ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC (EIN 81-0421425)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-13
IRS object ID: 201913179349302811
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-13T08:22:31-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	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	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2019-11-13	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-04-17 16:48:07Z	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	$105,578,694	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
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	THE MISSION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITAT AND OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. OUR MISSION INCLUDES FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; LAND PROTECTION, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP, ELK RESTORATION AND HUNTING HERITAGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	169	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,873,689	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$26,191,183	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$38,496,310	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$8,008,310	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,788,252	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,168,516	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,255,294	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$15,898,833	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$18,021,832	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$53,266,842	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$66,561,688	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,079,210	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,655,579	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,694,270	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$12,928,432	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$198,580	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$25,175	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$5,933,477	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$35,733,659	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$45,181,937	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$47,705,719	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$59,791,123	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,561,123	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$6,770,565	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$91,595,758	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$91,465,853	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,421,226	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,821,114	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$85,174,532	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$84,644,739	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION IS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITAT AND OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. OUR MISSION INCLUDES FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; LAND PROTECTION, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP, ELK RESTORATION AND HUNTING HERITAGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$26,300,213	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,369,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	PERMANENT 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, A 100-POINT RANKING SYSTEM, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FIELD-BASED PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THE HIGHEST PRIORITY HABITAT OR ACCESS AREAS ARE PROTECTED THROUGH ACQUISITION OR EASEMENT, AND THEN USUALLY CONVEYED TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR MANAGEMENT. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ALLOW LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND IN PERPETUITY FROM DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER USES THAT COULD DIMINISH THE HABITAT VALUE. AT THE CLOSE OF 2018, RMEF HAD PERMANENTLY PROTECTED 1,244,260 CUMULATIVE ACRES OF ELK HABITAT, AND OPENED OR SECURED PUBLIC ACCESS TO 1,246,534 ACRES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$12,087,435	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,254,632	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: REPRESENTS THE COSTS OF PROVIDING EDUCATION AND BENEFITS TO ALL ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION MEMBERS, INCLUDING CERTAIN COSTS RELATED TO BUGLE MAGAZINE. RMEF OFFERS SEVERAL LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, WITH DIFFERENT BENEFITS AT EACH LEVEL. RMEF PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PREMIUMS TO ITS MEMBERS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR SUPPORT. ITEMS VARY WITH LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO BUGLE MAGAZINE, DECALS, LAPEL PINS, HATS, PERSONALIZED PLAQUES, JACKETS, AND OTHER ITEMS. MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND HABITAT PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION BROCHURES. MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS HAPPENING IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS. MEMBERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND ANY NUMBER OF RMEF LOCAL OR NATIONAL EVENTS. AT THE CLOSE OF 2018, RMEF HAD 234,982 MEMBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,793,192	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,619,579	GrantAmt
Revenue	$164,620	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION PROJECTS: 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. RMEF ALSO FUNDS A VARIETY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STUDIES TO BETTER MANAGE ELK OR THEIR HABITAT. RESEARCH TOPICS INCLUDE ELK CALF MORTALITY, NUTRITION, PREDATION, LIVESTOCK INTERACTION, DISEASE, MIGRATIONS AND GENETICS. RMEF ALSO FUNDS CENSUS AND TELEMETRY STUDIES TO DETERMINE HABITAT USE AND MIGRATION ROUTES. AT THE CLOSE OF 2018, RMEF HAD ENHANCED 6,234,678 CUMULATIVE ACRES OF ELK HABITAT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$5,023,646	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$36,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$50,204,486	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	Yes (true)	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	551	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	1	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	169	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	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	IA	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	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	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	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	NE	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	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	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	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SHANE CRONK TREASURER	PersonNm
Phone	4065234500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARK BAKER
Director	7.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP BARRETT
Director	10.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE BAUGH
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN CAID
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLIE DECKER
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$15,450	$0	$0
TW GARRETT
Director	6.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY HADLEY
Director	7.50	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NANCY HOLLAND
CEO (PART YEAR)	10.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$2,725	$0	$12,250	Yes (X)
LARRY IRWIN
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC JOHNSON
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENT JOHNSON
Director	10.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRED LEKSE
Director	10.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL MADISON
Director	8.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DON MOSS
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MUNSON
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$15,450	$0	$0
RANDY NEWBERG
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICKI PELTONEN
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL PINE
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JERRY PIONESSA
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEWIS STAPLEY
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL STEUERT
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY SWEET
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE TREADWAY
Director	4.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN VAVRA
Director	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
R KYLE WEAVER
President & CEO	50.00	5.00		$183,344	$0	$14,612	Yes (X)
M DAVID ALLEN
President & CEO	50.00	5.00		$202,737	$0	$3,874	Yes (X)
SHANE CRONK
Treasurer	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RODNEY TRIEPKE
Secretary	50.00	5.00		$208,620	$0	$24,557	Yes (X)
LORI PARKER
Treasurer	50.00	5.00		$174,436	$0	$20,943	Yes (X)
BLAKE HENNING
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	50.00	5.00		$164,030	$0	$19,859		Yes (X)
STEVE DECKER
VP OF MARKETING	50.00	5.00		$156,403	$0	$22,833		Yes (X)
GRANT PARKER
GENERAL COUNSEL	50.00	5.00		$156,078	$0	$22,264			Yes (X)
DON BLAKLEY
DIR OF FIELD OPER	40.00	10.00		$130,405	$0	$20,218			Yes (X)
RALPH CINFIO III
VP OPERATIONS	40.00	10.00		$127,709	$0	$18,357			Yes (X)
SHANE CRONK
VP DEVELOPMENT	50.00	5.00		$114,980	$0	$20,743			Yes (X)
KIRK MURPHY
DIR OF FIELD OPER	40.00	10.00		$111,483	$0	$21,401			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,763,850	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$221,911	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	29	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
USDA FOREST SERVICE
1400 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW	WASHINGTON	DC	20250	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT	$1,072,026
WELLS FARGO
1 MONTGOMERY ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	MERCHANT & BANK SERV	$568,696
BIG TIME ENTERTAINMENT
1984 NORWAY LAKE RD SW	PINE RIVER	MN	56474	TELEVISION	$328,050
WISCONSIN DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
101 S WEBSTER ST	MADISON	WI	53707	ELK RELOCATION	$314,109
THE EXPO GROUP
5931 CAMPUS CIRCLE DR W	IRVING	TX	75063	EXPOSITION SERVICES	$294,879

