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WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES (EIN 82-0329350)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-02-10
IRS object ID
201700419349300745
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-02-10T11:13:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1877 W MAIN ST STE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityBOISECityNm
State AbbreviationIDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP83702ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN820329350EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH ANDBusinessNameLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2083319431PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityBOISECityNm
State AbbreviationIDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP83705ZIPCd

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PersonDEB VONDEBURPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURER/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2083319431PhoneNum
Signature2017-02-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonKIM HUNWARDSEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00484560PTIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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US Address USAddress

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CityBOISECityNm
State AbbreviationIDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP83705ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,756,680GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionPROMOTING THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN FISH AND WILDLIFE IN WESTERN STATES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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CURT MELCHER
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BRANT KIRYCHUK
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SAM COTTEN
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DAN PETERSON
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VIRGIL MOORE
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JEFF HAGENER
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY WASLEY
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXA SANDOVAL
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY STEINWAND
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD HATCHER
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG SHEEHAN
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM UNSWORTH
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE CLEGHORN
DIRECTOR, FISH AND WILDLIFE2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY KRUCKENBERG
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DEB VONDEBUR
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$33,844BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$425,517BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prior Period Adjustments$281,171PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$650,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,389DepreciationAmt
Book Value$648,611BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,880OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,313DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,567BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,843OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,843BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$666,021TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM AFFILIATESDesc
Book Value$94,716BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$94,716TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO AFFILIATESDesc
Amt$248,864Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$248,864TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWAFWA, WCF, AND FWFW ARE ORGANIZED AS WYOMING NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS. WAFWA AND WCF HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(4). FWFW HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). EACH ENTITY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITIES ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT EACH ENTITY IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAVE NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. WE BELIEVE THAT EACH ENTITY HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE WOULD RECOGNIZED FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES ARE INCURRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES PROMOTES THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THE WESTERN STATES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE PRESIDENT, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD VICE-PRESIDENTS, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND CFO/TREASURER, 3 AT LARGE MEMBER DIRECTORS SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSIONERS MAKE UP THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT IS THE CHAIR OF BUDGET, FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. THE ROTATION OF OFFICERS IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE ANNUAL HOST STATE FOR OUR SUMMER CONFERENCE AND THE ROTATION SCHEDULE IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. THE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP TAKES PLACE AT THE JULY CONFERENCE AND THE OFFICERS MOVE THROUGH TO THE NEXT POSITION LEVEL WITH THE THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT BEING ADDED INTO THE HOST STATE ROTATION LIST. THE SCOPE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS BINDING AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF THE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONERS, OR THEIR EQUIVALENTS, AND THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENTS, OR THEIR EQUIVALENTS, OF THE STATES OF ALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, HAWAII, IDAHO, KANSAS, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH, WASHINGTON AND WYOMING, OF THE PROVINCES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN AND THE YUKON TERRITORY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE TREASURER/CFO REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND SHARES WITH THE BUDGET, FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AND WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY EFFECTIVE IN FISCAL YEAR 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BTHE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE TREASURER/CFO INCLUDES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITH COMPENSATION INCREASES BASED ON MARKET CONSIDERATIONS. THE REVIEW AND PERFORMANCE INCREASE IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR BUDGET, FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN FISCAL YEAR 2017. THE BYLAWS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WAFWA.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VII:DEB VONDEBUR, TREASURER/CFO, IS COMPENSATED AND RECEIVES A W-2 THROUGH WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. DEB'S COMPENSATION SHOWN IN PART VII IS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GEVENT MANAGER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,000. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,550. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,550. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 901,074. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 901,074. GRANT PROJECT COORDINATING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 354,618. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 354,618. AERIAL SURVEYS & FLIGHT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 136,407. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 136,407. OTHER ASSESSMENT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 187,865. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 187,865.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FOUNDATION FOR WESTERN FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES
2700 W AIRPORT WAYBOISEID83705262849591SUPPORTS WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES EFFORTSWY501(C)(3)LINE 7WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIESYes (1)
WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
2700 W AIRPORT WAYBOISEID83705465570304SUPPORTS WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES EFFORTSWY501(C)(4)WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIESYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
P$713,940GENERAL LEDGER
WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
Q$595,439GENERAL LEDGER
WESTERN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
C$479,633GENERAL LEDGER