ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC (EIN 81-0421425)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-07
IRS object ID: 202343119349302719
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-07T12:29:19-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8390 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	300	AddressLine2Txt
City	GREENWOOD VILLAGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810421425	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ROCK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4065234500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5705 GRANT CREEK RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SHANE CRONK	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO/TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4065234500	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SHANE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CRONK	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SARAH HINTZ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00492291	PTIN
Phone	3037795710	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-07	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SHANE CRONK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5705 GRANT CREEK RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$98,741,994	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Group Exemption	9462	GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.RMEF.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1984	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITAT AND OUR HUNTING HERITAGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	163	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,888,476	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$52,185,551	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$53,782,966	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,406,675	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,050,714	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$696,168	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,067,523	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,622,582	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,105,960	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$61,910,976	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$66,007,163	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,250,918	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,267,063	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,708,353	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,269,366	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$6,050	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$9,350	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$16,401,227	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$29,140,315	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$37,318,225	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$46,105,636	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$54,864,004	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,805,340	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,143,159	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$133,708,601	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$130,743,568	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$9,352,689	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$8,489,538	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$124,355,912	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$122,254,030	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION (RMEF) IS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITAT AND OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. OUR MISSION INCLUDES FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; LAND PROTECTION AND ACCESS, HUNTING HERITAGE, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$13,273,113	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$523,049	GrantAmt
Revenue	$7,119,838	RevenueAmt
Desc	LAND PROTECTION AND ACCESS: REPRESENTS LAND ACQUISITIONS, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, LAND EXCHANGES AND DONATIONS, AND HUNTER AND PUBLIC ACCESS RELATED PROJECTS. RMEF IDENTIFIES AND PRIORITIZES THE MOST CRUCIAL ELK WINTER AND SUMMER RANGES, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND CALVING AREAS USING GIS MAPPING, INTERNAL CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FIELD-BASED PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THE HIGHEST PRIORITY HABITAT OR ACCESS AREAS ARE PROTECTED THROUGH ACQUISITION OR EASEMENT. ACQUISITIONS ARE THEN USUALLY CONVEYED INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ALLOW PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND IN PERPETUITY FROM DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER USES THAT COULD DIMINISH THE HABITAT VALUE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$13,758,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$944,150	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	HUNTING HERITAGE: REPRESENTS GRANTS AND OTHER COSTS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN HUNTING AND OTHER OUTDOOR PURSUITS THROUGH SKILLS INSTRUCTION, MENTORING, CONSERVATION OUTREACH AND HUNTING RELATED PRODUCT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,805,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,173,956	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	HABITAT STEWARDSHIP: REPRESENTS PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE ESSENTIAL FORAGE, WATER, AND COVER COMPONENTS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT. TYPES OF PROJECTS INCLUDE RESTORING ASPEN COMMUNITIES, FIGHTING THE SPREAD OF NOXIOUS WEEDS, BOOSTING LAND PRODUCTIVITY WITH PRESCRIBED BURNING, AND THINNING OF FORESTS. RMEF FUNDS WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS WELL AS FENCING PROJECTS TO PROVIDE BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$631,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$625,909	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT: REPRESENTS ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, RESEARCH AND MANAGAMENT WITH A FOCUS ON KEY MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES SUCH AS WILDLIFE DISEASE, POPULATION DYNAMICS, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, ELK ECOLOGY AND PREDATOR MANAGEMENT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$631,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$625,909	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$34,467,113	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	Yes (1)	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	306	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	163	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C Filed	Yes (1)	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHANE CRONK CFOTREASURER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4065234500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5705 GRANT CREEK RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
R KYLE WEAVER
PRESIDENT & CEO	50.00	5.00	Yes (X)	$662,661	$0	$40,160
STEVE DECKER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	50.00	5.00		$203,953	$0	$22,373	Yes (X)
SHANE CRONK
CFO / TREASURER	50.00	5.00	Yes (X)	$185,030	$0	$39,112
RODNEY TRIEPKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT	50.00	5.00		$187,550	$0	$26,403	Yes (X)
GRANT PARKER
GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY	50.00	5.00	Yes (X)	$160,460	$0	$36,566
BLAKE HENNING
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	50.00	5.00		$172,850	$0	$20,959	Yes (X)
CHAD FRANKLIN
MNG. DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS	50.00	5.00		$150,030	$0	$37,487	Yes (X)
KIRK MURPHY
DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - NW	50.00	5.00		$133,550	$0	$23,652		Yes (X)
JENNIFER DOHERTY
DIRECTOR OF LANDS	50.00	5.00		$113,271	$0	$35,459		Yes (X)
RIZA LESSER
MNG. DIR. OF MARKETING AND COMM.	50.00	5.00		$133,682	$0	$7,588		Yes (X)
CASEY CLINE
CONTROLLER	50.00	5.00		$126,720	$0	$23,301		Yes (X)
KRISTOFFER LOFSTROM
DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - E	50.00	5.00		$118,111	$0	$17,910		Yes (X)
MARK BAKER
CHAIR	10.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
TIMOTHY DELANEY
VICE CHAIR	10.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JAMES J BAKER
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
TOBIAS TOBY BUCK
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
CHARLIE DECKER
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
MAURICE HULL
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
KENT JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
FRED LEKSE
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
DONNA MCDONALD
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
CHUCK ROADY
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
TOM ROBINSON
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
DAVE STEPHENS
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ASHLEE STRONG
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
DR MARTIN VAVRA PHD
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
TODD WALKER
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
MICHAEL WRIGHT
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,347,868	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$330,970	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
DICK ANDERSON CONSTRUCTIONS
7168 EXPRESSWAY	MISSOULA	MT	59808	BUILDING CONSTRUCTION	$1,116,690
FEDERAL EXPRESS
PO BOX 94515	PALATINE	IL	60094	SHIPPING	$501,716
ROSS GROUP INC