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	19	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$9,845,361	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$441,656	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$28,209,293	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$17,367,692	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$38,496,310	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACT REVENUE	900099	$164,620	$164,620
LAND SALES	900099	$3,369,000	$3,369,000
MEMBERSHIP REVENUE	900099	$2,254,632	$2,254,632

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,788,252	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,557,551	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,557,551	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$292,709	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$292,709	ExclusionAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$22,736,520	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$19,919,850	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$118,927	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,816,670	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$118,927	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,697,743	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,697,743	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$22,886,538	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$13,947,347	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,939,191	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,939,191	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$8,837,775	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$3,340,922	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,496,853	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,496,853	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$3,154,463	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,689,960	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,464,503	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$54,222	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,410,281	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING / TELEVISION	541800	$1,819,467	$1,819,467
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$9,109		$9,109

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,828,576	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,561,688	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,788,252	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,873,689	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$20,403,437	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,619,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,619,579	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,196,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$603,856	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$461,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130,600	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,531,691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,610,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,384,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,537,119	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$430,817	TotalAmt
Program Services	$283,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,192	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,977,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,268,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$369,303	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$340,142	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$791,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$469,169	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$197,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$124,881	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,495	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,217	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,766	TotalAmt
Management And General	$106,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,175	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$25,175	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,547,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,338,854	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,829	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$154,141	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,230,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$901,813	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,443	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$286,420	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,029,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,082,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$193,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,753,404	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,509	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$339,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,017	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$274,510	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,858	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,653,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,265,865	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$126,670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$260,950	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$251,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,624	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$96,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,769	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$568,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$350,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$110,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$107,730	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,911	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,544	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,695	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,672	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	$17,128,000	$17,128,000
CONSERVATION PROJECTS	$4,469,464	$4,469,464
LAND PROTECTION-PUBLIC ACCESS	$4,156,975	$4,156,975
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS	$3,126,482	$3,126,482

