ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC (EIN 81-0421425)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-09
IRS object ID: 202223139349303887
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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	2022-11-09T14:32:04-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	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	2021-01-01	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	2022-11-07	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

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SARAH HINTZ	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00492291	PTIN
Phone	3037795710	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-11-07	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	R KYLE WEAVER	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	$100,181,049	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	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	164	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,835,510	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$28,111	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$34,143,237	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$52,185,551	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$25,254,990	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,406,675	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,364,784	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$696,168	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$649,486	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,622,582	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$68,412,497	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$61,910,976	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,133,479	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,250,918	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,126,189	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,708,353	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$6,050	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$14,432,970	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$44,757,918	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$29,140,315	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$62,017,586	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$46,105,636	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,394,911	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,805,340	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$115,073,136	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$133,708,601	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,699,201	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,352,689	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$106,373,935	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$124,355,912	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, HUNTING HERITAGE, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,231,217	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$100,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,351,014	RevenueAmt
Desc	PERMANENT LAND PROTECTION: 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 TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR MANAGEMENT. 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	$12,693,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,202,410	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	$6,840,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,379,105	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	$842,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$569,403	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	$842,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$569,403	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$27,606,217	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	331	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	164	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
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	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	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 (30 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)	$411,122	$0	$88,358
STEVE DECKER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	50.00	5.00		$196,369	$0	$21,814	Yes (X)
SHANE CRONK
CFO / TREASURER	50.00	5.00	Yes (X)	$180,280	$0	$37,591
RODNEY TRIEPKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT	50.00	5.00		$191,650	$0	$25,828	Yes (X)
GRANT PARKER
GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY	50.00	5.00	Yes (X)	$158,095	$0	$36,724
BLAKE HENNING
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	50.00	5.00		$167,725	$0	$23,753	Yes (X)
CHAD FRANKLIN
MNG. DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS	50.00	5.00		$145,347	$0	$35,856		Yes (X)
KIRK MURPHY
DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - NW	50.00	5.00		$133,650	$0	$23,115		Yes (X)
JENNIFER DOHERTY
DIRECTOR OF LANDS	50.00	5.00		$111,040	$0	$34,076		Yes (X)
TROY SWEET
DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - SW	50.00	5.00		$106,980	$0	$33,841		Yes (X)
ANDERSON SMITH
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	50.00	5.00		$107,630	$0	$28,303		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)
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)
NANCY HADLEY
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
NANCY HOLLAND
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
MAURICE HULL
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ERIC JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
KENT JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
DONNA MCDONALD
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
BILL PINE
DIRECTOR	5.00	1.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
DENNIS RADOCHA
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)
SCOTT SWASEY
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	$1,909,888	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$389,259	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	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
ROSS GROUP INC
6636 CHURCH STREET	DOUGLASVILLE	GA	30134	MEMBERSHIP DATABASE DESIGN & HOSTING	$541,993
FEDERAL EXPRESS
PO BOX 94515	PALATINE	IL	60094	SHIPPING	$443,725
FORWARDPMX LLC
575 BROADWAY 310	NEW YORK	NY	10012	MARKETING	$230,031
DAYSPRING RESTORATION
5463 TRUMPETER WAY	MISSOULA	MT	59808	WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION	$183,957
GRANDY VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
6721 18TH AVE NW	MINOT	ND	58703	VIDEO PRODUCTION	$157,823

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	26	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$5,106,859	MembershipDuesAmt
Related Organizations	$18,696,083	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$5,453,872	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$22,928,737	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,688,879	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$52,185,551	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP REVENUE	900099	$5,345,282	$5,345,282
ADVERTISING INCOME	541800	$1,835,510		$1,835,510
CONTRACT REVENUE	900099	$225,883	$225,883

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,406,675	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,639,020	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,639,020	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$244,810	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$244,810	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,200	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	$4,200	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,200	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,200	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$23,897,159	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$10,865,849	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$20,555,329	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$15,150,531	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,341,830	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$4,284,682	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$942,852	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$4,220,151	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$3,277,299	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$1,928,132	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,530,445	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$397,687	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$397,687	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,261,859	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,033,768	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$228,091	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$228,091	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INSURANCE REIMBURSE.	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$747,794	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$747,794	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$747,794	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$61,910,976	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,351,014	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,835,510	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,538,901	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,095,918	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,095,918	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,524,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$667,345	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$706,990	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150,521	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,593,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,340,285	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,196,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,056,874	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$425,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,283	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$189,628	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,320,761	TotalAmt
Program Services	$515,026	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$595,853	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$843,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$298,533	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$177,005	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$367,476	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$25	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$386	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,964	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,915	TotalAmt
Management And General	$59,915	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,856	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,050	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$6,050	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,144	TotalAmt
