Nonprofit · EIN 72-1314968
LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BATON ROUGE, LA 70898
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,628,029 | $1,821,113 | -$193,084 | $5,909,884 | $21,811 | $5,888,073 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,571,597 | $1,443,353 | $128,244 | $6,061,110 | $4,916 | $6,056,194 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,401,522 | $1,169,544 | $231,978 | $5,894,473 | $10,645 | $5,883,828 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,299,602
- of which government grants
- $408,083
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $174,217
- Net rental income
- $5,000
- Net income from fundraising events
- $149,210
- Other revenue
- $154,210
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,333
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $135,997
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $650
- Accounting fees
- $18,891
- Travel
- $4,657
- Depreciation
- $1,725
- Program services (functional)
- $1,630,820
- Management and general (functional)
- $92,731
- Fundraising (functional)
- $97,562
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,061,110
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,909,884
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,811
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,888,073
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,256,821
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,057,098
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,243,121
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,644,952
- Gross receipts
- $1,736,702
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA FOX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $126,333 |
| KENNETH GUIDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A KELL MCINNIS III | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAC BULLOCK JR | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFERY SVENDSON SR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CLIFF PENICK | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN W BARTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT E BUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAYTON DICKSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN J JACKSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY MULA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BART EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN F SCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK HEBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSS SETTOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM CUSIMANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA FOX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $125,935 |
| KENNETH GUIDRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| A KELL MCINNIS III | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAC BULLOCK JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFERY SVENDSON SR | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CLIFF PENICK | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN W BARTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT E BUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAYTON DICKSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN J JACKSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY MULA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BART EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN F SCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK HEBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOGAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RUSS SETTOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GATTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA FOX | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $116,771 |
| KENNETH GUIDRY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| A KELL MCINNIS III | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MAC BULLOCK JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFERY SVENDSON SR | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CLIFF PENICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN W BARTON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT E BUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAYTON DICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS M GATTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN J JACKSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY MULA MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BART EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN F SCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK HEBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS SETTOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 80378, BATON ROUGE, LA 70898-0378
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MELISSA FOX, 2000 QUAIL DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70808
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA FOX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (225) 765-5100
- Website
- WWW.LAWFF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- L A CHAMPAGNE & CO LLP
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN LOUISIANA. TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES (DEPT.) AND THE LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES COMMISSION (COMM.). TO DEVELOP, EXPAND AMD IMPROVE THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPT. AND COMM. IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM THEIR MISSION, ENCOURAGE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT AND USE OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN LOUISIANA AND TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITATS. TO FURTHER AID THE DEPT., THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPS PROGRAMS THAT WILL COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC, THE AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND NEEDS OF THE DEPT. AND COMM.
Program accomplishments
- RESTORE THE EARTH FOUNDATION/FORESTRY GRANT THIS FOUNDATION IS WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH THE LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION TO FUND FOR THE RESTORATION AS WELL AS DONATION OF LAND ADDING TO THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF SALVADOR WMA.Expenses $883,147
- AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY GRANT ABC GRANT IS FOCUSED ON LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION, COLLABORATING ON MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES TO SECURE AND MANAGE CRUCIAL OVERWINTERING AND STOPOVER HABITATS ACROSS LOUISIANA.Expenses $192,789
- DISABLED VETERANS FUND THIS PROGRAM HELPS THE FOUNDATION COVER THE FEES SO THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSES AT NO COST TO OUR DISABLED VETERANS.Expenses $80,890
- ENHANCE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN LOUISIANA THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND MARINE HABITATS.Expenses $473,994
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 | 990 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
- 72-1314968
- 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
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C023)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,909,884
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,736,702
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,628,029 | $1,821,113 | $5,909,884 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,571,597 | $1,443,353 | $6,061,110 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,401,522 | $1,169,544 | $5,894,473 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,242,880 | $928,886 | $5,588,141 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 72-1314968).
Questions about LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION is 72-1314968.
- Is LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION 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 LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MELISSA FOX.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,333 (MELISSA FOX, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,628,029, expenses of $1,821,113 and total assets of $5,909,884 at year end.
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