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$397,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,664	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$89,698	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,791,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,204,486	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,653,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,933,477	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,042,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,025,942	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,451,652	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,051,875	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,052,355	BOYAmt
EOY	$910,671	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$934,241	BOYAmt
EOY	$798,401	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,410,363	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,197,640	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,619,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,038,399	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$18,418,258	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,094,257	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,554,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,324,001	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,550,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,959,860	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,675,364	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,845,364	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$304,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$313,700	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$91,595,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,465,853	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,872,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,105,789	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,177,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,229,144	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,370,820	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,486,181	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,421,226	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,821,114	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,814,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,930,633	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,522,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,720,227	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,837,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,993,879	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,174,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,644,739	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$91,595,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,465,853	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$6,770,565	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$7,026,160	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	-$5,349	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$268,849	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$19,431,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$41,215,213	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,824,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,191,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$38,496,310	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$145,158,674	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,431,088	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$41,215,213	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,824,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,191,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$38,496,310	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$145,158,674	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$20,865,320	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$124,293,354	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,302,976	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,388,021	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,401,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,461,190	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,850,260	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,404,277	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,119,561	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,512,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,035,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,140,728	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,900,547	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$67,709,520	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$90,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$90,439	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,109	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$244,047	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$220,516,518	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$37,732,791	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.56360	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.58370	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax	false	Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$34,761	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$21,897	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$56,658	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$76,696,668	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$76,753,326	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720FiledInd

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	$25,947	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$50,301	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$78,006	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$56,658	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$210,912	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	$5,160	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$20,025	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$9,365	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$34,761	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$69,311	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	212	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	39	TotalAcreageCnt
Modified Easements	2	ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held	16	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	11	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$146,807	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	false	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

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	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$54,196,000	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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$44,742,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$786,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,516,565	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$1,141,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$160,565	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$47,743,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$46,758,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$218,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$560,564	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,499,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$174,436	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$44,742,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$45,773,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$453,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,079,404	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,336,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$211,404	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$46,758,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.20600	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.62400	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.17000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

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	$12,344,663	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,249,403	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,095,260	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,458,772	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,748,921	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$709,851	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,234,823	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,095,933	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$138,890	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$11,324,001	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES & TRUSTS	Desc
Amt	$1,486,181	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,486,181	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$59,272,972	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$7,025,216	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,349	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$268,849	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$7,288,716	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$66,561,688	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$66,561,688	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$59,796,472	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$5,349	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$5,349	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$59,791,123	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$59,791,123	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 3: Explanation of Each Easement Change	DURING 2018, TWO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS WERE AMENDED. BOTH EASEMENTS WERE AMENDED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE SUBJECT TO THE EASEMENT.
Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy	THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION (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: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.	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: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.	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 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	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, ELK RESTORATION 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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt
BENTZ WHALEY FLESSNER
7251 OHMS LN	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55439	CONSULTING	false	$13,945
JOHNATHAN MCKEE
3987 MISSOURI FLAT RD 34	PLACERVILLE	CA	95667	CONSULTING	false	$9,000
(no name)
					false
(no name)
					false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$22,945	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	HUNTER CHRISTMAS / NATL CONV	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$2,431,110	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$2,431,110	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$9,623	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$621,862	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$123,601	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$123,399	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$270,793	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	TUCSON AZ	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$470,809	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$470,809	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$114,728	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$7,858	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$71,760	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$10,754	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	43	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$19,984,619	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$19,984,619	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$81,668	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$6,424,699	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$287,973	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$2,629,690	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$52,859	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$3,116,080	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$22,886,538	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$22,886,538	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$81,668	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$6,549,050	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$917,693	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$2,825,051	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$176,258	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$3,397,627	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$13,947,347	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$8,939,191	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor Bingo	false	VolunteerLaborBingoInd
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs	false	VolunteerLaborPullTabsInd
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$8,837,775	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Other Gaming	$84,807	CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming	$3,017,257	NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Gaming	$106,902	RentFcltyCostsOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming	$131,956	OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	Yes (true)	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	0.96620	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$8,837,775	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming	$84,807	CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming	$3,017,257	NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Gaming	$106,902	RentFcltyCostsTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming	$131,956	OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	$3,340,922	DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$5,496,853	NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	AK	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	CO	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	ID	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	IL	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	IN	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	IA	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	MI	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	MN	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	MT	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	ND	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	OR	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	PA	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	TX	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	WA	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	WI	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
States Where Gaming Conducted	WY	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (true)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	Yes (true)	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility	0.01000	GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility	0.99000	GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With Books	SHANE CRONK	IndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

