ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES (EIN 41-6029770)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-13
IRS object ID: 202313179349303361
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-13T09:56:23-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521073331	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEMBO JONES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORTH BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20852	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	416029770	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF FISH & WILDLIFE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	AGENCIES	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028383474	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 FIRST STREET NE 825	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RONALD J REGAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028383474	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	RONALD	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	REGAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID J SHERDEL CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01306021	PTIN
Phone	3017705100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-01	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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

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

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RONALD J REGAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 FIRST STREET NE 825	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,699,812	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.FISHWILDLIFE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1902	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO FOSTER A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR FISH, WILDLIFE, AND THEIR HABITATS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	29	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,054,771	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,587,449	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$210,571	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$107,898	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,821	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,465	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,275,163	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,699,812	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,772,489	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,889,135	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,233,688	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,724,114	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,006,177	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,613,249	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$268,986	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$86,563	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,137,558	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,459,255	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,796,097	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,463,662	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,341,461	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,995,593	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR STATE, PROVINCIAL, AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND TO ASSIST THOSE AGENCIES IN PROMOTING SCIENCE-BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	IMPROVED COOPERATION BETWEEN VARIOUS PUBLIC AGENCIES ENGAGED IN THE CONSERVATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES THROUGH AN ANNUAL MEETING AND PERIODIC REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND BY PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ADVISE AND ASSIST THESE AGENCIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PLANNED AND CONDUCTED SPECIAL CONFERENCES OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS OF PUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROVIDE INFORMATION TO MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE US AND CANADA REGARDING FISH & WILDLIFE ISSUES AND THE STATUS OF LEGISLATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS PERTINENT TO FISH AND WILDLIFE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	37	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	29	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028383474	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 FIRST STREET NE 825	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CURT MELCHER
PRESIDENT	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN CALLAHAN
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAN EICHINGER
CHAIR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDY CAMUSO
VICE CHAIR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JD STRONG
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TONY WASLEY
PAST PRESIDENT	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK SYKES
MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMANDA WUESTEFELD
MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRAD LOVELESS
MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARA PARKER PAULEY
MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC SUTTON
MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN NESVIK
MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL JOHANSEN
EX OFFICIO MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTIE CURLEY
EX OFFICIO MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM MCCOY
EX OFFICIO MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER PSYLLAKIS
EX OFFICIO MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK TISA
EX OFFICIO MEMBER	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD J REGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$207,741	$0	$46,299
KURT THIEDE
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	40.00				$144,200	$0	$39,899	Yes (X)
MARK HUMPERT
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION I	40.00				$133,688	$0	$45,527	Yes (X)
JOHN LORD
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND MEMBER SERVICE	40.00				$153,211	$0	$25,902	Yes (X)
ELENA MOSCHELL
DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT	40.00				$114,800	$0	$27,877	Yes (X)
DEBORAH HAHN
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL	40.00				$119,744	$0	$20,715	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$873,384	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$206,219	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
4350 EAST-WEST HWY TH FLOOR	BETHESDA	MD	20814	RESEARCH	$747,750
WOODWATER CONSULTING INC
				CONSULTING	$249,016	142 MICHENER DRIVE	REGINA	SASKATCHEWAN	CA	S4V0G8
CORDIA PARTNERS
8330 BOONE BLVD STE 350	VIENNA	VA	22182	ACCOUNTING	$138,201

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GRANTS	900099	$2,695,833	$2,695,833
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$1,767,551	$1,767,551
ANNUAL MEETING	900099	$585,458	$585,458
CONTRACT REVENUE	900099	$538,607	$538,607

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,587,449	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$107,898	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$107,898	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$4,465	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,465	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$4,465	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,699,812	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,591,914	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$107,898	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,040	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,042,367	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,111	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$303,491	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,126	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,183	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,854	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$962,534	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,755	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,902	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$342,792	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$475,091	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,071	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,392	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,059	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	Desc
Total	$123,199	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,613,249	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,063,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$890,586	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$375,441	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,293	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$572,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$595,595	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$427,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$283,241	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$196,492	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,091,855	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$526,785	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,349	BOYAmt
EOY	$565,070	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,181,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,831,565	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,946,413	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,137,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,459,255	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$798,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$547,887	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,248,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$875,755	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$749,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,040,020	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,796,097	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,463,662	EOYAmt

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

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,341,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,995,593	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,341,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,995,593	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,137,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,459,255	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$86,563	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$432,431	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$598,282	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$418,798	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$179,484	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$153,460	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$107,987	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$45,473	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$340,113	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$340,113	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$565,070	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
LETTER OF CREDIT	$53,648
INTERCOMPANY	$132,095
ROU ASSET	$3,760,670

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$3,946,413	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
TRAVEL DEPOSITS	$20,549
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES	$359,222
SHORT-TERM LEASE LIABILITY	$99,431
LONG-TERM LEASE LIABILITY	$4,560,818

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,040,020	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AFWA IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, NO TAX IS IMPOSED ON ANY INCOME RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RONALD J REGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$207,741	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,542	$0	$31,757	$0	$254,040	$0	$0	$0
KURT THIEDE
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	$144,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,094	$0	$29,805	$0	$184,099	$0	$0	$0
MARK HUMPERT
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION I	$133,688	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,358	$0	$36,169	$0	$179,215	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LORD
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND MEMBER SERVI	$153,211	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,725	$0	$15,177	$0	$179,113	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS 7 LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP: GOVERNMENTAL, REGIONAL ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATE, LIFE, HONORARY LIFE, AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONAL, AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE GOVERNMENTAL MEMBERSHIP AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING ANNUAL DUES AMOUNTS AND VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTING MANAGER REVIEWS THE DRAFT FORM 990 IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND OUTSIDE CPA FIRM BEFORE FILING. ONCE REVIEWED, THE DRAFT RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND EMPLOYEE HAS A DUTY TO AVOID ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WOULD VIOLATE THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE POLICY. SENIOR MANAGEMENT REVIEWS ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONLFICT OF INTEREST FOR EMPLOYEES, AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT. INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW ANY TRANSACTIONS TAHT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ALL ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES AND APPROVES IT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE PROVIDED HISTORICAL COMPENSATION DATA FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ITEMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONTRACT SUPPORT - PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 962,534.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 FIRST STREET NE SUITE 825	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521105734	EIN
Primary Activities	ENHANCING CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION
D	$132,095	COST
AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION
N	$256,728	COST
AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION
O	$203,013	COST
AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION
Q	$427,911	COST