2025-10-16T13:09:15-05:00 2025-03-31 030225774 GALLAGHER FLYNN & COMPANY LLP 725 COMMUNITY DRIVE SUITE 401 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 990 2024-04-01 530196629 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC WILD 8025632087 4426 VT ROUTE 215 N CABOT VT 05647 TONY WASLEY PRESIDENT, ASSIST. TREASURER 8025632087 2025-10-15 1 0 AMY L WOOD P02457252 8028631331 2025-10-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TONY WASLEY 10610 VISTA BELLA LANE RENO NV 89521 6196651 0 X WWW.WILDLIFEMANAGEMENTINSTITUTE.ORG X 1911 NY SEE PART III, LINE 1. 9 8 69 0 0 0 3461403 4108877 2163804 2025863 49634 61911 0 0 5674841 6196651 17445 808572 0 0 2056600 2414520 0 0 79984 4143186 3711957 6217231 6935049 -542390 -738398 3716231 2782189 1747620 1551976 1968611 1230213 FOUNDED IN 1911, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, INC. (WMI) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF NORTH AMERICA'S WILDLIFE AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES. 0 0 5355752 808572 1648856 SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT COORDINATION - WMI ADMINISTERS THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK CONSERVATION PLAN, NORTHEAST REGIONAL CONSERVATION NEEDS PROGRAM, AND THE NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL CONSERVATION RECOVERY PLAN IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, WMI PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, COORDINATION AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION FOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND HUNTING HERITAGE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. THE REVENUE TOTAL ABOVE EXCLUDES GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $3.8M THAT ARE USED TO FUND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND ARE REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 1 AS CONTRIBUTIONS. 388652 377007 INFORMATION AND EDUCATION - ADMINISTRATION AND HOSTING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, A FIVE DAY CONFERENCE, WHICH INFORMS AND EDUCATES MORE THAN 1,100 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING LEADERS OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ACADEMICIANS. THE REVENUE TOTAL ABOVE EXCLUDES CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS OF $290,002, WHICH ARE REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 1 AS CONTRIBUTIONS. 5744404 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48 0 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X SCOT J WILLIAMSON VICE PRESIDENT 8025632087 4426 VT ROUTE 215 N CABOT VT 05647 STEVEN WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 6420 HOWARD VINCENT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS PAINTER CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOT WILLIAMSON VP, ASST. SECRETARY & TREASURER 40.00 X X 240351 0 28970 JIMMY BULLOCK SECRETARY & TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KEITH BALFOURD VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TONY WASLEY PRESIDENT & ASST. TREASURER 40.00 X X 255692 0 30500 ROBERT MODEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARTER SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH PARKER PAULEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW DUNFEE DIR. OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS 40.00 X 152843 0 28727 JONATHAN GASSETT PHD SOUTHEASTERN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE 40.00 X 170714 0 30500 WILLIAM MORITZ MIDWEST FIELD REPRESENTATIVE 40.00 X 116596 0 5830 ANN FORSTCHEN RELEVANCY SPECIALIST 40.00 X 116788 0 23000 MELANIE KUNKEL WILDLIFE HEALTH COORDINATOR 40.00 X 100599 0 3018 1153583 0 156965 7 0 1 0 DJ CASE & ASSOCIATES INC 317 E JEFFERSON BLVD MISHAWAKA IN 46545 COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING SERVICES 576521 SOUTHWICK ASSOCIATES INC 23 S 3RD ST FERNANDINA BEACH FL 32034 MARKET RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC CONSULTANT 251720 MGH INC 118-AA SHAWAN RD HUNT VALLEY MD 21030 ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS 189319 FULLER