Nonprofit · EIN 62-1806324
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $19,778,172 | $5,274,414 | $14,503,758 | $14,404,267 | $5,313,495 | $9,090,772 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,200,180 | $6,104,263 | $95,917 | $51,589,488 | $56,874,190 | -$5,284,702 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,929,897
- of which government grants
- $3,153,151
- Program service revenue
- $65,676
- Investment income
- $13,368,304
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,964,277
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,428,905
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$21,754
- Other revenue
- $2,414,295
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,214,912
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $245,872
- Other salaries and wages
- $769,190
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,166,463
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,847
- Accounting fees
- $102,617
- Travel
- $35,834
- Depreciation
- $13,582
- Program services (functional)
- $4,076,538
- Management and general (functional)
- $385,795
- Fundraising (functional)
- $812,081
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $51,589,488
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,404,267
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,313,495
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,090,772
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,211,004
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,065,209
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,563
- Gross receipts
- $61,782,505
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEY WOODARD | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $120,649 | $22,880 |
| ERIC CHANCE | COO Trustee or director | 40 | $125,223 | $0 |
| ANGIE BOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BURDEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNIE COVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MCMILLIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BLEDSOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MOORE | PRESIDENT/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RHEY HOUSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSTY WHALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEY WOODARD | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $138,141 | $24,420 |
| ERIC CHANCE | COO Trustee or director | 40 | $125,266 | $4,989 |
| ANGIE BOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BURDEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNIE COVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MCMILLIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BLEDSOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MOORE | PRESIDENT/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RHEY HOUSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSTY WHALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5000 LINBAR DR STE 275, NASHVILLE, TN 37211-8209
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC CHANCE, 5000 LINBAR DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37211
- Signed the 990
- ERIC CHANCE, COO
- Phone
- (615) 831-9311
- Website
- WWW.TWRF.NET
- Return prepared by
- UHY ADVISORS MIDWEST INC
Mission
THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION, INC. (TWRF) WAS ESTABLISHED TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN TENNESSEE. THE TWRF'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORTION, RESPONSIBLE LAND STWEARDSHIP AND TENNESSEE'S RICH HUNTING AND FISHING HERITAGE. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE TWRF MISSION IS ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY. THIS PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATIVE EFFORT YIELDS BENEFITS FOR TENNESSEE'S SPORTSMAN AND WOMEN THROUGH SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC LAND ACQUISITION, FUNDING FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND VARIOUS YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION (TWRF) ADVANCES HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESPONSIBLE LAND STEWARDSHIP ACROSS TENNESSEE, PRESERVING THE STATE'S HUNTING AND FISHING HERITAGE. TWRF ENGAGES COMMUNITIES THROUGH R3 INITIATIVES (RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND REACTIVATION), PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING, FISHING, AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE SCHOLASTIC ACTION SHOOTING PROGRAM, WHICH EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS YOUTH IN FIREARMS SAFETY AND MARKSMANSHIP, AND MSCS, LLC, A TWRF-OWNED SHOOTING RANGE FOSTERING SAFE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS CONNECT THOUSANDS OF TENNESSEANS TO THE OUTDOORS, STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE TRADITIONS.Expenses $3,563,333 · grants $1,214,912 · revenue $65,676
- THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE TSMP, A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, CREATED TO ADMINISTER AN IN-LIEU FEE (ILF) PROGRAM UNDER SECTIONS 401 AND 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. UNDER THE TERMS OF A 2013 IN- LIEU-FEE INSTRUMENT SIGNED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, THE TSMP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MITIGATION PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN REQUIRED UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT. THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE), IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INTERAGENCY REVIEW TEAM (IRT), MUST APPROVE ALL COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PROJECTS AND THE TSMP MUST SUBMIT ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION. IMPACTS AUTHORIZED THROUGH PERMIT SECTIONS 401 AND 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT OFTEN REQUIRE COMPENSATORY MITIGATION. PERMITTEES MAY MITIGATE FOR IMPACTS THEMSELVES, PURCHASE CREDITS FROM A MITIGATION BANK OR PAY A THIRD-PARTY ILF PROGRAM PROVIDER TO CONDUCT THE MITIGATION ON THEIR BEHALF. THE TSMP IS ONE SUCH THIRD-PARTY ILF PROGRAM PROVIDER.Expenses $422,012
- THE FOUNDATION OWNS AND OPERATES THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHOOTING COMPLEX (MCSC), A SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY, AS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE MCSC IS A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.Expenses $91,193
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-1806324
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D113)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,404,267
- Income (IRS master file)
- $61,782,505
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $19,778,172 | $5,274,414 | $14,404,267 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,200,180 | $6,104,263 | $51,589,488 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,696,100 | $4,917,518 | $48,945,762 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 62-1806324).
Questions about TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC is 62-1806324.
- Is TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIC CHANCE.
- Who are the officers and directors of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,649 (JOEY WOODARD, PROGRAM DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $19,778,172, expenses of $5,274,414 and total assets of $14,404,267 at year end.
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