Management And General	$128,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,894,108	TotalAmt
Program Services	$763,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$308,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$821,898	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$881,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$516,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$332,286	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,167,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,769,741	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$278,965	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,119,074	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,635	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,716	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$345,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,808	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$280,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,759	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$831,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$335,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$466,784	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,953	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$654,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$340,865	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$166,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$147,162	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,200	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
COST OF SALES	$4,348,643	$4,348,643
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	$3,990,400	$3,990,400
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS	$3,591,105	$3,591,105
CONSERVATION PROJECTS	$2,112,430	$2,112,430

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$731,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$386,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$272,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,711	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,105,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,606,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,066,449	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,432,970	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,662,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,510,683	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,021,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,396,194	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$860,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$665,838	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,423,897	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,521,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,934,285	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$367,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,079,076	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$18,397,738	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,090,357	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,767,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,307,381	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,238,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,102,793	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,097,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,974,754	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	$115,073,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,708,601	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,317,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,345,560	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,511,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,599,710	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,423,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,446,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,407,419	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,699,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,352,689	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	$50,830,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,377,996	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,543,270	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,977,916	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,373,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,355,912	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,073,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,708,601	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$15,805,340	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,411,115	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$234,478	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	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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	$26,191,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$38,496,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,815,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,143,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$52,185,551	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$195,832,246	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,191,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$38,496,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,815,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,143,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$52,185,551	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$195,832,246	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,923,071	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$187,909,175	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,461,190	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,850,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,088,520	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,465,227	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,888,030	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,753,227	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,140,728	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,900,547	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,113,600	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,454,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,835,510	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$35,444,561	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$90,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$52,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$747,794	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$916,392	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$240,946,426	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$53,538,444	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.77990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.70940	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 - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 90,439. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 9,109. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 52,353. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 16,697. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 747,794.	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	$3,750	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$121,548	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$125,298	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$62,313,254	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$62,438,552	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	$56,658	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$115,967	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$368,416	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$125,298	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$666,339	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	$34,761	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$61,889	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,552	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$3,750	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$101,952	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	230	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	420149.00	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	2316.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$175,170	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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$47,743,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$327,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,619,440	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$325,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$168,235	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$54,196,205	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.19860	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.43670	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.36470	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	$12,306,460	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,181,146	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,125,314	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,534,729	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,909,211	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$625,518	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$176,549	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$176,549	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,307,381	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ANNUITY CONTRACT PAYABLE	$1,204,257
CURRENT PLANNED GIFT	$203,162

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,407,419	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$78,947,117	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$2,411,115	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$234,478	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,176,637	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$76,770,480	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$128,144	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$14,987,648	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$14,859,504	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$61,910,976	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$60,965,140	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$14,987,648	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$14,987,648	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$45,977,492	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$128,144	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$128,144	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$46,105,636	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 3:	DURING 2021, RMEF MODIFIED ONE CONSERVATION EASEMENT HELD IN COLORADO IN ORDER TO PROTECT ADDITIONAL ACRES.
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 ARTWORK, BRONZES, MOUNTS, HISTORICAL OBJECTS, AND OTHER ITEMS OF CONTINUING VALUE AND INTEREST. 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 -234,478.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXTRAORDINARY LOSS INCLUDED IN REVENUE -48,648. COST OF SALES INCLUDED IN REVENUE -14,939,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EXTRAORDINARY LOSS MOVED TO REVENUE 48,648. COST OF SALES INCLUDED IN REVENUE 14,939,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	GRANT MAKING	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	GRANT MAKING FOR HUNTING HERITAGE	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$100,000	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	$100,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$100,000	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	CONSERVATION EDUCATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$100,000	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE/ACH	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash Asst	N/A	DescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method Used	N/A	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS 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	$1,533,668	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$1,533,668	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$119,007	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$3,470	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$693,474	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$82,630	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$333,597	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	ELK CAMP	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$394,464	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$394,464	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$12,000	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$3,509	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$91,814	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$71,999	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$15,000	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$103,945	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,928,132	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$1,928,132	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$131,007	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$6,979	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$785,288	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$71,999	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$97,630	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$437,542	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$1,530,445	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$397,687	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (67 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
1980 E HOPI DR	SPRINGERVILLE	AZ	85938	260191335	STATE OF AZ	$143,519	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
PO BOX 316	JASPER	AR	72641	710562360	STATE OF AR	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
ASOTIN COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD
PO BOX 881	ASOTIN	WA	99402	916001295	ASOTIN CTY	$22,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST
720 SHERIDAN AVE	CODY	WY	82414	830180406	501C3	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
1724 BALL MOUNTAIN RD	MONTAGUE	CA	96064	271674044	STATE OF CA	$80,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION
1346 BLUE OAKS BLVD	ROSEVILLE	CA	95678	941149574	501C3	$9,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
CAVALIER COUNTY WEED BOARD
901 3RD STREET STE 15	LANGDON	ND	58249	456002206	CAVALIER CTY	$9,789	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
CHELAN COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
411 WASHINGTON ST SUITE 201	ELLENSBURG	WA	98801	916001297	CHELAN CTY	$6,030	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1313 SHERMAN ST ROOM 423	DENVER	CO	80203	840644739	STATE OF CO	$15,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2829 W HOWARD PL	DENVER	CO	80204	562563189	STATE OF CO	$75,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
6060 BROADWAY	DENVER	CO	80216	840644739	STATE OF CO	$114,713	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF CONFERENCE SERVICES	FORT COLLINS	CO	80523	846000545	STATE OF CO	$8,296	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
COWLITZ CO PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
PO BOX 3007	LONGVIEW	WA	98632	916001037	COLWITZ CTY	$5,685	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
DEL ORO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTSMAN CLUB
ATTN MR JACK PCHELKIN 3300 TAYLOR	LOOMIS	CA	95650	946108295	501C3	$5,924	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE	ROAD