6636 CHURCH STREET	DOUGLASVILLE	GA	30134	MEMBERSHIP DATABASE DESIGN & HOSTING	$300,075
ORACLE AMERICA
PO BOX 203448	DALLAS	TX	75320	SOFTWARE DESIGN & SUPPORT	$249,470
GRANDY VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
6721 18TH AVE NW	MINOT	ND	58703	VIDEO PRODUCTION	$158,438

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$3,994,187	MembershipDuesAmt
Related Organizations	$24,475,923	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$4,708,379	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$20,604,477	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,972,567	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$53,782,966	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP REVENUE	531390	$5,958,843	$5,958,843
CONTRACT REVENUE	531390	$2,203,395	$2,203,395
ADVERTISING INCOME	541800	$1,888,476		$1,888,476

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,050,714	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,503,831	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,503,831	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$283,051	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$283,051	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$7,200	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$7,200	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,200	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,200	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,528,052	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$25,627,600	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,853,838	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$26,738,122	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$325,786	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$1,110,522	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,436,308	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$1,042,400	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	-$393,908	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$2,900,618	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$2,231,350	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$669,268	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$669,268	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$957,545	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$911,521	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,024	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$46,024	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INSURANCE REIMBURSE.	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$100,417	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$100,417	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$100,417	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,007,163	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,119,838	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,888,476	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,215,883	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,212,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,212,063	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,988,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$929,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$833,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$225,254	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,744,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,453,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,069,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,221,172	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$461,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,848	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$202,634	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,199,556	TotalAmt
Program Services	$472,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$174,382	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$552,339	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$875,868	TotalAmt
Program Services	$318,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$179,640	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$377,991	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$765	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,697	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,087	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,581	TotalAmt
Management And General	$82,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,350	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$9,350	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,017	TotalAmt
Management And General	$117,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,264,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$852,435	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$434,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$977,197	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,077,742	TotalAmt
Program Services	$563,965	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$481,438	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,470,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,822,966	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$260,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,387,034	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,703	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$372,144	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,820	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$287,034	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,290	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,187,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$495,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,752	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$661,245	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$78,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$79,374	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$624,981	TotalAmt
Program Services	$335,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$156,273	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,748	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,916	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$722	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	$9,825,600	$9,825,600
COST OF SALES	$4,956,533	$4,956,533
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS	$3,617,248	$3,617,248
CONSERVATION PROJECTS	$1,468,346	$1,468,346

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$790,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$645,637	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105,602	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,649	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,864,004	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,467,113	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,995,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,401,227	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,510,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,403,212	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,396,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,769,576	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$665,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$525,740	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,423,897	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,544,923	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,934,285	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,435,644	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,079,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$897,952	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$20,329,387	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,694,692	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,307,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,634,695	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,102,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,330,017	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,974,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,888,109	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$313,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$313,700	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,708,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,743,568	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,345,560	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,443,228	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,599,710	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,596,471	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,407,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,449,839	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,352,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,489,538	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,377,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,327,482	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,977,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,926,548	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,355,912	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,254,030	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,708,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,743,568	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,143,159	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$12,966,226	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$278,815	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,496,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$44,815,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,143,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$52,185,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,787,503	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$223,428,566	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,496,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$44,815,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,143,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$52,185,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,787,503	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$223,428,566	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$8,052,617	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$215,375,949	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,850,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,088,520	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,465,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,888,030	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,794,082	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,086,119	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,111	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$28,111	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$52,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$747,794	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$100,417	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$926,370	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$234,469,166	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$53,692,372	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.91860	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.77990	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 9,109. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 52,353. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 16,697. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 747,794. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 100,417.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$0	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours	0	VolunteerHoursCnt
Section4955 Organization Tax	$0	Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax	$0	Section4955ManagersTaxAmt

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$6,334	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$131,420	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$137,754	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$38,327,817	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$38,465,571	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$115,967	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$368,416	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$125,298	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$137,754	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$747,435	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$61,889	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,552	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$3,750	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$6,334	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$73,525	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	235	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	445835.00	TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements	0	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	0	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements	1	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	16	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	1946.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$161,555	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$313,700	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other Purposes	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other Purposes	HUNTING HERITAGE	OtherPurposesDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$72,873,957	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$120,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$978,660	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,314,470	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$112,818	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$69,588,009	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$67,788,397	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$19,978	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,107,817	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,918,856	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$123,379	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$72,873,957	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$58,517,191	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$549,458	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$10,613,794	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,892,046	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$67,788,397	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,372,882	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,393,494	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8,762,952	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,852,146	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$159,991	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$58,517,191	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,196,205	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$76,500	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$2,580,429	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,169,659	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$149,735	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$50,372,882	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.21860	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.52550	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.25590	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,380,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,380,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,704,704	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,522,905	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,181,799	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,865,536	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,171,787	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$693,749	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$379,147	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$379,147	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$11,634,695	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
CONSERVATION LAND	$2,085,000	C
INVESTMENT IN LLC	$2,803,109	C
SLPA LLC'S CONSERVATION LAND	$5,000,000	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd	$9,888,109	TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT LIABILITIES, NET OF CURRENT PORTION	$1,242,472
SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT LIABILITIES, CURRENT	$207,367

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,449,839	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$79,315,105	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$12,966,226	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$278,815	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$13,245,041	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$92,560,146	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$117,017	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$26,670,000	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$26,552,983	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$66,007,163	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$81,447,039	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$26,700,052	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$26,700,052	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$54,746,987	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$117,017	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$117,017	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$54,864,004	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 3:	DURING 2022 RMEF MODIFIED ONE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ENCUMBERING REAL PROPERTY IN PENNSYLVANIA IN ORDER TO DOWNSIZE AND RECONFIGURE AN ALLOWED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PROVIDING A NET INCREASE TO THE CONSERVATION VALUES ON THE PROPERTY.
PART II, LINE 5:	RMEF HAS ADOPTED THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE'S STANDARDS AND PRACTICES REGARDING LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. THESE STANDARDS GUIDE HOW WE AS AN ORGANIZATION MONITOR, INSPECT, AND ENFORCE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, RMEF HAS A NUMBER OF OUR OWN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE WHICH DICTATE HOW WE WILL MONITOR, ENFORCE, AND PROTECT CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WE HOLD. THESE PROCEDURES INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HOW WE WILL NOTIFY LANDOWNERS OF AN UPCOMING INSPECTION, HOW WE WILL DOCUMENT AND CONDUCT THE ANNUAL MONITORING INSPECTION, AND HOW WE WILL REPORT, INVESTIGATE, AND ACT UPON THE FINDINGS AND ANY POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS. SOME OF RMEF'S PROCEDURES AND RIGHTS TO PROTECT THE CONSERVATION VALUES UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE ALSO DESCRIBED IN THE EASEMENT DOCUMENT. RMEF ALSO HAS REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH LANDOWNERS AS WELL AS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE STATUS OF THE EASEMENTS WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS.