CONSULTING LLC 22 BUXTON SCHOOL RD WEARE NH 03281 CONSULTING ON AT RISK AND ENDANGERED SPE 163310 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 70 LOWER COLLEGE RD KINGSTON RI 02881 SPECIES MONITORING 126009 7 3516235 592642 4108877 FEE FOR SERVICE 541900 1348898 1348898 CONFERENCE 541900 377007 377007 MEMBER SERVICES 541900 298470 298470 WILDLIFE PUBLICATIONS 561000 1488 1488 2025863 61911 61911 6196651 2025863 0 61911 X 808572 808572 560310 41514 517991 805 1517471 1336941 168265 12265 101511 88006 12593 912 91700 81797 9448 455 143528 103630 38933 965 58281 58281 183554 183554 2854669 2766745 24806 63118 45457 37012 8205 240 69892 41593 27492 807 4780 2844 1881 55 75822 75822 339316 339316 1144 681 450 13 30192 17968 11875 349 48850 1963 46887 6935049 5744404 1110661 79984 2904039 2003690 11809 4475 3248 7334 808944 771165 3716231 2782189 797 0 1746823 1551976 1747620 1551976 X 0 0 0 0 1968611 1230213 1968611 1230213 3716231 2782189 -738398 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3348190 3380789 3064456 3461403 4108877 17363715 3348190 3380789 3064456 3461403 4108877 17363715 17363715 2107 1787 7299 49634 61911 122738 17486453 9168104 0.99300 0.99620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 11809 4475 7334 7334 DUE FROM AGENCIES 771165 771165 X 6196651 0 6196651 0 6196651 6935049 0 6935049 0 6935049 PART IV, LINE 2B: PASS-THROUGH AGREEMENTS: WMI HAS AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, UNDER WHICH THE AGENCY APPROVES A PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET AND CONTRACTS WITH WMI TO PERFORM CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT. WMI DOES NOT CONTROL THE PROJECT OR THE RESULTS THEREOF BUT, RATHER, FUNCTIONS IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AS A SERVICE TO THE AGENCY. UNDER CONTRACTUAL PASS-THROUGH AGREEMENTS, IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING THESE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AS DESCRIBED BELOW, WMI RECEIVES AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED IN MEMBER SERVICES REVENUES UPON RECEIPT. OTHER THAN THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES EARNED, NEITHER CASH RECEIVED NOR DISBURSEMENTS MADE UNDER THESE AGREEMENTS ARE RECOGNIZED AS REVENUES OR EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY. CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS ARE RECOGNIZED AS CHANGES IN THE RELATED ASSET OR LIABILITY, AS APPLICABLE, FOR EACH PROGRAM. CUMULATIVE FUNDING RECEIVED BY WMI IN EXCESS OF DISBURSEMENTS IS REPORTED IN THE FUNDS HELD FOR AGENCIES LIABILITY. CUMULATIVE DISBURSEMENTS IN EXCESS OF FUNDING RECEIVED BY WMI ARE REPORTED IN THE DUE FROM AGENCIES ASSET. THERE ARE TWO BROAD CATEGORIES OF PASS-THROUGH AGREEMENTS: FISCAL AGENT: AGENCIES REMIT CASH TO WMI ON BEHALF OF A PARTICULAR AGENCY-DIRECTED PROGRAM. WMI HOLDS ANY UNSPENT FUNDS IN ITS CASH ACCOUNTS, WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE SEGREGATED FROM ITS OPERATING CASH ACCOUNTS. WMI DISBURSES FUNDS ONLY UPON APPROVAL BY THE RESPECTIVE AGENCY. LIMITED-TERM EMPLOYEE (LTE): WMI EMPLOYS LTES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT VARIOUS AGENCIES' PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENTS WITH THE AGENCIES AND LTES. THE LTES ARE LEGAL EMPLOYEES OF WMI, ARE PAID BY WMI, AND RECEIVE CERTAIN BENEFITS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER WMI EMPLOYEES. HOWEVER, THE AGENCIES RETAIN ALL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE LTES, INCLUDING DEFINING THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR EACH POSITION, APPROVING THE LTES' SALARIES AND BENEFITS, SUPERVISING THE LTES, AND BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE UNDER THE RELATED AGREEMENTS WITH THE AGENCIES' END CUSTOMERS. THE AGENCIES PROVIDE ADVANCED FUNDING OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR RELATED EMPLOYMENT COSTS IN ADDITION TO WMI'S ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. PART X, LINE 2: EACH YEAR, MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS WHETHER ANY MATERIAL TAX POSITION