DOIBLM
1849 C STREET NW RM 5665	WASHINGTON	DC	20240	840437540	US GOVT	$212,159	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
FATHERS IN THE FIELD
6796 N FRANKLIN AVE	LOVELAND	CO	80538	364646269	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
FIRST HUNT FOUNDATION INC
2965 HWY 162	KAMIAH	ID	83536	473946789	501C3	$35,983	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
FORT RILEY CONSERVATION DIVISION
407 PERSHING COURT	FORT RILEY	KS	66442	480628034	US GOVT	$7,500	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
107 PARK HEADQUARTERS ROAD	GATLINBURY	TN	37738	530197094	US GOVT	$5,790	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
HANDS OF A SPORTSMAN
9820 CASTOR RD	SALISBURY	NC	28146	811174987	501C3	$12,228	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME
PO BOX 25	BOISE	ID	83707	820600952	STATE OF ID	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
ILLINOIS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
1 NATURAL RESOURCES WAY	SPRINGFIELD	IL	62702	371340071	501C3	$120,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
INTEGRAL ECOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER
239 RAILROAD AVE	BLUE LAKE	CA	95525	201687238	501C3	$55,847	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES
1 SPORTSMANS LANE	FRANKFORT	KY	40601	610600439	STATE OF KY	$65,996	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
MAX MCGRAW WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 9	DUNDEE	IL	60118	362519612	501C3	$130,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
MCKENZIE COUNTY SPORTSMAN'S CLUB
2306 121X AVE NW	WATFORD CITY	ND	58854	832705231		$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
460 PETERSON RD	GRAND RAPIDS	MN	55744	416007162	STATE OF MN	$7,793	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS
PO BOX 200701	HELENA	MT	59620	810302402	STATE OF MT	$85,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
MONTANA FISH WILDLIFE AND PARKS
1420 EAST SIXTH AVE	HELENA	MT	59620	810302402	STATE OF MT	$37,028	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NATURE CONSERVANCY
4245 NORTH FAIRFAX DR STE 100	ARLINGTON	VA	22203	530242652	501C3	$74,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION WILDLIFE DIVISION
2200 NORTH 33RD STREET	LINCOLN	NE	68503	470491233	STATE OF NE	$29,080	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
NEVADA DEPT OF WILDLIFE
6980 SIERRA CENTER PKWY 120	RENO	NV	89511	886000022	STATE OF NV	$30,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
5041 INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD NE SUITE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87110	856000406	STATE OF NM	$12,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH	100
ONE MONTANA
280 W KAGY BLVD STE D233	BOZEMAN	MT	59715	841645549	501C3	$60,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
ODFW/BOW 61374 PARRELL RD	BEND	OR	97702	930655103	STATE OF OR	$15,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
OREGON HUNTERS ASSOCIATION
4034 FAIRVIEW INDUSTRIAL DRIVE SE	SALEM	OR	97302	930655103	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
PASS IT ON - OUTDOOR MENTORS INC
310 E 2ND	WICHITA	KS	67202	205044499	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RACHEL CARSON STATE OFFICE BUILDING	HARRISBURG	PA	17105	251773197	STATE OF PA	$16,804	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT	400 MARKET ST
PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION
105 ARBUTUS LN	ST MARYS	PA	15857	251618042	STATE OF PA	$18,779	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
PERRIN RANCH LLC
3445 N SCHAFFER LN	FLAGSTAFF	AZ	86004	943385975		$50,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SCOTT RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL
514 NORTH HWY 3	ETNA	CA	96027	453936205	501C3	$10,752	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SKAMANIA COUNTY TREASURER
PO BOX 790	STEVENSON	WA	98648	916001363	SKAMANIA CTY	$6,464	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF GAME FISH AND PARKS
4130 ADVENTURE TRAIL	RAPID CITY	SD	57702	466000364	STATE OF SD	$100,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPT OF FISH WILDLIFE PO BOX 84254	SEATTLE	WA	98124	911632572	STATE OF WA	$24,473	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
STILLWATER VALLEY WATERSHED COUNCIL
PO BOX 112	ABSAROKEE	MT	59001	900641225	501C3	$6,927	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
SWVA SPORTSMEN INC
PO BOX 269	VANSANT	VA	24656	462053795	501C3	$25,927	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY
5107 EDMONDSON PIKE	NASHVILLE	TN	37211	621806324	STATE OF TN	$62,703	$0	N/A	N/A	ACQUISITION
THE CONSERVATION FUND
1655 N FORT MYER DRIVE SUITE 1300	ARLINGTON	VA	22209	521388917	501C3	$50,000	$0	N/A	N/A	ACQUISITION
UNION COUNTY
1001 4TH STREET STE A B	LA GRANDE	OR	97850	936002313	UNION CTY	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
1850 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE SUITE 300	DAVIS	CA	95618	946036494	STATE OF CA	$46,339	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
C/O PNC BANK PO BOX 931113	CLEVELAND	OH	44193	616033693	STATE OF KY	$110,000	$0	N/A	N/A	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
32 CAMPUS DRIVE	MISSOULA	MT	59801	816001713	STATE OF MT	$250,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
1400 NE CAMPUS PKWY	SEATTLE	WA	98195	916001537	STATE OF WA	$7,623	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
OFFICE FOR RESEARCH	MILWAUKEE	WI	53278	391805963	STATE OF WI	$76,678	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
1000 EAST UNIVERSITY AVE	LARAMIE	WY	82071	836000331	STATE OF WY	$263,030	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
US SPORTSMENS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
801 KINGSMILL PKWY	COLUMBUS	OH	43229	310941103	501C3	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	ADVOCACY
USFS USDA
1400 INDEPENENCE AVE SW	WASHINGTON	DC	20250	720564834	US GOVT	$832,315	$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	$111,584	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT	BOX 146301
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
PO BOX 84254	SEATTLE	WA	98124	941632572	STATE OF WA	$24,196	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
WASHINGTON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
PO BOX 84254	SEATTLE	WA	98124	941632572	STATE OF WA	$114,906	$0	N/A	N/A	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
WHITE MOUNTAIN CLAY BUSTERS
ATTN MICHAEL THRASHER PO BOX 234	PINE TOP	AZ	85935	860602528	501C3	$5,900	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
4426 VT ROUTE 215 N	CABOT	VT	05647	530196629	US GOVT	$50,000	$0	N/A	N/A	RESEARCH
WYLDLIFE FUND
PO BOX 890	BUFFALO	WY	82834	832290091	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
WYOMING DISABLED HUNTERS ORGANIZATION
PO BOX 2232	CODY	WY	82414	263204990	501C3	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
WYOMING GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
5400 BISHOP BLVD	CHEYENNE	WY	82006	830208667	STATE OF WY	$172,258	$0	N/A	N/A	HUNTING HERITAGE
WYOMING WOMENS FOUNDATION
1472 N 5TH STREET STE 201	LARAMIE	WY	82070	830287513	501C3	$6,000	$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	69	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	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
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
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 (8 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	$320,872	$0	$90,250	$0	$0	$0	$60,055	$0	$28,303	$0	$499,480	$0	$0	$0
STEVE DECKER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	$188,619	$0	$7,750	$0	$0	$0	$10,163	$0	$11,651	$0	$218,183	$0	$0	$0
SHANE CRONK
CFO / TREASURER	$170,030	$0	$10,250	$0	$0	$0	$9,288	$0	$28,303	$0	$217,871	$0	$0	$0
RODNEY TRIEPKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT	$188,900	$0	$2,750	$0	$0	$0	$9,750	$0	$16,078	$0	$217,478	$0	$0	$0
GRANT PARKER
GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY	$157,845	$0	$250	$0	$0	$0	$8,421	$0	$28,303	$0	$194,819	$0	$0	$0
BLAKE HENNING
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	$162,475	$0	$5,250	$0	$0	$0	$8,787	$0	$14,966	$0	$191,478	$0	$0	$0
CHAD FRANKLIN
MNG. DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS	$145,097	$0	$250	$0	$0	$0	$7,553	$0	$28,303	$0	$181,203	$0	$0	$0
KIRK MURPHY
DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - NW	$133,400	$0	$250	$0	$0	$0	$7,037	$0	$16,078	$0	$156,765	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDED A 457(F) PLAN FOR R KYLE WEAVER. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $50,000 TO R KYLE WEAVER'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 OWNERSHIP IN JOINT VENTURE	$3,166,666	INVESTMENT IN LLC	0
RANDY NEWBERG
PAST BOARD MEMBER WITH MORE THAN 35% CONTROL OF RELATED ENTITY	$42,640	SPONSORSHIP AND EXPENDITURES WITH RELATED ENTITY	0
RANDY NEWBERG
PAST BOARD MEMBER WITH MORE THAN 35% CONTROL OF RELATED ENTITY	$50,000	SPONSORSHIP	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	11	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$118,479	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	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,570,400	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 SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS THEN EXECUTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2020 AND IS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
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 -234,478.
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 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	$18,696,083	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	ACTUAL	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt