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BY COMBINING POLICY, LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE ECOLOGOCIAL INTEGRITY OF OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES, MAINTAINING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND PLANTS FOR THE FUTURE 20 20 11 20 0 1443215 1058566 0 1064 4415 114648 130125 1558927 1193106 0 0 1005903 647593 0 186329 632003 426625 1637906 1074218 -78979 118888 536377 477772 411374 204225 125003 273547 X TO CONSERVE AMERICA'S WILDLIFE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM AND THE LANDSCAPES BEYOND ITS BOUNDARIES. BY COMBINING POLICY, LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE ECOLOGOCIAL INTEGRITY OF OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES, MAINTAINING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND PLANTS FOR THE FUTURE false false 329600 CONSERVATION CONSTITUENCY- BUILDING- THE REFUGE ASSOCAITION PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN BRINGING A SPECTRUM OF INTERESTS TOGETHER TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTION, AND SPECIFICALLY THE SUCCESS OF THE REFUGE SYSTEM. THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION TRAINS, EDUCATES, MENTORS AND ORGANIZES REFUGE FRIENDS GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ENGAGES PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, RANCHERS AND SPORTSMEN, AND WORKS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS SURROUNDING URBAN WILDLIFE REFUGES. TOGETHER THESE CONSTITUENT GROUPS FORM A DIVERSE CHORUS OF VOICES, WHICH THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOGETHER TO TAKE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NEEDS. 220357 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS- THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT SECURE THE ECOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES AND THEIR SURROUNDING NATURAL SYSTEMS. THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION CONVENES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNER AGENCIES, NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IDENTIFIES KEY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION AND HELPS SET COMMON GOALS, AND THEN WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND SECURE FUNDING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GOALS ON THE GROUND. 61214 COMMUNICATION THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ASSOCIATIONS COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING BRANDING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES TO A) COMMUNICATE PROGRAMS OF THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION EFFECTIVELY, B) GROW AND CULTIVATE THE CONSTITUENCY OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND C) ENHANCE THE REFUGE ASSOCIATIONS OFFLINE AND ONLINE PRESENCE. 42341 CONSERVATION POLICY AND EDUCATION- THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION MOBILIZES HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS URGENT CONSERVATION NEEDS, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THE REFUGE SYSTEM, LOSS OF VITAL HABITAT AND NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT SUSTAIN WILDLIFE REFUGES, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND DAMAGING CHANGES IN LAND USE. THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION CHAIRS A COALITION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND SPORTING GROUPS WITH A COMBINED MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES. 42341 653512 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true 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 true 22 0 true 11 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false AL AK CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X X NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ASSOC 2024173803 1701 K STREET NW SUITE 550 WASHINGTON DC 20006 DESIREE SORENSON-GROVES PRESIDENT & 40.00 X 47051 0 941 GEOFFREY HASKETT FORMER PRESI 40.00 X 141129 0 2823 E GRAY PAYNE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN SCARLETT VICE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES MCCLELLAND III TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL HART SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BALDWIN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA BENTON BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 BEN GREGG BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE HUBBARD BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KURTH BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY MARSHALL BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE MEIER BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MORGAN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MUSAUS BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHAMPA PANDA-BRYANT BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN PATTERSON BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE QUARLES BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD REMMER BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL THEARD BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL TRITAIK BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 S ELWOOD YORK JR BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 188180 3764 1 false false false 6333 81634 970599 1058566 4415 4415 292121 161996 130125 1193106 4415 202095 121700 48425 31970 369246 240335 35520 93391 7092 3640 1605 1847 19522 16669 1672 1181 49638 32822 7211 9605 69120 69120 104471 94071 2391 8009 417 417 22235 8071 3738 10426 55910 29538 18157 8215 38475 23826 4797 9852 16697 13024 2126 1547 9056 4784 2941 1331 1798 950 584 264 6023 3182 1956 885 SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES 25686 18379 4965 2342 SUPPLIES 24893 19626 2307 2960 BANKING, CREDIT CARD FEES 17344 9952 4888 2504 REGISTRATION FEES 15557 15557 18943 12943 6000 1074218 653512 234377 186329 69684 148291 68802 32937 80134 6044 14643 4153 49204 45919 5084 3285 197472 235557 100558 47505 536377 477772 166785 97289 19218 3095 116079 55694 109292 48147 411374 204225 X -303406 -226697 428409 500244 125003 273547 536377 477772 118888 29656 X false true X true false X 1868497 2290044 1931354 1443215 1058566 8591676 1868497 2290044 1931354 1443215 1058566 8591676 1915561 6676115 10 1669 1064 4415 7158 8598834 1009312 0.77640 0.77890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 628 628 1073590 1074218 182422 45606 255348 260675 231895 182422 930340 1395510 1368 2155 1824 628 5975 63837 65169 57974 45606 232586 348879 1103 195 1298 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A NO LOBBYING EXPENSES WERE INCURRED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021. 202248 7500 34073 4000 239821 132980 21148 42081 2961 202248 131980 10000 141980 116136 15844 131980 30115 88021 2000 116136 1.00000 false false 49204 45919 3285 3285 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 40916 DEPOSITS 6589 47505 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 48147 48147 X 1222762 29656 29656 1193106 1193106 1074218 1074218 1074218 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD CODIFICATION TOPIC ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX PROVISION OR BENEFIT EXISTS. SPECIAL EVENTS 292121 292121 161996 292121 292121 161996 161996 130125 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO CONSERVE AMERICA'S WILDLIFE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM AND THE LANDSCAPES BEYOND ITS BOUNDARIES. BY COMBINING POLICY, LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE ECOLOGOCIAL INTEGRITY OF OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES, MAINTAINING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND PLANTS FOR THE FUTURE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONSERVATION POLICY AND EDUCATION- THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION MOBILIZES HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS URGENT CONSERVATION NEEDS, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THE REFUGE SYSTEM, LOSS OF VITAL HABITAT AND NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT SUSTAIN WILDLIFE REFUGES, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND DAMAGING CHANGES IN LAND USE. THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION CHAIRS A COALITION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND SPORTING GROUPS WITH A COMBINED MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, FINANCIAL CONSULTANT, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AFTER ANY CHANGES, THE FINAL DRAFT IS SENT TO THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE POLICY REQUIRES ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND AUTHORIZES THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND REPORT TO THE BOARD WHEN APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A PER REFUGE ASSOCIATION BYLAWS, SECTION 6.7, THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS "THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PACKAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT" TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SALARY LEVELS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUTING AREA, AS WELL AS EXISTING FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND GIVE MEANINGFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND REPORTS ITS EVALUATION TO THE BOARD. LIKEWISE THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND BENFITS FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MISSISSIPPI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. NO LOBBYING EXPENSES WERE INCURRED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021.