WMI HAS TAKEN IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ANY POSITIONS WMI HAS TAKEN ARE SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL AUTHORITY AND, THEREFORE, DO NOT NEED TO BE MEASURED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS. 1 CENTRAL FLYWAY COUNCIL 1517 N HARRISON AVE PIERRE SD 57501 261110235 501(C)3 30872 0 ARCTIC GOOSE JOINT VENTURE FUNDS BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 1311 S 5TH STREET WACO TX 76706 741159753 501(C)3 6321 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT DJ CASE AND ASSOCIATES 317 EAST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD MISHAWAKA IN 46545 200509735 137927 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT INNOVATIVE OUTCOMES 4100 COUNTY RD 103 CARBONDALE CO 81623 522397808 8500 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT RESPONSIVE MANAGEMENT 130 FRANKLIN STREET HARRISONBURG VA 22801 541642830 27331 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT SOUTHWICK ASSOCIATES PO BOX 6435 FERANDINA BEACH FL 32035 593536215 10761 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT CHASE & CHASE CONSULTING 1527 APPALOOSA AVE KAYSVILLE UT 84037 455363114 153150 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2045 MORSE ROAD BUILDING H1 COLUMBUS OH 43229 STATE OF OHIO 50000 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT BRANDT INFORMATION SERVICES LLC 501 N DUVAL STREET TALLAHASSEE FL 32301 592800373 150000 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES 64 N UNION STREET MONTGOMERY AL 36130 STATE OF ALABAMA 50000 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT HUNTERS OF COLOR 6620 NE PETTIBONE DR CORVALLIS OR 97330 853480850 501(C)3 25000 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT JEFF SHAW CONSULTING 4548 CONESTOGA TRAIL COTTAGE GROVE WI 53527 398927983 54425 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT THE PEREGRINE FUND 5668 WEST FLYING HAWK LANE BOISE ID 83709 231969973 501(C)3 89350 0 MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT 6 7 PART I, LINE 2: WMI MAINTAINS ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO AWARDING FUNDS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN FOLDERS AND RETAINS THE RECORDS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE PROJECT. INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS ARE SET UP IN QUICKBOOKS TO TRACK EXPENSES. THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE FUNDING/PROJECT, WMI KEEPS TRACK OF PROGRESS THROUGH REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR THROUGH REGULAR COMMUNICATION. THE SELECTION CRITERIA DEPEND ON THE FUNDING SOURCE AND TYPE OF PROJECT BUT INCLUDE PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION OR A PROPOSAL. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TONY WASLEY PRESIDENT & ASST. TREASURER 255692 0 0 0 0 0 30500 0 0 0 286192 0 0 0 SCOT WILLIAMSON VP, ASST. SECRETARY & TREASURER 240351 0 0 0 0 0 28970 0 0 0 269321 0 0 0 JONATHAN GASSETT PHD SOUTHEASTERN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE 170714 0 0 0 0 0 30500 0 0 0 201214 0 0 0 MATTHEW DUNFEE DIR. OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS 152843 0 0 0 0 0 23000 0 5727 0 181570 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND MAY DISCUSS AT THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL WRITTEN IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WMI CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY STUDY OF OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST AND AVAILABLE ON HTTPS://CANDID.ORG/ FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,766,745. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,766,745. HR, PAYROLL, AND RETIREMENT PLAN ADMINISTRATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,806. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,806. CONSULTANT AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR FUTURE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 63,118. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,118. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.