2021-11-15T11:26:57-06:00 2021-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2200 RIVERSIDE DRIVE GREEN BAY WI 54301 990 2020-07-01 391415070 WHITETAILS UNLIMITED INC WHIT 9207436777 PO BOX 720 STURGEON BAY WI 542350720 PETER J GERL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9207436777 2021-11-15 1 PETER GERL XXX-XX-XXXX JASON KIEHNAU P00766933 9204367800 2021-11-08 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PETER J GERL PO BOX 720 STURGEON BAY WI 542350720 17214223 0 X WWW.WHITETAILSUNLIMITED.COM X 1984 WI OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE THE HUNTING TRADITION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, PROMOTE ACQUISITION, ENHANCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATION PROGRAMS RELATED TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. 3 0 39 2450 281877 138141 2459584 2772784 594415 634523 39621 32483 3974928 4918344 7068548 8358134 1378818 1042891 0 0 3154902 2968545 0 0 288495 2756849 2317041 7290569 6328477 -222021 2029657 11122909 13644275 1161248 2298747 9961661 11345528 X SINCE OUR BEGINNING IN 1982, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS REMAINED TRUE TO ITS MISSION AND MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. THANKS TO MORE THAN 475 CHAPTERS, 114,000 PLUS MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORS, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS EARNED THE REPUTATION OF BEING THE NATION'S PREMIER ORGANIZATION DEDICATING ITS RESOURCES TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHITE-TAILED DEER AND ITS ENVIRONMENT. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WILDLIFE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AND ACQUISITION, AND PRESERVATION OF THE SHOOTING SPORTS AND HUNTING TRADITION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. TO DATE, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS EXPENDED MORE THAN $109.9 MILLION ON PROGRAM SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND ULTIMATELY FOSTER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. 0 0 1399841 268625 133060 DEER PROGRAM TEACHING OUR NATION'S YOUTH IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR WHITETAILS UNLIMITED AND OUR DEER (DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES) PROGRAM CONSISTS OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES THAT FACILITATE THE INTRODUCTION OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SOME GREAT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES FAMILY EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTS THAT EXPOSE PARTICIPANTS TO CONSERVATION ISSUES, FISHING, HUNTING, SHOOTING SPORTS, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. AS A STRONG ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTER OF HUNTER SAFETY AND HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF PROVIDING STATE HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS WITH THE NECESSARY TEACHING AND SAFETY AIDS REQUIRED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN. 2125392 331367 202028 PRESERVING THE HUNTING TRADITION PROGRAM WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF REGULATED HUNTING, HUNTER RIGHTS, SHOOTING SPORTS, AND DEFENDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT. AMERICA'S 11.4 MILLION HUNTERS OVER THE AGE OF 15 IN THIS COUNTRY SPEND OVER $20.1 BILLION A YEAR ON HUNTING EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL, AND OTHER "BIG-TICKET" ITEMS. OF THESE HUNTERS, 7.9 MILLION ARE DEER HUNTERS. HUNTING IS A WHOLESOME FAMILY ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES OUTDOOR RECREATION AND AN ORGANIC FOOD SOURCE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICAN FAMILIES. MAJOR INITIATIVES OF WHITETAILS UNLIMITED FOCUS ON HUNTER SAFETY, RECRUITMENT & RETENTION, INCREASING HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN AND PROVIDING MENTORED OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES TO YOUTH, VETERANS, AND THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. 1311141 318490 124630 STAYING ON TARGET PROGRAMAS A NATIONAL ADVOCATE FOR THE PERPETUATION OF THE SHOOTING SPORTS, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS HELPING BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF SHOOTERS BY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING PUBLIC ARCHERY AND FIREARM PROGRAMS AND RANGE DEVELOPMENT. MAJOR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON WHITETAILS UNLIMITED SHOOTING SPORTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING KIDS ON TARGET "3 IN THE RED" FIREARM CHALLENGE AND "THREE FOR THREE" ARCHERY CHALLENGE. WE ALSO PROMOTE THE ADOPT-A-TEAM INITIATIVE. THESE TARGET-SHOOTING YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO BASIC ARCHERY AND FIREARM FUNDAMENTALS TO HELP NURTURE A LIFELONG INTEREST IN THE SHOOTING SPORTS, AND FOR SOME PARTICIPANTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE HUNTING FRATERNITY. 614756 124409 58435 THE R-3 INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF HUNTERS, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS CREATED A TEACHING AID TITLED DEER HUNTING - NEXT GENERATION THAT FOCUSES ON THE 3 R'S OF HUNTING: RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REACTIVATE. THE BOOKLETS ARE AVAILABLE AT "NO-CHARGE" THROUGH WTU'S NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. THE NEED TO RECRUIT NEW HUNTERS IS CRITICAL TO THE SPORT OF REGULATED HUNTING. THE REVENUE FROM HUNTING LICENSES AND EXCISE TAX ON GUNS AND AMMUNITION FUND STATE FISH & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS AND PAY FOR CONSERVATION PROJECTS AS WELL AS LAW & REGULATION ENFORCEMENT, HUNTER EDUCATION, AND OTHER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE BEST WAY TO RECRUIT A NEW HUNTER IS TO OFFER NOVICES A DAY AT THE RANGE, TAKE THEM SMALL GAME HUNTING, AND LOAN THEM GEAR AND EQUIPMENT UNTIL THEY DETERMINE WHAT TO BUY FOR THEMSELVES. TEACH THEM SAFETY, ETHICS, AND HUNTING SKILLS, AND MENTOR THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR ULTIMATE HUNTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. HOPE FOR WILDLIFE PROGRAM CREATING AND MANAGING QUALITY WILDLIFE HABITAT AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY ARE TOP PRIORITIES OF WHITETAILS UNLIMITED AND THEY ARE BEING ADDRESSED CURRENTLY THROUGH OUR HOPE (HABITAT OPTIONS & PLANNED ENHANCEMENT) FOR WILDLIFE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WHO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES AND DEER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. HOPE FOR WILDLIFE ALSO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCE AGENCIES TO ACQUIRE LAND AND THEREBY INCREASE PUBLIC HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENHANCE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR WHITE-TAILED DEER AND NUMEROUS OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES.ADOPTA-TEAM PROGRAM - WHITETAILS UNLIMITED IMPLEMENTED THE WTU ADOPT-A-TEAM INITIATIVE, TO HELP FUND PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS FOR SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAMS AT HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT WTU'S CHAPTER BASE AND MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS WTU'S MISSION OF PRESERVING THE HUNTING TRADITION BY ACTIVELY INVOLVING OUR NATION'S YOUTH IN THE SHOOTING SPORTS AND HOPEFULLY SOMEDAY PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN REGULATED HUNTING. FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES AND ONCE THE COMMITMENT IS MADE, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED WILL ISSUE A GRANT TO THE MIDWAY USA FOUNDATION IN THE NAME OF THE SHOOTING ENTITY. ALL ADOPT A-TEAM ENDOWMENT ACCOUNTS ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE MIDWAY USA FOUNDATION.DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WTU'S DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS AIMED AT PROVIDING LANDOWNERS WITH A BACKGROUND ON THE HISTORY OF WHITETAIL DEER MANAGEMENT, ECOLOGY, AND THEIR UNIQUE HABITATS. THE PROGRAM ALSO FOCUSES ON THE WHITETAIL, AND ENCOMPASSES ASPECTS OF VARIOUS CURRENTLY PRACTICED DEER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED A TREMENDOUS RESPONSE FROM OUR NATION'S PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. WTU'S BOOKLET TITLED DEER MANAGEMENT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED WITH TURNING YOUR LAND INTO A MORE ATTRACTIVE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE, AND HOW YOU CAN CREATE A MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR WHITE-TAILED DEER. DREAM SHEDS PROGRAMTHROUGHOUT THE YEARS, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS BEEN SOLICITED BY COUNTLESS ORGANIZATIONS AND FAMILIES, ASKING IF WHITETAILS UNLIMITED OFFERS ANY ASSISTANCE GEARED TOWARDS HUNTING AND FISHING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IN 2015 WE CREATED DREAM SHEDS AND ENLISTED THE ASSISTANCE OF DRURY OUTDOORS TO DONATE THE SHED ANTLERS FOR THE PROGRAM. ANY CHILD, 18 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER, WHO IS A UNITED STATES OR CANADIAN CITIZEN, HAS A QUALIFYING PHYSICIAN-CERTIFIED LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS, AND HAS NOT IN THE PAST HAD ANOTHER HUNTING OR FISHING REQUEST GRANTED, IS ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPANT CONSIDERATION. TO DATE, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS PROVIDED GRANTS TOTALING OVER $402,000.00 TO THE CATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION AND OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAVE MADE 726 DREAMS COME TRUE. 2020 - 2021 ANNUALWHITETAILS UNLIMITED PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL THAT COINCIDES WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR. THIS HIGH QUALITY, 64 PAGE PUBLICATION SHOWCASES THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF WTU'S MOST PROMINENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES INCLUDING; PRESERVING THE HUNTING TRADITION, DEER PROGRAM, HOPE FOR WILDLIFE, AND STAYING ON TARGET. THE ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS RANDOM LOCAL GRASSROOTS PROJECTS THAT REINFORCE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND SERVES AS A SENSE OF PRIDE FOR OUR LOYAL VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THAT MISSION. A COPY OF THE EVENT ANNUAL IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL EVENT ATTENDEES, PLUS IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.HUNT FOR THE HUNGRY INITIATIVEWHITETAILS UNLIMITED IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF HUNTER DONATIONS TO FOOD PANTRIES, AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BOTH FINANCING AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS IN MANY STATES. EACH HUNTING SEASON, WTU ENCOURAGES MEMBERS AND HUNTERS TO DONATE VENISON THEY CANNOT USE PERSONALLY TO FOOD PANTRIES IN THEIR LOCAL AREA. THE DONATED VENISON PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF MEALS TO THE LESS FORTUNATE. OUR HUNT FOR THE HUNGRY INITIATIVE ADVOCATES THE MESSAGE TO OUR MEMBERSHIP AND WE PARTNER WITH OTHER GROUPS INCLUDING; FARMERS AND HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY, SHARE THE HARVEST, SPORTSMEN AGAINST HUNGER AND VARIOUS OTHERS. FARMERS AND HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY ALONE DISTRIBUTED 714,000 SERVINGS OF NUTRITIOUS VENISON FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN NEED DURING THIS PAST CALENDAR YEAR. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE TO MANY RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ARE AN EASY WAY FOR HUNTERS TO HELP BY HARVESTING ANOTHER DEER TO DONATE FOR PROCESSING AND DELIVERY TO A LOCAL FOOD PANTRY. OUTREACH PROGRAM WHITETAILS UNLIMITED PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN SERVICES THROUGH SEVERAL INITIATIVES. THESE INITIATIVES DEMONSTRATE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PHILANTHROPY BY DIRECTLY REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND HELP MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED INITIATIVEWHITETAILS UNLIMITED PROMOTES COURAGE AND DIGNITY, WHILE ENABLING THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED TO ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS AND FULFILL LIFELONG HUNTING DREAMS AND WISHES. THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE DETERMINATION AND DESIRE TO FULFILL AN OUTDOOR CHALLENGE.PROJECT POLITE ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY NEARLY THREE DECADES AGO, WHITETAILS UNLIMITED LAUNCHED AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM, IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS CONFRONTING REGULATED HUNTING ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY! IN AN EFFORT TO SOLVE THIS DILEMMA A PROGRAM TITLED PROJECT POLITE, AN ACRONYM FOR PERMISSION OF LANDOWNER IN ORDER TO ENTER WAS DEVELOPED AND UNVEILED TO AMERICA'S HUNTING FRATERNITY. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS: WTU HUNTER-LANDOWNER ID CARDS, COMPLIMENTARY HUNTING WITH PERMISSION BOUNDARY SIGNS, AND A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE MOTIVATION FOR THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM REMAINS TODAY BECAUSE CURRENTLY OVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR NATION'S PRIME WILDLIFE HABITAT IS IN THE HANDS OF THE PRIVATE LANDOWNER. CONSIDERING THAT FIGURE ALONE, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SUPERIOR RELATIONS MUST CONTINUE TO BE FOSTERED BETWEEN THE HUNTER AND THE PRIVATE LANDOWNER. WHEN YOU COMBINE PROPER IDENTIFICATION WITH A PERSONAL, POLITE REQUEST TO HUNT A PERSON'S PROPERTY, DOORS START OPENING TO NEW HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES.TREE STAND SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAMWHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS PARTNERED WITH THE TREE STAND SAFETY AWARENESS FOUNDATION TO ADVOCATE THE ABC'S - THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF TREE STAND SAFETY. HUNTING FROM ELEVATED STANDS OF ALL TYPES CREATES AN INHERENTLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT PULLS ON US EVERY DAY, GRAVITY. WHILE TRIPPING OVER A ROOT OR ROCK AND HITTING THE GROUND CAN CAUSE INJURY, MOST OF THESE INJURIES ARE RELATIVELY MINOR. HOWEVER, A FALL FROM A MUCH GREATER HEIGHT LIKE A TREE STAND CAN RESULT IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS OR LIFE-CHANGING INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT 85% OF FALL VICTIMS DIDN'T WEAR A HARNESS.THE NUMBERS ARE SURPRISING: ONE OUT OF THREE HUNTERS WHO USE AN ELEVATED STAND WILL BE INJURED. THOSE ARE NOT GOOD ODDS. ANY TIME YOU ARE ABOVE GROUND, YOU ARE IN DANGER AND YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOURSELF. HUNTERS NEED TO USE A FULL BODY FALL ARREST HARNESS SYSTEM (FBFAHS) THAT MEETS STRINGENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS. SINGLE-STRAP BELTS AND CHEST HARNESSES HAVE PROVEN TO NOT BE SAFE; AND IN FACT, SINGLE STRAP BELTS CAN THEMSELVES CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH.BUT JUST WEARING A HARNESS IS NOT ENOUGH. THE SECOND COMPONENT IN THE SAFETY SYSTEM IS A LIFELINE OR SAFETY LINE THAT ATTACHES SECURELY TO THE TREE, AND THEN CONNECTS TO THE HUNTER'S FBFAHS. THIS IS NOT JUST A HUNK OF RANDOM ROPE, BUT AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM. IT WILL SUPPORT THE HUNTER'S WEIGHT WITHOUT BREAKING, AND THE INCLUSION OF A PRUSIK KNOT ALLOWS A HUNTER TO BE CONNECTED DURING ASCENT AND DESCENT, AS WELL AS WHEN SITTING IN THE STAND. THE PRUSIK KNOT SLIDES EASILY GOING UP AND DOWN, BUT IF THERE IS A SUDDEN FALL, THE KNOT TIGHTENS IMMEDIATELY, HELPING TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY. AGAIN IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT 99% OF FALL VICTIMS INJURED WERE NOT ATTACHED DURING ASCENT OR DESCENT FROM THE ELEVATED STAND. SAFE SHOOTING INITIATIVEWHITETAILS UNLIMITED HAS DEVELOPED A SAFE SHOOTING INITIATIVE THAT UTILIZES COMBO SHOOTING PACKS, COMPRISED OF BOTH EAR AND EYE PROTECTION TO WEAR WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE SHOOTING SPORTS. AT PRIOR EVENTS, WE FEATURED COMPLIMENTARY COMBO PACKS THAT WERE GIVEN AWAY TO MEMBERS CREATING AN AWARENESS OF THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION TO THE COMBO PACKS, EDUCATIONAL POSTERS AT MEMBERSHIP EVENTS AND VARIOUS STORIES IN WTU PUBLICATIONS CONTINUE TO STRONGLY PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF EAR AND EYE PROTECTION WHILE HUNTING AND SHOOTING.WHITETAIL WATCH A PROGRAM CREATED BY WHITETAILS UNLIMITED TO HELP CURB THE CRIME OF POACHING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WHITETAIL WATCH COMPONENTS INCLUDE BOUNDARY PROPERTY SIGNS, WALLET CARDS, AND DECALS AS VISIBLE REMINDERS TO POACHERS THAT LOCAL CITIZENS ARE ON THE WATCH AND WILL REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. THE SIGN ENCOURAGES ANYONE WHO SEES SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY TO REPORT IT TO THEIR PROPER WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THE ACT OF POACHING STEALS FROM ALL CITIZENS, DAMAGES OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CASTS A NEGATIVE LIGHT ON THE SPORT OF REGULATED HUNTING. COMPLIMENTARY SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR EVENTS AND UPON REQUEST FROM THE HEADQUARTERS. 614756 124409 58435 5451130 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 0 39 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CT DE FL GA IA IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS ND NE NH NJ NY OH OK PA SC SD TN TX VT WI WV WY RI X KAITLIN SLABY 9207436777 2100 MICHIGAN AVE STURGEON BAY WI 542350720 PETER GERL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X X 128296 0 0 WILLIAM GERL JR VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 10800 0 0 JEFFREY SCHINKTEN PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 22884 0 0 KAITLIN SLABY TREASURER 45.00 X X 70314 0 0 DAVID HAWKEY VP - FIELD OPERATIONS 45.00 X 117066 0 0 DANIEL VOGT FIELD DIRECTOR 45.00 X 118825 0 975 468185 0 975 3 0 0 0 0 509103 1069710 808011 385960 185202 2772784 MEMBERSHIP DUES 511120 354604 354604 MAGAZINE ADV. INCOME 511120 279919 279919 634523 17483 17483 117 117 15000 0 15000 15000 15000 13460563 1069710 8713958 4746605 4746605 307638 142131 165507 163549 1958 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6115 6115 6115 8358134 518153 281877 4785320 1042891 1042891 402748 334482 48926 19340 2341245 2114515 109673 117057 71798 64760 3451 3587 152754 136369 8791 7594 4248 2804 1444 44658 29474 15184 5610 5610 5269 3478 1791 47802 45412 2390 931895 811154 53749 66992 73201 48312 24889 120519 107592 6936 5991 127413 114671 6371 6371 325 309 16 132068 117901 7601 6566 95830 85551 5515 4764 UBIT TAXES 16479 16479 PROGRAM MATERIALS 323718 323718 CREDIT CARD FEES 189164 189164 PUBLICATIONS 155232 98417 9159 47656 43610 14732 28691 187 6328477 5451130 588852 288495 213341 966649 5397839 6976366 212743 358645 52536 48241 2056777 1806388 272510 187587 4160858 1869053 2394986 2291805 522177 1008594 11122909 13644275 649967 1143032 36281 597815 475000 557900 1161248 2298747 X 9748918 11345528 212743 0 9961661 11345528 11122909 13644275 2029657 91887 -737677 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2282452 2440850 2336684 2459584 2772784 12292354 452731 398465 431858 494266 662242 2439562 2735183 2839315 2768542 2953850 3435026 14731916 0 0 0 14731916 17258 33811 53741 39719 17600 162129 17258 33811 53741 39719 17600 162129 5738918 6084721 6641955 4122499 5026524 27614617 53530 45691 16939 31682 6115 153957 8544889 9003538 9481177 7147750 8485265 42662619 0.34530 0.34190 0.00380 0.00380 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 53,530. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 45,691. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 16,939. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 31,682. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 6,115. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25235 X X 0 255167 255167 2558827 696764 1862063 52469 49365 3104 1269160 1122924 146236 25235 25235 2291805 17300499 91887 8856088 8947975 8352524 5610 5610 8358134 15178955 8856088 8856088 6322867 5610 5610 6328477 PART III, LINE 4: PERMANENT COLLECTION CONSISTS OF ARTWORK, HISTORICAL OBJECTS AND OTHER ITEMS OF CONTINUING VALUE AND INTEREST. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 8,713,956. COST OF SALES NETTED WITH REVENUE 142,132. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 8,713,957. COST OF SALES NETTED WITH REVENUE 142,131. CHAPTER BANQUETS 14530273 1069710 13460563 77354 5709322 160183 1259615 9500 1497984 14530273 1069710 13460563 77354 5709322 160183 1259615 9500 1497984 8713958 4746605 1 FREDERICKSBURG SPORTSMAN CLUB 2410 ODESSA AVENUE FREDERICKSBURG IA 50630 474530831 501(C)(3) 6721 PROGRAM MID-AMERICA SPECIAL SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION 3950 MCGILL POINTE DRIVE ROCHEPORT MO 65279 263271430 OTHER 7528 PROGRAM FAIRBANK SPORTS CLUB 602 CEDAR DR FAIRBANK IA 50629 271895956 OTHER 12308 PROGRAM WAPSIE BOTTOMS SPORTS CLUB 1793 60TH AVE OXFORD JUNCTION IA 52323 472562139 OTHER 13050 PROGRAM PRAIRIE CREEK SPORTS CLUB PO BOX 332 VAN HORNE IA 52346 300732594 OTHER 19567 PROGRAM HARRISON COUNTY ARCHERY CLUB AND RANGE INC 1500 W PINECREST DRIVE MARSHALL TX 75670 823256640 OTHER 17799 PROGRAM HOUGHTON LAKE KIWANIS CLUB PO BOX 379 PRUDENVILLE MI 486510379 382539762 OTHER 7774 PROGRAM MONROE FRIENDS OF THE OUTDOORS 218 LAWN STREET MONROE CITY MO 63456 475278477 OTHER 13134 PROGRAM SULLIVAN COUNTY FAIR 3RD FLOOR COURTHOUSE MILAN MO 63556 821727812 OTHER 5631 PROGRAM TRI COUNTY WHITETAILS 1519 HIGHWAY 218 WEST POINT IA 52656 820730230 501(C)(3) 19766 PROGRAM WRIGHT COUNTY GREENBELT CLUB 2754 BUCHANAN AVE EAGLE GROVE IA 50533 472775977 501(C)(4) 7950 PROGRAM CAMP TUSCAZOAR FOUNDATION PO BOX 308 ZOARVILLE OH 44656 341545370 501(C)(3) 5000 PROGRAM AMVETS RIDERS CHAPTER 93 2305 DALEY RD LAPEER MI 48446 810780545 OTHER 8316 PROGRAM LEEK HUNTING AND MOUNTAIN PRESERVE 740 RIDGE ROAD LEWISBERRY PA 17339 264097451 501(C)(3) 12000 PROGRAM HUNTERS FOR MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN INC 220 HEARTLAND TRAIL FLORA MS 39071 822481962 501(C)(3) 10737 PROGRAM NASP INC W4285 LAKE DRIVE WALDO WI 53093 201112663 501(C)(3) 11275 PROGRAM SUGAR HILL ARCHERY CLUB PO BOX 102 CONGERVILLE IL 61729 272976640 OTHER 5495 PROGRAM TEXAS COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS 4-H 114 E MAIN STREET - SUITE 2 HOUSTON MO 65483 446005773 OTHER 5954 PROGRAM PHEASANTS FOREVER 1783 BUERKLE CIRCLE SAINT PAUL MN 55110 411429149 501(C)(3) 15000 PROGRAM WASHINGTON COUNTY WI CHAPTER 1405 MERIDIAN AVE WEST BEND WI 53095 391628493 501(C)(3) 31249 PROGRAM LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION 2000 QUAL DR ROOM 250 BATON ROUGE LA 70808 721314968 501(C)(3) 5000 PROGRAM DENMARK FFA ALUMNI PO BOX 23 DENMARK WI 54208 391485837 501(C)(3) 6128 PROGRAM HAGLE CONSERVATION GROUP 502 WASHINGTON ST CLEARFIELD IA 50840 853343523 501(C)(3) 12246 PROGRAM WAYNE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 199 VANOVER ST WOSTER OH 44691 340824821 501(C)(3) 5000 PROGRAM MONTGOMERY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 580 CALUMET LN DAYTON OH 45417 310550829 501(C)(3) 10000 PROGRAM BUCKTAIL COUNCIL BSA 2019 1ST ST DU BOIS PA 15801 250965256 501(C)(3) 10346 PROGRAM CLARION COUNTY SPORTSMEN FOR YOUTH INC PO BOX 953 KNOX PA 16232 251865586 501(C)(3) 9678 PROGRAM CATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION 2485 ENNIS ROAD STARKVILLE MS 39759 200487728 501(C)(3) 75798 PROGRAM FARMERS AND HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY INC PO BOX 323 WILLIAMSPORT MD 21795 522151919 501(C)(3) 5000 PROGRAM HOOSIERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY 4490A STATE ROAD 327 GARRETT IN 46738 452402892 501(C)(3) 6600 PROGRAM DTD OUTDOORS PO BOX 25 AMORY MS 38821 824114619 501(C)(3) 11615 PROGRAM HARLAN TRAP TEAM 1303 IRONWOOD ROAD HARLAN IA 51537 862305394 501(C)(3) 8994 PROGRAM SHELBY COUNTY FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION PO BOX 4304 SIDNEY OH 45365 311343510 GOVERNMENT 11572 PROGRAM LENHARTSVILLE FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION 58 HEIN ROAD LENHARTSVILLE PA 19534 232561015 GOVERNMENT 5000 PROGRAM HAROLD HOEY MEMORIAL CHAPTER WHITETAILS UNLIMITED 17681 PIN OAK LANE NELSON MO 65347 431899576 501(C)(3) 10335 PROGRAM ANITA SHOOTING COMPLEX 75715 FAIRVIEW ROAD ANITA IA 50020 472958707 501(C)(3) 5500 PROGRAM ROLAND STORY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATION PO BOX 160 STORY CITY IA 50248 421288489 501(C)(3) 8087 PROGRAM OHIO CLAYBUSTERS 12472 CLINTON RD DOYLESTOWN OH 44230 833946004 501(C)(3) 5500 PROGRAM LOCUST VALLEY WHITETAILS CLUB 246 HILLSIDE DRIVE BARNESVILLE PA 18214 186562515 OTHER 12000 PROGRAM YELLOW CREEK WHITETAILS OF PA 189 SECOND STREET HOMER CITY PA 15748 863002075 OTHER 9451 PROGRAM HOWARD-SUAMICO OPTIMIST CLUB PO BOX 434 SUAMICO WI 54173 237297962 501(C)(4) 6780 PROGRAM WABASH CONSERVATION CLUB INC 5000 W LOT 2 MILL CREEK PIKE WABASH IN 46992 364559568 OTHER 8000 PROGRAM SUMMIT SEARCH AND RESCUE 3960 LEWISBERRY ROAD LEWISBERRY PA 17339 161645592 OTHER 5000 PROGRAM THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 408 OLD MAIN UNIVERSITY PARK OH 16802 246000376 OTHER 5940 PROGRAM FORT LEBOEUF TRAP TEAM BOOSTERS 2147 HARE ROAD WATERFORD PA 16441 824753214 OTHER 13833 PROGRAM DON BOSCO TRAP TEAM 405 16TH AVE PO BOX 106 GILBERTVILLE IA 50634 420788230 OTHER 6525 PROGRAM EXCALIBUR OUTDOORS 1110 WEST MAIN STREET CIRCLEVILLE OH 43113 454890826 OTHER 7536 PROGRAM HILLTOP FRUIT TREES PO BOX 538 HARTFORD MI 49057 200203401 OTHER 5430 PROGRAM WASHINGTON COUNTY 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS 2401 WESTERN AVE JACKSON WI 53037 611891462 OTHER 5444 PROGRAM 26 23 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANT REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE GRANT APPLICATION PROVIDES SPECIFIC DETAILS ON HOW THE GRANT (IF APPROVED) WILL BE UTILIZED AT THE LOCAL GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO FOSTER THE MISSION OF WHITETAILS UNLIMITED. THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS FEEDBACK FROM THE PROJECT COORDINATOR AND UTILIZES THE INFORMATION IN ITS MAGAZINE, NEWSLETTER AND WEBSITE TO EDUCATE OUR MEMBERSHIP AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. X MERCHANDISE 68 185202 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER GERL AND WILLIAM GERL JR ARE BROTHERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING THE FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FORM 990 AND 990-T WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BOTH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO SERVING THE ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED WITH COPIES OF THE RETURN. THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, DISCUSS, AND APPROVE THE CURRENT TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL FILING DATE. 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