PART II, LINE 9:	RMEF'S POLICY FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS PRESUMES THAT THE BENEFITS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FLOW THROUGH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED AS REVENUE AND PROGRAM EXPENSE IN THE YEAR THE APPRAISED VALUE IS MADE AVAILABLE. CONTRIBUTED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE RECORDED AT ESTIMATED VALUE WHEN AN APPRAISAL IS NOT AVAILABLE.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF BRONZES. THESE ITEMS FURTHER OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT CONSERVATION AND HUNTING, AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO ELK AND ELK HABITAT. THE ITEMS ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION HELP TO DRAW INTEREST AND ATTENTION TO OUR ELK COUNTRY VISITOR CENTER AND HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, WHICH SHOWCASE OUR MISSION WORK, PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITAT, AND HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY OF RMEF.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTION FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT RMEF'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM, AND OUR ABILITY TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE OUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. WHEN RMEF ACCEPTS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, IT TAKES ON THE OBLIGATION TO MONITOR AND DEFEND THAT EASEMENT IN PERPETUITY. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FUND ARE USED TO COVER MONITORING COSTS AS WELL AS LEGAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEFENDING EASEMENTS. THE STRATEGIC LAND PROTECTION FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ACTIVE CAPITAL FOR COMPLETING PERMANENT LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS. THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED FOR LONG TERM STABILITY. THE EARNINGS FROM THIS DONOR RESTRICTED FUND CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT RMEF'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES. THE RMEF'S DONOR RESTRICTED TORSTENSON FAMILY ENDOWMENT(TFE) WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE TORSTENSON WILDLIFE CENTER IN 2012. THE TFE FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT RMEF'S CORE MISSION PROJECTS OF PERMANENT LAND PROTECTION, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND HUNTING HERITAGE. THE MIDWAY USA YOUTH ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT YOUTH ACTIVITIES. THE EARNINGS FROM THIS DONOR RESTRICTED FUND ARE USED TO EDUCATE YOUTH ON RMEF'S MISSION AND THE RELEVANCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPLIT INTEREST GAINS/LOSSES -278,815.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SALES INCLUDED IN REVENUE -26,670,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SALES INCLUDED IN REVENUE 26,670,000. EXTRAORDINARY LOSS INCLUDED IN REVENUE 30,052.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	DIRECT VENDOR PAYMENT FOR GRANT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE I IN TENNESSEE	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	PROGRAM EXPENSE FOR HABITAT ENHANCEMENT IN TENNESSEE	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$72,555	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$72,555	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$72,555	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	RMEF AWARDS GRANT FUNDS TO APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE HABITAT STEWARDSHIP, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND HUNTING HERITAGE PROJECTS. BEFORE GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THE APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL THAT DETAILS THE SPECIFIC WORK TO BE FUNDED. A COMMITTEE SCREENS ALL PROPOSALS TO DETERMINE WHICH PROJECTS HAVE THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND THEIR HABITAT. RMEF ALSO REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF A PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE END OF THE ACTIVITIES. THE COMPLETION REPORT MUST INCLUDE A FULL ACCOUNTING OF EXPENDITURES, PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES, LISTING OF THE SPECIFIC WORK ACCOMPLISHED, AND RECOGNITION OF RMEF'S CONTRIBUTION BY APPROPRIATE MEANS.
PART I, LINE 3:	THE ACCRUAL METHOD WAS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	HUNTER & OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$2,113,439	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$2,113,439	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$184,596	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$748,476	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$142,793	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$355,887	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	ELK CAMP	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$397,239	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$397,239	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$12,375	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$87,675	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$45,878	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$103,428	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$244,082	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$389,940	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$389,940	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$102,355	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$10,162	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$10,915	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$100,238	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$82,490	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,900,618	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$2,900,618	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$299,326	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$10,162	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$847,066	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$146,116	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$246,221	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$682,459	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$2,231,350	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$669,268	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (69 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
100 N 15TH AVE SUITE 302	PHOENIX	AZ	85007	866004791	STATE OF AZ	$153,434	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
ASOTIN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
720 SIXTH STREET SUITE B	CLARKSTON	WA	94403	910805554	ASOTIN CTY	$138,750	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
OFFICE FOR RESEARCH AND SPONSORED	MILWAUKEE	WI	53278	396006492	STATE OF WI	$14,572	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT	PROGRAMS
BROTHERS-SISTERS OF OUR MILITARY ADVENTURES
7505 COLUMBUS	AMARILLO	TX	79118	812967415	501C3	$5,215	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
CAMEO SHOOTING AND EDUCATION COMPLEX
3934 I 45179 ROAD	PALISADE	CO	81526	840644739	STATE OF CO	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
CHELAN COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
411 WASHINGTON ST SUITE 201	ELLENSBURG	WA	98801	916001297	CHELAN CTY	$8,075	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
CLEMENTS BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
703 N 8TH ST	KILLEEN	TX	76541	741505573	501C3	$8,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
COLORADANS FOR RESPONSIBLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
PO BOX 387	CANON CITY	CO	81215	821189120	501C4	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
711 INDEPENDENT AVE	GRAND JUNCTION	CO	81505	840644739	STATE OF CO	$119,833	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF CONFERENCE SERVICES	FORT COLLINS	CO	80523	846000545	STATE OF CO	$11,561	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOIBLM
1849 C STREET NW RM 5665	WASHINGTON	DC	20240	840437540	US GOVT	$130,034	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
PO BOX 1747	CHEROKEE	NC	28719	560572090	EBCI	$13,853	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
FIRST HUNT FOUNDATION INC
2965 HWY 162	KAMIAH	ID	83536	473946789	501C3	$102,920	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
FORT RILEY MILITARY RESERVATION
500 HUEBNER ROAD	FORT RILEY	KS	66442	480628034	US GOVT	$15,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
FRIENDS OF PARRIE HAYNES RANCH
800 GANN BRANCH	KILEEN	TX	76549	331142417	501C3	$12,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
107 PARK HEADQUARTERS ROAD	GATLINBURG	TN	37738	530197094	US GOVT	$72,555	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
HANDS OF A SPORTSMAN
9820 CASTOR RD	SALISBURY	NC	28146	811174987	501C3	$10,227	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
IDAHO DEPT OF FISH AND GAME
1345 BARTON ROAD	POCATELLO	ID	83204	826000952	STATE OF ID	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
ILLINOIS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
1 NATURAL RESOURCES WAY	SPRINGFIELD	IL	62702	371340071	501C3	$125,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
IUP RESEARCH INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY SQUARE 1179 GRANT STEET	INDIANA	PA	15701	571175778	501C3	$20,274	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT	SUITE 1
JACKSON COUNTY FORESTY & PARKS
W9790 AIRPORT ROAD	BLACK RIVER FALLS	WI	54615	396005703	JACKSON CTY	$29,248	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
KNIGHT RANCHES
PO BOX 212	SPRINGERVILLE	AZ	85938	842531723		$15,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
LARIMER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
2150 CENTRE AVE SUITE 116	FORT COLLINS	CO	80526	846013752	STATE OF CO	$45,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
MAX MCGRAW WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 9	DUNDEE	IL	60118	362519612	501C3	$85,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS
PO BOX 200701	HELENA	MT	59620	810302402	STATE OF MT	$43,738	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
MONUMENT VIEW BIBLE CHURCH
1173 17 44928 ROAD	FRUITA	CO	81521	840918887	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
MORROW SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
PO BOX 127	HEPPNER	OR	97836	930797719	STATE OF OR	$8,007	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION
BUILDING 27 ST 3 FORT MISSOULA ROAD	MISSOULA	MT	59804	521786332	501C3	$32,363	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
PO BOX 530	EDGEFIELD	SC	29824	570564993	501C3	$12,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRIVE	RESTON	VA	20190	530204616	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
NATURE CONSERVANCY
4245 NORTH FAIRFAX DR STE 100	ARLINGTON	VA	22203	530242652	501C3	$73,049	$0	N/A	N/A	LAND PROTECTION
NC WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
1702 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH	RALEIGH	NC	27699	736502734	STATE OF NC	$12,543	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
1218 N ALPHA STREET	ELY	NV	89301	880400555	STATE OF NV	$40,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
901 S STEWART STREET SUITE 5003	CARSON CITY	NV	89701	880400555	STATE OF NV	$400,000	$0	N/A	N/A	LAND PROTECTION
NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES COMMISSION
1722 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH	RALEIGH	NC	27699	736502734	STATE OF NC	$16,530	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
ONE MONTANA
280 W KAGY BLVD STE D233	BOZEMAN	MT	59715	841645549	501C3	$75,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
ODFW/BOW 61374 PARRELL RD	BEND	OR	97702	930655103	STATE OF OR	$18,000	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
1495 EAST GREGORY ROAD	CENTRAL POINT	OR	97502	930655103	STATE OF OR	$7,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION
105 ARBUTUS LANE	SAINT MARYS	PA	15857	251901045	STATE OF PA	$29,924	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
PHEASANTS FOREVER
228 N OSBORNE	JANESVILLE	WI	54548	411429149	501C3	$20,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
PLATTE RIVER BASIN ENVIRONMENTS INC
1212 CIRCLE DR	SCOTTSBLUFF	NE	69361	470833541	501C3	$50,000	$0	N/A	N/A	LAND PROTECTION
PLUMAS CORPORATION
PO BOX 3880	QUINCY	CA	95971	800016418	501C3	$44,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
RAISED AT FULL DRAW
1221 E BUCHANAN STREET	WINTERSET	IA	50273	465141615	501C3	$38,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
1608 FOURTH STREET SUITE 201	BERKELEY	CA	94710	946002123	STATE OF CA	$35,000	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY
100 HIGH TOWER BLVD SUITE 100	PITTSBURGH	PA	15205	540846925	501C3	$102,425	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SISKIYOU COUNTY FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
857 N MAIN	YREKA	CA	96097	770227552	SISKIYOU CTY	$37,575	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SKAMANIA COUNTY TREASURER
PO BOX 790	STEVENSON	WA	98648	916001363	SKAMANIA CTY	$6,413	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SPORTSMENS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
801 KINGSMILL PARKWAY	COLUMBUS	OH	43229	310941103	501C3	$40,000	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL
PO BOX 112	ABSAROKEE	MT	59001	900641225	501C3	$8,073	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SWVA SPORTSMEN INC
PO BOX 269	VANSANT	VA	24656	462053795	501C3	$32,259	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY
3030 WILDLIFE WAY	MORRISTOWN	TN	37814	626001445	STATE OF TN	$6,790	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
2914 SWISS AVE	DALLAS	TX	75204	742602504	STATE OF TX	$6,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
3660 THOUSAND OAKS DR 126	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78247	742605516	STATE OF TX	$6,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
THE SIERRA FUND
204 PROVIDENCE MINE ROAD	NEVADA CITY	CA	95959	680485725	501C3	$69,999	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
C/O PNC BANK PO BOX 931113	CLEVELAND	OH	44193	616033693	501C3	$7,500	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
32 CAMPUS DRIVE	MISSOULA	MT	59801	816001713	STATE OF MT	$150,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
2101 SPEEDWAY STOP D7500	AUSTIN	TX	78712	746000203	STATE OF TX	$6,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
1000 EAST UNIVERSITY AVE	LARAMIE	WY	82071	836000331	STATE OF WY	$55,320	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
USDA FOREST SERVICE
PO BOX 6200-09	PORTLAND	OR	98228	720564834	US GOVT	$762,979	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES PO	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84114	876000545	STATE OF UT	$228,519	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT	BOX 146301
WALAMA RESTORATION PROJECT
PO BOX 894	EUGENE	OR	97440	931321979	501C3	$5,525	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
NATURAL RESOURCES BLDG 1111	OLYMPIA	WA	98501	941632572	STATE OF WA	$44,435	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT	WASHINGTON ST SE
WEST VIRGINIA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
324 4TH AVENUE	SOUTH CHARLESTON	WV	25303	556000763	STATE OF WV	$33,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
WESTERN MONTANA FISH & GAME
PO BOX 4294	MISSOULA	MT	59806	810360701	501C3	$5,428	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
WHITE MOUNTAIN CLAY BUSTERS
ATTN MICHAEL THRASHER PO BOX 234	PINE TOP	AZ	85935	860602528	501C3	$7,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
4426 VT ROUTE 215	CABOT	VT	05647	530196629	501C3	$100,000	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
WYOMING GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
5400 BISHOP BLVD	PINE TOP	AZ	85935	830208667	STATE OF WY	$76,760	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
WYOMING WOMENS FOUNDATION
1472 N 5TH STREET STE 201	LARAMIE	WY	82070	830287513	501C3	$7,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
YUMA YOUNG GUNS
6749 E MISSION ST	YUMA	AZ	85365	463083270	501C3	$6,400	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	75	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT SCHOLARSHIP/WILDLIFE LEADERSHIP AWARD	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	11	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$55,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	N/A	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	N/A	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS: RMEF AWARDS GRANTS TO APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, LAND CONSERVATION AND ACCESS, RESEARCH AND HUNTING HERITAGE PROJECTS. APPLICANTS SUBMIT A PROPOSAL THAT DETAILS THE SPECIFIC WORK TO BE COMPLETED. RMEF STAFF AND COORDINATING EXTERNAL PARTNERS, WHEN DEEMED APPROPRIATE, REVIEW THE PROPOSALS AND ASSESS THE BENEFITS TO ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITAT AND OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. RMEF GRANTS REQUIRE ACCOUNTABILITY OF WORK COMPLETION THROUGH COMPLETION REPORTS, PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER MEANS. SCHOLARSHIPS: AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, RMEF REQUIRES A VERIFICATION SIGNED BY THE APPLICANT'S DEPARTMENT HEAD OR CHAIRPERSON INDICATING ENROLLMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY'S WILDLIFE CURRICULUM, CLASS STANDING OF JUNIOR OR SENIOR, AND STUDENT'S GRADE POINT AVERAGE. TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE REQUIRED WITH THE APPLICATION, WHICH SHOULD FOCUS ON THE APPLICANT'S LEADERSHIP QUALITIES. DUE TO AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS RECEIVING EDUCATION REMOTELY VIA THE INTERNET, RMEF ALLOWS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM EMPLOYERS AND VOLUNTEER SUPERVISORS. ONCE A SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED, AND BEFORE FUNDS ARE DISBURSED, A SECOND UNIVERSITY VERIFICATION SIGNED BY THE STUDENT'S FACULTY ADVISOR AND DEPARTMENT HEAD CONFIRMING THE STUDENT'S ENROLLMENT FOR THE UPCOMING PERIOD IS REQUIRED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
R KYLE WEAVER
PRESIDENT & CEO	$568,661	$0	$94,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,586	$0	$29,574	$0	$702,821	$0	$90,357	$0
STEVE DECKER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	$188,953	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,451	$0	$11,922	$0	$226,326	$0	$0	$0
SHANE CRONK
CFO / TREASURER	$170,030	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,538	$0	$29,574	$0	$224,142	$0	$0	$0
RODNEY TRIEPKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT	$187,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,788	$0	$16,615	$0	$213,953	$0	$0	$0
GRANT PARKER
GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY	$160,460	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,535	$0	$28,031	$0	$197,026	$0	$0	$0
BLAKE HENNING
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	$162,850	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,037	$0	$11,922	$0	$193,809	$0	$0	$0
CHAD FRANKLIN
MNG. DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS	$150,030	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,913	$0	$29,574	$0	$187,517	$0	$0	$0
KIRK MURPHY
DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - NW	$133,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,037	$0	$16,615	$0	$157,202	$0	$0	$0
CASEY CLINE
CONTROLLER	$126,720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,686	$0	$16,615	$0	$150,021	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	RMEF ADDED A 457(F) PLAN FOR CASEY CLINE. IN 2022, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INITIATED AND COMPLETED A NEW CONTRACT FOR R. KYLE WEAVER. AS PART OF THE NEW CONTRACT, WEAVER'S 457(F) PLAN WAS CLOSED OUT AND THE REMAINING BALANCE OF $90,357 FROM 2021 AND 2020 CONTRIBUTIONS WAS PAID OUT AND INCLUDED IN 2022 BASE COMPENSATION. RMEF NO LONGER FUNDS A 457(F) PLAN FOR R. KYLE WEAVER. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $10,000 TO CASEY CLINE'S 457(F).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
RANDY NEWBERG
PAST BOARD MEMBER WITH MORE THAN 35% CONTROL OF ENTITY WITH OWNERSHIP OF JV	$3,166,666	INVESTMENT IN LLC	0
RANDY NEWBERG
PAST BOARD MEMBER WITH MORE THAN 35% CONTROL OF RELATED ENTITY	$52,000	SPONSORSHIP	0
RANDY NEWBERG
PAST BOARD MEMBER WITH MORE THAN 35% CONTROL OF RELATED ENTITY	$38,000	SPONSORSHIP AND EXPENDITURES WITH RELATED ENTITY	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$35,308	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	INVOICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	4	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$60,459	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVG ON RECEIPT	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Qualified Contrib Other QualifiedContribOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3,876,800	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):	THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS WAS USED IN PART I.
PART I, LINE 32B:	NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FORM OF REAL ESTATE ARE SOMETIMES SOLD BY UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF A REAL ESTATE AGENT.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE BOARD WHEN THE ENTIRE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION. HOWEVER, THIS AUTHORITY EXCLUDES THE ABILITY TO CHANGE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CORPORATE BYLAWS, AND APPROVE DISSOLUTION, MERGER, OR DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ASSETS. THE AUTHORITY ALSO EXCLUDES THE ABILITY TO REMOVE A BOARD MEMBER FROM SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	CHARLIE DECKER AND STEVE DECKER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FORM 990 BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. A PRELIMINARY REVIEW IS THEN CONDUCTED BY THE CONTROLLER. AFTER PREPARATION OF THE 990, A FINAL REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY THE CONTROLLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL. THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW CONDUCTED BY MANAGEMENT, AND PRESENT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS, BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE ON BOARD COMMITTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE OR UPDATE ANNUALLY THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY SIGNS A CODE OF ETHICS AND OATH OF OFFICE FORM. INSIDERS MUST AVOID ANY ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OR SHALL APPROPRIATELY MANAGE THE CONFLICT OR APPARENT CONFLICT THROUGH DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL. THE CONFLICTED PARTY OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTED PARTY SHALL RECUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, OTHER TECHNIQUES SHALL BE USED AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE FOLLOWED. ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY OCCUR BECAUSE PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH RMEF MAY HAVE MULTIPLE INTERESTS AND AFFILIATIONS, AND VARIOUS POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY OWE DUTIES OF LOYALTY TO MORE THAN ONE ORGANIZATION. NONETHELESS, ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY INVOLVING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, SHALL BE FULLY DISCLOSED, AND SHALL BE MANAGED SO THAT THE INTEGRITY, REPUTATION AND TAX EXEMPT TAX STATUS OF RMEF WILL BE MAINTAINED, INCLUDING RECUSAL OF THE CONFLICTED PARTY FROM CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUE. WHEN ENGAGING IN LAND AND EASEMENT TRANSACTIONS WITH INSIDERS, RMEF SHALL FOLLOW THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; DOCUMENT THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE RMEF'S MISSION; FOLLOW ALL TRANSACTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; AND ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO PRIVATE INUREMENT OR IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT. FOR PURCHASES FROM AND SALES OF PROPERTY TO INSIDERS, RMEF SHALL OBTAIN A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL PREPARED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNIFORM STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL PRACTICE BY A STATE-LICENSED OR STATE-CERTIFIED APPRAISER WHO HAS VERIFIABLE CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR CONSERVATION REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN SELLING PROPERTY TO INSIDERS, THE RMEF SHALL WIDELY MARKET THE PROPERTY IN A MANNER SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS SOLD AT OR ABOVE FAIR MARKET VALUE AND TO AVOID THE REALITY OR PERCEPTION THAT THE SALE INAPPROPRIATELY BENEFITED AN INSIDER. ANY RMEF STAFF MEMBERS INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WILL DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION TO HIS OR HER SUPERVISOR, AS WELL AS RMEF'S DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND GENERAL COUNSEL. THESE INDIVIDUALS, OR THEIR DELEGEES, WILL DETERMINE A RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IF ANY INSIDER IS INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH INSIDER WILL DISCLOSE THIS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RMEF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RMEF'S GENERAL COUNSEL, WHO, ALONG WITH APPROPRIATE BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR STAFF, WILL DETERMINE A RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THE GENERAL COUNSEL WILL REPORT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND RECOMMENDED COURSES OF ACTION TO THE RMEF AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARILY CONDUCTS A COMPENSATION REVIEW. THE REVIEW CONSISTS OF FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT PERFORMING A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS THEN EXECUTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022 FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKET ANALYSIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	RMEF'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO ON FILE WITH MOST SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICES AS PART OF RMEF'S CHARITABLE SOLICITATION COMPLIANCE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEB SITE, WWW.RMEF.ORG. IN ADDITION, RMEF'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED ON CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND GUIDESTAR WEB SITES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	LOSS ON SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT -278,815.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING AND SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SLPA LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5705 GRANT CREEK RD STE B	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	882413792	EIN
Primary Activities	CONSERVATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	-$1,866	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$5,052,945	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FND GROUP RETURN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5705 GRANT CREEK RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363953351	EIN
Primary Activities	CONSERVATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 12B, II	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (2)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5705 GRANT CREEK RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59808	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	TRUST	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Entity Type	T	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FND GROUP RETURN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$24,480,460	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	ACTUAL	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt