AND 11 TABLING EVENTS. IN ADDITION, WWA INFORMED THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR FREE OUTINGS, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WHILE SERVING TO PROTECT WYOMING'S PUBLIC WILDLANDS, WWA STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS ALSO VOLUNTEERED ON STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS ON NATIONAL FORESTS AND BLM LANDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B IN 2022, WWA HAD 333 PARTICIPANTS ON 25 TOTAL DIFFERENT OUTINGS ACROSS THE STATE . OUTINGS LED PARTICIPANTS INTO AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF LANDSCAPES BOASTING ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND NOT YOUR AVERAGE "ROCK AND ICE" POTENTIAL WILDERNESS. IN ADDITION, 150 TOTAL STUDENTS WENT ON 15 VARIOUS OUTDOOR ADVENTURES THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ONE OF THE THREE SHERIDAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OUTDOOR CLUBS. IN ADDITION, WWA PROVIDED THREE LEAVE NO TRACE AND PUBLIC LAND EDUCATIONAL OUTINGS WITH ONE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN BUFFALO. FINALLY, OVER 70 VOLUNTEERS HELPED WWA SUPPORT 327 RUNNERS - OUR LARGEST YET - SAFELY PARTICIPATE IN THE RUN THE RED FOOTRACE HELD ON WYOMING PUBLIC LANDS DAY. THIS COLLABORATIVE RUNNING EVENT CELEBRATES THE RUGGED LANDSCAPE OF THE NORTHERN RED DESERT AND EDUCATES ALL PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE WAYS TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR ITS' PROTECTION. OTHER OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDED: TWO LIVE BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVALS AND ANOTHER YEAR OF HOSTING BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL IN SHERIDAN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D IN 2022, WWA CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE EDUCATION PILLAR OF OUR MISSION. WWA HELPED MAINTAIN THREE OUTDOOR CLUBS AT LOCAL HIGHSCHOOLS WITH THE FOCUS AROUND EDUCATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. THE PROGRAM IS BEING LED BY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND HAVE UPWARDS OF 130+ STUDENTS INVOLVED IN EXPLORING THEIR BACKYARD: THE BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST. AROUND 80% OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THESE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES (I.E. CLIMBING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, SKIING, FLY FISHING) FOR THE FIRST TIME. WWA IS PROUD TO HELP LEAD AN EFFORT TO GET OUR YOUTH CONNECTED WITH THE OUTDOORS WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY IN TURN CREATE WILDLAND ADVOCATES IN THE FUTURE. WWA PROVIDED THREE LIVE FILM FESTIVALS TO EDUCATE AROUND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE: OVER 350 PARTICIPANTS AT THE SHERIDAN BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL, 100+ PARTICIPANTS AT THE SHERIDAN BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL AND OVER 200+ PARTICIPANTS AT THE LARAMIE BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL. IN 2022, WWA CONTINUED TO SERVE AND FILL LEADERSHIP ROLES ON COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AROUND THE STATE: BRIDGER-TETON WORKING GROUP, BRIDGER-TETON INTER- TRIBAL SYMPOSIUM WORKING GROUP, CITIZENS FOR THE RED DESERT COLLABORATIVE, SHERIDAN COUNTY AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES/PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE, WYOMING NONPROFIT NETWORK BOARD, AND CIVIC RURAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES. WWA EDUCATES COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OUR SUPPORTERS AROUND PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION. PUBLIC COMMENT WAS GATHERED FROM WWA EMAILING ALERTS, NOTICES, PORTALS AND PUBLIC MEETING UPDATES. ADDITIONALLY, WWA HOSTED AND/OR ATTENDED MULTIPLE VIRTUAL AND LIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE PERSONALIZED COMMENTS AROUND LARGE SCALE PLANS, SUCH AS THE SHOSHONE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN. MANY CONSTITUENTS FIND VALUE IN THESE WILD LANDSCAPES AND WWA INFORMS THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO STAY ENGAGED AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD. WWA CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN 2023 AS CONTINUED DRAFT LEGISLATION IS BEING WORKED ON IN THE NORTHERN RED DESERT AROUND THESE PRIORITY LANDSCAPES AS WELL AS THE WPLI BILL CONCERNING WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AS IT MAKES ANOTHER APPEARANCE IN CONGRESS. WWA CONTINUED TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES IN 2022 AROUND COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, WITH A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT, FEDERAL AGENCIES AND CONSERVATION GROUPS ALSO WORKING IN THESE LANDSCAPES. PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS INCLUDED: STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, SEVERAL FILM SCREENING EVENTS, OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OUTINGS, INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON VARIOUS PANELS AND PRESENT DURING CONSERVATION CONFERENCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C UPON DISCUSSION OF ISSUES, A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAY REVEAL A CON FLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWED SURVEYS OF OTHER NON-PROFIT DIRECTORS INITIALLY. THE C URRENT DIRECTOR RECEIVED ABOUT HALF THE SALARY OF THOSE SURVEYED. THE BOA RD REVIEWS THE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ANNUALLY WITH THE BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD IS NOT COMPENSATED AND THERE ARE NO OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.