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)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	false	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager Person	CHAD FRANKLIN	GamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation	$1,500	GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services Prov	VP OF FIELD OPERATIONS	GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is Employee	Yes (X)	GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	Yes (true)	CharitableDistributionRqrInd
Distributed	$5,496,854	DistributedAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

STM01

ON SCHEDULE G PART II COLUMN C THE INCORRECT TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS IS LISTED DUE TO SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS. THE CORRECT TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS IS 668.FORM 990 PART V LINE 1A: PRIZEWINNERS ARE REPORTED TO THE IRS ON FORM 1099-MISC OR W2-G. THESE FORMS ARE ISSUED BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION, INC UNTER ITS PRIMARY EIN. RMEF INC ISSUED A TOTAL OF 550 FORMS 1099 AND ONE FORM W2-G FOR THE 2018 REPORTING YEAR.SCHEDULE G PART I LINE 2B: PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS BENTZ WHALEY FLESSNER AND JOHNATHAN MCKEE ARE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO FUNDRAISING STAFF. THEY HELP US TO ADMINISTER OUR FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS, AND ARE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY DIRECT SOLICITATIONS.SCHEDULE G PART 111 LINE 16: CHAD FRANKLIN OVERSEES FIELD GAMING ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION TO CHAD, WE HAVE TWO PART TIME EMPLOYEES AND ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE THAT WORK IN GAMING COMPLIANCE.

Part III, Line 17b - Distributions Required Under State Law

AK $56132 CO $536598 ID $428787 IL $57242 IN $129814 IA $95964 MI $244643 MN $310535 MT $478946 ND $233786 OR $653069 PA $443327 TX $290476 WA $515798 WI $574516 WY $447221

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
1849 C STREET NW RM 5665	WASHINGTON	DC	20240	840437540	$185,000	$0	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
USDA FOREST SERVICE
1400 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW	WASHINGTON	DC	20250	720564834	$1,012,365	$0	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
WISCONSIN DEPT OF NATURAL RES
101 S WEBSTER ST	MADISON	WI	53707	396006436	$314,109	$0	ELK RELOCATION; HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
WYOMING GAME & FISH DEPT
5400 BISHOP BLVD	CHEYENNE	WY	82006	830208667	$108,105	$0	HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIP	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	12	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$36,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Additional Supplemental Information

EVERY YEAR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION WHO EXHIBIT OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP. APPLICANTS MUST LIST THEIR LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, HOBBIES, EMPLOYMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS THEY RELATE TO WILDLIFE OR NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY MUST ALSO WRITE ESSAYS DESCRIBING IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ISSUES FACING NORTH AMERICA, THE ROLE OF HUNTING IN CONSERVATION, AND HOW THE SCHOLARSHIP WOULD BENEFIT THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR CAREER GOALS. ESTABLISHED IN 1991, THIS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THE CONSERVATION WORLD AND IS WELL KNOWN AND HIGHLY REGARDED IN ACADEMIA.RMEF AWARDS GRANT FUNDS TO APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS. BEFORE GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THE APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL THAT DETAILS THE SPECIFIC HABITAT ENHANCEMENT 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.

Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used

AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, RMEF REQUIRES A VERIFICATION SIGNED BY THE APPLICANTS DEPARTMENT HEAD OR CHAIRPERSON INDICATING ENROLLMENT IN THE UNIVERSITYS WILDLIFE CURRICULUM, CLASS STANDING OF JUNIOR OR SENIOR, AND STUDENTS 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 STUDENTS FACULTY ADVISOR AND DEPARTMENT HEAD CONFIRMING THE STUDENTS ENROLLMENT FOR THE UPCOMING PERIOD IS REQUIRED.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
BLAKE HENNING
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	$152,030	$12,000	$8,613	$11,246	$183,889
DON BLAKLEY
DIR OF FIELD OPER	$130,405		$6,683	$13,535	$150,623
GRANT PARKER
GENERAL COUNSEL	$156,078		$8,290	$13,974	$178,342
LORI PARKER
Treasurer	$164,436	$10,000	$9,249	$11,694	$195,379
M DAVID ALLEN
President & CEO	$202,737		$2,647	$1,227	$206,611
R KYLE WEAVER
President & CEO	$183,344		$7,253	$7,359	$197,956
RODNEY TRIEPKE
Secretary	$188,620	$20,000	$10,721	$13,836	$233,177
STEVE DECKER
VP OF MARKETING	$156,403		$8,115	$14,718	$179,236

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CEO MAY BE AWARDED A BONUS BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OTHER OFFICERS AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES MAY RECEIVE A BONUS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$9,500	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	ARTIST LETTER	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$55,812	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	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$16,930,380	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$265,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Commercial RealEstateCommercialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$85,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$22,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	5	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FORM OF REAL ESTATE ARE SOMETIMES SOLD BY UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF A REAL ESTATE AGENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: HUNTING HERITAGE AND OUTREACH: REPRESENTS PROGRAMS TO NURTURE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE HUNTERS PLAY IN CONSERVING ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITAT. THE GOAL OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE PROGRAM IS TO CULTIVATE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HUNTER-CONSERVATIONISTS BY PROVIDING IN-DEPTH TRAINING, OUTDOOR SKILLS ACTIVITIES, TOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. RMEF HOPES TO ENCOURAGE MORE CONSERVATION LEADERS AMONG YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE. RMEF ACHIEVES THE EDUCATION THROUGH OUR ELK COUNTRY VISITOR CENTER, CHAPTER EVENTS, GRANTS, MEDIA OUTREACH, WILDLIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND VARIOUS WORKSHOPS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ELK RESTORATION: REPRESENTS RESTORING ELK BACK TO THEIR HISTORIC RANGES. THIS PROCESS BEGINS WITH A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DETERMINE IF WILD, FREE-RANGING ELK STILL HAVE A PLACE IN THEIR FORMER HABITATS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AGENCIES, RMEF WILL HELP TRANSFER WILD ELK TO THEIR HISTORIC RANGES. STATE AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE RELOCATED HERDS. SINCE 1995, RMEF HAS HELPED LAUNCH EIGHT SUCCESSFUL ELK RESTORATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee	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, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	DIRECTOR CHARLIE DECKER AND KEY EMPLOYEE STEVE DECKER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	MANAGEMENT PREPARES THE RETURN, WITH A PRELIMINARY REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE TREASURER. A TECHNICAL REVIEW IS ALSO COMPLETED BY A THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FINAL REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY THE TREASURER, SECRETARY 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	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 the Elk Foundation 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 the Elk Foundation 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 RMEFs 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 RMEFs 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 RMEFs 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, RMEF CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION REVIEW. THE REVIEW CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS THEN EXECUTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	A MARKET ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IS CONDUCTED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SALARIES FOR OPEN POSITIONS AS WELL AS EXISTING POSITIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	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.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	CHANGE IN VALUE GIFT ANNUITIES = -$268849
PART I SUMMARY INFORMATION	THIS RETURN INCLUDES INFORMATION FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC, INCLUDING ALL OF ITS CHAPTERS.

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	7	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 (true)	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	TRUST	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	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	$13,154,212	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	ACTUAL	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt